It has to be said, Ross had better choose his words with care. He is in a fairly precarious position to be getting sanctimonious about “snouts in troughs”. How long a fanboy for the financial sector? How long a Senator?
Frilly Keane
Imagine the “All Out” he’ll cause with that trap
Trains
Dart
Buses – Dublin and the rest of them
The Luas brothers out in sympathy …. maybe
Ross’ll be in his element
Reliving Thatcher and the Miners
Like I said yesterday
It’ll be Ross or Zapper
Or a very sore Ring
That’ll scuttle this dinghy
Harris to take politics out of health…. so it’s an all party, more than just one or two govt lifespans, and no more clinics for TDs own districts, a removal of the church from boards, yes the church IS political…. what else will he need to do to honour such a grandiose claim?
I hope he does… I doubt he will
Marian
Oh… The State wants to tell the church what to think and do! Chuckling over my avacado eggs here…
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq
I love your optimism boys.
-It’s kinda infectious.
I thought I shouldn’t expect anything more than the same old same old from this ‘government’.
What’s this guy’s name again..?
-Shame Ross?
It’s going to be HIS fault, is it?
I think you might be right.
Any self-respecting representative of the Irish Democratic Republic would wear a wig or a flat-cap like the Hardly-Aware brothers from Kerry.
We shouldn’t have to put up with this.
-Have none of them got any shame?
We need MORE people like Shane Ross.
I trust that his methods are Machiavellian, because I know he’s a good man.
Your move…
SPANX
The village idiot has spoken.
They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab
That’s pretty nasty and uncalled for.
I can’t recall any sort of contribution idiotic or otherwise from “SPANX”
The modding on this site is a bit strange and inconsistent.
It seems some people can get away with hurling any sort of insult, while others if they put out even one insult and some crybaby complains about it it gets taken down. It should be all or nothing.
SPANX
Shut it, badgerboy
Won't somebody please think of the children
They have their favourites and let them away with whatever they choose despite their inane “banter” cf camplers, frilly, Anne – I could go on but I’d rather chop my fingers off than give those tossers air time.
Tossing saves you from cancer.
Just thought I’d mention that, lovely day out to be moanin’ on the internets, think I shoulda worn sunscreen… anyhoo, have a lovely evening, and give the tossing a go yourself, might loosen ya up :)
Frilly Keane
Ah would ya stick your dummy back in
Favourites my hole
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq
You deserve a few, spanks.
-I’m sorry I never gave them to you. You heading there Anne SPANX.
You’ll get there faster in a taxi.
Taxis are free, aren’t they?
SPANX
I’m not Anne, badger boy.
The multiple name lark is your game – badger/catherine/rory/spawned and the other one up above
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq
Anne, only one person knows I used to have the nickname ‘Badger’.
I remember telling you.
I have two names these days.
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq and sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq.
If you can’t deal with that you should learn how to, and stop projecting your bad habits on other people. Not everyone is a (unt.
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq
He’s not messing.
You should stop messing.
Steve
I’m still getting over ‘Why me’ (2016) on the late late….
some old queen
Indo: Irish Water boss will get €300k tax-free pay-off
So Tierney gets a lump €300k tax free lump sum and an €100k pension at 59. Nice. Neither the outgoing nor incoming ministers were aware of this deal apparently. Coveney has some credence but Kelly is either lying or is just downright incompetent.
Brother Barnabas
Can’t Kelly be both?
some old queen
That is an inclusive ‘or’ meaning one or other or both.
It’s big money alright but it’s what all retiring county managers get with 40 years behind them .
Even garbage indo highlights this.
Issue with public service pay no??
Brother Barnabas
Fair enough, Steve.
My assertion that Kelly’s a lying fool goes beyond this story, though. He’s shown it time and time again.
some old queen
@ Steve. Point taken but given his record with this and poolbeg beforehand, some level of accountability would be nice. These kinds of people seem to sail through to pension with impunity.
Is that his ‘only’ pension? All ‘work’ for the state he’s done, overruns in Galway and elsewhere the incinerator debacle he headed up, and other council jobs, and IW….. can I assume this pension covers all his other fupp ups… Anyone?
Steve
yeah agreed. i can kind of understand the yearly pension element, although its still huge money. wtf does a 60 year old who probably has his mortgage paid, kids out of the nest etc. need a 100k a year for.
but the golden handshake, for all retiring public servants, never understood that…..they should at least cap it at a more reasonable figure, i.e. not above average industrial wage. its madness what some of them pick up.
Frilly Keane
No Public Servant should retire on anything more than the Average Industrial Wage. None.
If the likes of John Tierney has planned a retirement that is beyond that budget.
Two Words
Private Pension
And that lump sump should not be more than one years pay.
How many SNAs would that annual pension keep in our classrooms?
