This morning.
The Marian Finucane Show, RTÊ Radio One.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar conducted a live interview with Marian Finucane to clear the air after the calamitous events of the past week…
“I still think that Francis acted properly and would have preferred if this went to the tribunal” @campaignforleo tells @MarianRTE #marian
— RTÉ Radio 1 (@RTERadio1) December 2, 2017
This interview was a mistake. Why does Leo sound so badly prepped ? An uncomfortable listen 🙈 #marian
— Kathryn Moley (@KathrynMoley) December 2, 2017
This interview is equally cringeworthy and hilarious in inaptitude #marian
— Steph #CETA (@SvtigerStephane) December 2, 2017
Taoiseach very dodgy on the detail of the emails there #Marian
— Hugh O’Connell (@oconnellhugh) December 2, 2017
Leo seems badly prepped here. This is the worst interview I’ve ever heard a Taoiseach give. #marian
— Arthur Griffin (@ArthurGriffin) December 2, 2017
Today will go down as the day Leo was officially regarded as a political liability.
Worst interview he could possibly have had at the worst possible time.
#marian— ConcernedCitizen (@scrahallia) December 2, 2017
GUBU is best description for this interview #Marian
— Ciarán Bolger (@cbolgerr) December 2, 2017
Am I missing something? If they had the July email on Saturday what new email emerged between then and Monday?
— Katie Hannon (@KatieGHannon) December 2, 2017
Leo is @FineGael‘s Brian Cowen, spun as something special, brilliant, a new chapter, but is utterly out of his depth, politically naive & his reign will end in disappointment. #Marian
— Deborah Curran (@DeborahCurran) December 2, 2017
Oh.
Pic: RTÉ
A collection of FFers tweeting negatively about the Government.
Big news.
Fox News also think that this Michael Flynn things isn’t big.
Ah,the old Tony Blair ” get interviewed on Good Morning Britain by bimbo rather than a serious journalist ” trick.
And Varruca even manages to balls that up.
You can see why the Europeans are enjoying how easy it is to pull his strings.
Finucane is no bimbo
Agreed. She’s many things, but I don’t think anyone could justifiably call her a bimbo.
the sheer volume of homophobic and racist hat speech aloud on this site and on twitter and social media towards our Taoiseach is terrifying, we need tougher hate speech laws like in england regarding online trolls
What are you on about Spud ?
What homophobic and racist hat(sic) speech ?
Why was it removed?
Hey, Josepha Madigan, shouldn’t you be off learning Irish or baking cakes for the local Anti-Traveller meetup in Foxrock?
Speak for yourself Jimmy. He isn’t my Taoiseach. After what they did to Mc Cabe it’s all fair game.
I wasn’t paying a huge amount of attention, and I’ll never vote FG and never have, but I didn’t think it was that bad.
What struck me -trivially – was how MF asked about what his partner thought about his handling of the last week – can anyone remember a hetero taoiseach/ politician being asked what their spouse thought about their work?
Course not. Nobody cares what women think.
Amirite or amirite?
Ah I don’t know about that. Kenny’s wife was often quoted as a major influence on him and in a positive way
Wasn’t she ‘someone’s’ daughter?!? Or did she work for FF or something? Apparently she’s very sharp.
Yes I think she was an FFer
She was FF press officer under Haughey, and some governmental role too
They never stop asking Sabina about Michael D.
a fair point
They don’t ask Michael what Sabina thinks. Although I for one would be interested. She’s a sharp wan
Sabina tells what she’s thinks all by herself.
“I’ll never vote FG and never have”
Wow, you sound really cool. Let me guess – you feel the same way about FF?
So who do you recommend – PBP or the Socialist Party?
“Sometimes it seems like open season on my life”
Ah the pets
Off to Ernie’s now as soon as Marian comes down
– Leo is off in wardrobe having an oul snoop in the meantime
WTF were ye expecting
Parkie & Ali
Nick Robinson/ Farage
He’s a head boy
Not a Nobel laureate or a MLK/ JFK
This is typical of new media.
For example,
Leo gives a radio interview on RTE and if you regard him as the second incarnation of ‘evil’ Thatcher you will want to confirm your negative bias, so you trawl Twitter and find a select few tweets that confirms that bias which leads to confirmation bias being wholly achieved.
Meanwhile in the real world, most people will regard the interview as OK.
It would be nice to have a bit more balance.
Milton, he sounded like a child.
That is your opinion of the matter and to back it up you went off and found a few FF guys who agreed with you and another person who has a avatar which can be viewed as homophobic against Leo.
Again, this is new media for you.
Twitter is just a bunch of idiots mouthing off anyway don’t take it too seriously Milton
100% agree, vast majority of it is noise by self important people. So why do media outlets use it as a way to confirm their opinion on matters?
Because it’s easy/lazy journalism. I’m not a fan.
Especially the ones with the blue ticks beside their names…
It can also be viewed as homophobic against Margaret Thatcher.
There’s a reason her hair is used on him as opposed to say a blonde wig.
total car crash interview but as expected from a man more interested in socks and being gay than what’s best for Ireland.
the north south border will be Leo’s legacy.
I agree with you there about the border and so far, its looking good when Tusk basically gives Ireland a veto and a massive stick to beat the UK with. We are quick to call out the failings of the government but we are shy to give them a thumbs up when things are going well.
So, broadsheet posts up a negative opinion about this interview, fine. Yet, not a peep about Tusk and the rest of the EU backing Ireland in the Brexit talks about the border issue, which on the face of it is a massive win for the country as a whole. Again, not much balance on here sadly.
