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Open thread: What's the best bit of advice your mother ever gave you?

Save money? Be good to other people? Stop hitting your brothers and sisters? Share with the group.

GIVEN THAT TODAY is Mother’s Day – you didn’t forget, did you? – it’s a good time to be thankful for all the good things we’ve gotten from our mams.

Aside from clothing us, feeding us, and putting up with our teenage nonsense, advice from the ma is one of the things that will stick with you through the years.

A quick ask around TheJournal.ie office turned up these gems of advice from mothers:

Good manners will get you anywhere
Don’t wear a skirt that shows your knees. You don’t have great knees.
Bring a warm jacket (I got that advice going to San Diego for a J1. Turns out, I needed the jacket).
Don’t be a d*ckhead.
If you ever have trouble sleeping, picture a nice calm sunny beach. Works every time!
A swan will break your arm if you get too close.

So over to you in the comments. What’s the best bit of advice your mother ever gave you?

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    Mute honey badger
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    Jun 13th 2024, 3:57 PM

    Here’s to Wallace hopefully losing his seat. Another big thank you to all the voters who helped to get rid of Daly and MacManus. You’re all sound!

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    Mute David Murray
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:26 PM

    @honey badger: Daly and Wallace will be heading back to Dail Eireann it’s better than working for a living .

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    Mute Dave Barrett
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    Jun 13th 2024, 5:47 PM

    @David Murray: They never worked.

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    Mute P. V. Aglue
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:07 PM

    @David Murray: Beavis & Butthead can retire on their Dáil Éireann pensions and EU pension. Maybe start their own podcast

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    Mute honey badger
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:09 PM

    @honey badger: Lovely! Hey, Mick. Get out ta f****!

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    Mute Vincent Wallace
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:43 PM

    @honey badger: I miss Daly and Wallace in the Daily though. They are trouble makers.

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    Mute P. V. Aglue
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:16 PM

    @honey badger: “you can tell our enemies, they may take our seats, but they’ll never take OUR PENSION.”

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    Mute John Brennan
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:20 PM

    @honey badger: You the pretend Irish poster is back on commenting on our affairs.

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    Mute honey badger
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:41 PM

    @John Brennan: Another heartbroken illiterate ghoul lashes out… this only improves the news that Wallace has been booted out. Ha ha

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    Mute John D Doe
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:58 PM

    @honey badger: I love when horrible people get a good dose of karma

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    Mute Sean O'Dhubhghaill
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    Jun 14th 2024, 8:14 AM

    @P. V. Aglue: At the age of 65.

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    Mute Brian Hunt
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    Jun 13th 2024, 3:37 PM

    As well as SF, the Greens are taking a beating from the electorate, it seems the Independents are eating their lunch!

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    Mute Jack Dermody
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    Jun 13th 2024, 3:42 PM

    @Brian Hunt:
    Last seat is the nail biter… Could this be the end for Wallace?

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    Mute Patrick MC Dermott
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    Jun 13th 2024, 3:43 PM

    @Brian Hunt: A lot of cabbage heads being consumed

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 13th 2024, 3:44 PM

    @Patrick MC Dermott: cabbage heads presumably the centre left ? Its Ireland south they werent gonna have much luck. Kelleher probably by far the biggest mé féiner elected as an MEP, Doherty takes second

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    Mute Brian Hunt
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    Jun 13th 2024, 3:45 PM

    @Jack Dermody: Hopefully!

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 13th 2024, 3:58 PM

    @Brian Hunt: SF are up 19 seats. ff are down 35. Fine gael are down 13. Green party are down 26, while S Dems are up 16. these are facts from the local selections.

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    Mute John Reynolds
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:02 PM

    @Brian Hunt: actually sf appear to have added more seats this time but the greens have been involved in a complete train crash 49 seats Last time and 2 meps this time 23 councillors and probably no mep yet rte almost silent all I’m hearing is sf sf

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    Mute John Reynolds
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:03 PM

    @Jack Dermody: hope so

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    Mute well done to all the rescue teams
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:17 PM

    @Jack Dermody: Hopefully…it will be very good news!!!

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    Mute Anthony Curran
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:18 PM

    @John Reynolds: And people wonder why RTE has such a biased reputation!

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    Mute Kevin Kerr
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:22 PM

    @Sean oSuilleabhain: They may be the facts, but those facts do not tell the story of this election

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    Mute Numinous20111
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:23 PM

    @Jack Dermody: Since it is a 5 seater…..deeply unfortunately Wallace will probably get back in. Will be interesting to see how much his vote falls again though.

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    Mute Brendan O'Brien
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:26 PM

    @Numinous20111: I think the odds are against Wallace at this point.

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    Mute Kevin Kerr
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:28 PM

    @Numinous20111: Doubt it as its Grace O’Sullivan’s votes to be distributed last – I’d say the FF candidate will get enough of those to get over the line

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    Mute ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:31 PM

    @Sean oSuilleabhain: I think SF are up 21 seats?

