Michael D gets down to cronyism in the Presidential Office early: Sunday Times

[gijoe]

Bloody socialists. Stealing our sunlight.

Turned out to be no good in the end actually. Its was overcast and no sunlight got through so Michael D's bit of cronyism came to no good. Of course he might get the daughter another 2 tickets for next year.......

[Gibby]

Oh yes I'm sure many thousands of euro was lost to the exchequer too...?

So this is what P.ie is all about now eh?... cribbing about someone handing over free tickets to someone else...

[BlackLion]

After all the hype of The presidental election he is drifting into the "whos that guy" area. he attented the main events and most importanty been seen at them and give a few speeches here and there on "how hard it is out there and we'll pull thru it and Ra ra ra stiff upper lip" but he will be a fart in a Hurricane in irish Life. He got the top job and the prestige that comes with it and that is what is important to him. of course that doesn't mean he wont fight to have a nice clean image during his term and look like he cares. he is a politician thru and thru and image is most important thing. he was the safest option out of all the other gombeens we had choice to vote for.

Politics is rotten in Ireland and infects the top to the bottom of the power pyramid. Even if your get in, doesn't mean you will change anything cause of all the vested interests. Can't go rocking the boat you know

[OCicero]

Michael D has been rather quick in using his Office for family cronyism rather early - even for a 'socialist'. His daughter Alice Mary and her guest Ken Dempsey were among the 24 people in Newrange for dawn on the Winter Soltisce. Also among the 24 were Leo Varadkar and Ruiari Quinn plus 6 people drawn at random from 35000 who applied. The chamber in Newgrange can only hold 24. President Higgins requested 2 tickets from the OPW.

There are FFers who as President would have given Newgrange to his daughter, let alone a free ticket to it. Be thankful for what you get.

[Houyhnhnm]

Oh yes I'm sure many thousands of euro was lost to the exchequer too...?

So this is what P.ie is all about now eh?... cribbing about someone handing over free tickets to someone else...

It's what the Sunday Times is about. They're the ones who reported it.

[gijoe]

There are FFers who as President would have given Newgrange to his daughter, let alone a free ticket to it. Be thankful for what you get.

Be thankful that a 'socialist' engages in what you regard as only a minor act of cronyism? No thanks. How long before Michael D will be endorsing the gulag for people that do not agree with him?

[PAD1OH]

ah ffs, surely a piss take OP.

[ger12]

Turned out to be no good in the end actually. Its was overcast and no sunlight got through so Michael D's bit of cronyism came to no good. Of course he might get the daughter another 2 tickets for next year.......

Ah, just like the first ten months of this coalition...

[bagel]

He's the president. If he wants a ticket for his daughter he should have a ticket for his daughter. As for Varadkar and Quinn...

If he wanted tickets for himself and his spouse, then by all means he should get them.
Using his Office to get tickets for his daughter & guest is an abuse of his privileged position as Head of State.
I voted for him and i support his former political party but i'm disgusted at this carry-on.

[harshreality]

Let poor Micky D have his moment, after all he probably remembers the place being built and just wants his youngster an a few of his pals to share the magic! There was probably a similar controversy 5,000 years ago when some chieften got his buddies in for a look at the light.