‘TDs and Senators fail to collect 486,500 newsletters from Oireachtas print facility’
Why are they continuing to send out these newsletters in hard copy? Haven’t they heard of email. I contacted a Senator last summer asking her to cease and desist, so if I ever get another one from her, I’ll get creative with it. Imagine Eamon Ryan ordering boxes of these and failing to pick them up. Politicians are not just for Christmas, unfortunately.
GiggidyGoo
Eamon Ryan obviously hadn’t enough bicycles available to collect his ones. How many trees had to be planted to replace his wastage?
I only had one of these newsletters, ever. An advertisement from the local TD basically pushed as information. Newsletters should be free of any party reference. If political parties want their logo on them, or their man/woman on them, then they should finance them and not lumber the public with the costs.
Cian
+1
I think it is important for TDs to get engagement from the public. But I’d agree that it should be party/picture free unless paid for by the party/TD.
george
A lot of people don’t use email and they don’t have a list of emails for everyone in their constituency.
Lilly
90% of Irish adults own a smartphone and 85% use email (CSO). If they’re serious about not wasting resources, the least our politicians can do is gather constituents’ email addresses.
Otis Blue
Varadkar’s tactic to address contentious issues from ‘afar’ with nothing but a feigned empathy and a casual shrug of the shoulders is remarkable.
‘Nothing to be done’ he emotes. A phrase existential in its brevity, essence and futility.
so now an anti-drinking ad is too political just as an ad illustrating the effects of cutting down the rainforest was too political last year. Those blocking these ads must love the smell of money.
Charlie
Good ol Daily Star. Scaremongering to the last. Scrotes.
As if shafting the children of Ireland due to homelessness wasn’t scommy enough, I see that patethic little runt of incompetence Eoghan Murphy is concerned about an increase in elederly homelessness.
The subservient Irish daw jawed electorate are pathetic in allowing this cancer on the body politic continue with his consistently pathetic incompetence
Get some self respect daw jaws
millie vanilly strikes again
Take a break Ron. Your overwhelming negativity must be exhausting. Give your family (and the rest of us) that one gift. They’ll thank you for it.
Brother Barnabas
I dont know if that was supposed to be funny but I laughed a lot!
I P Free Leigh
Last warning with the multiple usernames now
Nigel
The verbal abuse will continue until morale improves.
dav
he’s not wrong you know..
Tea And Brexits
More Brussels sprouts, vicar Ronald? Fierce windy today.
Janet, I ate my avatar
bring back the Christmas pets !
Tea And Brexits
Hang on – we’re due a “Staying In This Christmas Eve?” RTÉ public service announcement from Broadsheet soon.
But today is a work plus seasonal carry-on day for me
Where is everyone
Brother Barnabas
all over at bodger’s
Paulus
Which is a good time for;
“What do you mean…you weren’t invited”
Janet, I ate my avatar
work :(
Spaghetti Hoop
No different, at work. I’m very nonchalant about massive hysterical commercial / religious festivals.
Looking forward to some vodka, lime and cranberry cocktails later however. Become quite chalant then.
kellma
that sounds nice. Lime juice and cranberry juice in equal measure?
kellma
While we are on the cocktails: I’m a plain tonic fan myself ordinarily (not a fan of the elder flower and other infused variants) .. I tried that grapefruit and rosemary tonic in my gin last night. Lovely!
The best Irish coffee I got was in Christie’s Hotel, Blarney many years ago. A young girl from Poland (I think) made it at my table in the restaurant. Glass sitting sideways on a stand, a flame underneath it, lit the hot whiskey, and proceeded to finish it off in a kind of exacting manner.
Haven’t had the pleasure of one made like it since. Nowadays it’s a hurried process with the cream dropping almost immediately.
I buy Hot Irishman now and make it myself. Excellent stuff. You can buy it directly if you call into their distillery in Co. Carlow.
