Comments on: Pat Kenny and RTE Frontline: Audience member goes defcon 5

By: daragh

daragh — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:42:16 +0000

why cant politicians pay their own expense’s out of their vast salarys,i earn 350 a week,and have no choise but to pay all my expense’s out of my meagrewages.do they have any pride or shame

By: Martin Brennan

Martin Brennan — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:25:45 +0000

Dear Pat,

Any chance of a Frontline discussion on the financial waste (~1.3 Billion) incurred in maintaining a dead language (Irish).

Even a discussion on the reason why the high cost of translations are needed to be carried out on actions/discussion taken by governments, county councils etc.,. —- no body reads them.

An example is, to publish one page in English cost 4.0 euros while publishing the same page in Irish cost 94.0 euros. This is just one of the many stupid wastes caused by trying to maintain a dead language.

Would it be better if this money was spent on the health service, handicap children, schools etc.,? It’s absolutely lunatic given the state the country is in.

Regards,

Martin

ps 1.3 billion is 43% of the required cut in the budget for 2010.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:54:44 +0000

Yep, there’s all that and more, wait till they cut social welfare, childrens allowance, o o pension. These people live in different planets with their high pay, (Marian Finucane). Lost me own job lately – absolutley nothing going. thanks you guys- i owe you one.

By: Ber

Ber — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:11:44 +0000

Well done to this guy and i also think what a hero! Pat Kenny is over paid. The Minister sat there in her tailored clothes knowing that she wont have to live on €204.00 per week. She will continue to receive a fat cheque with expenses every year. Today a friend who had not received any s/w payments (dole or rent allowance) in several weeks was without any money to buy food. He was living on a box of mash (you know the stuf you add water to). This man used to have a job. How dare these people pontificate about tighening our belts. Remember Mr. Haughey, who once stated we were living beyond our means…while he was buying Shirts in France and dinning in the finest restaurents. What a sham ..we have Nama, Fas, Banking debts…….When do we stop paying for their mistakes!

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:52:44 +0000

Live telly, brilliant!

By: Trina

Trina — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:39:46 +0000

What a hero.

By: richie

richie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:29:01 +0000

good on the guy for haven the balls to say it the way it is…………..pity there aint a few more guys like this

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:51:06 +0000

Katie, Donagh,

I still think Pat dealt with it well, what was he supposed to do? He made light of the situation and left him have his say for the most part. I agree with a lot of what yer man said, especially the “off to sue an old lady about a field” but it was a better reaction from Pat than say the ripping up of Toy Show tickets like he did last year. I don’t think Pat has any right to tell us how we have to take cuts when he and his like (Gerry Ryan grrr) are creaming it from our tv licence fees!

By: Conor

Conor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:37:54 +0000

That guy has an interesting point, but our taxes do not pay for Pat’s wages. The license fees and advertising revenue he brings in for being one of RTE’s top draws is what pays his wages.

By: Jackie McCarry

Jackie McCarry — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:08:26 +0000

Fair play to that guy on Frontline.He voiced the opinion of the people.