77 thoughts on “Saturday’s Papers

    1. Birdie

      That is awful Daisy. What utter clowns. They just seem to thrive off their crappy reputation. Come on Italy is all I can say at this point.

    2. Rosette of Sirius

      It’ll be rinse and repeat on Sunday. Wait and see. And, if they lose I reckon there’ll be serious trouble in old London Town. Filthy scum.

        1. Papi

          Charger being, well, charger.
          Engurlaaaaaand! New name, same bigotry.
          The blackened tan.

    1. jungleman

      Your hatred of Varadkar seems to go beyond politics. I wonder what it is about him that bothers you so much.

      1. GiggidyGoo

        No – it’s a hatred of FG. He’s the leader, and he’s leading by example. He’s a liar, he’s under criminal investigation, and yet he and his cohorts are still at the helm, decimating the lives of the multitudes with extra taxes, cuckoo funds, Dinny, Dinny…. did I mention Dinny? etc. etc.
        So, if you don’t mind, I’ll continue to call him out for what he is. If you don’t like it, then tough. If you’re prepared to accept his type of leadership, off with you. I’m not.

        1. General Public

          Giggs,

          Have you noticed that every time you criticise FG and especially Varadkar, the same type of commenter follows on pleading with you to stop.

        2. jungleman

          You support a party that defends those responsible for the murder of thousands of people over the past 50+ years. I think there is more to your hatred of Varadkar than a data leak.

        3. Charlie

          Hating and name calling is what you do best when it comes to certain politicians. Carry on but it paints a worse picture of you than them.

        4. GiggidyGoo

          @Jungleman. Assumptions much eh? Try another tack.
          Glad you agree on the data leak aspect. I notice you haven’t commented on the Broadband aspect, the Actavo aspect (Siteserv), The housing aspect, the cuckoo funds aspect. Are you OK with all of that? Or will it be the usual diversion/distraction?

          1. GiggidyGoo

            Prove to me otherwise.
            Still not prepared to commit an answer to my other question / points about Varadkar and FG?
            Divert/distract much eh?

          2. GiggidyGoo

            ?
            That’s it? That’s the basis for your assumption? You’re basing a hatred of things FG, on someone’s support for the largest political party in the country?

            How exactly does that tie in with?
            ‘ I think there is more to your hatred of Varadkar than a data leak.‘

            You need to up your game. Maybe grammar police level only is for you?

          3. jungleman

            You said I had assumptions. I’m saying you’re a Sinn Fein supporter. Pretty sure that’s not an assumption, it is very clearly the case and I note you don’t deny it. My point was that you support a party that defends murderers but you claim that your dislike for Varadkar is due to some alleged illegality. Considering you support a party that defends murderers, your dislike of Varadkar must be due to something else. All the rest of what you’ve said above I couldn’t be bothered trying to decipher.

          4. GiggidyGoo

            I’ve just explained to you. You’re still assuming my dislike of Varadkar is ‘something else’. What would that be?

            Of course you wouldn’t.
            You’d really need to look at FG and FF histories. Anyone supporting FF and FG are supporting the history of death that they come from.

            Actually, a most recent history, Tuam, doesn’t cover them in glory now does it?
            Nor does excluding the younger generation from being able to afford a house.

            Whenever I support modern day SF, I’m supporting the change from fFG that’s needed.

            But distract and divert all you like – you’re obviously quite happy with FFG and their record. That’s why you won’t address my questions. That shows you up for the facilitator you and your ilk are.

            Party leader under criminal investigation. Tick
            Party leader admits giving confidential documents to pal. Tick
            Party gives sop to Dinny. Tick
            Party gives other sop to Dinny. Tick
            Party gifts tax avoidance tools to cuckoo funds. Tick
            Party excludes people with loans below €10m from Anglo from investigation. Tick
            Party tries to cover up Tuam babies disgrace. Tick
            etc.
            etc.
            etc.

            You’re a happy camper obviously. They tick all the boxes you’re interest in.

        1. Charlie

          Seriously. He even whinged about her “bashing” him. I had her way ahead in that chat. She called him out on a number of things and all he had mostly was an loud condescending opinion rather than medical facts. He even attempted to use Luke O’Neill advice but she had just interviewed Luke the day before and he said the opposite. He’s a total chancer and a bad one. He came across as his usual arrogant self and she remained calm. Her parting blow was wonderful. Something like “Thanks Michael, if I’m looking for medical advice I won’t be coming to you but if need advice on air travel I’ll call”. Fantastic.

          1. Lilly

            And ‘thanks very much for asking to appear on the show’. Ouch. You can’t hold it against him for arguing robustly for his business though.

