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Source: Oireachtas.ie/HEAnet
HAVING BEEN ELECTED to the Dáil primarily for his absolute opposition to water charges, it was no surprise that Socialist/Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy was particularly vocal in his criticism of Irish Water.
During a debate on a Fianna Fáil motion calling for a full review of how semi-state company is functioning in the wake of various controversies, Murphy ripped up his Irish Water application form.
He encouraged members of the public to do likewise and said the fact one million application forms are still outstanding is “extremely significant”.
“The government and Irish Water are running scared on this issue,” he told the Dáil.
“Those who have these at home, they should take confidence, they should tear them up, they should send them back in protest. We refuse to register, we refuse to pay, we’ll beat these water charges.”
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Pretty stunning work alright
A Very fitting tribute
It’s just a pity he didn’t get a very fitting sentence, 20 yrs, hopefully he never sees the light of day again, but with some smart boy representing him-god knows,
A fantastic idea.
My god, if it looks anything like that good in reality, it’ll be one of the greatest pieces of monumental art in the world. Actually brings tears to the eyes just looking at it, pure genius. Such a shame such an achievement has its origins in such tragedy.
I’m kind of torn on the idea of these memorials..
One one hand – the loss of life needs commemoration, I get that, and I agree with it, but on the other hand that sick twisted nutter Brevik will see this as a marker of his work, he doesn’t deserve anything that could massage his ego in any way..
But he’s mad. You can’t control the thoughts and emotions of a mad man. He will think and feel what he wants to, irrespective of logic or decency.
I do realise that, it’s just while it’s a memorial for those who died, it’s also a monument to the actions of said mad man..
I said I was torn; not that I disagreed with the principle.
It’s like the media coverage school shootings get – it makes it look like a great way for a nutjob to get their 15 minutes of fame, even though that is explicitly not the intention.
It’s a valid point you raised, thats why I replied instead of red thumbing. But personally id see it as a way for wider society to connect and empathise with the victims.
I guess you have to decide which is more important, worrying that Breivik will gain some sort of twisted pleasure from this memorial, or the potential for the 69 families affected to gain some sort of closure from it. I think latter outweighs the former every time
Agreed.. I wouldn’t think halting a memorial would ever be a good thing..
Love this idea. Putting the place where this atrocity happened just out of reach and disconnected from land. Very fitting.
Richard, a lot of the time the “speeding, carelessness, feeling invincible, overdesign of motor vehicles etc.” is by one party to the accident, and the others are innocents who were just in the wrong place at the right time. (Although now you’re probably going to have a go at them for bad timing and planning)
(Sorry, this was in reply to a thread, I clicked the wrong button)
What about the hundreds of thousands of perfectly healthy people needlessly killed in by cars every year because car manufacturers need to sell cars? ……… No fancy memorials to them. We live in an absurd world.
Last time I checked those were called ‘accidents’.
The people commenting here are actually getting even more thick. If that is possible.
Car ‘accident’ – the greatest euphemism known to man. Actually due to speeding, carelessness, feeling invincible, overdesign of motor vehicles etc. etc. …
Jean Paul Valley your comment reflects the success of the car lobby in spinning car death as a tragic but unavoidable consequence of using cars.
Keep digging Richard.
As someone who has lost a family member to a tragic car accident, I find your comment insulting.
But cars aren’t designed to kill people. Road deaths are just an unfortunate by product of human error. Lots of things we use everyday cause accidental deaths. If a person chokes on a rich tea should we blame mcvities?
Anyway, you can’t compare a car accident to someone gunning down 69 people. Just a ridiculous comment.
For crying out loud Richard…
There are some exceptionally gifted human beings out there, and this guy is one of them. Fair Play.
Never forget what the fascists are capable of.
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