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Now Apple is planning to launch its own TV service this year

The service will start in the US first and is expected to offer 25 channels from broadcasters.

APPLE MAY ALREADY have its set-top box Apple TV out there, but it could be making a move into web-TV by the end of the year.

The company is said to be preparing to announce its new online TV service in June and launch it in September, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Apple is in advanced talks with programmers to offer 25 channels from US broadcasters like ABC, CBS, and Fox. The company is pushing for a large on-demand library and will include bundles of programming, instead of a full TV lineup.

While on-demand services are included, this will allow subscribers to watch TV channels live on their Mac, iPhone or iPad. The difference is it’s streamed over the internet instead of cable or satellite.

Rumours of Apple working on an online TV service have been circulating for years and other competitors are entering the market as well. Sony is working on its own streaming service Playstation Vue and is expected to launch in the US shortly, while the US-based Sling TV launched earlier this year and offers the same functionality.

At Apple’s Spring Forward event last week, it announced it will include HBO Now, which will launch in April, in the US. The deal means it has exclusive rights to broadcast shows like Game of Thrones, The Newsroom and True Detective.

It also dropped the price of its set-top TV device to $69 suggesting that a revamp was on the cards.

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    Mute Tom Red
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:15 PM

    Only in Ireland would people vote and keep voting for the likes of Ned O’Keeffe….
    The only thing he loves more than himself is money…

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    Mute andrew
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:48 PM

    ‘He raised quite a few eyebrows by suggesting, in an interview with the Evening Echo, that there had been too few businessmen and “too many intellectuals” the last Fianna Fáil-led coalition Cabinet’

    Lol. I’d love to know what his defintion of an intellectual is. I’d say you would have to travel quite a way through the ranks of FF before you could find anybody who could even spell the word

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    Mute Fergus Fring
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    Dec 1st 2014, 11:40 PM

    His son very nearly got in the last time too. Only a couple of hundred votes in it.
    Ireland does like her dynasties.

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    Mute Harry Price
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 2:08 AM

    the system is twisted and those that use it know that lets have a new begining on the 10th dec sack the lot

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    Mute Paul Lane
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 7:46 AM

    Lowry is another example where Irish voters continue to vote for corrupt gombeen men…What fools they are

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    Mute Paul Dunne
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 9:05 AM

    another entry to ff hall of shame .

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    Mute ciaran mccall
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 10:12 AM

    surprise, surprise a politician gets power and lines his pockets, at least now that sort of thing does not happen ???? second home anyone from the country? I dare the journal to expose the members of the dail second home owners how much they are subsidised and when they bought
    I know for a fact of 1 senior government minister has had a windfall when it came to buying a house in Dublin, despite living 1 and 1//2 hours away from the dail.
    tip of the iceberg ladies and gentlemen

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    Mute Dermot Ryan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 11:42 AM

    I think that there are grounds to cancel Mr. O’Keefe’s pension – come on now Enda good lad prove yourself worthy to be Taoiseach – or will we wait for the New Government ?

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    Mute von
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 6:00 PM

    @paul i think if we get a half decent honest government in we should notallow these people vote, we do not need a Lowery or a Callery or any other thieving idiot who thinks his County willl vote for him.

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    Mute David Boxer
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:14 PM

    And yet if I don’t pay my TV licence I’m jailed.

    White collar crime does pay it seems.

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    Mute Dermot Ryan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 11:46 AM

    What is the name of the judge that didn’t jail him ?

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    Mute Denise Davis
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:29 PM

    My brother got caught working and claiming the welfare for 2500 euro he got mountjoy for 6 months and served every day…That TD should have got jail time.

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    Mute CitizenSmith©
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:36 PM

    Your brother is a criminal

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    Mute Luke McDermott
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:24 PM

    He should be made pay all of it pack. Plus interest.

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    Mute thetruth
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:39 PM

    Who said he isn’t

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    Mute Snorre Sturleson
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:00 PM

    Judges appointed by politicians and kept behind the bench by banks not foreclosing on them. So politicians and bankers will never get a fair trial and their just deserts.

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    Mute Sean Mac Diarmada
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:03 PM

    “My brother got caught working and claiming the welfare for 2500 euro he got mountjoy for 6 months and served every day…That TD should have got jail time.”
    There are two laws in Ireland.
    One for the little people.
    One for all the rest.
    You should know that by now.!

