Itâs a bit mad that weâve been bullied into sending a woman and a patsy by the EU. They should be staying the fuck out of who we nominate.
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Well if itâs a popularity contest youâre after dont forget it was Leo himself was the the one who stuck the dagger into Hogan. A case of hubris for our little general perhaps thinking he could dictate whats what in Bruxelles? We could actually be getting somewhere hereâŚ
I didnât read the interview with Coveney in the Sindo today but according to @Special_Olympiakos, it would appear that Brussels are not going to be dictated to that Ireland holds onto the Trade portfolio.
I see
Simon Coveney rang Taoiseach MicheĂĄl Martin early on Friday and told him: âLook, Iâm not gonna put my name forwardâ. The Foreign Affairs Ministerâs view on taking the vacant European Union commissioner post had crystallised in the preceding 24 hours. He veered away from the idea when it became clear Ireland was not going to retain the Trade portfolio vacated by Phil Hogan.
Such ambition from Dublin was viewed as delusional in Brussels. As one ally of Mr Coveney later put it: âThe reason for the delay was trying to cobble together any way to save Trade - and that looks like a complete failureâ.
âSuch ambition from Dublin was viewed as delusional in Brusselsâ
Thatâs the Mick we all love
Well played Frau Ursula.
Says the labour lad whoâs party have been bit part players of any government whoâll have them and have been bullied every time.
Itâs why I recognise bullying so well.
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What are you on about? She simply asked for two nominations. Itâs not an unreasonable request. Weâve been bullied after our stupid and needless fuck up causing the loss of a powerful commissioner and causing the head of the commission to have to undertake a reshuffle? All because weâre applying stupid rules that the rest of the EU donât apply and we canât even abide by them. Weâre a laughing stock. And anyway, the government would be only delighted to send an MEP. Theyâre running out of sub ministers and donât want to face a by-election.
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Typical civil servant, bowing down, sniveling and groveling.
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She shouldnât be making any requests. Itâs our business who we send. They then have to pass through the process I believe. She decided it was a nice opportunity to even up her gender balance. Weâll now have a commissioner who is a career politician with nothing to be said for her except that she is for refugees dying at sea so the EU doesnât have to process them. And that she has a vagina.
If we wanted something more benign we could have sent Sean Kelly and hed do 5 years taking pictures of his lunch for Twitter.
Iâm still glad that big Phil is gone though. Take that you cunt.
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Why shouldnât she? She asked for two nominations of every country when appointing the commission last time and she has maintained consistency in her approach and asked the same of us in nominating a replacement. Seems fair.
Quick note for you, itâs an FG guy being replaced and so the replacement was going to be FG. They vote along party lines so theyâre all going to vote for refugees dying at sea (hardly surprising for FG really).
Which of our commissioners have not been âcareer politiciansâ? Who would you have picked? Michael OâLeary?
To be honest, your issue smacks of exceptionalism and seems a bit off the wall and unsupported by any reasons at all. Itâs the kind of thing that one of our right wing loons would tend to come out with.
David Byrne
The basic tenet here is that itâs a subtle shift from us picking our representative to them picking our representative. Thatâs my problem. Thatâs not massively difficult to understand.
David Byrne wasnt a career politician. He was a barrister, given it by Bertie as a thank you for services rendered.
Iâd have put Declan Kelleher forward. A lad with lots of previous in international negotiations and at European level. Is there anything that barrs selecting an ambassador? I know many people distrust civil servants but I reckon at least one or two could be capable? .
Not sure why youd mention Michael O Leary other than that shouting that people who disagree with are âright wingâ seems to be the basis of a lot of your arguments.
Ah here, steady on mate.
Theyâre all glorified ferrero rocher servers.
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In fairness, the Irish Embassy always put on a lovely lamb stew when I lived that life.
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And eaters.
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No I donât think thereâs anything that bars anyone in particular, other than whether they actually might want to be put forward for it, thatâs a big factor. And politics.
On your main point, it really isnât. It is the same for every country. Itâs not legally binding so we are not compelled, itâs just a request, but there is no reason not to go along with it. I genuinely donât get what your problem with it is. Youâre having a hissy fit because the exact same request has been made of us as has been made of everyone else. Itâs odd.
Youâre a great man for jumping up and down about supposed discrimination but you have no problem with casual swipes across groups of people who share similar backgrounds.