        2. Joe

          It’s not often O’Leary makes a total fool of himself, I think he realised it when she was schooling him.
          Instead he dug a deeper hole for himself when she called him out on his ignorant remarks on public health issues.
          If he was a gentleman he should have the good grace to apologise to her

          1. Micko

            Claire Byrne seemed to be more interested in keeping things the way they are, so her kids can go back to school in September. She said exactly that.

            I wonder would she feel the same if she was on the PUP.

  1. Johnny

    Where is my money Les?

    -This assessment reviewed the €13.2m support provided by the Department over the period 2010-2012 in response to the Haiti earthquake of January 12th 2010. It assessed the rationale and efficiency of the response.-

    Soul of Haiti got 200,000 of your money and Les Buckley’s vanity charity got 700,000 – pg 27 and 28,both charity fronts/frauds after merging,stopped reporting their accounts,then abruptly closed.

    https://irishaid.ie/media/dfa/publications/Review-of-Irish-Aids-Emergency-Response-to-the-Haiti-Earthquake-in-2010.pdf

    What did O’Brien and Buckley really do with all that Irish aid in Haiti,based on this outcome sweet FA.

    https://www.axios.com/white-house-haiti-investigate-assassination-908befc0-b3c0-4f20-8752-e7f3818b9d67.html

  2. f_lawless

    ‘URGENT: Resist Two Tier Society’
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4seLugBR1lM

    “We now know the government are hell bent on creating a society of us versus them, the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated…anyone who says otherwise at this point is either morally bankrupt, ignorant or a liar – of course these are not mutually exclusive. We know that the government intend to introduce and vote on emergency legislation next week to facilitate the introduction of domestic vaccine passports We know that talk of the passports being used only for indoor dining has extended to arts and entertainment. .

    .We’re at a crucial point in our history. We have a very small window to try and stop this emergency legislation..”.

      1. Bitnboxy

        Why you wish to hang on the word of either ex Renua O’Mahony SOQ defies belief. Far right is far right whatever way you wish to look at these delusional folk. Her wee brother, who is mates with Tan Torino, is not, let’s just say, any fan of gay folk. Nor is Tracey I suspect. But you’ll of course tell me otherwise.

        I couldn’t really care less about these cretins though but I would give Tracey one piece of advice. She had better make sure she can account for every cent of the (paytriot) donations destined for her “legal challenge”. When is that show starting?

        1. SOQ

          I never said I was a fan of O’Mahony and while I had seen that video, I didn’t think it was worth posting myself.

          However, in this case, as the only country in Europe where rapid antigen testing is not widely available and pubs and restaurants remain closed, I think we have way more important things to be thinking about than petty right / left school yard politics, and juvenile personal attacks.

          1. Bitnboxy

            Examining the bona fides or otherwise of those disseminating particular messages and the reasons why, hardly counts as “personal attacks”. Indeed, it would be precisely juvenile and cretinous to accept some of these folks at face value without any background or source checking of their views in this and other areas. I mean, that’s basic.

    1. Nigel

      Of course it’s not actually the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated since part of the point of vaccinating as many people as possible is to protect people who CAN’T get vaccinated. Otherwise carry on.

  3. Johnny

    Congratulations to Taylor McCarney on the win,some great projects in social housing and public,some friends are camping and hiking in Zion,Utah where it was 110 yesterday,they had get up at 4.30 am when it was in the low 90’s to do some hiking and then leave.I’m just reviewing the winners here, but so far it appears,climate change which is now a major architectural/ design decision in LA/any is still just not a factor.

    Solar would be fairly standard now at a minimum,geo-thermal heating too,capturing your rainwater…

    https://www.riai.ie/whats-on/news/best-out-west-galway-house-voted-irelands-favourite-building

  4. Johnny

    He just is a quality stand up guy,be great have some that leading FG,instead leaking Leo,and let’s be honest everyone hates leakers,it’s just thrashy to your team and the people who worked on it to leak your confidential work.

    Will Simon after a bruising backlash,have what it takes today,stay classy Simon.

    https://twitter.com/simoncoveney/status/1412846936206479370?s=20

    -Good luck to England Flag-tonight. Best team in tournament so far, we wish our neighbours well!! Flag of IrelandFlag of England-

  5. SOQ

    Here Dr. John Campbell talks about how the UK is now changing tact by opening up and has moved to a herd immunity strategy.

    He estimates that given a ten day period from infection to hospital admission, the percentage of cases which result in hospitalisation has gone down from 6.4% in January to 1.96% now. He thinks that the vaccination of vulnerable and younger people being infected are the reasons.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLwn3CML0DQ

        1. jungleman

          No, you were very clearly trying to use the common phrase “changing tack” and just didn’t know or understand the phrase or it’s origin. This is not a grammar mistake, it’s a case of not being well-read.