If the talks next week goes our way and we get what we want about a borderless island, will broadsheet be singing the praises of Leo and the Government?
We won’t get that
The dogs on the street know that already
Get what?
A borderless island
There will be a fudge of epic proportions on this
Have to agree. Brexit and the border is the one place where he’s making the right noises, taking a strong but, despite the jingoistic grumbling about uppity ex-colonials getting too big for their britches, not aggressive stance, calling out the UK on its utter lack of preparation, planning or vision. It’s a fraught and tricky area, and it could all go wrong because the Brexit UK people are headless chickens and the DUP’s political power is dependent on myopia while SF’s comes from grandstanding, but getting backing from Tusk is a strong positive achievement. If only he could be so bold and decisive about literally every other urgent issue we’re facing, we might have half a chance.
Well said Nigel.
It’s all smoke and mirrors
Daggers. Smokes and daggers.
Anyway it’s not Leo or anyone in his office doing this work it’s diplomats and foreign affairs civil servants
I have the feeling that the EU is setting up Ireland once again. When the final exit starts in earnest and the EU and the UK gets their knickers in twists, the last bastion of blame for anything will be ‘Ireland’. Isn’t it great that Tusk came here now, and not in 400days time? A kinda Sepp Blatter fellow. Went back to the EU and said ‘do you know what Ireland think we will do? Heh heh heh heh.
Spot on there.
Leo is basking in the glory of having the lovely Mr Tusk tap him on the head and say don’t you worry Patrick we’re right behind you.
When in reality if the ordure hits the fan guess who carries the can when the other EU countries get pissed off to see a deal snatched away from them – most of them couldn’t give a toss about the Irish border issue at this moment.
Varruca really doesn’t have a bull’s notion of how Europe works – Tusk is playing him like the fool he is.
I have to agree with both of you on this one
Yes at this point it’s all about the UK finding someone to blame versus everyone else trying to create a situation where there’s not so much to blame about.
the border will have customs implemented, thats Leo’s legacy.
In one thread, we see the full extent of the silliness. The good is credited to the Department of Foreign Affairs and civil servants while any of the bad is the fault of Leo. Well done guys, well done.
Here Milton
Cop on ta’yerself
Tis the likes ah’ you that are nothing but pure guilty of being behind this feckin Supply & Confidence lark that comes attached to this Government
In all and every outin’ they bring us along to
The likes of me does what now? Get used to supply and confidence agreements, as by the looks of it we will be in another one soon enough.
Perhaps
But that doesn’t mean we all obliged to cooperate
So get used ta’ the likes a’me not singing along
Its OK, the nation will acknowledge your non cooperation and carry on without you. I doubt you will be missed.
Meh
Everything starts with just the one person
I’m not a bit put out if it’s just me anyway
I don’t mind me own company
Milton is just that awful Milo fella with a new cover
The Strategic Communications Unit well worth the money. Between that moron and the congenitally inarticulate Helen McEntee. Shoulda put both on the Late Late Toy Show demoing marching Christmas stockings. They are both great filler material.
Marian talking about vegetables now. She’s finished with the cabbages in the Dail.
He’s a man child, still in secondary school class debating team mode.
Except this the real world, were there are real consequences
He’s basically trying to run a country on soundbites, and how a grown up might.
Like I said
Head bhoy stuff
DO you ever get sick of the the sound of your own voice? Just curious
Oh thank Christ tis only you & co
I thought there for a bit I’d hemorrhoides
So, any craic there t’day?
There’s a rumour going Frances is going ta’ fight it out with Alan Shatter for the Aras run
I’ll be having a bitta fun with that
Just letting ye know like
T’would help if ye’re a bit more organised this time
Huh?
Can you please rewrite your comment in English?
Sucker!!!!
Yes I understand that one.
Now what about the rest?
Frances Fitzgerald and Alan Shatter
Competing for the Blueshurts Aras run
G’wan Go’way
Fill us in on the goss’
When I read about his ‘strategic’ communications unit, I can only picture a team of youngFGers who resemble a team from the The Apprentice, they have have sold themselves as computer / social media ‘wiz kids’ and blinded Concannon with third rate tech gobbledygook who dips in and out of the office for updates rubbing his greasy palms at the thought of how long 5 mill will keep him in charlie.
You paint quite the picture, Jimmy
Well that’s a bit smarter than what I pictured Jimmy
I had a cohort of on-call TV3 exposé/ morning show beauts with a bitta DCU/ DIT Aungier Street blended in to the rosters
Oh and with very cool ids hanging off their necks
And you barely know me n’all
I think we’re going to work well together
Why do you hate young people, especially girls, so much? Serious question
I didn’t apply any gender
You did
Oh dear
Fair point- just didn’t read like that.
Why do you hate young good looking people then?
I don’t
Sur aren’t I related to a few
I was one meself one time
Incidentally
You used the word Hate
Not me
‘careful now
If you’re t’be any good at this lark
Mind your attributions
Otherwise you’ll have’ta go and get annuder email n’log in set up
And you’ll only end up tripping over them when they’re left lying around the gaff
Why was this thread edited? I thought it was a very fair question I put to Frilly!
Likewise
My follow up
Friends in high places go’way
Huh?
I like you frilly you’re sassy and give as good as you get
Have I turned ya?
Ah I don’t know about that
You’re good craic though in fairness
It’s hard to escape the feeling that the guy is in over his head.