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Thread: Newstalk reporting Jan O'Sullivan to be appointed as Super-Junior Minister

  1. 20th December 2011, 01:02 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Desperate Dan View Post
    I thought when the new government was formed, people were to be appointed on merit and qualifications, not as a reward for party loyalty, and to ease into retirement.
    I'm sure your opinions were foremost in the minds of Gilmore et al when they made those decisions. "What would that anonymous p.ie poster Desperate Dan do..?" Gilmore would have pondered.
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  3. 20th December 2011, 01:07 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clanrickard View Post
    There goes Keith-Ms analysis.
    . . . as usual!
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  4. 20th December 2011, 01:07 PM #23
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    Now confirmed by RTÉ. Jan O'Sullivan to be 'super junior' minister - RT News
    The Mahon Tribunal found Olivia Mitchell to have received an inappropriate payment from Frank Dunlop at the time of the 1992 Election. F.G. Gael has taken no action against her.
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  5. 20th December 2011, 01:08 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith-M View Post
    Nothing that O'Sullivan has done in Leinster House merits a promotion.
    I agree, but Willie O'Dea was also promoted in his day for doing as little.
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  6. 20th December 2011, 01:08 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith-M View Post
    Well I got Costello right and I saw no poster who predicted O'Sullivan.
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  7. 20th December 2011, 01:09 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith-M View Post
    . It's clear that if you are young and left of centre, you'd be better joining SF than Labour, if you want to get on.
    Now that I agree with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith-M View Post
    Now confirmed by RTÉ. Jan O'Sullivan to be 'super junior' minister - RT News
    ..Jan O'Sullivan - Supergran.
    I care about all sorts of crap.
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  9. 20th December 2011, 01:11 PM #28
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    Wonder if the Labour old guard are becoming cautious of the Young Turks in the party at this stage.
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  10. 20th December 2011, 01:12 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by Social Conscience View Post
    Many in Labour were not happy with the treatment of Joan Burton when the giving out of plum ministerships were been given and it was always going to be a woman that would be appointed since then. Roisin Shorthall must feel a little hard done by if Jan gets the nod today.
    The advantage that Shorthall had by being a woman was offset by sitting on a safe seat (if such will exist, in the next election for Labour). O'Sullivan is highly vunerable to SF. Based on the latest opinion poll, SF would take her seat. She probably only has a personal vote of arounf 4.5k. Not a lot to show for 13 years plus in Leinster House.
    The Mahon Tribunal found Olivia Mitchell to have received an inappropriate payment from Frank Dunlop at the time of the 1992 Election. F.G. Gael has taken no action against her.
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  11. 20th December 2011, 01:15 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sierra View Post
    Wonder if the Labour old guard are becoming cautious of the Young Turks in the party at this stage.
    It isn't the young Turks in Labour they need to worry about, but the young Turks in SF. These promotions will do nothing of benefit for Labour in the longer term.
    The Mahon Tribunal found Olivia Mitchell to have received an inappropriate payment from Frank Dunlop at the time of the 1992 Election. F.G. Gael has taken no action against her.
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