Is There A Coup In Progress?

4:46 pm January 25, 2013 Ewok

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

Michael McDowell in the Taoiseach’s seat in Dail Eireann this afternoon for a conference on the abolition/reform of the seanad.

(RTE)

23 thoughts on “Is There A Coup In Progress?”

Ibbo on January 25, 2013 at 4:49 pm said:

*Shudder*
Pigeon Street on January 25, 2013 at 4:51 pm said:

Still laughing at us. Bastard.
andy moore on January 25, 2013 at 4:53 pm said:

I thought that particular lamp standard had been buried !!
Darragh on January 25, 2013 at 5:02 pm said:

Bring back the McDowell!
- Rufticus on January 25, 2013 at 5:10 pm said:
  
  +1
- Boo H on January 26, 2013 at 1:12 am said:
  
  +1
Helen on January 25, 2013 at 5:02 pm said:

when he turned to bertie and said, i think we’ve got away with it. Can’t believe he’s still alive.
andy moore on January 25, 2013 at 5:05 pm said:

Maybe he is just playing an extra in the latest Badlands/West Wing flick by Martin Sheen ??
D on January 25, 2013 at 5:05 pm said:

Except that’s not the Taoiseach’s seat. But yes, the image does still send shivers down the spine.
andy moore on January 25, 2013 at 5:14 pm said:

In his abscence from public life the bould Micheal does the santiago pilgrimage & while crossing the via del rio he meets Devs ghost & King Edward encourages the dark(blonde )stranger to pursue his career & seek justice for the over-priviledged !
Well thats only a submission for funding anyway ??
- frillykeane on January 25, 2013 at 5:45 pm said:
  
  Script writer on intern rates?
Just sayin' on January 25, 2013 at 5:15 pm said:

Presumably not an actual sitting of the Dáil? The little area on the left of McDowell is the Bull Pen, where civil servants sit doing sodoku.
Huzzar on January 25, 2013 at 5:22 pm said:

Abolish it please.
karlypants on January 25, 2013 at 5:24 pm said:

Why is he there?
- Pidge on January 25, 2013 at 5:40 pm said:
  
  There’s an organisation for former Oireachtas members. They hold conferences on political issues in the Dáil chamber annually. Quite a decent organisation, from what I’ve seen. People feel freer to talk about things properly, in a non-partisan way.
  
  I’m not a McDowell fan, but his speech on the Seanad was excellent.
  - Domestos on January 25, 2013 at 6:48 pm said:
    
    “I’m not a” … “but”
    - Boo H on January 26, 2013 at 1:18 am said:
      
      Heavens forbid that a person with whom you may not generally agree with may actually make a good point or speech once in a while… but please, feel free to try to undermine any poster who is willing to admit it.
  - dsdsdsd on January 25, 2013 at 8:00 pm said:
    
    “They hold conferences on political issues in the Dáil chamber annually.”
    Is our national parliament also available for weddings?
    
    “People feel freer to talk about things properly, in a non-partisan way.”
    Talking properly? In Leinster House?
andy moore on January 25, 2013 at 6:32 pm said:

Was it Eoin mc Neill who retrieved the wood from st james’s cross in Gallicia ? or did the gomsheen recieve a bribe from the Diageo whores that based themselves in Basin St ?
Ahjayzis on January 25, 2013 at 6:55 pm said:

Think the Taoiseachs seat is behind him, he’s in the cheap seats with no desk that no one sits in!
Continuity Jay-Z on January 25, 2013 at 7:49 pm said:

One of the great statesmen. No fan o’ the pinko.
Simon on January 25, 2013 at 8:35 pm said:

Where can I view his speech? Bring him back.
Joe O' Boyle on January 28, 2013 at 10:27 pm said:

Dear Santa,

Please, please, please let me be Taoiseach, just for a day.

Michael (aged 7)