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wildmanfromborneo
17 Feb 17 15:20
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Too pro Europe for me but in this instance I hope he finds his courage and tell those disloyal backbenchers that he doesn't respond to ultimatums.

These are the same backbenchers who had full confidence in him yesterday.
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Report GANT007 February 17, 2017 3:55 PM GMT
Sure it's only politics. Get in, get reelected and luck after number one.......simple.
Report RoyalAcademy February 17, 2017 6:15 PM GMT
I understand your cynicism Gant but give me a solution.....

If you believed in water charges you simply could not say that in 90% of constituencies (Enda's famous man-with-pints-in-both-hands parable)

If you agree with the experts that Waterford didn't need a cath lab you simply could not say it....John Halligan now about to die because he became part of (inevitable) concensus Government politics and was forced to pronounce against the baying mob (local hospital hysteria)

If you think that many people are work shy thanks to an over-generous welfare state, try saying that; try call people "whingers" when Ireland's most popular Radio programme gives us evidence of same every day

You get the odd greenhorn like George Lee togging out to save the world; most others are wiser and more world weary.

Not much room in our PR system for a surfeit of idealism.

Reform the political voting system is my suggested solution and we can have Dail politicians akin to absentee landlords and let county councillors do the local, mundane, god-awfully boring advocacy.
Report GANT007 February 17, 2017 7:28 PM GMT
George Lee was a strange one as he was on double a TD's salary at RTE.

RoyalAcademy...The above quote was from former Minister Ivan Yates. As for a solution to enda's backbenchers.....let them at it, he will step down in April when he breaks the FG record for time in office as Taoiseach.
Report RoyalAcademy February 17, 2017 7:49 PM GMT
You can be sure Yates said that after he left politics. Can't stand him as a commentator-his sense of humour never left the school bike shed.
Report wildmanfromborneo February 17, 2017 8:18 PM GMT
There is that infantile part of him but he is a deadly pundit ( reckons Varadkar should be 1/8 ) and is fond of a bet.
Report Frank The Tank February 17, 2017 10:24 PM GMT
Oh he's deadly alright, he tipped up Lowry at 1/5 for most first preference votes in the last election.

Didn't even make the top 5!
Report wildmanfromborneo February 18, 2017 8:33 AM GMT
I thought Lowry had no chance,backed four to beat him at big prices but forgot about Kerry.

He may have got that wrong but was stunningly accurate in his constituency profiles on Newstalk.
Report GANT007 February 18, 2017 10:36 AM GMT
Check back on that Wildmanfromborneo.....he got a fair bit of it badly wrong.
Report Arklearkle February 18, 2017 2:15 PM GMT
Yates is a decent guy but he could'nt make it as a bookie and now he tells everyone how to run the country
Report GANT007 February 18, 2017 2:43 PM GMT
Lads with inflated ego's never change. At least his debts got wiped out for him.
Report wildmanfromborneo February 21, 2017 9:23 PM GMT
Enda Kenny should do what Brian Cowen did,resign as leader of FG but remain as Taoiseach.

That would scupper the power hungry Leo Varadkar.
Report dj876 February 21, 2017 10:22 PM GMT
Ivan yates is an immature spoofer of the highest order. Chris O' Donoghue carried him n the breakfast show for years but their blend did work.

He continued acquiring shops in 2007 and virtually completely ignored the online platform. A child could have told him the direction the industry was going and yet he pontificates like some business maestro.

When he had his shops, he was moaning about "sharks" who had the cheek to take best prices.
Report kincsem February 22, 2017 8:32 PM GMT
Enda should do a reshuffle and sack the lot.   And resign in April.
Report olddesperado February 22, 2017 8:50 PM GMT
Or do a biffo and take on all the ministries himself,
Report kavvie February 23, 2017 9:20 AM GMT
at least that beauty regina doherty is bringing in a great law..with brexit and trumpo hanging over us she bringing in a law that will save us all.  while driving,  if your car is less than 1.5 metres from a cyclist you get 3 peno points and an instant 80e fine.  talk about bullsh1t   if the cyclist veers over near you its tough on you but its your fault!!   when you see the likes of this it makes you wonder..
Report wildmanfromborneo February 23, 2017 9:35 AM GMT
Kavvie you certainly have a problem with blue shirt women.

Regina Doherty is the best performer in this current Dail.
She should have a big ministry,an ideal replacement for Michael Noonan.
Her sole problem is her constituency,not guaranteed to hold her seat.
Report kavvie February 23, 2017 10:16 AM GMT
i went to school with a few blue shirt women ,now tds wfb.no problem with them at all.  i used to like regina  a few years ago,she was certainly one of the few that vincent browne couldnt get the better of!! but i feel shes gone a bit arrogant of late and this latest proposal is totally silly and wont do her standing with the general pubic or the heavily insured heavily taxed motorist
Report GANT007 February 23, 2017 9:40 PM GMT
Regina Doherty is your typical toe the party line merchant. She should have had the book thrown at her for her own business dealings.
After her carry on, I don't think she will get re elected.
Report neill d February 23, 2017 11:35 PM GMT
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/chief-whip-accused-of-acting-entirely-inappropriately-in-dil-corridor-snub-newspaper-interview-35345777.html

Bit like Mean Girls I'd say, Kavvie!
Report kavvie February 24, 2017 9:20 AM GMT
as albert reynolds said  that women for ya!!
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