Drivetime with Mary Wilson

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Feighan is FG is he not? One of their own or should I say one of your own

He is. Just about scraped the last seat here. Hardly known outside Boyle / Carrick on Shannon.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

I have no problem calling anyone out if I think they are not up to it.

Party makes no difference.

Ah give over "this incoming lot are one bunch of biscuits, how did FG get involved with them"
well what do you think? how Did FG get involved with THEM?

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Wouldn't believe for one minute Martin didn't know of Cowans driving adventure. What a plonker, Cowan isn't out of the starting blocks and he's limping already. Old ff tactic kick for touch and waffle. Such a parcel of rogues in a nation it never changes

He's a goner, bad start for the government

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

And he didn't even resign, he had to be sacked. Wonder what happened after 2pm. Seems like the Taoiseach wanted him to make another address to the Dail denying he avoided the chekpoint, he refused, and called the Taoiseach's bluff?

But didn't the Taoiseach lead the vote for no more questions?

Lenihan breathing hard as he tries to stoke up doom and gloom amongst the populace.

You’d be a bit of an idiot to pay too much heed to his delivery style.

Just use common sense.

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Have to say Phillip Boucher-Hayes is doing a good job as stand in presenter ....gave that waffler Fergus O'Dowd a good schooling yestiddy.

Impressed with PBB ...so far ...

Listening to him on with Stephen Donnelly now. I'm not a big Donnelly fan, but I find myself rooting for him. I just find Boucher-Hayes unbearably smug...but each to their own.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Have to say Donnolly inspires a good deal more confidence than the previous chap.

Both have the waffler illness, but I thought he was pretty good just now...although i didn't catch all of it.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Do you think? About the waffling, I mean. I think he's one of the better speakers, usually very clear and very precise in his delivery.

But he's only a wet week in the most soul-destroying job in the country, in the middle of a pandemic, so time will tell whether there's any substance there.

Well he's not in Simon's league to be fair, and I do agree that he is generally a good speaker, but he has a bit of the 'style over substance' thing going on.

But yes, time will tell. I hope he's able to deliver, especially with what we're dealing with at the moment.

He didn’t ..... just let her run like a burst dam, hosing out pent up negativity and populist mantra.

Cole wrote: »

I'm only half listening (hard to focus with PBH presenting), but he seems to be going fierce easy on everyone. Maybe he still has his tail between his legs from yesterday's Stephen Donnelly interview.

Surprisingly I thought the same.

Had his arse handed to him big time.

Just let O’Reilly rattle on like a runaway broken dam and didn’t even try to rebut the crud she gushed out.

Disgraceful stuff.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Boucher-Hayes and his attack dog Lenihan spend the last 15 mins trying to pour shade on the Government.

Ok they are making a bollox of things but absolutely no balance.

Everything coming from the same quarter, Paul Murphy , some female on the left.(Mairead Farrell)

Lenihan tossing out the passes for them to pop in the open goal.

Despicable psb.

Not every single item has to be balanced. I'm sure some government TDs appeared on other shows on RTÉ Radio One today to defend the government. I'd say their absence from this particular item wasn't due to their not receiving an invitation and more to do with their embarrassment on the issue. As you said, the government seems to be shooting itself in the foot quite a lot. I agree about Paul Murphy & Co. though. As they are in perennial opposition, it's quite easy for them to pontificate on every issue. They're always on the side of the angels.

Historybluff wrote: »

Not every single item has to be balanced. I'm sure some government TDs appeared on other shows on RTÉ Radio One today to defend the government. I'd say their absence from this particular item wasn't due to their not receiving an invitation and more to do with their embarrassment on the issue. As you said, the government seems to be shooting itself in the foot quite a lot. I agree about Paul Murphy & Co. though. As they are in perennial opposition, it's quite easy for them to pontificate on every issue. They're always on the side of the angels.

correct.

Fair comment.

They need to get out with competent people and take on the bullhorn brigade.

Have they got them ? Jury is out.

Will they stop scoring own goals? Doubt it.

What they need to do now is for MM to grow a set of orbs and announce that the next tool who comes out with a ‘law’ that can be picked apart by tools like Murphy, Boyd-Barret, O’Reilly,’Smith’ et al better fall on their sword quickly .

They need to get together a set of confident competent well briefed individuals who at the drop of a hat can come out and confront the attack dogs with credible logical reasons why decisions were taken.


It seems to me that nobody wants to take the ball and run with it, all trying to protect their ‘base, look at that ferret O ‘Dea, and hide under their slates.


Change of attitude needed and needed quickly.


I am not at all confident that this lot will last for very long.