Janet, I ate my avatar
The only Irish Coffee that is anything close to the original recipe is Powers Three Sallows, you need that oil in the potstill,
the ” champagne blend” of the ridiculously named Irishman is incorrect, 70 percent malt…30 potstill, so while I’m glad you enjoy it…the words “Instant Irish coffee ” are pretty vile …:)
Janet, I ate my avatar
Giddy you must live in the States, that’s where they tried to market that instant coffee stuff, also tried it as the hot Irishman, Irishman 70 and the Irish name for family…not the best move, but you know what that is :)
Janet, I ate my avatar
ze clan…weird drink reps
GiggidyGoo
Hi Janet. A happy Christmas to you.
Yes, a ‘real’ Irish Coffee does top the lot. But for someone that can’t get the mixture or the standing of the cream right, the Hot Irishman is a godsend, and does come close.
And it is part of the success story of that company.
As an aside, I was in Bethune a few years ago and went into an Irish Bar and ordered an Irish Coffee. I won’t go any further save to say that something served in an ice cream sundae glass with straws, topped off with squirty cream wasn’t that great. :-)
Janet, I ate my avatar
Happy Christmas Giddy, sorry but that name makes me think of a bad 70’s movie;)
Spaghetti Hoop
That’s probably the only tonic that isn’t sickly sweet.
The Cape Cod cocktail traditionally includes just a paltry wedge of lime – whereas I squeeze two limes into it and add two wedges – but whatever is your personal taste, kellma. And I go high-ball glass rather than martini glass as when I make ’em just one is enough for anybody.
Enjoy the mixing and happy christmas!
kellma
A happy christmas to you too!!
Ringsend Incinerator
Barry Egan’s Christmas lunch in the RTÉ Canteen. What do you mean “you weren’t invited”?
‘Having reportedly been told he was “f**king useless” by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary and made to feel like “a dead man walking” in his own words, Bellew has received the best Christmas gift he could have asked for.’
Well done Peter Bellew! Who in their right mind would work for Ryanair.
‘TDs and Senators fail to collect 486,500 newsletters from Oireachtas print facility’
Why are they continuing to send out these newsletters in hard copy? Haven’t they heard of email. I contacted a Senator last summer asking her to cease and desist, so if I ever get another one from her, I’ll get creative with it. Imagine Eamon Ryan ordering boxes of these and failing to pick them up. Politicians are not just for Christmas, unfortunately.
Eamon Ryan obviously hadn’t enough bicycles available to collect his ones. How many trees had to be planted to replace his wastage?
I only had one of these newsletters, ever. An advertisement from the local TD basically pushed as information. Newsletters should be free of any party reference. If political parties want their logo on them, or their man/woman on them, then they should finance them and not lumber the public with the costs.
+1
I think it is important for TDs to get engagement from the public. But I’d agree that it should be party/picture free unless paid for by the party/TD.
A lot of people don’t use email and they don’t have a list of emails for everyone in their constituency.
90% of Irish adults own a smartphone and 85% use email (CSO). If they’re serious about not wasting resources, the least our politicians can do is gather constituents’ email addresses.
Varadkar’s tactic to address contentious issues from ‘afar’ with nothing but a feigned empathy and a casual shrug of the shoulders is remarkable.
‘Nothing to be done’ he emotes. A phrase existential in its brevity, essence and futility.
But no Beckett he.
Too busy courting Barry Egan and the Indo.
https://www.independent.ie/life/im-sure-there-are-lots-of-people-easier-to-live-with-than-me-varadkar-on-homelessness-sick-children-brexit-and-living-with-matt-38803082.html
Jayz. The Katy Frenchification of the Taoiseach. #killemknow
https://mobile.twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1208534121342885890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1208534121342885890&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2F2%2Ftwitter.min.html%231208534121342885890
Im confused.
so now an anti-drinking ad is too political just as an ad illustrating the effects of cutting down the rainforest was too political last year. Those blocking these ads must love the smell of money.
Good ol Daily Star. Scaremongering to the last. Scrotes.
Ahhhh
Come on where’s Arlene
‘logged in especially
She’s out for a long drive, probably.
On a hard shoulder
As if shafting the children of Ireland due to homelessness wasn’t scommy enough, I see that patethic little runt of incompetence Eoghan Murphy is concerned about an increase in elederly homelessness.
