I bet there are no direct quotes from Leo Varadkar to ANY journalist in any of those papers. Instead we will have to wait until Barry Egan next Sunday. Leo is giving him a story and quote a week and is available to him. So, We now have a Taoiseach who gives complete weekly access to a gossip journalist who won’t ask hard hitting political questions. Nice one. Perhaps Fionnan Sheehan needs to pass on the political questions to Sunday’s Egan. Whoever the editor of the Irish Times is could do the same for non press conference answers.
Topsy
Blah blah, who really cares?
Charlie
Relax there angry boy
The Observer
Intelligent people who aren’t -like you- stupid enough to be fooled by PR
rotide
Like the swathes of people here that predicted a McGregor win? Not like anyone was fooled by PR there.
Egan is, to me , a simpering , ingratiating , nauseating pillock
Charger Salmons
” A winner even in defeat ”
Yup,my prediction was right.
Prepare for a hero’s return to Dumpland by McTurnip,yet another Irish sportsperson celebrated for losing.
And hardly ever a mention in the media for one of Ireland’s most successful sporting exports the England ODI cricket captain Eoin Morgan.
classter
Yup, ’cause he’s the English captain. He could play for Ireland if he chose to.
It is his prerogative and it is even understandable but you hardly expect fulsome praise for it, do you?
Anyhow, I’m not sure that McGregor has ever been celebrated in Ireland (or elsewhere) purely as a sportsman, but more as some hybrid of a sportsman/entertainer. The winner, I suspect, is being used to refer to the fact that he earned prob over 100m this year. How many other Irish businessmen or other did that this year?
Bookworm
McGregor is good because Money
That’s your point?
mildred st. meadowlark
I’d say a better reason to admire McGregor is that a bit less than 5 years ago he was on the dole with few prospects for himself, and he has turned his life around entirely. And it’s down to his hard work and his drive. I mean the money thing is great too, but I think it’s how he has managed to achieve what he has that’s so remarkable.
That’s why I don’t get how people can be so dismissive of someone who has made a success of themselves, based on hard work and dedication.
bisted
…I don’t think he had to bribe any FG ministers to get his millions either…
A snowflake's chance in hell
No it isn’t.
It’s because he’s a willing fool to play the clown prince and stage Irishman and stand up on a stage and get slapped a bit rough for idiots to cheer.
He’s not even that good a clown (witness his moronic comment about someone who wants a ‘knock’) but in these boring days he will get a few airings on Twitter or whatever
mildred st. meadowlark
Spoken with all the certainty of someone who has no idea about MMA/UFC.
And if you wish to knock his success because it apparently caters to ‘rough idiots’, go right ahead. I’ll admire his savvy, as a fighter, as a showman and as a businessman.
Papi
I wonder who hurt Charger so very much. The chip is staggeringly heavy for the poor chap. Daily life must be insufferable.
Brother Barnabas
Rumour has it that a Leitrim lad shifted his girlfriend when he was 16. Still hurts.
Tomorrow never comes
haha
Joe cool
I’m not his biggest fan. But they kid has achieved things. lots of things. 5 years ago he was on the dole, now he’s in mega fights for 100 million and is champion of the world. Boy deserves credit
Charger Salmons
Morgan originally went to England to play Test cricket.Ireland does not have a Test team.
He also went to play regularly against the best teams in the world.Ireland plays regularly and loses to Afghanistan and Scotland.
He also plays at the highest level in individual team competitions around the world such as the Indian Premier League.
By any definition Morgan is an outstanding Irish sportsman yet barely gets mentioned.
It’s because his sport is that English game.
Classic Irish myopism at its best.
Yep
Ohhhhh! The Indian Premier League!
Even when Ireland did well, that time, in that place, the bandwagon jumping was to a minimum. People just don’t enjoy watching it.
I can see you now, an 8 year old running up to the field all smiles trying to convince people to play with your new cricket set. Only to be laughed at and then have your stumps stolen for goalposts.
People like things. Other people like other things.
Shayna
I’m not sure what was up with Tyrone. It was a poor display against the Dubs. Tyrone were so stand-offish, it was embarrassing to watch. Anyhoos, good luck to the Dubs against Mayo.
Brother Barnabas
You could even say the Tyrone types got a lesson in good manners.
Bookworm
They are a joke. McGregor put up a better fight. Harte was really exposed
Shayna
Perhaps,Brother? The Dubs were on time yesterday. Nice one! Perhaps that was an omen?
Harry Molloy
they thought it was starting at 15.30, that’s why!
Spaghetti Hoop
+1
Tyrone insulted the entire association breaking the parade like that. At play they were no match to the Dubs. It wasn’t an equal fight.
Frilly Keane
Are you serious?
Did you not see what the rest of the country saw?
