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    #182
    [Deleted User]
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    Dempo1 wrote: »
    That's a bit of a surprise coming from the Netherlands, postponing re opening albeit primarily because of Hospital admissions not reducing as quickly as hoped.

    I was struck at the comments re cold weather, I think Our own governments notion that out door dining, drinking is viable is just dillusional given our own climate.

    Curious also Denmark removing J&J vaccine completely along with the AZ, raises a genuine question regarding liability here if there is any issues.

    We'd need open marquees or some sort of decent cover against rain to be able to realistically offer outdoor drinking and dining.


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    #183
    [Deleted User]
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    According to the housing minister its all about the "COHORT"


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    #184
    [Deleted User]
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    ............And AGAIN the phone difficulties . sounded fine to me. ffs sort it out!!


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    #185
    [Deleted User]
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    and end. no return to phone call. get your bibs for the next program.


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    #186
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,923 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    According to the housing minister its all about the "COHORT"

    Hard to keep a good Cohort down :)

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #187
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,923 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    Quite extraordinary Hospitals still under severe pressure re the Cyber Attack almost 3 weeks into this. The attack seems to have fallen off the news radar completely, perhaps I'm wrong but this is the first indept report I've heard in a while. Other than that there's Paul Reids "we're making progress, gaining momentum Tweets" meaningless by all accounts.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #188
    archfi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭archfi


    I've heard a lot of posters here say that Áine Lawlor is the biggest intersectionalist at RTE when she really should be doing an impartial job.
    Well, this morning she just allowed some guy involved (FAI I think) have 5 minutes to himself to rant about the Hungarian PM and the cheek of him commenting on the booing of the controversial 'bending/taking the knee' gesture a few days ago in his own country which with zero doubt was a targetted political statement by Kenny/FAI.
    Franco, Mussolini - it all came out of your man and his grandiose statement of lodging a complaint somewhere (hoping to get Hungary cancelled as a host) and getting some non-entity Irish MEP to make a statement in Strasbourg/Brussels.
    Áine when introducing the piece nearly swallowed her tongue when saying 'The Irish team was BOOED' and not once questioned this guy on his statement.
    More importantly, she never even touched on the point that Kenny/FAI did not do this a week earlier in Andorra thereby burying any journalistic talent she once may have had.

    The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.

    The Entryism process: 1) Demand access; 2) Demand accommodation; 3) Demand a seat at the table; 4) Demand to run the table; 5) Demand to run the institution; 6) Run the institution to produce more activists and policy until they run it into the ground.



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    #189
    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    archfi wrote: »
    I've heard a lot of posters here say that Áine Lawlor is the biggest intersectionalist at RTE when she really should be doing an impartial job.
    Well, this morning she just allowed some guy involved (FAI I think) have 5 minutes to himself to rant about the Hungarian PM and the cheek of him commenting on the booing of the controversial 'bending/taking the knee' gesture a few days ago in his own country which with zero doubt was a targetted political statement by Kenny/FAI.
    Franco, Mussolini - it all came out of your man and his grandiose statement of lodging a complaint somewhere (hoping to get Hungary cancelled as a host) and getting some non-entity Irish MEP to make a statement in Strasbourg/Brussels.
    Áine when introducing the piece nearly swallowed her tongue when saying 'The Irish team was BOOED' and not once questioned this guy on his statement.
    More importantly, she never even touched on the point that Kenny/FAI did not do this a week earlier in Andorra thereby burying any journalistic talent she once may have had.


    Lawlor has always been insufferable and those uber empathetic tones are the icing on the cake


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    #190
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    archfi wrote: »
    I've heard a lot of posters here say that Áine Lawlor is the biggest intersectionalist at RTE when she really should be doing an impartial job.
    Well, this morning she just allowed some guy involved (FAI I think) have 5 minutes to himself to rant about the Hungarian PM and the cheek of him commenting on the booing of the controversial 'bending/taking the knee' gesture a few days ago in his own country which with zero doubt was a targetted political statement by Kenny/FAI.
    Franco, Mussolini - it all came out of your man and his grandiose statement of lodging a complaint somewhere (hoping to get Hungary cancelled as a host) and getting some non-entity Irish MEP to make a statement in Strasbourg/Brussels.
    Áine when introducing the piece nearly swallowed her tongue when saying 'The Irish team was BOOED' and not once questioned this guy on his statement.
    More importantly, she never even touched on the point that Kenny/FAI did not do this a week earlier in Andorra thereby burying any journalistic talent she once may have had.

    Intersectionalist?

    What the fook is that?


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    #191
    An Ri rua
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭An Ri rua


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    Intersectionalist?

    What the fook is that?

    A strong, obsessive preference for roundabouts. NOT to be confused with a Bailintersectionalist, which is an obsessive preference for swings and roundabouts.


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    #192
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    An Ri rua wrote: »
    A strong, obsessive preference for roundabouts. NOT to be confused with a Bailintersectionalist, which is an obsessive preference for swings and roundabouts.

    Uh?

    Thanks… but I’m afraid ,none the wiser.


    :confused:


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    #193
    An Ri rua
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭An Ri rua


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    Uh?

    Thanks… but I’m afraid ,none the wiser.


    :confused:

    Such is life Bren


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    #194
    Cole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Cole


    I didn't catch that interview this morning, but Aine Lawlor is generally dire on MI


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    #195
    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    On morning Ireland and newstalk at the same time. One station at a time would be enough tbh.



