This morning.
Leader’s Questions.
“I would suggest to you if you were genuinely concerned about the Irish media, you might have remarked in NY about the issue of media ownership” and in particular the power of Denis O’Brien… “but you simply wanted to have a go” – McDonald #dáil
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) July 4, 2018
“I actually said a lot of positive things about the media internationally in Ireland … I also said I thought I got a fair hearing from the media, which I do…”
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) July 4, 2018
Ain’t that the truth.
FIGHT!
Earlier: A Limerick A Day
Meanwhile…
Hard to know which is the bigger joke at this stage. The media or @campaignforleo pic.twitter.com/ymRSBUsKBI
— Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) July 4, 2018
YOU decide.








…the mission to prey incident has all the elements of a stitch-up…I believe it was a savage attempt to stimie any future investigation into the behaviour of ‘missionaries’ and distract attention from the dreadful revelations about abuse from the religious at home…
And Hillarys emails on the grassy knoll?
…is that crooked Hillary…I haven’t read her missives on grassy knolls but her reputation as a warmonger are undeniable …
We all saw how the free and balanced press operates at the Non Disclosures Tribunal… I don’t really know who I despise more out of this article. The press, Varadker or Mc Donald… how utterly depressing and amateur they all are.
+ 1
Well said Ron, with you 100% !
The media is triggered into making a mountain out of a molehill. They should be more concerned with their products’ credibility.
I agree
and stop blaming the likes of us for making them look as shoddy and pathetic as they really are
and stop using the “keyboard warrior” crap
or doing the “sum’ting on the internet” brush off
The media in Ireland lost all credibility the time of the boom. They gorged on it like pigs at the trough. Then the arse fell out of their business model and they squealed like pigs. Now the better ones work for Government ministers and the rest are scattered like poorly paid click merchants across the bleeding landscape of print and broadcast.
I can think of two that work for govt. ministers, both of whom could not be described as ‘better’ than anyone else, but I agree with your overall point.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/ross-hires-independent-candidate-as-80k-adviser-35028150.html
http://www.thejournal.ie/chris-donoghue-newstalk-3704239-Nov2017/
Fair enough, I know a couple of more that have teased with the idea. Its the pension that worries them. But i stand corrected…
Is Tony Williams not soliciting any more?
What’s Leo short for? Leopold?
Leotard
That’s funny :)
These comments fall into that age old category of a politician opening their mouth and the truth accidentially slipping out, leo varadkar is a very right wing politician so these kind of comments shouldn’t come as any surprise.
+1
he made similar level gaffes during his st patrick’s day trip to the US, too. something about leo abroad letting his guard down and making a twit of himself.
While I’m no fan of his, I wonder…
How is what he said a gaff?
What part of what he said is a gaff?
The “gaff” is that he said this out loud. It gives an interesting insight into how people like him really think, they say one thing in public and something completely different in private.
Thanks. From the Clinton poilitical handbook that, init.
You’re a trump supporter clamps, so I don’t put a lot of stock in what you have to say on these type of issues.
LOL! I’m a Trump supporter now am I? Cop on to yourself, not having shown support for Killary does not make one supporter of the opposing candidate of the time.
How childish, ffs grow up! :)
It is what it is clamps, I don’t know why you get so upset about it. Your persona on here changed completely during the 2016 campaign and particularly afterwards. So why don’t you just own it, you’re perfectly entitled to your views but I’m not going to take you very seriously as a result. I mean you constantly refer to Hillary Clinton as “killary” yet call me childish, its laughable.
No, my persona remained the same. You lot shifted to far left regressive identity politics, and calling people who wouldn’t get into your group think far right/alt right /Nazis like some Alebine paradox bent on an ideologically driven hate… it was a riot to behold! :)
Don’t believe me, Chomsky said it was like that, and that it has crippled the Left.
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And nah…, I don’t constantly refer to the muppet as that, only the odd time to annoy fools.
Clearly it works!
Why are you so angry, in the space of a couple of comments you have referred to me as childish and a fool simply because I have the temerity to disagree with you. You claim that you haven’t changed your views and perhaps you actually believe that, but if your views haven’t changed you certainly feel empowered to express them since trump came on the scene.
There’s a video on YouTube showing Hillary saying that that is EXACTLY what she does and encourages business and politicians to do… to hold both public and private positions on issues.
And here you are giving off because you say Leo is doing it….
GUFFAW! big time! Does anyone need anymore proof that you are completely self deluded :)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/8/hillary-clinton-says-she-has-both-public-and-priva/
Its wrong regardless of who is advocating it and its a large contributing factor to general public distrust in politics. I voted for Bernie Sanders in the primaries and only voted for Clinton in the presidential election because the alternative to me was unthinkable. I am not a supporter of Clinton and your constant name calling does nothing but cement my feelings that you support the name caller in chief.
Constant name calling? Who called me a Trump supporter… oh yeah, you :)
I’m not angry fella. I know you are angry though, I was at the receiving end of some of your dogs abuse when I wouldn’t show support for the muppet. And here you are giving out about Leo who supposedly is doing exactly what the muppet does. Suck an egg mate.
Here ya go Real, this is the creation of the regressive Leftist politics you supported …. bullies of kids….
https://twitter.com/RitaPanahi/status/1014850912861343744
Well said Gemma!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IctC0Quf8zc