Harney told to "go home" as Irish community in NZ protests

[Newsy]

I read an article in the Evening Herald about this in which it mentions that Mary Harney is keeping stumm about the Tallaght X-Ray fiasco and avoiding conversations with the press.

Apparently she was met outside the Irish Consulate by protesters waving placards demanding her to go home and face up to resignation.

Fair play to the Irish community in Auckland for giving this incompetent Minister something to think about while she's on a lavish 15-day junket. She is a disgrace to this country and I hope we see the back of her soon.

More news on this:

Scoop: Saint Patrick's Day Protest In Auckland

Good on em.

[YoungLiberal]

Says the guy who thinks you have no right to complain about the lack of jobs if the only job available to you involves working in McDonalds*.

*no disrespect to people who work in McDonalds

That's laughable, you can't make a first statement like that and follow it up with a second 'no offence' statement.

[eoghanacht]

The irony here is that the only Irish people with the b*lls to protest are the ones who have already had the b*lls to emigrate in the first place - the rest of ye are just sheep waiting for the ZanuFF slaughter.

eh? whats your suggestion? other than coming on here and slabbering? well?



Yeah, thought so

[HanleyS]

Do tou have to be a socialist to be willing to show discontent with Harney's incompetency?

No, but the group concerned are disgruntled socialists unhappy with Harney's health reforms. They are more concerned with workers benefits than patient welfare. Which they are entitled to be, but let's not pretend this is about patient welfare.

[realist]

Here's a link to the video of the protest from 3news New Zealand:

NZ celebrates another St Patrick's Day at the pub - Nightline - Video - 3 News

[Fr. Hank Tree]

That's laughable, you can't make a first statement like that and follow it up with a second 'no offence' statement.

It's only 'laughable' if one misses the point, which you clearly have.

[maxthedog]

How about-

-we were born here
-we were raised here
-our mates live here
-our family is here
-we realise the potential this country has if we could just get some decent people to govern it and we're going to stay and fight and sort this mess out.
.

Go New Zealand Go.

If only Ireland could reach that stage?

[laidback]

The Irish Community in New Zealand did not protest.

Some sad bunch of loony left, expat work dodgers protested, and even at that, we don't know how many (2? 3?)

There's a reason why such people have to travel half way around the world to earn a crust.

Its because they're a waste of space.

Your post is very ignorant.

I know a number of 20 something Irish ex pats in NZ and they are not there because they are a waste of space.

They are medical professionals, mainly physios and they left Ireland because Harney only takes on senior (non medical) managers and spin doctors in HSE. She actually abolished sanctioned posts for physios.

These young people wanted to work and thats why they are in NZ which is one of the nearest places which is English speaking and where there are suitable opportunities . Whether any of the people I know were on the demo i dont know but probably not because they would have been working and wouldn't have let patients down.

However, I can say they regards Harney as the worst minister of Health ever and resent being forced to go so far away to use their skills developed at the cost of the Irish taxpayer.

[johnfás]

It's only 'laughable' if one misses the point, which you clearly have.

I think the point, however you dress it up, was pretty clear - that you believe working in McDonalds is 'beneath' a large number of people.

[Pauli]

Your post is very ignorant.

I know a number of 20 something Irish ex pats in NZ and they are not there because they are a waste of space.

They are medical professionals, mainly physios and they left Ireland because Harney only takes on senior (non medical) managers and spin doctors in HSE. She actually abolished sanctioned posts for physios.

These young people wanted to work and thats why they are in NZ which is one of the nearest places which is English speaking and where there are suitable opportunities . Whether any of the people I know were on the demo i dont know but probably not because they would have been working and wouldn't have let patients down.

However, I can say they regards Harney as the worst minister of Health ever and resent being forced to go so far away to use their skills developed at the cost of the Irish taxpayer.

Laidback, you will find that, among the dwindling band of Harney supporters on this site, there is something of a competition in play here. The object seems to be to covet the title of "Last Man Standing" and the vitriol these supporters hurl at any opponent is the measure of the fanaticism with which they defend their chosen political poster girl. It is a sad and pathetic spectacle because history is going to be most unkind to this most odious of political charlatans.