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All staff evacuated as police negotiate with armed man in Turkish hospital

It is believed that the man is a patient at the hospital’s psychiatric unit.

Updated 12.15pm

AN ARMED POLICE officer receiving psychiatric treatment has barricaded himself into a room, causing panic at Istanbul’s Cerrahpasa hospital.

A hospital spokesperson, shown on Dogan news agency, said all staff had been evacuated from the psychiatry unit and police negotiators have made contact with the man.

Turkish media outlets had originally reported that the armed man was holding a number of doctors and other staff hostage at a hospital in Istanbul.

With reporting from AP.

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    Mute Charlie Fogarty
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:47 AM

    This coverage is really becoming unbearable.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 12:08 PM

    Probably a bunch of flours…

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 12:27 PM

    @Charlie Fogarty: Worry not as relief is in sight if obama succeeds in handing control of the interweb over to the UN, if he does then we will only have 24/7 propaganda broadcast with some patriotic workers folk songs for some light relief

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 3:12 PM

    @Charlie Fogarty: Here is another one about another big leak… https://www.rt.com/usa/363473-dnc-campaign-bus-sewage/

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:45 PM

    @MackPilon Internet stewardship is to be passed to an international body called ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Up until recently this responsibility has been with the US under the chamber of commerce with internet freedom kept relatively in tact. Several states and international bodies are currently fighting for control of ICANN with Iranian, Russian and Chinese representatives already sitting on the board. These are all countries that heavily censor the internet for their own populations. Make the best use of it while you can because internet freedom is already in serious danger.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:40 PM

    @thejynxeffect: Is ICANN not due to come under the Muslim controlled UN ?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:03 PM

    I thought it would be the UN too. Regardless, it will be under an international body that has been elected by nobody and is accountable to nobody. Look up ICANN. Several congressmen in the US just tried sue the Obama administration to stop the transfer. It failed . Need to read a bit more about it myself tbh

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:12 PM

    Online blasphemy may have to move offline in a hurry.

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    Mute Charlie Fogarty
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:26 PM

    @Marlowemallow:

    I think that is just blasphemy.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:55 AM

    We can comment on issues in other parts of the world but not Our Own …..Seriously w.t.f

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:57 AM

    @ballbreaker: we can’t be having freedom of expression even when the matter is not sub judice. Comments not allowed.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:01 AM

    @ballbreaker: set up your own media and allow all the free comment you want

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:06 AM

    @michael collins: spoken like a repressive fascist.

    All media should be politically uncontrolled.

    The matter is no longer at hearing. There is no judicial process in being.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 11:16 AM

    Has sentencing already happened?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 11:18 AM

    Somebody encouraging you to set up your own website is a repressive fascist? Aĺlrighty.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 11:32 AM

    @ballbreaker:

    “Sandy Rios of American Family Radio interviewed former Haitian Senate President Bernard Sansaricq on Thursday, and the enraged Haitian had nothing good to say about the Clintons. He angrily claimed that they brought their “pay to play” politics to Haiti at the expense of the Haitian people.”

    “They are nothing but common thieves,” the enraged Sansaricq told Rios. “And they should be in jail”

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 1:21 PM

    “Set up your own media and allow all the free comment you want” is exactly the opposite of what a fascist would say

    And if you’re talking about the Jobstown verdict, there are other cases arising from the same set of facts before the courts. The matter is still sub judice. Stop being such a drama queen.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:52 PM

    @Anton Friendo:
    Common thieves, but with an uncommon huge pile of loot stashed safely away in the Clintton Foundation.
    And also note Muslim Brotherood terror promoter’s payoffs to Hillary Clinton
    —–”Hillary Clinton Tops 2015-16 Islamist Money List

    Philadelphia – October 20, 2016 – The Middle East Forum’s “Islamist Money in Politics” (IMIP) project is releasing the top-ten recipients of 2015-16 campaign contributions from individuals who subscribe to the same Islamic supremacism as Khomeini, Bin Laden, and ISIS.

    Hillary Clinton tops the list, raking in $41,165 from prominent Islamists. This includes $19,249 from senior officials of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), declared a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates on November 15, 2014.
    —-”
    For example, Mrs. Clinton has accepted $3,900 from former CAIR vice-chairman Ahmad Al-Akhras, who has defended numerous Islamists in Ohio indicted – and later convicted – on terrorism charges.—-”
    http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/21/hillary-clinton-tops-middle-east-forums-islamist-money-list/

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:11 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    Yawn. Same thing every post. When I heard that a portion of the Northern Fleet was heading this way I thought they were coming to pick you up!