They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab
To an extent the golden handshake could be viewed as an incentive for talented people (who we want to attract) to serve in the public sector where average remuneration is generally lower at executive level. The problem being of course is that during the Bertie era this simple equation was turned on its head and public servants started to be remunerated like private sector CEOs, as did a whole host of people at middle management level.
Frilly Keane
I know
Tierney brought NO Private Sector Industrial Exec skills to the gig
Where did I go wrong …
Anne
Where did I go wrong …
Where do we begin?
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq
Anne, I’ve been looking for you.
-Back on the ‘Frilly Unchained’ thread from Friday.
He didn’t bring any public sector exec skills either by the looks of it. Then again, look who appointed him?
Brother Barnabas
Was that a direct appointment by Kenny?
some old queen
@ Brother. No it was Hogan.
I expect there will be number of these sorts of payments because there is certain to quite a number in the same situation as Tierney. Bluffing their way through to the contract dead line while being drip fed things to say by two grand a day consultants.
Brother Barnabas
We’ll be mopping up Hogan’s mess for years to come.
What did we as a society ever do to deserve such crooked ladyparts?
classter
They found it very difficult to recruit anybody for the role.
New water utility, relatively poor pay (for an exec role), intensely political, dealing with loads of county councils…
Facing 30,000 viewers of trailer of missing child 6 year old Mary Boyle. Not a word on rte. On a par to BBC’s silence on Jimmy Saville? Exposure brings more victims forward normally. God Bless all who protect children.Thank you BS.
Won't somebody please think of the children
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that made me laugh – how does a website that promotes abortion protect children?
That’s none of your concern Bishop Brennan. This a secular matter.
Brother Barnabas
Ok. Sorry for asking, cranky pants.
Hashtag McMór
Ah yes, the VIP Style Awards.
Classy stuff. That’s why Michael O’Doherty’s office is in Smithfield Square. Burnt orange bike Michael?
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq
Don’t worry lads, I have this one…I’m going to translate it into English first, then figure out what it means.
-Bear with me…
I can do it by meself, it’s okay…
No, hang on, hang on…
I thought I had it there for a second.
-Come back to me later on…
(Is VIP one of those ‘energy’ drinks? And who the Hell is Martin O’Donoghue? And do they even make bikes in orange? …..whooahhh…this is a very hard one!)
That was one of his more coherent ramblings in fairness.
They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab
He’s somewhat Joycean in his ramblings but so far what I’ve learned is
a) he likes music and is/was a former DJ
b) he likes wordplay but it is a lot funnier in his head – trust me on this memes
c) he likes Catherine McEntee, not sure it’s entirely reciprocated but so what
d) he’s from Jobstown and has a left-leaning somewhat anarchist political pov.
e) he likes a drink and works unsociable hours.
In short there’s no agenda really. What’s your excuse though for the gibberish YOU spout here about Sinn Féin and the like Clampers?
Frilly Keane
Oh big drama there lads
Don’t mention the war
Some serious handbags going on
Mickie ‘D wanted me to go over his side
Said I’d get front page
And a glamour make over
And loads a’ freebies
n’ invites n’Brand Ambassador stuff
But Johnny put it up t’im
An said
“NO!
Ya short arse billix ‘Mon
in you’re so loike ancient Lamborghinit thingy
Or whatever its called
Loike it’s soooo vulgar
Frill would call you spam
Or loike something Brendan O’Connor would drive
Seriously, Zip up your Mickie Michael”
And
As ye know
And I’m a sucker for Strawberry Blonds
Better the divil n’all that
( I’ve had a drink or few.. those effin’ Blahs. ..)
Never Say Never Again
That was better than your column
some old queen
Once more for power bottoms for Jesus. Oh I forgot this one; I need to spend more time up north.
Sunday Life: Arlene toasts poll success. Rochester ginger drink from Holland and Barrett was it?
DUP secured same, SF & SDLP down slightly, Peeps b4 Profit entrance in West Belfast and Martin McGuinness near an also ran in Derry.
Interesting that DUP who are now pitching towards equal marriage as ‘the Catholic Church of Northern Ireland’ should remain the same?
Sunday Life
” Tommy’s baby joy at 73″
Wait until his wife finds out, he lives at number 77.*
* hat tip to the late, great Bob Monkhouse.
That was terrible bertie…
-I snorted snot and cried for two minutes.
(Just checking…it was a joke, wasn’t it? Some people ’round here don’t know the difference.)
You’re a wicked man altogether!
-Hat tip for the hat tip. Not a lot of people don’t do that even when it isn’t necessary but you did
Do more jokes.
You are very good at it.
I would love to do ‘jokes’.
I wouldn’t be any good at it.
No, I’m only joking….
You are the ONLY funny one here, except for the guy in the Red Dress.