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    Mute Gerry McGuinness
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:24 PM

    Actually considering there is automatic remission on sentences in this country your brother could not have served “every day”. But nice story.

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    Mute Patrick O' Brien
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 2:03 AM

    @Denise…….After looking at the comments following your post, you have diverted the main story away, from what it should be, ie Another TOXIC incident from that ”TOXIC” party…

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    Mute Dermot Ryan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 11:43 AM

    Hey citizen banker – so are the bankers found guilty who got community service – no jail there – yet !

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    Mute John Walsh
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:13 PM

    Why wasn’t he jailed like the other rogue , Ivor? If that was the UK he would be locked up.

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    Mute leartius
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:28 PM

    Headline should be FF appointed judge proves that the justice system is balanced towards corrupt politicians. Did ned or Ivory at least hand back their diplomatic passports. Two years investigation costing the taxpayer millions ends with a fine of 3500 not even a weeks pension.

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    Mute John B
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:16 PM

    He foresaw the economic collapse? It’s great how many people are so amazing at predicting events after they have happened.

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    Mute Desmodromic
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 7:34 AM

    He didn’t see this coming though! “Hindsight is the foresight of a gobshiite!”

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    Mute Philip
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:18 PM

    A two year long case, the amount of wasted garda resources, he should be billed for the expense of those man hours

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    Mute Zossima
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:14 PM

    What a shower of langers

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    Mute Leslie Skinner
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:12 PM

    Greed driven politicians never have enough jail him

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    Mute Epan Eu
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:05 PM

    A politician abusing the system ..how strange ..what next? Ducks found in water ?

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    Mute Sean Mac Diarmada
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:04 PM

    Lol.True.!

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    Mute Marko Burns
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:08 PM

    Soldier of Density…

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    Mute Grim Reaper
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:04 PM

    Just goes to prove there is one law for the rich and another for the poor…..
    Dirt bag should be doing hard labour…

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    Mute john kinsella
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 12:38 AM

    It makes you wonder who appointed the judge and why politicians appoint judges.? Rotten to the core the whole political system feeds on greed.

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    Mute Bill Dee
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:09 PM

    Amazing and TV license dodgers will get jail.

    What a corrupt bunch of politicians we had and have running this country.

    Remember no FF, no FG and no Labour at the next general election !

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    Mute Prince of Burren
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:36 PM

    Bill, definitlely no F.F google Ray Burke go down 2pages and read an article by Alan O Brien 50 reasons not to vote for F.F you must wonder what the opposition was doing with the corruption that was going on. Mr O. Keeffe was caught only on mobile phone charges I wonder what else was he and other T.Ds (parasites) up to ? I have yet to hear any T.D mention their expenses to go to work not to mention their fat salaries and pensions. This country is broke and we the taxpayer are footing the bill,how can we stop it? I agree the sentence is insulting to the decent people of this country. Shame on everybody in Leinster House

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    Mute Grim Reaper
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:53 PM

    No FF, FG or LAB and leave siptu and join another union.

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    Mute Ían Ó Ceallaigh
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 7:52 AM

    Soldiers of Fortune more like

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    Mute tax slave
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:17 PM

    Did his son get elected if so cork needs to be locked up not just him

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    Mute silentbob2012
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:56 PM

    Yes Tax Slave, Junior got elected to Fermoy Council Electorate area on the FF ticket…Ned was not exactly popular in one village before the last Election as he refused to assist a constituent on the basis that the area had not given him enough First Preferences at the previous election. Put it this way, very few were sorry to see the fall from grace but were surprised at the suspended sentence.

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    Mute Sean Mac Diarmada
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:10 AM

    “Did his son get elected if so Cork needs to be locked up not just him”
    Right you are.!

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    Mute Cupid Stunt
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:54 PM

    We need to come down hard on these thieves. No revolving door in this case. It’s indeed a sinister development as the place seems to be awash with these low life types on the make. He should do the right thing and name anyone else he knows is up to any unlawful behavior. Thank god he was caught.

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    Mute Dermot Lane
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    Dec 1st 2014, 8:55 PM

    Caption in the above photo should read “but I built the roads”

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    Mute Dead Ball Browne
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    Dec 1st 2014, 11:09 PM

    The picture on the caption is too good for him. Should have been fatter. Spoke to a lady from Fermoy today and she said that he had a pig attitude to women. Should have got 7 years!