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:13 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    ‘Joan of Arc’ for women’e rights Hillary Clinton takes big $bucks from women enslaving,women-bashing Sharia-
    —-”Beyond political donations, the Clinton Foundation has received millions from Islamic countries. Saudi Arabia, dominated by radical Sunni fundamentalists and ruled by Sharia law, donated up to $50 million to the Clinton Foundation, while the Emirate of Qatar has donated between $1 million and $5 million.

    According to Clinton’s own State Department, Qatar’s human rights violations include “trafficking in persons … legal, institutional, and cultural discrimination against women limited their participation in society.—”

    http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/21/hillary-clinton-tops-middle-east-forums-islamist-money-list/

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:20 PM

    Saudi Arabia and Qatar fund Islamist terrorism around the world (not that it really needs funding…). That almost goes without saying at this point.

    Those Islamist terrorists, all of them, have declared war on all unbelievers and ‘bad muslims’, therefore they and their state sponsors, have declared war on the citizens of the US and western Europe including Ireland. This is an asymmetric proxy war.

    Anyone taking donations from those countries is engaged in treason. Hillary Clinton is guilty of treason. I don’t support Trump either but facts are facts. You don’t get to choose who you’re at war with.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:20 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    Stand back everybody, know-it-all coming through. I feel I must be living a matrix style existence as your perception of reality differs utterly from mine. Next you’ll be telling us that the world was created around 5,000 years ago.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:23 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR: Donald Trump is clean of taking any ‘Blood Money”
    For The Record—- Republican Party candidate Donald Trump and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson took no money from Islamists, according to the report.
    http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/21/hillary-clinton-tops-middle-east-forums-islamist-money-list/

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:26 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    You confine your evidence to support your arguments to a very small spectrum. You should try to read more diverse articles to get a broader perspective.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:27 PM

    @Dave Kerins: I’m sure the victims of Islamic fundamentalism don’t find it quite as boring as sheltered westerners.

    “A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Palestinian poet to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith, according to trial documents seen by Human Rights Watch, its Middle East researcher Adam Coogle said on Friday.

    Ashraf Fayadh was detained by the country’s religious police in 2013 in Abha, in southwest Saudi Arabia, and then rearrested and tried in early 2014.”

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabian-court-sentences-palestinian-poet-ashraf-fayadh-to-death-for-apostasy-a6742161.html

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:29 PM

    @Dave Kerins: Go ahead and enlighten us about your broader perspective on Qatar, Saudi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:31 PM

    @Dave Kerins:
    ‘Ramblings of a schizo on a Saturday morn’ -by Dave K.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:32 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    There is no way Donald Trump would have taken money for those people you mentioned. He is too much of an honest guy, has shed loads of integrity, would never ever talk about another person, country or population in a derogatory manner. Any so called shady business dealings he may have had in the past were made up by a global conspiracy.
    Gosh Patrick, I’m really warming to this new me of spouting out pure drivel. Perhaps you need help with your online campaign? I understand you have a lot of openings available.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:35 PM

    @Marlowemallow:
    I shall…..I think they’re all lovely people!

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:38 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR: Well we know we can trust Breitbart what with Trumps campaign manager being the owner… its like asking an phoblacht for an analysis on sinn fein.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:40 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:

    Hey Paddy. How many Muslims does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    ALL OF THEM!!!!! and they only do it to practice building detonators and mock the Jews on shabbat!!!

    Thought you would like that one :) xoxo

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:42 PM

    @Old Gabby Johnson:
    Be very careful there Gabby, you may in danger of bursting their bubble. Who knows what the psychological devastation that may cause. You need to introduce them to reality gradually.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:42 PM

    @Dave Kerins:
    ‘Drink Sensibly!’

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:45 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    That’s the funniest thing you’ve ever said as well as being the most original. There’s no taint of copy and paste from it.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:45 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR: 96% of political donations made by journalists went to Clinton, just 4% to Mr Trump. 430 people who work in journalism have combined to give about $382,000 to the Democratic nominee, 50 identifiable journalists have combined to give about $14,000 to Trump.
    Center for Public Integrity

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:57 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    Patrick, please come back, I didn’t mean it, honestly. You’re great craic!

