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JOBS MINISTER MARY Mitchell O’Connor has seen a second adviser quit in two months.
The minister’s policy adviser Jim McGrath is leaving his post as of 20 January. He follows former TV3 news anchor Alan Cantwell, who stood down from his role as Mitchell O’Connor’s press adviser before Christmas.
The Irish Mail on Sunday would later publish emails between the two, showing Cantwell’s resignation mail was a terse, one-line statement.
Mitchell O’Connor has appointed Ellen Lynch as her new press adviser. She joins from IDA Ireland where she held the position of Regional Communications, Press & PR Executive.
The minister thanked McGrath for his time with the Department working “on the national job creation agenda and the departments response to Brexit”.
“I am very grateful to Jim for his professionalism, hard work and dedication during his time with the Department and I would like to wish him the very best in what will no doubt be a very successful future career.”
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Is it true that Mary Mitchell O’connor has the intelligence of a box of hair, or is that just how she likes to appear in front of the public?
This question has nothing to do with her sex by the way.
It is inspired by her imbecilic appearance at the Sindo’s ‘The good times are back’ party at the height of the recession.
Imagine how many jobs would be created if there was someone, even a box of spiders or bag of cats in the role. It’s others hard work that leaches like this cling to and claim as all their own doing! Some right legends in Leinster House!
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck… then it probably is more intelligent than Mary Mitchell O’Connor.
@ Drew – good one! Besides I was always told people with double barrel names occurred when parents couldn’t decide on a surname and shouldn’t be trusted, well that’s according to my pal Tommy Murphy-Murphy! And if you think that joke is bad, don’t look at 77% of the people acting as TDs these days!
She is so intelligent she does not need advisors…………..mmm
This is what happens when appointments are made based on gender quotas rather than ability.
That’s only half true. The double barreled name is necessary to make it appear that one’s parent’s were not actually siblings.
Is that Pauline Fowler from Eastenders…
Doesn’t seem to be able to keep staff, she must be some tyrant.
Typical Fine Gaeler
This Minister is a disaster…..she’s creating a lot of employment…..pity no one can stick her!!!!….go Mary Airhead before you do any more damage.
The Jobs Minister should be following him out the door. She is a Big joke that one.
Car crash minister!
Frank Gallagher from Shameless would be a better Minister for Jobs than this clown.
@Richie C: The UK one or the US one?! (Both would be better of course just curious which one you had in mind)
Wellil I am add to this and say the shameless us update eveded not being g that woeful n h Macy is playing a blinder as Frank. My kind of family a happy and Mickey and Ian are dysfunctional brilliance.
If she’s actually doing anything much to help create jobs in ROI I’m Jim Carrey. Why do we get so misled …Politicians dont really create jobs so some of our ministerial roles ,beyond fg incompetence, could just be ditched now. Some craic.
ok what was his pay off.
Who in their right mind would want to work for that eejit
Well done Mary it looks like your doing a great job keep up the good work for 2017 and see how many more you will go through any jobs going!!
Inside track I hear, is because she is completely and utterly out of her depth…on a grand scale
@Bob Beal: That’s what happens when gender quotas force you to choose based on genitals rather than ability.
@Carl Nolan:
I think it may have been more of a say “Yes” to everything I say quota
@Bob Beal: No I mean when Enda Kenny was selecting the cabinet he was under pressure to include more women for the sake of it.
@Carl Nolan: I know what you mean, but I think he had few friends to turn to at the time as well, she was a Yes Man (woman)
@Bob Beal: Ah I see what you mean
I’m all for women in politics, but it has to be a woman who can actually do the job. How many expensive advisors do ministers need? Surely if you can’t do your job after 6 months without the need for handholding by experts, then you should be let go. That’s what happens in the real world.
Has she anything to do with Seetec being here in Ireland working / outsourcing here for the government?
So much for gender quotas, clearly o conor is not competent enough to be in the job she’s in…… same goes for zappone, ross, harris, noonan, kenny… basically this whole shambolic government
YFG must not be aware of this article yet as they are all on the apollo house thread at the moment. The call to arms must not have gone out yet.
Nothing grows in the shade of Mary Mitchell O’Connor.
Mary’s ego vies with the ego of Trump.
I blame that other numpty Kenny, he picked her, he didnt have to, there was other options. In fact our esteemed “leader” is responsible for a great many terrible decisons when it come to picking ministers. I am at a loss to find any good points about him if you agree that smarmy, stupidity and self-serving are not good points.
@Lazlo Saint Pierre: Can we find out how many “advisors” each monster has and the cost of these people,
The wrong people are resigning.
Nice hair. Shame about the…..
Reminds me of the 1980′s joke. What the difference between an Essex Girl and a shopping trolley ? A shopping trolley has a mind of its own ! Same seems true in this case ?’
This politician needs as many advisers as possible.
Most of the comments are based on “Fake” biased news, this Lady did not achieve various goals in her public/private life if she had not a certain modicum of intelligence . The biased previous comments are imbecile at best.
@Christy Brady: What goals would they be Christy?
@Christy Brady: The only imbeciles are the ones who voted her in.
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