People often as me why I'm so passionate in my hatred for . @fiannafailparty
Answer is, the banking crash, guarantee and subsequent inaction that exists to this day.
Personally, my parents lost their house.
So yeah theres that.
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Answer is, the banking crash, guarantee and subsequent inaction that exists to this day.
Personally, my parents lost their house.
So yeah theres that.
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Nothing will ever convince me otherwise that Cowen and many others were rubbing wallets Fitzpatrick and other bankers.
There was clear social relationships and business ones.
Above that, many members of government were on the property investment gravy train.
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There was clear social relationships and business ones.
Above that, many members of government were on the property investment gravy train.
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Cowen was part of a consortium that invested in a multimillion euro student apartment complex in the UK, financed by AIB.
How is that acceptable or appropriate regardless of the state of the economy?
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How is that acceptable or appropriate regardless of the state of the economy?
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Also, he played golf with Sean Fitzpatrick in July 2008...2 months before the Banking Guarantee.
"Business was not discussed" - My fucking arse it was not. Any golfer will tell you, 5 hours playing with someone you know their kids names by the 18th hole
Come on like.
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"Business was not discussed" - My fucking arse it was not. Any golfer will tell you, 5 hours playing with someone you know their kids names by the 18th hole
Come on like.
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Not to dwell on Cowen though, it's about the inaction also.
As the dust settled over the subsequent years. The people GOT FUCKING HAMMERED.
Financially.
Mentally.
Physically.
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As the dust settled over the subsequent years. The people GOT FUCKING HAMMERED.
Financially.
Mentally.
Physically.
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e.g.
Financially:
Universal Social Charge
Mentally:
Banks constantly and aggressively hassled people for years until they were stopped as far telling them to cancel Sky tv to pay up.
Physically:
Homelessness
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Financially:
Universal Social Charge
Mentally:
Banks constantly and aggressively hassled people for years until they were stopped as far telling them to cancel Sky tv to pay up.
Physically:
Homelessness
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Dont forget, they privatized social housing and it has been a complete disaster, the affects are everywhere around us.
My parents got a brand new social housing 3 bed in 1982, a rare thing almost 40 years later.
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My parents got a brand new social housing 3 bed in 1982, a rare thing almost 40 years later.
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I could keep going but you get the idea. It's about action and inaction.
Banks got off the hook
Hospitals had 10k more beds 1999 then today
Church and state not separated
Out of control homelessness.
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Banks got off the hook
Hospitals had 10k more beds 1999 then today
Church and state not separated
Out of control homelessness.
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They consistently fail to do the right thing at every juncture for me that is because they are rotten to the core and do their utmost to hide it.
It's 100 years of layered stinking corruption and the only way to get rid of it is get rid of them.
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It's 100 years of layered stinking corruption and the only way to get rid of it is get rid of them.
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Kinda felt the need to this this because in politics, time seems to absolve everything, which can be true but in this case our current Taoiseach was at cabinet for EVERYTHING above.
Feel free to add.
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Feel free to add.
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