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:58 PM

    @Old Gabby Johnson: Here, you could have found this information for yourself from sites other than Breitbart you know.

    “Hacked emails published by Wikileaks this week appear to show Qatar pledging to donate $1 million to Hillary Clinton’s family’s charitable foundation, despite her promise to curb new donations by foreign governments while U.S. secretary of state.

    The emails released by Wikileaks do not appear to confirm whether Qatar gave the promised $1 million, although the foundation’s website lists the State of Qatar as having given at least that amount. There is no date listed for the donation. A spokesman for the foundation declined to confirm the donation.

    Craig Minassian, a foundation spokesman, declined to confirm if Qatar gave the $1 million described in the 2012 email. Even if it had, he said he questioned whether the money would be considered a “material increase.” He said Qatar has been donating since 2002, and that some of those donations have been greater than $1 million.

    Last year, Reuters found that at least seven other foreign governments made new donations to the foundation without the State Department being informed, partly, foundation officials said, because of “oversights.”"

    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-idUSKBN12E2IF

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:01 PM

    And if there’s evidence that Trump has taken such donations then by all means let’s see it.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:03 PM

    @MackPilon:
    That explains why they are always invited to Clint campaign mngr.Podesta’s den for pasta dinners. Get something back for their contributions..

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:05 PM

    @Marlowemallow:
    I have also pledged one million to the Clintons. Seems like a good investment considering she is going to be the next President.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:09 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    Mutually back-scratching disgusting slanderers-all of them.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:15 PM

    @Dave Kerins: Nice to see that it’s all just a joke to you. At least you’re honest about it.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:15 PM

    @Patrick J O’CONNOR:
    They sure are, but he cooks a mean pasta bolognese.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:25 PM

    I’m curious. What do you think of my stance on the election?

    Both candidates are dog sh*8. Discuss.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:26 PM

    @Marlowemallow:
    I don’t find the prospect of Trump ascending the throne the least bit funny. Indeed Hillary also has her skeletons in the closet. What is funny though is the way O’Connor, you and others are “trump”eting (couldn’t help it) on. Your discourse is negativity personified.
    The over-riding sentiment seems, to me at least, to be anti everything. You’ve wheeled out example after example of all that is wrong in this world in order to justify your bile. How about rather than “dissing” the Muslims, the liberals, democracy, the EU, etc, you present some concrete new concepts on how to solve the issue at hand. And please don’t say build a wall.
    O’Connor just seems to be the worst of them. In no way is he willing to listen, debate or accept any fact that contravenes his belief system, yet at the same time his hyprocrisy knows no bounds. He expects everyone else to change except himself.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:28 PM

    @Charlie Fogarty:
    Hard to debate the obvious. It is really a case of the lesser of 2 evils at this stage. What a sad indictment of where American democracy is at. Such a talented country and this is all they can come up with. That song, ” Who let the dogs out?”, keeps rattling around in my head!

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:36 PM

    @Dave Kerins: “Your discourse is negativity personified.”

    I have lots of concrete suggestions – not for resolving the problems of the US, because recognizing the limits of Ireland’s sphere of influence is a step towards sanity. But preventing the same deterioration from happening in Irish society and politics is very possible. It starts with a change in political culture away from the failed path it has taken in the US – the one we are currently still following like lemmings.

    And change starts at home so here’s my first concrete suggestion. Read this book:

    “This brilliant new book from the author of Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch explores the tyranny of positive thinking, and offers a history of how it came to be the dominant mode in the USA. Ehrenreich conceived of the book when she became ill with breast cancer, and found herself surrounded by pink ribbons and platitudes. She balked at the way her anger about having the disease was seen as unhealthy and dangerous by health professionals and other sufferers. In her droll and incisive analysis of the cult of cheerfulness, Ehrenreich ranges across contemporary religion, business and the economy, arguing, for example, that undue optimism and a fear of giving bad news sowed the seeds for the current banking crisis. She argues passionately that the insistence on being cheerful actually leads to a lonely focus inwards, a blaming of oneself for any misfortunes, and thus to political apathy”

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smile-Die-Positive-Thinking-America/dp/1847081738/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477157484&sr=8-1&keywords=barbara+ehrenreich