Tyrone went in to play their Nordie defence game and no matter how handy they are a blocking, man marking, pulling n’dragging
And no amount of prayers
Could out run or out jump a high ball sailing over
Dublin kept ye away from that ball yesterday
By keeping it out of yere reach
And that’s all they did
Compare the hand pass stats
In the 1st half alone ye were sub 50 while the Dubs were well inta the 200s
It must have been an atheist ball
It wouldn’t go near ye
And make no mistake Shayna
That score line flattered ye
Shayna
I have to concede Frilly, Tyrone weren’t up to it, but they seemed under-powered. I really thought they were up to it.
I think Declan McClure who was introduced at half-time (he’s from my club, Clonoe O’Rahillys) should have started. It was too llttle, too late
By the way, I do hate the term ‘Nordie’.
Brother Barnabas
you’re oddly singular in your perspectives, shayna
I wouldn’t care much for the term ‘nordie’, but you refer to Dublin in pejorative tones constantly. I suspect you don’t even realise it – all part of the provincial mindset. it’s embarrassing – or should be.
bisted
…it was god’s will…
Frilly Keane
Its as Joe Kernan regularly said
“yis are all ah’ginst us”
“we don’t git enough ray’spect”
Brother Barnabas
is that to me, frillz?
if so, I’m not whingeing about anything. but fact is – this is Dublin’s era and we’re by far the best team around right now.
just as it was Cork’s time late 80s/early 90s, Kerry’s time for most of the 00s (and the late 70s/early 80s before). And Tyrone has their time too around 10 years ago.
It’ll pass for sure – always does. But, as of now, that’s how it is.
The “I don’t understand what happened… Tyrone didn’t perform” is b0ll0cks. Tyrone performed as well as they were let – utterly outclassed. Hadn’t a chance.
Frilly Keane
that was for Shayna Brudder
although it has to be said
that Dublin panel has to be the best 21 ever
I don’t even think Smigs side would have managed them yesterday
Shayna
@ Brother, thank-you for highlighting my mind-set. I was born in Stillorgan. I’m merely a person who offers opinion on my adopted county. I have accepted lots of things in my life, but calling me, provincial, it’s a tad upsetting.
Perhaps, I’m not as thick-skinned as other types, but, Adieu!
Brother Barnabas
sorry to have upset you, shayna, but the constant anti-Dublin thing – and the use of pejorative terms when referring even benignly to Dubliners – is indicative of a provincial mindset. as the kids say, you’d wanna get over it already.
Shayna
I’m sorry too. It’s just a GAA thing, I love Dublin. Unfortunately, I don’t live there.
Tomorrow never comes
So you’re a Dub AND a Nordie
FFS!
Sheik Yahbouti
Thank God!!!
The Bottler
Has any public sector person engaged in the area of fire safety/building regulations ever been asked what they have been doing for the past fifteen years?
Rob_G
Great news, those new houses being built in west Dublin.
I bet there are no direct quotes from Leo Varadkar to ANY journalist in any of those papers. Instead we will have to wait until Barry Egan next Sunday. Leo is giving him a story and quote a week and is available to him. So, We now have a Taoiseach who gives complete weekly access to a gossip journalist who won’t ask hard hitting political questions. Nice one. Perhaps Fionnan Sheehan needs to pass on the political questions to Sunday’s Egan. Whoever the editor of the Irish Times is could do the same for non press conference answers.
Blah blah, who really cares?
Relax there angry boy
Intelligent people who aren’t -like you- stupid enough to be fooled by PR
Like the swathes of people here that predicted a McGregor win? Not like anyone was fooled by PR there.
Who predicted a win?
“swathes of people” did. Was he not clear?
Egan is, to me , a simpering , ingratiating , nauseating pillock
” A winner even in defeat ”
Yup,my prediction was right.
Prepare for a hero’s return to Dumpland by McTurnip,yet another Irish sportsperson celebrated for losing.
And hardly ever a mention in the media for one of Ireland’s most successful sporting exports the England ODI cricket captain Eoin Morgan.
Yup, ’cause he’s the English captain. He could play for Ireland if he chose to.
It is his prerogative and it is even understandable but you hardly expect fulsome praise for it, do you?
Anyhow, I’m not sure that McGregor has ever been celebrated in Ireland (or elsewhere) purely as a sportsman, but more as some hybrid of a sportsman/entertainer. The winner, I suspect, is being used to refer to the fact that he earned prob over 100m this year. How many other Irish businessmen or other did that this year?
McGregor is good because Money
That’s your point?
I’d say a better reason to admire McGregor is that a bit less than 5 years ago he was on the dole with few prospects for himself, and he has turned his life around entirely. And it’s down to his hard work and his drive. I mean the money thing is great too, but I think it’s how he has managed to achieve what he has that’s so remarkable.
That’s why I don’t get how people can be so dismissive of someone who has made a success of themselves, based on hard work and dedication.
…I don’t think he had to bribe any FG ministers to get his millions either…
No it isn’t.
It’s because he’s a willing fool to play the clown prince and stage Irishman and stand up on a stage and get slapped a bit rough for idiots to cheer.
