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Thread: FÁS chief who spent thousands on Junkets has Cowen's "Full Confidence"

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    Quote Originally Posted by stanley View Post
    And yet, the other majority of the people want Bertie, hung, drawn and quartered, guess it depends on which majority you wish to listen to, would very much doubt FF TD's want him back.
    i consider what the FAS guy did , living it up with his wife on tax payers money to be much worse than anything bertie was questioned about in dublin castle

    my gripe with bertie was that he was the ultimate populist , he wouldnt fall out with a single interest group for fear of loosing a single vote , hence when he sat down to deal with the likes of david begg , all he saw was votes , he done a great job on the north but he wasnt making any descisions there himself , he was encouraging others to

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    On Prime Time now.
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    I was told today that brians wife's sister is molloys wife!....any truth in this?

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    The farmers' individual incomes are published because it all comes from public funds. How come Fás people are different?
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    Farmers are "contractors" and don't have the same benefits and protection as employees.

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    Not an alibi. If the Fás top dogs are getting public money the public has a right to know the details.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drjimryan View Post
    I was told today that brians wife's sister is molloys wife!....any truth in this?
    I don't think so. However, I think that he is related to the Lenihans through his wife.

    I am open to correction though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by He3 View Post
    Not an alibi. If the Fás top dogs are getting public money the public has a right to know the details.
    Agreed, but they will hide behind that figleaf.
    So many bad choices over the last decade or so AND they havn't stopped yet!

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    Quote Originally Posted by drjimryan View Post
    I was told today that brians wife's sister is molloys wife!....any truth in this?
    There may be some truth in that as Cowens wife is Mary Molloy from Birr where Molloy is from???????

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    Molloy has just resigned.

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