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:48 PM

    @Marlowemallow:
    She evidently didn’t subscribe to the placebo effect eh?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 8:41 PM

    @Dave Kerins:
    You obviously never worked in a barn or done any other Natural chores. Therein you must first clean out the schitt and corruption before prepping the animals for successful actIon. This is what Donald Trump will do when he enters what has become The Obama/Clinton Shuite House of Failure and Corruption. He will first clean out the mess and make the workplace safe.
    God keep America safe from terror state influence and corruption! Vote for Donald Trump.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:47 AM

    Probably just the cocaine she ordered

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:48 AM

    From Mexico

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:54 AM

    Off the wall allegation…

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:59 AM

    Cartels shoot drugs over the fence and dig under. How high is this trump wall going to be?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 11:41 AM

    Its a gift for the Donald. Loves the stuff, he does! Did you not see him sniffing like a cokefiend during the first two debates?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:03 PM

    @Daisy Chainsaw: He was sniffling in all the debates.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:11 PM

    @Michael Shimaoka: I’m waiting for the SNL version of the third. I think it’ll be much more entertaining!

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:21 AM

    She’s all talc and no action.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 1:04 PM

    Fantastic

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:03 AM

    Protest in Ireland at your peril.

    You can protest in the US.

    In Ireland if you impede the progress of a third rate politician, you are liable to conviction for false imprisonment. That’s the approach in China, Russia, Bahrain , Saudi Arabia and repressive regimes.

    When will the Irish Council for Civil Loiberties properly engage with this issue?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:05 AM

    Yawn

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:06 AM

    @Eye_c_u: get some sleep.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:12 AM

    @michael collins: advocating the killing of a political dissident reveals your colours.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:18 AM

    @michael collins: rightfully so? You believe the boy should be executed for taking part in an anti water charges protest? I thought we lived in a modern western democracy. I didn’t realize we had citizens who would prefer to live in a saudiesque repressive regime. Sure we should just organize a firing squad and execute everyone who attended the protests. It would be a great way to commemorate 1916.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:31 AM

    Oh we do Anne but one with laws for the common good. John was assaulted that day. Her progress was impeded against her will. Hence the trials. Now back in the leftie box with you and the fake lefties rage

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:34 AM

    @Eye_c_u: regardless of the rights and wrongs of this conviction, you cannot pretend that protests in the US would be able to confront and impede a senior politician.

    you are more likely to get shot or jail term than a cursory slap on the wrist that happened here.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:35 AM

    sorry, that comment was for Micheal OLainn

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:48 AM

    @Micheal OLainn: Third rate politician >? – at the time she was the leader of the third largest party in the country and topped the poll in her constituency. I’m sorry if democracy isn’t for you but tough luck.

    You’re living in cloud cuckoo land if for example Joe Biden was in the same situation after attending a function in the US that he was invited to – you think the police/secret service would have waited before buldozing in to rescue her – the protestors wouldn’t have been within 100 meters of his car. – be thankful you live where you do – where protest is respected. If you think protesting should constitute imprisonment and personal physical attack then i suspect you’re a fan of anarchy.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 11:51 AM

    “Protest is respected”? By arresting a child during a dawn raid and prosecuting him on a trumped up charge of false imprisonment?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 1:15 PM

    @Daisy Chainsaw: H ebroke the law, was involved in preventing the democratically elected deputy leader of our country from going about her business – i don’t care if the police arrested him during his birthday while he was dressed as fireman sam.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 1:17 PM

    @Old Gabby Johnson: The reason for the timing btw was so there wasn’t a spectacle of anarchists outside the house waiting for the gardai. They could have left it until about 10am granted – most of the protestors don’t roll out of bed until at least noon i guess.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 3:35 PM

    Those who caused austerity with their illegal actions are arrested by appointment after a round of golf with the Super. Those who bore the brunt and engaged in legitimate protest are raided at dawn, their families terrorised and barely allowed the dignity of dressing before the perp walk.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:53 PM

    @Daisy Chainsaw: Well maybe they should protest without imprisoning elected officials.. then the brilliant boys in blue would be arresting them and they wouldn’t feel ‘terrorised’.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:13 AM

    Can Journal please share some of the wiki leaks updates? This video will probably explain why you won’t…https://youtu.be/GpLAzAZXi2A

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    Mute Kal Ipers
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 12:22 PM

    @CedarFalls.ie: If you are using this as proof of media manipulating media it is a great example of manipulation by editing. O’Keefe video is not to be trusted and if you don’t know why from just watching you are never going to believe why with explanation

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 1:46 PM

    I think it might violate O’Keefe’s probation

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:13 AM

    The Judge is a political appointee.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:44 PM

    @Micheal OLainn:
    It’s an establishment stitch up, no two ways about it.
    Fine Gael using Thatcherite tactics to silence the voices of protest.
    Shame on them.