    From 81 to 102.

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    Mute Brendan O'Brien
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:33 PM

    @SYaxJ2Ts: The FF candidate will also get some of Kelleher’s surplus.

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    Mute Kevin Kerr
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:35 PM

    @Brendan O’Brien: Indeed. Wallace is fecked

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    Mute Brian Hunt
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    Jun 13th 2024, 6:57 PM

    @Sean oSuilleabhain: You have to admit they were looking forward to a huge advance on their fortunes, didn’t happen!

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    Mute Patrick MC Dermott
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:07 PM

    @Brendan O’Brien: Great breaking news. Wallace has to stay at home.

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    Mute mark sheehan
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:39 PM

    @Sean oSuilleabhain: 2019 SF ran approximately 230 candidates, this time around 335 ,anyone can manipulate and massage figures and stats tto suit their agenda.

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    Mute Vincent Wallace
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:44 PM

    @Brian Hunt: They have just doubled their MEPs. Not a dead loss at all.

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:14 PM

    @ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: I stand corrected. yes.

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:18 PM

    @mark sheehan: Ikr, rte and the independent have been doing it for decades!

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    Mute R. S
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:06 PM

    good riddance to wallace and daly

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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:40 PM

    @R. S: Dumb and Dumber tribute act

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    Mute Dave Barrett
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    Jun 13th 2024, 5:48 PM

    Great news, another green seat gone.

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    Mute Sean O'Dhubhghaill
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    Jun 13th 2024, 6:28 PM

    @Dave Barrett: Which Green policies do you disagree with?

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    Mute Dave Barrett
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    Jun 13th 2024, 6:55 PM

    @Sean O’Dhubhghaill: None of them.

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    Mute MTB Mayo
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    Jun 13th 2024, 9:59 PM

    @Sean O’Dhubhghaill: The Greens are moving us away from energy independence and are trying to destroy our food production abilities. They are not helping with cost of living by adding taxes and tariffs. The SEAI grants also did nothing but make construction materials more expensive. You would almost think they were foreign agitators… remember that pic of Ryan riding his bike in Beijing – yes, that is who he takes his orders from.

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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:05 PM

    @Sean O’Dhubhghaill: let’s see where shall I start? The Greens are intent on destroying our food production capabilities, our energy independence (by shutting down gas exploration, gas which we will need even with offshore wind), every single one of their policies adds to the cost of living, they imposed more costs on us through the deposit return scheme and they added to the cost of construction materials by bringing in tye SEAI grants, they vilify people who are just trying to survive and heat their homes using turf and they expect us all to get €100,000 loan to buy EVs, solar panels and heat pumps that add massively to household costs. They are not living in the real world.

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    Mute Paddy Fox
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:23 PM

    @MTB Mayo: have 2 evs, both bought 2nd hand. Great value out there now. Saving me a fortune in fuel. Cost of my panels is half paid off after 4 years. Haven’t gone down the heat pump road yet but I fail to see where you’re getting the €100000 figure from. I’m not going to get into climate change as I suspect either you couldn’t give a fiddlers or you think it’s a big hoax. Hopefully you’re grandchildren won’t be too badly hit by it in the future.

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    Mute Paul Gorry
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:20 PM

    @Paddy Fox: what you going to do with your ev battery’s when they fail soon? Anybody buying 2nd hand evs are off there head. Another dope brainwashed by the greens..

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    Mute Justin Mcnulty
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    Jun 14th 2024, 8:45 AM

    @Paul Gorry: says Paul based on precisely zero evidence. I’d wager your forefathers fought the replacement of horse and carts with new fangled automobiles! Mr. Ed will outlive the mechanical trickery and you can grow his fuel! The ludite gene is hereditary

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    Mute Sean O'Dhubhghaill
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    Jun 14th 2024, 9:51 AM

    @MTB Mayo: We have solar panels and Our last electricity bill was €8.
    They are promoting RESPONSIBLE food production. In the US where, thanks to intensive agriculture, many rivers are aquatic deserts.
    I grew up with a deposit-return scheme on bottles. Worked perfectly!! Turf IS a FILTHY fuel, worse than coal. It leads to many respiratory conditions. You complain about grants AND costs??? How would YOU encourage people to insulate??? With wind energy we could be supplying most of Western Europe with energy. But, MTB Mayo, at least you have valid opinions though I disagree. You are clearly not one of these who thinks intelligent political discussion is calling Eamon Ryan ‘cabbage-head’ and rant on about ‘taxes’, they vast majority of which are NOT due to the Green Party. So, thank you!!!

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    Mute Pat Hazzard
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    Jun 13th 2024, 6:58 PM

    Hate typing this, but prefer the Shinner to Wallace getting a seat.

