We don’t have to follow the US. Would yoy be happy to pay more tax to get rid of the private aspect of our healthcare system?
Scutter talk. Good healthcare should be treated as a human right, not a commodity. The countries with the best healthcare systems all have some form of universal healthcare. I’m not surprised to see a lad like you who gets a horn from looking down his nose at people struggling to understand this concept.
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Is the issue the venue rather than the private gynecologist care?
We went private with our 4 but I’ve heard that the public system is excellent also, we were glad of it with one of them as he got out of bed in the middle of the night to oversee a very difficult birth with some complications, but I’m certain that the midwives and doctor on duty would have coped fine as well.
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Id say this lad is a teenager,he posts like one anyways.
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I pay enough tax thanks.If they tightened up on the waste they’d have loads to spend.
I think the maternity area is better than most though,
The health service seems to operate on a crisis type basis - ‘ok you’re pregnant we have to deal with you’.
But most other areas don’t work like that,
Other way around actually.
I see Mickey Graham has come out criticising RTE for piling on him when he is going through a difficult time mentally. His daughter was on and seemingly was questioned about his mental state. Anyone hear it or know what was said? I presume Kieran Cuddihy was asking the questions?
The Leitrim fellas are still giving him a hard time for leaving to take a coaching gig with PJ in Galway?
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In further news, on top of his onerous duties with the Galway juggernaut young Mickey has been able to find the time to orchestrate the affairs of Fenagh footballers. It’s truly die dog or shite a license for the warriors in red and black. Our last title at senior was 1932 so he can hardly be blamed if we come up short again.
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Have ye had any underage success recently to give him a chance?
Nothing wrong with his mental state when he took the Galway job about a week after leaving us in the shite.
For a small rural club we’re bursting with talented young lads. We had 5 starters and 2 panellists on the county seniors this year with 4 younger lads on the county under age teams. Ryan O’Rourke is the senior figurehead at 29 and we have Big Donal Wrynn (low 30’s) to occupy the 14 jersey when the panic sets in.
We have pucks of lads but we badly need to win one in the next few years as we won’t have these levels of talent again. I must say that former warriors are putting in the hard yards with kids from 8 or 9 up which is heartening and a senior crown would galvanise the whole setup.
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I think you’re getting your Mickeys mixed up as I’m reasonably sure it’s the singer lad that’s railing against RTE that’s the subject of the post.
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Mikey has turned into some unit.
Today’s show given over to Paddy Footix articulating why Paddy will cheer for anyone but England in the World Cup.
Wolfe Tones singer’s defamation case against RTÉ over ‘Liveline’ clash with Joe Duffy is settled
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Brian Warfield claimed presenter was ‘totally out of line’
6 Jul 2026 1:44 PM
A defamation action taken by Wolfe Tones singer Brian Warfield against RTÉ over comments made by former Liveline presenter Joe Duffy has been settled on confidential terms.
The High Court action related to an on-air clash in August 2023 during which Mr Duffy accused Mr Warfield of “glorifying slaughter” and talking “guff”.
Mr Warfield (80) was on the radio phone-in programme to address videos circulated on social media showing attendees at a Wolfe Tones gig in Belfast taking part in alleged pro-IRA chanting.
Footage showed some of the 10,000 crowd chanting “Ooh, ah, up the ‘Ra”, a refrain in the folk group’s controversial song Celtic Symphony.
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The chanting prompted outrage from unionist politicians.
During the exchanges, Mr Duffy called the group’s music “rubbish” and described Celtic Symphony as “a brutal song”.
Mr Warfield sued in May 2024 but his counsel, Niall Buckley SC, told Mr Justice Anthony Barr on Monday that the matter had been resolved and the case could be struck out with no order.
Afterwards, Mr Warfield said the case had “come to a friendly conclusion”.
“I can’t divulge anything regarding the settlement. We are sworn to silence,” he said.
Mr Warfield was present in court with members of his family and his solicitor, Marie Hans of WP Tweed.
The settlement comes five months after Coimisiún na Meán, in an unpublished decision, found Mr Duffy’s approach and conduct “went beyond what could be considered fair treatment”.
The broadcasting regulator found the presenter advanced a partisan position and moderated the discussion in a manner that did not afford Mr Warfield a fair opportunity to respond.
It also found there were reasons to suspect breaches of the Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs.
However, the regulator opted not to refer the matter for a full investigation.
In the aftermath of his appearance on the programme, the musician accused Mr Duffy of being “very abusive” and “totally out of line”.
He claimed he had been slurred, demonised and accused of making money on the back of violence and death in the North.
Outside court, Mr Warfield said: “I am satisfied that this matter has now been fully resolved and that the regulatory findings clearly recognise that I was not treated fairly.
“It has been important to me that I was able to vindicate my good name and stand up for the music to which I have dedicated my life.”
Mr Warfield said he looked forward “to a real friendly relationship with RTÉ in future”, having faced a Section 31 ban during the Northern Ireland conflict.
“It is all gone. It is all finished. We are great friends with RTÉ once again. They can put us back into the library and maybe play the odd Wolfe Tones [song],” he said.
He said he had met Mr Duffy and his wife “some time ago”, and that he wished to extend an invitation to them to his musical, Celtic Exodus, which begins a run later this month at Dublin’s Mansion House.
“I want to invite them to the red carpet night. There will be two tickets, four tickets, whatever he wants. I would love him to come along, and his wife June as well, to see what the music of the Wolfe Tones is like,” said Mr Warfield.
In the yet to be published Coimisiún na Meán decision, an authorised person from the broadcasting regulator found that although robust challenges can be appropriate in programmes such as Liveline, the presenter’s approach and conduct went beyond what could be considered fair treatment.
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The authorised person decided that in his questioning and challenging of Mr Warfield, and in his moderation of the wider discussion, Mr Duffy repeatedly set out not just an interpretation of the song’s lyrics, but a personal view of Mr Warfield’s political beliefs and motivations, such that a partisan position was advocated.
However, the authorised person concluded the matter did not warrant referral for a full investigation and should be drawn to a conclusion.
In a submission to the commission, RTÉ said the programme was compliant with its statutory and regulatory obligations.
It argued the Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs provided for the robust challenging of contributors.
The authorised person decided there was reason to suspect a contravention of the code, as well as provisions in the Broadcasting Act regarding objective and impartial treatment of matters of public controversy.
They observed that the code said there was an obligation for presenters not to express their own views such that a partisan position is advocated.
The authorised person decided Mr Duffy’s moderation of the discussion often did not afford Mr Warfield or callers supportive of him the opportunity to speak without interruption or challenge opposing viewpoints.
“In this regard, the authorised person decided that the presenter’s moderation allowed the discussion to develop in a manner which aligned with his own views on the subject,” the commission said.
While closing the complaint, it said the authorised person found that caution should be taken around the management of such topics, such that the broadcaster’s responsibility and careful consideration are not eroded.
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Duffy should be made pay that out of his own pocket
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