39 thoughts on “Not Your Shoe Size

    1. Jonotti

      It’s the Irish daily mail which is a different paper.

      Another cowardly commeny from broadsheet as usual.

      1. Daisy Chainsaw

        It’s really not. It’s the same old, tired, right wing, sexist rag wit a couple of Irish “columnists”.

    2. Sinabhfuil

      Read the rest of the piece; if it’s the right-wing stance on water charges, that’s very interesting:

      “…after a bad start when Irish Water boss John Tierney admitted that €50million (sic) of our money had been spent on consultancy fees, things proceeded to get even worse… members of the anti-charges lobby found themselves occupying a highly enviable position. The moral high ground was all theirs.”

  1. John

    why does everyone complain about public sector inefficiency and lack of motivation for them to do any work but when they bring in a bonus system that might actually incentivise people to work harder people go mad!! that is apart from all the other Irish water farces we have seen.

    1. Jonotti

      Also, what’s wrong with consultancy fees? An investment in expertise at this stage could save billions.

    2. ollie

      irish water. twice the average European headcount, twice the average salary. over 100 managers with audi a6.
      enough said.

  2. Don Pidgeoni

    They are right. She should be at home, cultivating her tomatoes and knitting booties for the local kiddies. Shocking behaviour!

    1. Lorcan Nagle

      You’re only allowed get out on the streets and do things when you’re young enough that a photo in the paper will look sorta sexy, don’t you know.

        1. Lorcan Nagle

          If Georgia Salpa was out there in her knickers with a BIN THE BILL sign they’d be all over it

    1. Jane

      Of course they aren’t. There’s no absolute standard by which any person – even a woman in her fifties – ought to behave. It’s blatant sexism and agism to suggest that otherwise. Ms Collins may not be doing something you agree with, but I suspect if you asked many of her constituents, she is representing them and what they agree are their interests.

      1. Atlas

        You actually fell for BS’ cynical inference of sexism? Oh dear…

        The far, far more likely implication is that any reasonable person should be expected to have grown out of such student left wing ‘activist’ behaviour by the time they finish of college. It’s pathetic and laughable to be doing what she did when she should know better by that age.

        In that, as well as everything else, this writer is spot on – even if it is in the Daily Mail.

        1. Clampers Outside!

          “….grown out of such student left wing ‘activist’ behaviour by the time they finish of college. It’s pathetic and laughable to be doing what she did when she should know better by that age.”

          The fact that you espouse conformity to others expectations from a young / college leaving age is very sad indeed.

    1. Don Pidgeoni

      If it was that simple, the writer wouldn’t have referred to her being a woman or being of a particular age. I wonder what they think is seemly behaviour?

      1. Jane

        Well probably hiding her old knees, not flaunting her curves, possibly weighing out some Activia gut friendly diet yoghurt and worrying about house prices.

        1. Don Pidgeoni

          Also endless worrying about her children and when the hell are they going to hurry up and give me grandkids! And making jam.

  3. Jane

    Yes. Although all that worrying is probably giving her Daily Mail Sadface and, as a consequence, wrinkles. Not improving matters at all.

    1. Don Pidgeoni

      She may as well just die now. The Mail hates an old wrinkly, fat-kneed woman. Give them Helen Mirren in a bikini though and they are off to the races!!

  4. Jane

    Yes, but she’s an example of English womanhood who played THE ACTUAL DEAR QUEEN TO INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM and has not let herself go, not some appalling Irish person who wears anoraks.

    1. Don Pidgeoni

      You Irish women, with your anoraks, Aran jumpers and sensible shoes. Buck up your fashion ideas ladies!!

  5. Jane

    Yes, they never seem to quite look like they were dressed by dear old Trinny and Susannah, or lovely Johnny Boden. No wrap dresses in lovely jewel shades with chunky jewellery or tailored casuals in a nautical theme.

    Really, it’s like they never go to garden parties.

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