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    Mute honey badger
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    Jun 13th 2024, 7:06 PM

    @Pat Hazzard: Same. Not pleasant but necessary.

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    Mute Margaret Miley
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:18 PM

    Bye bye Wallace and Daly, the gravy train left without ye

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    Mute Michael Dineen
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    Jun 13th 2024, 5:40 PM

    Like it or not but the two elections have been a resoundimg success overall for the three Government parties.
    If the percentatges were to be reperted in a GE the current FF FG Green coalition would be very clear winners with a vote of 50% combined.
    The opposistion should be wary of an early GE.
    Despite all the noise, the Irish voting public would appear to be very happy indeed with the Status Quo

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    Mute Seanie
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    Jun 13th 2024, 6:51 PM

    @Michael Dineen: I don’t believe the greens will see it as a resounding success.

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    Mute Justin Mcnulty
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    Jun 14th 2024, 8:49 AM

    @Michael Dineen: steady as she goes

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    Mute Numinous20111
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:10 PM

    Well, enjoy Wallace and Daly being given the boot, because I’m sure they’ll be back running for TD’s soon enough. Some respite in the meantime.

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    Mute Numinous20111
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    Jun 13th 2024, 4:25 PM

    Did I read Peter Casey’s concession message correctly? Did he really ask members of the public to take down any still standing election posters of his if they came across them? If so, it is yet another example of what a ———– he is.

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    Mute Blue Moon
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:55 PM

    Delighted both Daly and Wallace were handed a proper reply from the people of Ireland to their shenanigans in the European parliament…. He’ll never build another wall and she’ll never get a job back in the kitchens of Aer Lingus….

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    Mute aeX06eDn
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:41 PM

    Wallace and DalyGromit.

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    Mute James Leahy
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:50 PM

    @aeX06eDn: vomit.

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    Mute William O leary
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    Jun 13th 2024, 9:28 PM

    might take the arrogant smug smile off Ryan’s face for a bit

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    Mute ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
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    Jun 13th 2024, 9:54 PM

    @William O leary: The Greens wont want a General Election any time soon.

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    Mute Pat Hazzard
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:03 PM

    @ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: they won’t have a choice, best Govt for Ireland is FF and FG without Greens.

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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:53 PM

    @Pat Hazzard: Yea.

    If we want perpetual crises, and regular crashing of the economy.

    And a 1/4 trillion national debt.

    Fabulous, isn’t it.

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    Jun 14th 2024, 12:27 AM

    So Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally have both lost their seats. Putin will be disappointed.

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    Jun 14th 2024, 12:08 AM

    What a great Week, Daly gone Wallace gone two complete muppets who did absolutely nothing for this country except bring us in to disrepute with their disguised support of Russia. Why don’t the two of ye feck off to the kremlin

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    Mute Richard Barrett
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    Jun 13th 2024, 10:35 PM

    These Euro elections have been a huge victory for Fianna Fail an Fine Gael. Parties to the left and right have had a big slap in the face. The message is that Irish voters have rejected change. They do not want an alternative.

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    Mute James Leahy
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    Jun 14th 2024, 12:02 AM

    P45 in Wallace and Gromits pay packet this Friday.

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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:50 PM

    Au revoir Wallace and Vomit!

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    Mute aeX06eDn
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:55 PM

    @Desmond Lyons: lol

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    Mute John Lyons
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    Jun 14th 2024, 9:53 AM

    @Desmond Lyons: a great day for Ireland. Embarrassing that they got any votes!

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    Mute Old Jim
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:04 PM

    We need more far right women in politics

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    Mute James Leahy
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:36 PM

    @Old Jim: and far left men.

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:24 PM

    How great the rte/showbiz wan running for Fianna fail. the jockey going to get in in Midlands and comfortably. Did listen to her for a minute yesterday, she’s absolutely fake oblivious to the unbelievable damage ff have done to this country. Oh well

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    Jun 14th 2024, 12:54 AM

    No sign of Mary Loo at the celebrations . . .

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    Jun 14th 2024, 3:25 AM

    You know – big builder Wallace would have been nothing more than a capitalist fat cat only he was caught out in the downturn.

    With his Italian quarter and all the bull he was headed to being the next baron of ballsbridge. Then things went south – he defaulted on his employee obligations and found socialism.

    Now he is the defender of the depressed – Hypocrite.

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    Mute Michael Andrews
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    Jun 13th 2024, 11:59 PM

    Cynthia ni Murchu . So far up her own #0£€ and Mehole’s. First past the post please. Celebs not welcome on ballot paper. Ignorance is bliss . Europe is open in more ways then one it seems .

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    Mute Justin Mcnulty
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    Jun 14th 2024, 8:47 AM

    @Michael Andrews: if you think she’s a celebrity then you’re more out of touch with reality than it first appeared

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