          1. mkel

            +1 jungleman

            have/of
            lose/loose (this one really grinds my gears)
            quite/quiet
            your/you’re
            their/there/they’re

  6. Johnny

    Some common sense here.

    … legalise weed and cocaine, regulate the market and then tax the profits.
    This week, 100 youth workers in Ireland joined forces against prohibition and are calling for just that. But is such dramatic change practical and what are the pitfalls when it comes to legalising drugs?….

    https://www.sundayworld.com/podcasts/crime-world-podcast/episode-35-irelands-war-on-drugs-should-we-legalise-cannabis-and-cocaine-40634669.html

    This afternoon,join a million people in the park for a smoke.

    -Major Smoke Up

    SAT JUL 10 2021 AT 02:00 PM TO 08:00 PM UTC+01:00

    Phoenix Park | Dublin-

    https://stayhappening.com/e/major-smoke-up-E2ISTPA9E3V

    1. SOQ

      Something has occurred to me about this passport thing. You will be issued with an app which produces a bar code to be read when entering a bar or restaurant. The reader will then transmit that data to a central server for verification.

      The problem is, by the nature of the check being done, a record must be kept. And not only that, government will be able to tell how many people entered that business per hour / day. Is it unreasonable to assume that data could be shared with other government departments, like revenue?

      There really is serious implications to all of this.

      1. Bitnboxy

        I would imagine attached to this would be a privacy policy setting out exactly all processing and sharing of this data and as vaccine status is sensitive personal information under the GDPR, further restrictions apply. It’s pretty elementary that any system would be GDPR proofed. There are also security requirements as a matter of law.

        If one takes a conspiracy approach then yes, there will be unwanton sharing of this data.

        1. SOQ

          I am pretty much up to date in relation to GDPR on this issue – but thank you for your imagination.

          1. Papi

            You’re so right about everything all the time. It’s uncanny how up to date and correct you are about, well, everything.
            You’re doing the world a service, never forget that.

          2. Bitnboxy

            Great! Then you’ll be more than aware that sharing of personal data, to whom and where, must be disclosed. And with sensitive personal data even more restrictions such as express consent apply. If this is not done- get on to the DPC or even Simon McGarr. One hell of a case you’ll have with such blatant GDPR disregard re vaccine / test-status app. Not to mention the National Cyber Security requirements that are mandated. Big beefing up of oversight now for obvious reasons.

          3. scottser

            It’s just all too easily hacked.
            Since the HSE data breach, I’ve been scam called 4 times in the past 3 weeks.
            I understand a vaccine cert for travel, but going down the pub? Sod that.

          4. Bitnboxy

            I’m the same. Vaccine app for travel essential – makes total sense – of course we are late to the party here. I want EU digi-cert that can be scanned at Dublin airport and accepted at the end EU destination asap – no testing – something seamless. I can see the logic for local larger events in having a temporary vaccine pass but I can’t see this working in rural pubs and restaurants. Maybe I’m wrong.

            Re: Cyber security- I think the hackers have done us a favour in the long run.

          5. Micko

            The app for going to the pub seems crazy to me alright. The one for flying is fine. That makes some sense.

            Since I’ve had covid more than 6 months ago, looks like the pub is out permanently.

            I’d be able to go to the pub in Europe though. Where it’s 9 months recovery time.

            Crazy

        2. Papi

          Queen is doing is all a service, sacrificing his every single minute of the day to let us all know about the conspiracy.
          You’re literally a Saint at this point. Hymns will be sung to you.

          1. SOQ

            What is wrong with you people that you cannot have a civil conversation without barbed nasty comment’s?

            If you feel comfortable with government tracking your movements then fine, but there’s plenty of us who are not.

          2. millie bobby brownie

            That’s a bit rich, soq. I really enjoyed being accused of being a troll by you, and then your persistent questioning as to where my country of residence is (read: none of your business) because you didn’t like my comments.

            And I daresay Cian, for another example, appreciates that kind of hounding too. Definitely doesn’t skirt very close to harassment or, say, bullying – which you have accused Cian of also.

            For someone who is so concerned about how people’s data is used, you give the impression that you’re somehow entitled to know where I live or Cian’s job title. Smacks of hypocrisy, in my opinion.

      1. Micko

        I’m automatically moderated if I use my home broadband network with Virginmedia. Problem is with any device or computer.

        If I use the 4g on my phone, I’m not moderated.

        Phone is also with Virgin so it’s weird.

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