General election 2020 (8 Viewers)

[Lili Marlene]

Its hard to believe that gowl has any continued exposure.

I honestly assumed he was dead.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Seems like the place to put this?

Irish Industrialization for the 21st Century

A 10 Point National Development Plan

angelanagle.substack.com

They even say nice things about David McWilliams in it.

I could see a Sinn Féin government taking it seriously, and maybe appealing to some nostalgic Fianna Fáil-ers. Point 1 would be a hard sell to middle Ireland I'd say, but then again it's not like anyone under 30 has any future under the system we currently have.

I remember making the argument when the arse fell out of the country 15 years ago that we should focus R+D investment in something we had a competitive natural advantage, and a degree of expertise in - namely wave/tidal energy, and try to create a major industrial strength in this area.

This was founded on nothing other than my own readings and opinions at the time mind....

 

[therealjohnny]

Just saw that Claire Byrne thing, fucking hilarious. There was one lad on, traveller fellow I think, and he made a fucking dick of Claire Byrne and RTE and it was class, hahaha, legend

i need to see this

 

[pete]

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

 

[ernesto]

I remember making the argument when the arse fell out of the country 15 years ago that we should focus R+D investment in something we had a competitive natural advantage, and a degree of expertise in - namely wave/tidal energy, and try to create a major industrial strength in this area.

This was founded on nothing other than my own readings and opinions at the time mind....

Has been my longtime belief, they could have made inroads in not being so reliant on FDI

 

[ann post]

I remember making the argument when the arse fell out of the country 15 years ago that we should focus R+D investment in something we had a competitive natural advantage, and a degree of expertise in - namely wave/tidal energy, and try to create a major industrial strength in this area.

This was founded on nothing other than my own readings and opinions at the time mind....

sorta on that theme

Meitheal - Gleann Cholm Cille (1-1) | Player | TG4 | Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile

This is the story of how Glencolumbkille became a self-sufficient community developing their native industries.

www.tg4.ie

 

[ann post]

sorta on that theme

Meitheal - Gleann Cholm Cille (1-1) | Player | TG4 | Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile

This is the story of how Glencolumbkille became a self-sufficient community developing their native industries.

www.tg4.ie

@JohnnyRaz the relevant bit is about 12 mins in, it's hype up to there

 

[Lili Marlene]

I read this book there last week, needless to say change will be an uphill battle that will never happen under FF/FG

Tax Haven Ireland - Dubray Books

This is the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe became one of the world's major tax havens. From global corporations such as Apple and Google, to investment bankers and mainstream politicians, those taking advantage of Ireland's pro-business tax laws and shadow banking system have...

www.dubraybooks.ie

 

[Cormcolash]

A big problem Sinn Fein will have if they do eventually get into power is that FFG have spent the past 10+ years setting everything up to make it extremely difficult to make any substantive change without basically just telling the legal system to go fuck itself (similar to what Poland are doing in a kind of opposite way). And imagine if the Sinners did that? THE IRA HAVE TAKEN OVER etc etc etc

 

[magicbastarder]

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

 

[Cormcolash]

Today I am baffled by how 'return to work' for all these office people that have been doing their jobs from home for the last 2 years is somehow a good idea, when it means putting thousands of extra cars back on the roads every day. Like, government is making loads of civil servants go back to work in the office, and then turning around and saying "We need less people using cars"

 

[pete]

 

[ann post]

Today I am baffled by how 'return to work' for all these office people that have been doing their jobs from home for the last 2 years is somehow a good idea, when it means putting thousands of extra cars back on the roads every day. Like, government is making loads of civil servants go back to work in the office, and then turning around and saying "We need less people using cars"

It was 100% the best opportunity in known recent history to reboot commuting nightmares and rethink all that, so obviously it had to be wasted.

I know this whole mass traffic jam for 2 hours nationwide every morning isn't great, but also a fair few 'work from home' people i know are work from bedroom and spending 14 hours a day there. that's not great either.

 

[Cormcolash]

Aye but obviously anybody working from home is free to get out for a walk at lunch/after work etc or whatever else may be good for them with the time saved driving into the fuckin office.

 

[Unicron]

Kelly about to be gone as labour leader.

 

[magicbastarder]

o'riordain would be an obvious contender for the role, i suspect.

 

[Unicron]

o'riordain would be an obvious contender for the role, i suspect.

Some are saying Bacik as she'd be more of a clean break from their last coalition period.

Half expecting Hazal Chu to abandon her senate campaign, resign from the greens and put herself forward.

 

[therealjohnny]

Maybe Stephen Donnelly will have crack at it

 

[magicbastarder]

bacik is a bit of a marmite figure for the electorate, isn't she?

 

[Cormcolash]

It's Labour. Fuck em.