The subservient Irish daw jawed electorate are pathetic in allowing this cancer on the body politic continue with his consistently pathetic incompetence
Get some self respect daw jaws
Take a break Ron. Your overwhelming negativity must be exhausting. Give your family (and the rest of us) that one gift. They’ll thank you for it.
I dont know if that was supposed to be funny but I laughed a lot!
Last warning with the multiple usernames now
The verbal abuse will continue until morale improves.
he’s not wrong you know..
More Brussels sprouts, vicar Ronald? Fierce windy today.
bring back the Christmas pets !
Hang on – we’re due a “Staying In This Christmas Eve?” RTÉ public service announcement from Broadsheet soon.
(Reaches for more fluoxetine).
…alas, looks like the Broadsheet hound, along with Biddy Ni Bisted, have been consigned to kennels for the duration…
for the purposes of research, I iust had a quick peek through bodger’s curtains
it’s worse than that, I’m afraid
So the Arlene rum outs are true?
Rumours
yep
and thighs like thunder, as you might imagine
Dunno about the rest of ye
But today is a work plus seasonal carry-on day for me
Where is everyone
all over at bodger’s
Which is a good time for;
“What do you mean…you weren’t invited”
work :(
No different, at work. I’m very nonchalant about massive hysterical commercial / religious festivals.
Looking forward to some vodka, lime and cranberry cocktails later however. Become quite chalant then.
that sounds nice. Lime juice and cranberry juice in equal measure?
While we are on the cocktails: I’m a plain tonic fan myself ordinarily (not a fan of the elder flower and other infused variants) .. I tried that grapefruit and rosemary tonic in my gin last night. Lovely!
Last warning with the multiple usernames now
‘…a pint of plain is your only man’
Yum yum.
The best Irish coffee I got was in Christie’s Hotel, Blarney many years ago. A young girl from Poland (I think) made it at my table in the restaurant. Glass sitting sideways on a stand, a flame underneath it, lit the hot whiskey, and proceeded to finish it off in a kind of exacting manner.
Haven’t had the pleasure of one made like it since. Nowadays it’s a hurried process with the cream dropping almost immediately.
I buy Hot Irishman now and make it myself. Excellent stuff. You can buy it directly if you call into their distillery in Co. Carlow.
The only Irish Coffee that is anything close to the original recipe is Powers Three Sallows, you need that oil in the potstill,
the ” champagne blend” of the ridiculously named Irishman is incorrect, 70 percent malt…30 potstill, so while I’m glad you enjoy it…the words “Instant Irish coffee ” are pretty vile …:)
Giddy you must live in the States, that’s where they tried to market that instant coffee stuff, also tried it as the hot Irishman, Irishman 70 and the Irish name for family…not the best move, but you know what that is :)
ze clan…weird drink reps
Hi Janet. A happy Christmas to you.
Yes, a ‘real’ Irish Coffee does top the lot. But for someone that can’t get the mixture or the standing of the cream right, the Hot Irishman is a godsend, and does come close.
And it is part of the success story of that company.
As an aside, I was in Bethune a few years ago and went into an Irish Bar and ordered an Irish Coffee. I won’t go any further save to say that something served in an ice cream sundae glass with straws, topped off with squirty cream wasn’t that great. :-)
Happy Christmas Giddy, sorry but that name makes me think of a bad 70’s movie;)
That’s probably the only tonic that isn’t sickly sweet.
The Cape Cod cocktail traditionally includes just a paltry wedge of lime – whereas I squeeze two limes into it and add two wedges – but whatever is your personal taste, kellma. And I go high-ball glass rather than martini glass as when I make ’em just one is enough for anybody.
Enjoy the mixing and happy christmas!
A happy christmas to you too!!
Barry Egan’s Christmas lunch in the RTÉ Canteen. What do you mean “you weren’t invited”?
Jays
They really are a closed set
‘Having reportedly been told he was “f**king useless” by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary and made to feel like “a dead man walking” in his own words, Bellew has received the best Christmas gift he could have asked for.’
Well done Peter Bellew! Who in their right mind would work for Ryanair.
Higgins shilling for the Climate Change Hoax.
The man is an embarrassment to the nation.