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I'm in the part of Laois that last year was moved over to Kildare South for the election, so it's been great watching all our representatives freak out over lost votes and the potential TD's confusion over why they should care about anyone outside of Kildare / Newbridge. The campaign has been fun to watch unfold so far. PowerBeard fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Jan 30, 2020 |
# ¿ Jan 30, 2020 22:32 |
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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 19:13 |
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So I was at the Local Candidate meeting on Friday night where we had practically all the Candidates there, except for Sinn Fein because she thought it wise to go on holidays than answer any questions that weekend. The following is a rough breakdown of their performance:
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# ¿ Feb 2, 2020 10:02 |
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lemonadesweetheart posted:Where did that 50+ go? He claimed that it went to the restoration of the derelict Community Centre, which got a paint job recently. But a €50k+ revamp didn't sit well with the crowd because the Daycare is currently operating out of the GAA Club and was for years... Foul Ole Ron posted:Looks like little to no recovery or development outside of urban centres has finally bitten FG on the arse (two polls is pretty telling). I'm certainly opposed to the idea of "anyone but FG" but I am glad they are looking to loose out here. There feels like a massive shift in opinion, I honestly hope that it doesn't just become the FF show with a party that just nods and waves their way into another Recession.
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# ¿ Feb 2, 2020 21:12 |
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Can't wait to see the fallout from tomorrow, but terrified to see whatever comes next with the reshuffle!
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# ¿ Feb 7, 2020 22:45 |
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Failed Imagineer posted:I did it, I socialism'ed all over that poor ballot. It should have been #DrainTheBog
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# ¿ Feb 8, 2020 12:31 |
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Azza Bamboo posted:Someone pressed the Ren and Stimpy button, so here's your government mandated "John K allegedly groomed underage girls." As opposed to when you press the Simpsons button and are reminded that Matt Groening had connections with Jeffery Epstein
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# ¿ Feb 8, 2020 21:21 |
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I went for Independents, since they had a strong showing in Kildare South, then Labour and then everyone else except for Aontú and Sinn Fein.
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# ¿ Feb 8, 2020 22:02 |
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Time for a loving war, I guess. Lol at Aontú having 1.8% though.
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# ¿ Feb 8, 2020 23:22 |
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I welcome any system of government that sees landlords getting warmed to knock off the abusive eviction / rent hike / rinse / repeat. Or failing that, has them piled into a rocket and launched into the Sun.
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# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 00:50 |
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I see no way of either Shane or Leo staying on after all this is over, as they would be seen as responsible for the losses.
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# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 14:37 |
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Meanwhile in the hellscape of Kildare South:Irish Times posted:Sinn Féin’s Patricia Ryan is forecasted to top the poll in Kildare South. Kind reminder that Patricia Ryan was on her holidays for most of the campaign and people just want SF in at this stage.
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# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 14:51 |
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Even with then denouncing any for of hung government with SF, that's going to be painful and hilarious to watch.
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# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 14:57 |
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V. Illych L. posted:on a somewhat related note, gerry adams definitely ordered some killings back in the day right Allegedly... Like how he was "allegedly" an enforcer for the IRA and tortured people... (Please do not kill me Sinn Fein Overlords)
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2020 00:02 |
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Worried for my Dad who just started chemo, so not sure how disastrous it would be for him. So I'll air on the side of not accidentally killing him with something you can prevent by washing your hands.
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# ¿ Mar 10, 2020 23:20 |
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Looks like the Greens won't get into bed with the FF/FG love in. Will FF/FG try to woo SD and Indos and hope to make the numbers?
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# ¿ Mar 11, 2020 22:05 |
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Just turn Cheltenham into a quarantine zone, the tents could house a good few people.
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# ¿ Mar 11, 2020 22:10 |
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I'm in a tiny office, but we recently converted our server side stuff to to the cloud. Time to see what happens next.
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# ¿ Mar 12, 2020 13:45 |
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Don't worry, we're well on our way towards 420 cases of Covid 69.
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# ¿ Mar 12, 2020 22:23 |
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Government just announced closure of all pubs. We're in the end times people, watch as people rush to buy slabs of beer and Taytos.
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# ¿ Mar 15, 2020 20:36 |
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We're doomed, aren't we?
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# ¿ Mar 15, 2020 20:51 |
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Don Conroy has started his own YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CRFX5zUdbk It's weird seeing him after all these years and him not having aged (much). I remember him visiting my school when I was a really young. Didn't get to see him properly, but found myself doodling and sketching so maybe that helped a bit.
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# ¿ Apr 1, 2020 11:46 |
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Don Conroy premiered a video this morning of him drawing a barn owl. These are really calming videos in such weird times. Also I had a mild heart attack when he started using water colour near marker...
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# ¿ Apr 3, 2020 10:09 |
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lemonadesweetheart posted:I hate to ask but rating them how? Boris lives after draining the life from several working class people in the nearby ward. The UKMT is a wreck as they parse through the Labour Antisemitism report. Do we need one in Ireland for FF or FG? To get over the depressing state of affairs, I've taken to scanning through the comments in the Independent Facebook page for when a Shinner comments about the current government. Watching them getting slammed by people syaing they won jack poo poo is incredible.
