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By *d909123 OP Man
5 weeks ago

lucan

Truly a man of principal .

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By *og-ManMan
5 weeks ago

somewhere

The principle of getting re elected no matter what to ensure he continues to make money hand over fist on government contracts

The brother....haven't a fuckin clue what he says at the best of times

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By *d909123 OP Man
5 weeks ago

lucan

Listening to the brother struggle to put one word in front of the other atm

Amazing he gets a vote

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By *amsevenMan
5 weeks ago

cork

I've more respect for them now than I ever had.

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By *orknmindy21Couple
5 weeks ago

Newtownards

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By *enerationfornicationMan
5 weeks ago

In a place not far from...

"Listening to the brother struggle to put one word in front of the other atm

Amazing he gets a vote "

They're cute hoors down there. They have more fingers in pies than "Little Jack Horner"

Unfortunately the generation coming after feel ALOT more entitled. (I guess that's what a rugby playing, fee paying education brings to the table)

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By *otownkid1967Man
5 weeks ago

Portlaoise

The Healy Raes always run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. They originally backed the government. But changed their minds as soon as they realised they were alienating their voting base. None of their wagons or plant were on the blockade in Cork or Kerry where they have contracts with local councils.

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By *idlands34Man
5 weeks ago

mullingar

What are you talking about? Men of principle. They gave their word they would support the government when they signed up. They didnt. They were members of ff until that didnt suit their agenda. They give out about refugees yet make a fortune housing them. And what about the son???

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By *he General 2 0 2 5Man
5 weeks ago

Limerick City

Rats , sinking ship , story comes to mind more like.

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By *affa31Woman
5 weeks ago

Galway

Yea it has nothing to do with the article this week about him making 1.3 million profit from an IPAS centre. Now he’s back to being a hero for the very people who don’t want refugees in the country.

The Healy Rae’s looking after themselves as per usual.

The sooner this country learns that national politics matter more than local politics, the better off we’ll be.

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By *adger BrocMan
5 weeks ago

North Cork

"Yea it has nothing to do with the article this week about him making 1.3 million profit from an IPAS centre. Now he’s back to being a hero for the very people who don’t want refugees in the country.

The Healy Rae’s looking after themselves as per usual.

The sooner this country learns that national politics matter more than local politics, the better off we’ll be. "

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It would take a very sophisticated and well informed electorate to rise above parish pump politics and vote for the greater good of the nation.

Unfortunately, as Tip O'Neill, the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives whose family hailed from North Cork, was known to say.....

"All politics is local"

The current crackpot regime in the US is probably a prime example of this electoral principle in action.

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By (user no longer on site)
5 weeks ago

Hot TDs

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By *astelloWoman
5 weeks ago

Far far away

People often assume they're thick culchies... but are the most astute political animals out there. Years of political legacy has taught that.

And yes lm from Kerry.

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By *hilaboutMan
5 weeks ago

kilkenny

He has been in government while all protests were going on n never opened his mouth. Turned yellow today afraid he wouldn't be relected nxt time

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By *indenMan
5 weeks ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

"Truly a man of principal .

What did it achieve?

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By *adger BrocMan
5 weeks ago

North Cork

"Truly a man of principal .

What did it achieve?"

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It secured his and he's brothers Dáil seats for the foreseeable future and probably for their children further down the line.

Parish pump, or should that be "diesel pump", politics is still alive and well in Ireland. However the decision not to support the government may mean that funding for local infrastructure projects may no longer flow as freely into South Kerry to be scooped up by HR excavator buckets and loaded into tipper trucks to be carried home to Kilgarvan.

It might have been a more magnanimous gesture to show true leadership and concern for hardpressed fuel users by foregoing some of the profits from sales at the fuel pumps in Kilgarvan.

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By *aradeaneWoman
5 weeks ago

Enfield

"Truly a man of principal .

You can't be serious. Although I'm sure many more will follow, he's not resigning on principles. Wait a week or two and see what comes.

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By *ust_us999Couple
5 weeks ago

Somewhere

😂😂😂 Presume you're talking about the one from kerry. Hard to stay minister if your brother is voting against you, it would've killed the "brand" healy ray and all credibility would be gone. This is just damage control.

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By *he KakapoMan
5 weeks ago

A nice rock

Wow that really is principled to walk away from a TDs salary and pension.

He has I assumed he has fully resigned his seat in the dail after realising his misatke of supporting an awful coalition right? Right?