You mean the redress?
Nope.
I meant the Red Dress.
Go to bed.
I can do this by meself.
^^^
An unfortunate example of someone who’s mother has been telling him for years that he’s a gas lad altogether, a right card, oh yeah!!
badger, you’re wholly unfunny. Your ‘gags’ are just puerile cr@p. really.
add in the pretty high opinion of yourself that you have, you’re just an eejit.
people cringe for you when they read your dross.
No one reads his mindless crap don’t worry
Only Kentucky Fried Kieran
“Kentucky Fried Kieran”???
Are you 4?
??????
Class Bertie,
I’ll be using that!
It’s what Bob would have wanted:)
It has to be said, Ross had better choose his words with care. He is in a fairly precarious position to be getting sanctimonious about “snouts in troughs”. How long a fanboy for the financial sector? How long a Senator?
Imagine the “All Out” he’ll cause with that trap
Trains
Dart
Buses – Dublin and the rest of them
The Luas brothers out in sympathy …. maybe
Ross’ll be in his element
Reliving Thatcher and the Miners
Like I said yesterday
It’ll be Ross or Zapper
Or a very sore Ring
That’ll scuttle this dinghy
Mr Harris to “take politics out of health”. What the hell have politics to do with the patient care? Oh…its the Irish Republic.
Medical Cards for all!!!!
Harris to take politics out of health…. so it’s an all party, more than just one or two govt lifespans, and no more clinics for TDs own districts, a removal of the church from boards, yes the church IS political…. what else will he need to do to honour such a grandiose claim?
I hope he does… I doubt he will
Oh… The State wants to tell the church what to think and do! Chuckling over my avacado eggs here…
I love your optimism boys.
-It’s kinda infectious.
I thought I shouldn’t expect anything more than the same old same old from this ‘government’.
What’s this guy’s name again..?
-Shame Ross?
It’s going to be HIS fault, is it?
I think you might be right.
Any self-respecting representative of the Irish Democratic Republic would wear a wig or a flat-cap like the Hardly-Aware brothers from Kerry.
We shouldn’t have to put up with this.
-Have none of them got any shame?
We need MORE people like Shane Ross.
I trust that his methods are Machiavellian, because I know he’s a good man.
Your move…
The village idiot has spoken.
That’s pretty nasty and uncalled for.
I can’t recall any sort of contribution idiotic or otherwise from “SPANX”
The modding on this site is a bit strange and inconsistent.
It seems some people can get away with hurling any sort of insult, while others if they put out even one insult and some crybaby complains about it it gets taken down. It should be all or nothing.
Shut it, badgerboy
They have their favourites and let them away with whatever they choose despite their inane “banter” cf camplers, frilly, Anne – I could go on but I’d rather chop my fingers off than give those tossers air time.
Tossing saves you from cancer.
Just thought I’d mention that, lovely day out to be moanin’ on the internets, think I shoulda worn sunscreen… anyhoo, have a lovely evening, and give the tossing a go yourself, might loosen ya up :)
Ah would ya stick your dummy back in
Favourites my hole
You deserve a few, spanks.
-I’m sorry I never gave them to you. You heading there
AnneSPANX.You’ll get there faster in a taxi.
Taxis are free, aren’t they?
I’m not Anne, badger boy.
The multiple name lark is your game – badger/catherine/rory/spawned and the other one up above
Anne, only one person knows I used to have the nickname ‘Badger’.
I remember telling you.
I have two names these days.
sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq and sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq.
If you can’t deal with that you should learn how to, and stop projecting your bad habits on other people. Not everyone is a (unt.
He’s not messing.
You should stop messing.
I’m still getting over ‘Why me’ (2016) on the late late….
Indo: Irish Water boss will get €300k tax-free pay-off
So Tierney gets a lump €300k tax free lump sum and an €100k pension at 59. Nice. Neither the outgoing nor incoming ministers were aware of this deal apparently. Coveney has some credence but Kelly is either lying or is just downright incompetent.
Can’t Kelly be both?
That is an inclusive ‘or’ meaning one or other or both.
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/logic-gate-AND-OR-XOR-NOT-NAND-NOR-and-XNOR
okay so
I’m with you
Kelly’s a lying fool
It’s big money alright but it’s what all retiring county managers get with 40 years behind them .
Even garbage indo highlights this.
Issue with public service pay no??
Fair enough, Steve.
My assertion that Kelly’s a lying fool goes beyond this story, though. He’s shown it time and time again.
@ Steve. Point taken but given his record with this and poolbeg beforehand, some level of accountability would be nice. These kinds of people seem to sail through to pension with impunity.
