Message From Stephen

36 thoughts on “Message From Stephen”

1. mildred st. meadowlark March 31, 2016 at 1:29 pm

   He’s very young to be in public office, and finishing college at the same time. When stress mounts, and gets the better of you it can be hard to see the right way out of trouble. Sometimes disappearing is the logical choice when you feel like that. I sincerely hope he gets the rest and support he needs. Chin up and best of luck to him. This is just a blip, he’ll go on to do great things with himself, hopefully.
   1. Meelay March 31, 2016 at 1:35 pm

      Well put. The poor chap.
   2. Owen March 31, 2016 at 1:52 pm

      Indeed, well said. Its easy to have a laugh about this (as I did earlier… ), but to be fair, he is young and in the public eye. All to often people under stress don’t get the support they need.
      1. Joan Bruton March 31, 2016 at 3:20 pm

         He chose a public life, its not like he was forced at gun point…………..oh wait
         1. Tish Mahorey March 31, 2016 at 4:15 pm

            Oh yawn.
   3. newsjustin March 31, 2016 at 2:28 pm

      Yep. Take a break Stephen. We all hit a wall now and again. There’s nothing that can’t be remedied.
   4. realPolithicks March 31, 2016 at 4:25 pm

      Good luck to him, it can’t be easy dealing with an issue like this when you are in the public eye.
2. Not Gerry Adams March 31, 2016 at 1:51 pm

   bring back Jean McConville too, ye shinners
   1. Smahmouth March 31, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      idiot
   2. Walter-Ego March 31, 2016 at 3:05 pm

      Classy. Your mum must be so proud.
   3. Tish Mahorey March 31, 2016 at 4:16 pm

      You should write for the Irish Independent (if you don’t already).
3. Murtles March 31, 2016 at 2:42 pm

   Once he gets into the Dail he’ll be grand, sure there’s no stress riding the gravy train.
4. Joan Bruton March 31, 2016 at 2:53 pm

   Away at a secret location training no doubt !
   1. Tish Mahorey March 31, 2016 at 4:16 pm

      Try harder.
5. Walter-Ego March 31, 2016 at 3:07 pm

   Think the poor wee lad needs to take a step back from politics. I wish him all the best.
6. kingo March 31, 2016 at 3:10 pm

   does sf have a bit of a recurring hr problem at the moment?
7. Spaghetti Hoop March 31, 2016 at 3:24 pm

   All the best Stephen.
   As Old Ma Hoop used to say ‘stop the world I wanna get off’.
   And both annual and sick leave is there for a reason.
8. D2dweller March 31, 2016 at 3:28 pm

   Hopefully he gets the rest he needs.

   Funny, we always comment how depression, stress & mental illness aren’t given the respect they deserve in this country. How it’s a stigma we joke about and brush under the carpet. We always comment how terrible this is – and how it’s the next big debate that needs to be had in this country.
   Yet once a public figure suffers these problems we make jokes & blame his age.
   1. Peter Dempsey March 31, 2016 at 9:54 pm

      Stephen asking for privacy and refusing to divulge details on what actually happened = just another form of brushing under the carpet.

      He is part of the problem.
      1. mildred st. meadowlark March 31, 2016 at 10:37 pm

         Is it any of your business though?
      2. D2dweller April 1, 2016 at 1:48 am

         Mildred is right. It’s none of your business.
9. Jopus March 31, 2016 at 3:41 pm

   @D2dweller – Well said.
10. Paul Davis March 31, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    This is not the kind of person who should represent the people of his constituency.
    1. postmanpat March 31, 2016 at 4:12 pm

       You could say that of all Sinn Fein politicians.
       1. Walter-Ego March 31, 2016 at 4:19 pm

          You could say that about all Politicians.
          “The desire to make you a politician, should ban you for life from ever being one”. – Billy Connolly
    2. Tish Mahorey March 31, 2016 at 4:17 pm

       Because he’s SF or because he’s under great stress?
    3. D2dweller March 31, 2016 at 5:21 pm

       The people of his constituency don’t seem to agree with you.
11. Tish Mahorey March 31, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    If this was anyone else, everyone would be considerate and keep the mockery at bay but because he is in SF, the gloves are off and somehow his mental health is not valid.
    1. Walter-Ego March 31, 2016 at 4:20 pm

       Well said.
       1. Steve March 31, 2016 at 4:46 pm

          You’re havin a giraffe.

          If a labour or FG politician had gone missing then it would be all “deserves the traitor / blueshirt etc right”.

          I’m not going to comment/ give snide remark on this case, don’t know what is up with the chap but spare me the SF victimhood
          1. mildred st. meadowlark March 31, 2016 at 5:00 pm

             This absolutely fupp all to do with his political allegiance and everything to do with mental health. And do you know, if it were Joan Burton herself I’d still wish her well, and good luck in recovery, because mental health has been ignored for so long in this country and at last the stigma is finally starting to diminish. Shame on all of you who made this about his political party, and didn’t think about the man. It can happen to anyone, nobody is infallible. Show some courtesy.
    2. Kieran NYC March 31, 2016 at 4:46 pm

       It was the same deal with people tearing strips off Tubridy on here a few weeks ago because he had the temerity to talk about online bullying and abuse. He’s apparently supposed to ‘suck it up’ because he’s famous, as I believe Anne suggested.
12. Paul March 31, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    I shall show him the same level of sympathy he has shown all victims of Gerry Adams. NONE
    1. Smahmouth March 31, 2016 at 4:44 pm

       Again

       IDIOT
13. Tired old refrain March 31, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    I wonder what he was actually doing
14. jbm April 1, 2016 at 10:28 am

    must have been chemsexing

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