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By *rutus321Man
5 weeks ago

Offaly

Political move by the Healy Raes ,Michael Martin misjudged the amount of support the protesters got in general,a failed leader,as opposed to successful business/political people.

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By *ildarekinkstersCouple
5 weeks ago

kinkytown

The health raes are a pack of two faced greedy bastards. The other nly reason he resigned was because more likely he wouldn't have been reelected by his base. Mouthing off about refugees while making money off them via government. Never liked any of them.

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By *otownkid1967Man
5 weeks ago

Portlaoise

"Wow that really is principled to walk away from a TDs salary and pension.

He has I assumed he has fully resigned his seat in the dail after realising his misatke of supporting an awful coalition right? Right?"

No he is still a TD and will be availing of a ministerial pension when he leaves the Dail.

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By *og-ManMan
5 weeks ago

somewhere

"Wow that really is principled to walk away from a TDs salary and pension.

He has I assumed he has fully resigned his seat in the dail after realising his misatke of supporting an awful coalition right? Right?

No he is still a TD and will be availing of a ministerial pension when he leaves the Dail."

Doesn't qualify for ministers pension I think but gravy train on TD pension

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By *adger BrocMan
5 weeks ago

North Cork

It would be interesting to see figures for the numbers who participated in the fuel protests and in particular the number involved in blocking access to the fuel storage facilities.

I would hazard a very rough guess at 10k to 15k with a significantly smaller number manning the barriers to prevent fuel deliveries. Video coverage on news and social media would reflect even smaller numbers.

The most recent CSO figures, from 2023, show just under 300k people directly engaged in agriculture, 50k in freight and passenger transport, 10k in forestry, fishing and construction equipment sectors.

Total 360k.

Therefore the percentage directly involved in those sectors that participated in the protest/blockades.....4%.

(By comparison 700k people, or 63% of the workforce, took part in the PAYE protest in 1980.

Interestingly one of the demands by those protesters was that self-employed, business and specifically farmers should pay more tax. I'm not sure if that ever came about in any significant way).

But it is an ill wind that brings no good. The recent protests were specifically focused on bringing relief to those using diesel in their businesses and very little mention was made of those using fuel to travel to work or using heating oil.

The reduction in duty benefitted all fuel users while the additional rebates that apply to those in the agri, haulage and other relevant sectors were given specifically to those sectors.

So while totally disagreeing with the methods used by the protesters I have to acknowledge their success in getting the government and the relevant representative associations to negotiate a solution.

Not everyone is happy with the outcome....but that's democracy for ya!

The HR's may discover that not all their constituents are agriculturally engaged, come the next election.

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By *otownkid1967Man
5 weeks ago

Portlaoise

"Wow that really is principled to walk away from a TDs salary and pension.

He has I assumed he has fully resigned his seat in the dail after realising his misatke of supporting an awful coalition right? Right?

No he is still a TD and will be availing of a ministerial pension when he leaves the Dail.

Doesn't qualify for ministers pension I think but gravy train on TD pension "

I thought once you have served over year, you got relevant pension. Correct me if I'm wrong and if I am, could pass the hat around to give the poor hour a few €€€.

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By *ermbiMan
5 weeks ago

Ballyshannon

Is there a severance payment too even though he resigned?

Nothing principled here only laying the ground work for future election and milk everything from that is making up the numbers to prop up a future coalition.

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By *ndrea CrossTV/TS
5 weeks ago

Dublin

If you mean Healy Rae he is an embarrassment to Ireland - the original Gombeen...

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By *rutus321Man
5 weeks ago

Offaly

And yet he topped the poll in the last election,18500 votes,one the highest nationally,

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By *og-ManMan
5 weeks ago

somewhere

"And yet he topped the poll in the last election,18500 votes,one the highest nationally,"

All politics is indeed local in Ireland

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By * BlackMan
5 weeks ago

Laois/ Dublin

He's playing the long game.

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By *ing PaddyMan
5 weeks ago

South County Dublin

Michael was chair on the right to die bill. He did a very good job even though he was against the idea.

Where is now sitting on some in tray.

I was amased how protest was allowed go so long. If I parked my car on luas line in oconnell st it would be moved along.

So who is going to pay for this agreement? we are in a deficit except of social media money.

The HR are gas men, men of the people my arse I was raised in a 2 up 2 down with a Jack's in yard and if my trade unions went on strike had to have a ballot of the members giving 7 days notice of a strike.

Also the behaviour of some of the Ireland independents towards female members in the Dail last Tuesday left a lot to be desired.

Good riddence to them.

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