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COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Pat Rabbitte wasn’t taking questions on the big political issue of the day this lunchtime.
Labour MEP Phil Prendergast threw a spanner in the works of the party’s European and Local Elections campaign this morning by calling for an immediate change in leadership.
She said Eamon Gilmore had to resign, for the sake of the party. Her comments followed an opinion poll that put support for her candidacy in Ireland South at just 4 per cent.
Arriving at an event to launch the country’s new postcode system this morning, the Minister stopped to speak to reporters, but chose not to address the issue of Prendergast’s comments.
Asked for his reaction to the MEP’s statement, the Communications Minister chose instead to talk instead about his business at the event he was attending and the various merits of the postcode system (which, we should add, have already been well publicised).
He spoke for just over 70 seconds, before turning and making his way into the building.
Asked, as he walked away, whether he still supported Gilmore’s position as leader, Rabbitte replied, “of course I do”.
(Youtube: TheJournal.ie)
Meanwhile, one of Rabbitte’s Labour colleagues in the Cabinet was taking a different approach to the Prendergast controversy this afternoon.
Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin took part in a campaign event in Carlow, as planned, with the MEP.
The event was scheduled ahead of Prendergast’s call for Gilmore to resign.
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I wonder will the Marxist rabble who recently had the audacity to gatecrash a Christmas mass in progress at a Dublin Cathedral..an outrage completely ignored by most of the media..to make some point about Israel and Gaza be out feeding the homeless on Christmas day? Somehow I very much doubt it!
@Jonn: I don’t think that Hamas or their fan clubs are noted for their charitable endeavours, especially around Christian festivals.
@Thomas Sheridan:
That’s true! I’m curious why the leftist rent a mob chose a Christian ceremony to disrupt..luck of the draw I suppose? Would they have been as quick to invade a mosque, or even a synagogue,which in the circumstances might have been more aligned with their ’cause’? But like the cowards they are they chose a church,an easy,safe target.
@Jonn:
Away sking with Mummy And Papa.
@H Woo:
Quite possibly, the ‘climate crisis’ will have to wait while they fly into Italy for a nice festive break from virtue signalling!
@Jonn: If Jesus was born now (assuming he was ever born or existed) he would undeniably be Palestinian. Unfortunately, the odds of him surviving today in Palestine might not be very good.
@Jack Hayes:
Jack I 100% support the Palestinians, and denounce everything Israel is doing,it’s an abomination, but still doesn’t explain why these morons thought disrupting a Christmas mass was relevant to their cause?
@Jonn: jesus was Marxist before Marxism
@Jonn: Mayne highlight the churchs silence on the GAZA situation
@Niall Lappin:
The church hasn’t been silent
You just haven’t been listening to it
@Niall Lappin:
How come they didn’t rock up to a synagogue waving their Palestinian flags?Probably more appropriate especially given senior Jewish figures in Irelands unquestioning support for Israel and the IDF? Or would the optics not have looked right, easier to pick on the usual whipping boy,the catholic church!
@Niall Lappin:
It’s always funny when people who wouldn’t be caught dead in a church enlighten us with the true meaning of Christianity!
@Jack Hayes:
He was Jewish
My father was in the Knights and he used to go to the mansion house every Christmas morning to bring comfort and joy and a fantastic Christmas Dinner to the homeless and make sure they weren’t forgotten about.
Excellent work by all those involved, a heartwarming show of Christianity
May God Bless them all.
@JP Fox: may the force be with you too
Nobody should be hungry.
Logion 29 : (L’évangile de Thomas).
Jésus disait : ‘ si la chair est venu à l’existence à cause de l’esprit,
c’est une merveille,
mais si l’esprit est venu à l’existence à cause du corps,
c’est une merveille de merveille.
mais moi, je me m’émerveille de ceci :
Comment cet être qui Est,
peut-il habiter ce néant ?’
(CF MT. 21, 41; MC 12, 11 ; JN 1, 14 ; 1 TM 3, 16 ; RM 8, 13 ; 1 CO 5, 3.)
Translated into French by Jean -Yyves Leloup.
@offside again: Go home bot. You’re drunk
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