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# ¿ Apr 13, 2020 12:40 |
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They do understand that it's not like they're asking them to never leave their house again, right. Ask them if they would be happy with their trip outside leading to them killing someone.
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# ¿ Apr 14, 2020 15:39 |
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Looks like someone hasn't been to Boards... The place is a nightmare.
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# ¿ Jun 25, 2020 07:59 |
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Ohhh great, Barry Cowen as Head of Agriculture and Marine... Say goodbye to that 7% reduction. Edit, that was a dumb mix up, but Cowen is so tied to local farmers, he'll do anything to keep them from reducing their impact. PowerBeard fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Jun 27, 2020 |
# ¿ Jun 27, 2020 18:51 |
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Yeah, our Green last year was way too young and inexperienced and fell apart towards the end. The PBP and SocDem were way better. Even Labour had a decent shot, but he didn't get in, but he got into the Seanad.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2020 18:58 |
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Don't know if Leo really cares anymore. He's Tanaiste and for him that's already a death sentence. My keyboard wanted to autocorrect Tanaiste to Satanist...
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# ¿ Jul 27, 2020 21:21 |
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Mackers posted:I honestly can't believe we're actually opening the schools :/ I'm fairly certain that'll get tossed out about a month in, when a few start getting cases from kids back from their holidays. I'm far more worried about the cases only coming out from the factories, like they are probably slow enough to test in the first place.
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# ¿ Aug 5, 2020 20:53 |
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Travel restrictions and closures in Laois, Offaly and Kildare from midnight tonight. Pubs and restaurants to close for 2 weeks unless they do take out, a bunch of sports cancelled, but you can travel there for work... Well gently caress.
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# ¿ Aug 7, 2020 17:30 |
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Sure was fun to see bigots crawling out of the woodwork to blame the Direct Provision Centres and foreigners.... The DPC's have enacted new protocol where possible of providing rooms for the sick and making sure that they stay isolated. This meant that the previous system of up to 4-5 person (a family room) is no longer allowed and it was lowered to 3 persons max and then staggered, which it really should have been, but they have been operating on poor standards for years. For the people complaining about seeing "them going to the shops after work and not isolating and why can't they all be held in the DPC to isolate...", DPC's can only hold persons who are sick and can only recommend that those who aren't sick limit their movement just in case. Those who aren't sick are still awaiting their applications for citizenship, so they are allowed to leave to walk around and pick up stuff from the shops like actual human beings, not loving slaves, jesus christ... We had plenty of cases of Irish people just walking around without a care in the world, sick or asymptomatic and going all over the country, but nope, we need to shut down the airports and deal with the foreigners on holidays who only account for 2% of cases... The clusters in Meat Packing Plants can be attested to several people travelling together for work, but also the poor conditions of the plant where social distancing is impossible and testing is rare at best. Plus it turned out some cases were asymptomatic or that people feared losing their only jobs and kept working, despite being ill. I sure am glad people are blaming foreigners instead of a system that actively takes advantage of their status and outright disregards the rules because money must flow or some poo poo. Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest before I snap at some 50 year old mother in the comments section of Laois Today or the Independent. PowerBeard fucked around with this message at 09:51 on Aug 8, 2020 |
# ¿ Aug 8, 2020 09:49 |
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I wonder how much it would cost to hire someone dressed up in medieval attire with a horn to follow Hogan around for a day. When Hogan enters a building or something I would want the Announcer to go : "Now arriving, this Dumb gently caress!" and play his horn for a bit. Hourly or per performance rates?
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# ¿ Aug 26, 2020 21:42 |
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I can't believe that 5G gave me Co.V.I.D!!! Cool Video and Internet Downloading Seriously, having 5G in a rural area is nuts and feels like a step up. Constisant 1080p streaming or even just streaming games using GeForce Now is crazy compared to the download hiccups we kept having with 2.4G. Even just downloading a podcast in 18 seconds compared to 5-8 minutes is a big jump.
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# ¿ Aug 30, 2020 11:38 |
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Oh joy... At least they said that school closures would be kept to the local area, rather than county wide or that. But it might be a sign of things to come.
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# ¿ Sep 1, 2020 15:21 |
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Wait, for the same school or...
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# ¿ Sep 2, 2020 17:36 |
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Christ, the pubs alone are giving me anxiety. I tried going to the pool and gym this week, they seem to be running a tight ship of booking sessions in advance and having like 6-8 people max per area. Still terrified of how things will go in a weeks time, but I'll live in hope.
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# ¿ Sep 3, 2020 00:01 |
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PeterCat posted:Not sure if this should go here or the UK thread. Post in both because this continues to be an amazing train wreck!
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# ¿ Sep 8, 2020 20:19 |
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Any chance we can call for another election, because this government are on their third Ag minister, the Health one may have gotten everyone sick and colleges look to be having a slight meltdown from the recent CAO results. Also, who let Simon Harris near schools... he barely managed Health when he was there!
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# ¿ Sep 15, 2020 23:10 |
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The amount of people here in the MIdlands rubbing their hands in glee over the Dublin lockdown is a bit sickening. "Finally, they'll know what we went through" is kind of a loving dumb way of going about things.
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# ¿ Sep 19, 2020 12:16 |
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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 19:13 |
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Were they planning on travelling and claiming it was "essential travel"?
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# ¿ Sep 19, 2020 13:09 |