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    Mute Sully
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 12:32 PM

    Clinton’s campaign team have been exposed at paying ppl to incite violence at trump rallies , this wouldn’t surprise me if the campaign team sent it to themselves so their friends of CNN can blame trump supporters , pathetic

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 2:28 PM
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    Mute Daniel Fontaine
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:42 PM

    Anyway, great news for Donald.
    Even after all the Democrat mud slinging he’s still within distance of Crooked Hilary.

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    Mute MackPilon
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:10 AM

    Someone sent her a cure for that bacterial vaginosis that was making her cough

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    Mute Alois Irlmaier
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 3:08 PM

    @michael collins: Just youtube creepy Biden and see?

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    Mute Noel
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 1:23 PM

    Probalby blame Trump

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 2:29 PM

    @Noel: Why not they blame him for everything else.

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    Mute Alex Jones
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:54 PM

    Trump was never behind in the polls he has a massive lead.

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    Mute John Fergus
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:11 PM

    Its interesting that all of these unsubstantiated allegations of sexual assault have only come out know. Look at clintons past as an attorney defending rapist paedophiles and lying for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2f13f2awK4
    Not to mention how she silenced Bills abuse victims.

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    Mute Daniel Fontaine
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:41 PM

    So why are comments closed on the kid stitched up by the establishment in the Joan Burton case?
    Also, I see comments are also closed on the Brian Ó Domhnaill case. (for legal reasons)

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    Mute Congress Tart
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 6:48 PM

    So you agree with his behavior?

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    Mute Bairéid Rísteard
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:00 PM

    So clearly trump has got the angry vote, whereas Clinton has the vote of feminists, cucks, and white knights. Who do the rest of the population vote for?

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    Mute Padraig Corcoran
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 11:29 AM

    If it’s from someone that will vote for either of them then it will have a return address.

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    Mute John Byrne
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:31 PM

    “But if there is a drum roll of anticipation to see, with Trump’s poll numbers tumbling”

    What tool posing as a Journalist wrote this ‘article’.. You posted an update to another article less than 2 hours ago claiming Trump was rising in the Polls.. which he is..

    LA Times tracking poll have him at 44.3% to Hillary 44.1%

    The momentum behind Trump is huge and unstoppable, every American I know is voting for Trump.. The main stream media have been ousted as liars from the start of this campaign when they mocked his chances for getting the republican nomination.
    The more articles and spin from the media , the more it will drive people towards him and away from crooked Hillary.. Its an unstoppable freight train.

    Lets hope war monger Hillary can be kept out of the white house, a vote for Hillary is a step towards WW3. Trump has continually spoke about having a functioning dialogue and relationship with Russia.. This is a good thing.. Russia is not our enemy.. They are more of an ally than the Saudis, the Chinese, Israel

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 9:31 PM
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 10:12 AM

    Probably Donald Trumps dandruff. Needs to get some head and shoulders

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 2:35 PM

    Politicians are liars, that explains why people do this as the US are left with 2 basket cases?
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/watch-donald-trump-shower-love-and-praise-on-hillary-and-bill-clinton_us_580885fbe4b0dd54ce383a3f

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 3:07 PM

    Then there is this as well https://www.rt.com/usa/363560-pay-for-play-clintons/
    These things make people angry?

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 4:03 PM

    @Alois Irlmaier:
    Yep, I would definitely agree with you that Putin is a liar.

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:45 PM

    It’s depressing how many Trump sympathisers there are on this forum

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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:33 PM

    This Trump fiasco devalues democracy and its democratic institutions and takes electioneering to base-gutter
    levels never before experienced. No wonder Putin is stirring the pot.
    But I guess Americans and those addicted to American “reality TV” deserve a ridiculously phoney Trump and the “what’s in it for me” culture

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    Mute Deborah Behan
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    Oct 22nd 2016, 5:32 PM

    Is this not over yet? So bored.

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