He canāt be that thick if he has a law degree from Trinity and a medical degree from RCSI.
I think he has upped his game a lot in the last year. Calm, reasonable and articulate any time Iāve seen him recently. Still a FF cunt.
Youād wonder what possessed a young lad like him to join FF at a time when they had just destroyed the country
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His Mammy and Daddy pushged him into it Iād say. Thatās irish politics for u
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He spotted an opening.
The Manchurian Candidate
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I was thinking recently that Jack is more assured these days. Iāve vague recollections of him being fairly mad on that political debate/panel show circuit 3, 4, 5 years ago.
He didnāt seem to have any ability to think critically or respond to anything off script. Heād just stare straight ahead & repeat the same 1 or 2 talking points increasingly louder & in a deranged manner.
There was a pre 2020 general election debate where some rival said FFās policies would make for an austerity programme for government if elected. Jack started shoutingā¦show me where it says austerity in any of our election materials. Paul Murphy or whoever was likeā¦Iām not saying it explicitly says the word austerity but these policies are what you could expect in an austerity environment. Jack would shoutā¦show me where it says austerity. Then Murphy would respond & then Jack would shout the same thing again. And this went on for ages before the moderator had to cut them off & Jack was smiling in a demented way like heād landed a knockout blow.
I also remember him shouting ājust transitionā for an hour on the dreadfully missed Claire Byrne Live show one time.
But all the very best to him like.
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Sounds like heāll be an excellent minister for finance for three months as long as McGrath has left strict instructions for the budget and told everyone not to do anything Chambers says.
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Joking aside, given how close an election is it didnāt really make sense to shift an existing minister into finance and create disruption I. Two depts. I presume MM will be keeping a very active hand on the budget process too.
Lisa Chambers, unsuccessful MEP candidate and former TD from Mayo is Jackās first cousin.
FF must be in the blood.
I think someoneās having you on pal
Looks like it.
Agree. McGrath will basically handover to Micheal and chambers will get a profile boost.
Pascal there to keep things steady. Some stellar former Ministers for Finance still alive in the Fianna FƔil ranks to give helpful advice if Jack needs it.
Christ that McEntee wan is some bollix
With Belvedere, Trinity and the royal college of surgeons on his cv Iām sure the minister will be well placed to understand the concerns of the ordinary citizens of Irelandā¦
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That reads like all the things the headbangers say they want. Looks like theyāve won.