Is that his ‘only’ pension? All ‘work’ for the state he’s done, overruns in Galway and elsewhere the incinerator debacle he headed up, and other council jobs, and IW….. can I assume this pension covers all his other fupp ups… Anyone?
yeah agreed. i can kind of understand the yearly pension element, although its still huge money. wtf does a 60 year old who probably has his mortgage paid, kids out of the nest etc. need a 100k a year for.
but the golden handshake, for all retiring public servants, never understood that…..they should at least cap it at a more reasonable figure, i.e. not above average industrial wage. its madness what some of them pick up.
No Public Servant should retire on anything more than the Average Industrial Wage. None.
If the likes of John Tierney has planned a retirement that is beyond that budget.
Two Words
Private Pension
And that lump sump should not be more than one years pay.
How many SNAs would that annual pension keep in our classrooms?
To an extent the golden handshake could be viewed as an incentive for talented people (who we want to attract) to serve in the public sector where average remuneration is generally lower at executive level. The problem being of course is that during the Bertie era this simple equation was turned on its head and public servants started to be remunerated like private sector CEOs, as did a whole host of people at middle management level.
I know
Tierney brought NO Private Sector Industrial Exec skills to the gig
Where did I go wrong …
Where did I go wrong …
Where do we begin?
Anne, I’ve been looking for you.
-Back on the ‘Frilly Unchained’ thread from Friday.
I have a couple of questions.
http://tinyurl.com/jsw7cyq
Take your time.
He didn’t bring any public sector exec skills either by the looks of it. Then again, look who appointed him?
Was that a direct appointment by Kenny?
@ Brother. No it was Hogan.
I expect there will be number of these sorts of payments because there is certain to quite a number in the same situation as Tierney. Bluffing their way through to the contract dead line while being drip fed things to say by two grand a day consultants.
We’ll be mopping up Hogan’s mess for years to come.
What did we as a society ever do to deserve such crooked ladyparts?
They found it very difficult to recruit anybody for the role.
New water utility, relatively poor pay (for an exec role), intensely political, dealing with loads of county councils…
Leo offered to stay in Health?
That was good of him.
Facing 30,000 viewers of trailer of missing child 6 year old Mary Boyle. Not a word on rte. On a par to BBC’s silence on Jimmy Saville? Exposure brings more victims forward normally. God Bless all who protect children.Thank you BS.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that made me laugh – how does a website that promotes abortion protect children?
Does it promote the abortion of children?
Only up to 12 yrs
That’s none of your concern Bishop Brennan. This a secular matter.
Ok. Sorry for asking, cranky pants.
Ah yes, the VIP Style Awards.
Classy stuff. That’s why Michael O’Doherty’s office is in Smithfield Square. Burnt orange bike Michael?
Don’t worry lads, I have this one…I’m going to translate it into English first, then figure out what it means.
-Bear with me…
I can do it by meself, it’s okay…
No, hang on, hang on…
I thought I had it there for a second.
-Come back to me later on…
(Is VIP one of those ‘energy’ drinks? And who the Hell is Martin O’Donoghue? And do they even make bikes in orange? …..whooahhh…this is a very hard one!)
I actually feel sorry for you
That was one of his more coherent ramblings in fairness.
He’s somewhat Joycean in his ramblings but so far what I’ve learned is
a) he likes music and is/was a former DJ
b) he likes wordplay but it is a lot funnier in his head – trust me on this memes
c) he likes Catherine McEntee, not sure it’s entirely reciprocated but so what
d) he’s from Jobstown and has a left-leaning somewhat anarchist political pov.
e) he likes a drink and works unsociable hours.
In short there’s no agenda really. What’s your excuse though for the gibberish YOU spout here about Sinn Féin and the like Clampers?
Oh big drama there lads
Don’t mention the war
Some serious handbags going on
Mickie ‘D wanted me to go over his side
Said I’d get front page
And a glamour make over
And loads a’ freebies
n’ invites n’Brand Ambassador stuff
But Johnny put it up t’im
An said
“NO!
Ya short arse billix ‘Mon
in you’re so loike ancient Lamborghinit thingy
Or whatever its called
Loike it’s soooo vulgar
Frill would call you spam
Or loike something Brendan O’Connor would drive
Seriously, Zip up your Mickie Michael”
And
As ye know
And I’m a sucker for Strawberry Blonds
Better the divil n’all that
( I’ve had a drink or few.. those effin’ Blahs. ..)
That was better than your column
Once more for power bottoms for Jesus. Oh I forgot this one; I need to spend more time up north.
Sunday Life: Arlene toasts poll success. Rochester ginger drink from Holland and Barrett was it?
DUP secured same, SF & SDLP down slightly, Peeps b4 Profit entrance in West Belfast and Martin McGuinness near an also ran in Derry.
Interesting that DUP who are now pitching towards equal marriage as ‘the Catholic Church of Northern Ireland’ should remain the same?