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    Mute Mark O'Hagan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 1:14 AM

    I had moved to the Cork East constituency before that whole pig feed controversy broke which was a short time before the 2002 general election. As I was not familiar with the candidates in this constituency, I wrote to FF head office asking if they would be fielding another candidate after Ned O’Keeffe’s transgression. The reply I received was that ” Deputy O’Keeffe is a proven vote getter and we see no reason not to remove him “.

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    Mute Mark O'Hagan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 1:16 AM

    To remove him – sorry !

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    Mute Mark O'Hagan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 1:09 AM

    Ivor Callely must be wondering how O’Keeffe avoided jail ?

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    Mute Larry Doyle
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    Dec 1st 2014, 11:42 PM

    The best thing about today’s events is that it allows us to call him what we all knew him to be – a criminal. But like all ff pols when they do something wrong they can’t do it right.

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    Mute andrew
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:11 PM

    WIKI:

    ‘He was educated at Darra College, Clonakilty where he received a diploma in Social and Rural Science. O’Keeffe was a pig before becoming involved in politics.’

    Looks like politics didn’t change him much

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    Mute Joseph Goebbels
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:37 PM

    and around it goes like a circle this crowd will slowly be back in the top seat. we dont even have “the best of a bad bunch” in irish politics

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    Mute Colm Moloney
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:57 PM

    Forgot to mention the time he offered his land FOC (because apparently it was worthless) to anyone who wanted to build a nuclear reactor

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    Mute James O'Sullivan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:07 AM

    How many more politicians have their snouts, like O’Keeffe gulping from the fiscal trough ?
    Calelly was another shameful wretch and now O’Keeffe. They should both be hand-washing underwear in the laundry in Wheatfield.
    But the culture of ripping off the tax payer is endemic in the Irish politican since Haughey starting the ball rolling.
    Trust none of them until they have earned our trust.

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    Mute Timber Planks
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    Dec 1st 2014, 11:40 PM

    Disgrace!!

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    Mute Bernie Linnane McBride
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:30 AM

    No mention of Ned’s being accused of drunkenly groping RTE’s Una Claffey a few years back?

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    Mute James O'Sullivan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 11:31 AM

    Right Bernie, and remember that both Calelly and O’Keeffe are both receiving hefty pensions AT OUR EXPENSE.
    Isn’t galling that we actually have to continue paying these 2 self-serving scoundrels. There are people, 10 times better than them, languishing in prison cells for nonpayment of fines.
    We voted them in so we probably deserved them….and we’ll continue to vote in plenty more like them.
    Does politics bring out the greed and avarice in otherwise decent people or were they putrid to begin with?
    I don’t know

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    Mute Liz Hannon
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 12:12 PM

    Disgusting! And a groper as well? No financial worries like the rest of us so he harasses women to occupy his mind.

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    Mute Harry Price
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 2:17 AM

    the system is in with the rogues

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    Mute Paraic Cannon
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:39 AM

    30 years in fianna fail and never held a ministerial position. When you think of some of the head da balls that were at the top of that party in that time it’s not a good indicator of ol Ned.

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    Mute Leslie Skinner
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:32 PM

    Shake hands with the devil

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    Mute tractor1000
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:41 PM

    Pay ur TV license!

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    Mute Bull Mick
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:31 AM

    But he fixshed the road!

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    Mute Sean Mac Diarmada
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:08 AM

    Is that Ned.!
    On the right side of your picture.?
    if there was a trough in the foreground.. you might be accused of encouraging greed, among politicians..

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    Mute Eamonn O'Regan
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 11:54 AM

    How anyone could vote for such a loathsome creature baffles me. O’Keeffe joins a rogues’ gallery of thieves like Burke, Callely and Lawlor – all overstuffed clowns for whom too much was never enough. He should have been put away for a few years to cool his heels- after all, haven’t we a republic where a poor and hungry person who steals some food can be jailed?

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    Mute Eel Knack Mole
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 12:11 PM

    A self preserving populist? Surely he was only acting out party ethos.

    Be wary of this sort, the present Dail has more than ever, and they are not the preserve of FF.

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    Mute Brendan Glynn
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:11 PM

    If that was you or me – we’d be in jail!
    A multi millionaire caught cheating for a few bob – just shows how he got his millions…..
    Yes – his pension should be denied – forget about suspended sentence – that would be more appropriate for ‘stealing’ tax payers monies

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    Mute von
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 5:55 PM

    Acting all sorry now, he knew what he was doing just mad he was caught. He should have got jail the IDIOT

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