He’s not even that good a clown (witness his moronic comment about someone who wants a ‘knock’) but in these boring days he will get a few airings on Twitter or whatever
Spoken with all the certainty of someone who has no idea about MMA/UFC.
And if you wish to knock his success because it apparently caters to ‘rough idiots’, go right ahead. I’ll admire his savvy, as a fighter, as a showman and as a businessman.
I wonder who hurt Charger so very much. The chip is staggeringly heavy for the poor chap. Daily life must be insufferable.
Rumour has it that a Leitrim lad shifted his girlfriend when he was 16. Still hurts.
haha
I’m not his biggest fan. But they kid has achieved things. lots of things. 5 years ago he was on the dole, now he’s in mega fights for 100 million and is champion of the world. Boy deserves credit
Morgan originally went to England to play Test cricket.Ireland does not have a Test team.
He also went to play regularly against the best teams in the world.Ireland plays regularly and loses to Afghanistan and Scotland.
He also plays at the highest level in individual team competitions around the world such as the Indian Premier League.
By any definition Morgan is an outstanding Irish sportsman yet barely gets mentioned.
It’s because his sport is that English game.
Classic Irish myopism at its best.
Ohhhhh! The Indian Premier League!
Even when Ireland did well, that time, in that place, the bandwagon jumping was to a minimum. People just don’t enjoy watching it.
I can see you now, an 8 year old running up to the field all smiles trying to convince people to play with your new cricket set. Only to be laughed at and then have your stumps stolen for goalposts.
People like things. Other people like other things.
I’m not sure what was up with Tyrone. It was a poor display against the Dubs. Tyrone were so stand-offish, it was embarrassing to watch. Anyhoos, good luck to the Dubs against Mayo.
You could even say the Tyrone types got a lesson in good manners.
They are a joke. McGregor put up a better fight. Harte was really exposed
Perhaps,Brother? The Dubs were on time yesterday. Nice one! Perhaps that was an omen?
they thought it was starting at 15.30, that’s why!
+1
Tyrone insulted the entire association breaking the parade like that. At play they were no match to the Dubs. It wasn’t an equal fight.
Are you serious?
Did you not see what the rest of the country saw?
Tyrone went in to play their Nordie defence game and no matter how handy they are a blocking, man marking, pulling n’dragging
And no amount of prayers
Could out run or out jump a high ball sailing over
Dublin kept ye away from that ball yesterday
By keeping it out of yere reach
And that’s all they did
Compare the hand pass stats
In the 1st half alone ye were sub 50 while the Dubs were well inta the 200s
It must have been an atheist ball
It wouldn’t go near ye
And make no mistake Shayna
That score line flattered ye
I have to concede Frilly, Tyrone weren’t up to it, but they seemed under-powered. I really thought they were up to it.
I think Declan McClure who was introduced at half-time (he’s from my club, Clonoe O’Rahillys) should have started. It was too llttle, too late
By the way, I do hate the term ‘Nordie’.
you’re oddly singular in your perspectives, shayna
I wouldn’t care much for the term ‘nordie’, but you refer to Dublin in pejorative tones constantly. I suspect you don’t even realise it – all part of the provincial mindset. it’s embarrassing – or should be.
…it was god’s will…
Its as Joe Kernan regularly said
“yis are all ah’ginst us”
“we don’t git enough ray’spect”
is that to me, frillz?
if so, I’m not whingeing about anything. but fact is – this is Dublin’s era and we’re by far the best team around right now.
just as it was Cork’s time late 80s/early 90s, Kerry’s time for most of the 00s (and the late 70s/early 80s before). And Tyrone has their time too around 10 years ago.
It’ll pass for sure – always does. But, as of now, that’s how it is.
The “I don’t understand what happened… Tyrone didn’t perform” is b0ll0cks. Tyrone performed as well as they were let – utterly outclassed. Hadn’t a chance.
that was for Shayna Brudder
although it has to be said
that Dublin panel has to be the best 21 ever
I don’t even think Smigs side would have managed them yesterday
@ Brother, thank-you for highlighting my mind-set. I was born in Stillorgan. I’m merely a person who offers opinion on my adopted county. I have accepted lots of things in my life, but calling me, provincial, it’s a tad upsetting.
Perhaps, I’m not as thick-skinned as other types, but, Adieu!
sorry to have upset you, shayna, but the constant anti-Dublin thing – and the use of pejorative terms when referring even benignly to Dubliners – is indicative of a provincial mindset. as the kids say, you’d wanna get over it already.
I’m sorry too. It’s just a GAA thing, I love Dublin. Unfortunately, I don’t live there.
So you’re a Dub AND a Nordie
FFS!
Thank God!!!
Has any public sector person engaged in the area of fire safety/building regulations ever been asked what they have been doing for the past fifteen years?
Great news, those new houses being built in west Dublin.
+1