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THIS MORNING, FORMER Fianna Fáil minister Pat Carey spoke out about his sexuality on RTÉ Radio One, saying he never had the “courage or confidence” to do it before.
Speaking to Sean O’Rourke, the 67-year-old said that hearing Leo Varadkar’s radio interview last month inspired him to take the plunge.
I said that if I got the opportunity – I said it to myself, I didn’t say it to anybody else – that maybe my perspective might be helpful to other people of my age.
Many people are tweeting their support for Carey – here are just a few of the reactions to his announcement.
You can listen to Carey’s full interview here.
Originally published on DailyEdge.ie
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Decent bunch.
May the force be with you… Nice gesture on their part..
Strong the plamás is with them.
Shame that they dismantled the sets.
Should of kept them, even if it was only to mess with the heads of Archaeologists a thousand years from now
They’ll surely be back so!!
Worked on it for 3weeks in malin head,brow head,and dingle.great people to work for.it was a blast and sets where amazing!!! Slan agus may the force and stout be with ye mr lucas and co.
For me, that is worth more than all the selfies and Star Wars merchandise, they get MAJOR kudos for that.
Beyond sound.
Fair play to them & well done to all my fellow west cork residents for welcoming these folk to beautiful mizen Peninsula.. Ye did us proud
Have to wait till feckin December 2017 till it comes out :(
Shur the time won’t be long passing
Brilliant, I am thrilled, I know it’s not much, but for a Star Wars Fans it’s terrific
Looking forward to episode 8 with plenty of Irish backgrounds. Far cry from the blue screened prequel trilogy.
The ones filmed on location in Tunisia, Italy, Spain and Watford?
Nice compliment from Star Wars that will make Crookheaven a famous spot in the world…..
Yeah.
Like people never heard of Skellig Michael like before the Star Wars crew started like trampling all over this World Heritage site like.
Cal your talking through your hole
Better than talking through your pocket.
It’s the only hole he ever talks through John.
It should really be “Go raibh an fórsa libh”. But I suppose they get points for effort.
Nobody likes a know all.
If something is worth doing it’s worth doing properly… google translate doesn’t cut it
Fiona a chailín, tá an ceart acu i ndáiríre. Go raibh means “that”. Bí cinnte go bhfuil an ceart agat roimh rud amadach mar sin a scríobh at an idirlíon.
*ar an idirlíon. Gabh mo leiscéal!
I’l write in English so everyone can enjoy the grammar lesson.
Mark, Fiona is correct. “Go raibh” does not mean “that” – or at least not in this context.
When we wish something, we use the subjunctive case. “May the force be with you” is obviously a wish, so the subjunctive it it.
“Go raibh” is the subjunctive case of the verb “to be” in Irish – so where we right “May…be” in English, we use “Go raibh” in Irish.
So when we say “Go raibh maith agat” in Irish, it literally translates as “may there be good to you/ may you have good.”
As you said yourself, be sure you are right before you write something foolish on the internet.
* write instead of right
Anyone have an #Eircode for where they filmed…..doh…
I’ve just gone and looked up my eircode and I’m gonna use it everywhere now just to annoy you.
Do you EVER shut up about your feckin’ Eircodes Get Lost? Nobody cares! Don’t you get it yet?
Because no one cares is the reason the government can get away with all the crap it does.
Thank you.
Now can you fcuk off back to Hollywood and leave our cultural heritage alone……….and intact.
Cal
How did they mess with our cultural heritage ? Is this another lack of understanding of the English language on your part?
Cal believes that our cultural heritage should remain hidden and not attract tourists who might spend their money and increase our collective wealth or create jobs….STOP THE PLANES!
People visiting Skellig Michael because ‘Star Wars shot a scene there’ are akin to visitors to Pompei because there’s a McDonalds in the vicinity.
Cal
And does the reason people visit an area impact our cultural heritage? Surely if all these fools visit these places at least one or two will see it for its beauty away from Starwars and maybe some will even add to the cultural heritage so overall is this not a positive thing? Believe it or not diversity is actually a positive thing
Cal…how much of the Irish economy is based on tourism? Go on…I dare you to be correct.
Shut up up clueless dick! You obviously like the sound of your own pipes! Sad!
It is now part of the heritage of many worlds long ago and far away ……. a common mythology now binds us all in the Force.
It’s going to look great on the big screen.
@eircodes
You need help for OCD
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