    Mod Edit
    One thread is enough too! Threads Merged :)
    -ATNM


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    #196
    leath_dub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭leath_dub


    zerosugarbuzz wrote: »
    On morning Ireland and newstalk at the same time. One station at a time would be enough tbh.




    Hums and haws her way through every interview. Keeps talking to keep the number of questions down. Comes across as an awful spoofer


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    #197
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    leath_dub wrote: »
    Hums and haws her way through every interview. Keeps talking to keep the number of questions down. Comes across as an awful spoofer

    Who is this you speak of, effendi.


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    #198
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    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    Who is this you speak of, effendi.

    Heather Humpreys, hai.

    I think she's one of the more competent ministers. She wouldn't be running two major government departments if her colleagues didn't agree.


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    #199
    Cole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Cole


    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    Heather Humpreys, hai.

    I think she's one of the more competent ministers. She wouldn't be running two major government departments if her colleagues didn't agree.

    Every time I see or hear her being interviewed my mind boggles as to how she's a government minister. She's one of the worst media performers imo. She doesn't really say anything 'wrong', more like she doesn't really say anything at all...but can say nothing for ages by just going round and round in circles.

    Having said that, I'm guessing she must have some political/management talent that we just don't see...but I'll always be puzzled.


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    #200
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    Cole wrote: »
    Every time I see or hear her being interviewed my mind boggles as to how she's a government minister. She's one of the worst media performers imo. She doesn't really say anything 'wrong', more like she doesn't really say anything at all...but can say nothing for ages by just going round and round in circles.

    Having said that, I'm guessing she must have some political/management talent that we just don't see...but I'll always be puzzled.
    Well I just think she's an intelligent decision-maker/ manager.

    She's been a minister for several years, and it's pretty remarkable for a Government minister never to have encountered a serious political controversy during their time in office, especially when trying to manage Covid business-supports and welfare claims during an unprecedented crisis, with real political and economic risks to the State.

    She's not an amazing communicator, but she holds her own in a debate, and is a safe pair of hands during a crisis. There aren't many ministers who would be trusted with two huge portfolios in this Government, I think she was chosen for the above reasons.


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    #201
    Gen.Zhukov
    Registered Users Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Gen.Zhukov


    IMO, HH is an appalling minister. She became a minister when EK was there and the only reason she did was for gender reasons. Minister for arts etc (bottom rung) iirc.

    Apart from the fact that I'd prefer to listen to a con-saw than her speaking I think she is winging it.

    She was lucky with Covid timing as her involvement in the defence of a serial animal abuser was just about to be questioned by op parties and become a bigger story.

    https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/news/farming-news/farmer-says-ministers-move-may-have-put-halt-to-animal-cruelty-charges-38982684.html


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    #202
    Cole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Cole


    Gen.Zhukov wrote: »
    She was lucky with Covid timing as her involvement in the defence of a serial animal abuser was just about to be questioned by op parties and become a bigger story.

    https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/news/farming-news/farmer-says-ministers-move-may-have-put-halt-to-animal-cruelty-charges-38982684.html

    Yeah I remember reading about that (the Sunday Times did a bit of digging there) and was surprised it didn't get more attention, but as you say covid probably saved her. When you compare the hysterical 'outrage' to the Gordon Elliot story, it's a pretty poor reflection on the media and wider society. As usual, it's only the cute or commercially valuable animals that count.

    And if HH interfered to get a local constituent off the hook (as it seems), then she should be ashamed of herself...but hey,hai, they're only livestock...doesn't really matter.


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    #203
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    I’m expecting a lot of ‘emotion’ from Dezzie around 0845 when ‘de rowers’ are interviewed.

    ’De famblie’ at home will get full emotional treatment.

    Well done ladies, anyway.

    Hope there’s no tears……………from Dezzie.



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    #204
    amlinopta
    Registered Users Posts: 800 ✭✭✭amlinopta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117671638#Comment_117671638

    Lots of emotion alright. The four girls and two of the mammies from back at home. A great achievement and they seem like a lovely group. Des does this type of stuff well in fairness.



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    few minutes ago Interview with Austrailia Paediatric Profesesor about children and Covid 19. Good Interviewer, poor interviewee.


    Interviewer asks do we know why Covid recovery is better in children, professor more or less deflects question, just says "Yes. Full Stop". She was mentioning the phrase "children" every few words. A

    Another polititian / professional "standing at the cool vantage point watching all the sh¬t unfold" but not actually doing anything real about it.



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    #206
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,052 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    What’s with this ‘noo’ Traffic reports on MI.

    If we hadn’t enough ‘Nooze’ and ‘noo’ on RTE they seem to have an American dude presenting it.


    Where in Gods name did this pronunciation of ‘News’ spring from.

    Its gone rampant especially in RTE.

    Are there no standards in that organisation.



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    #207
    deise man
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭deise man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117708560#Comment_117708560

    He sounded like the voice you'd hear on a sat nav!



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    #208
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,702 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117708774#Comment_117708774

    Methodical I would describe it as.



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    SEPT 23 1989
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    whats the story with a yank doing the traffic reports now

    sounds all wrong



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    #210
    robo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,790 ✭✭✭robo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117708774#Comment_117708774

    II thought the same - and I feel bad for the new guy but its not great. Hopefully teething problems with their new traffic slot...ah bring back AA Roadwatch



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    Brendan Bendar
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117710603#Comment_117710603

    I didn’t catch the name of the crowd doing it now?



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