Comments on: Ned O’Keeffe: Let them eat cake

By: Cleo

Cleo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:15:59 +0000

Be sure to let him know what you think of him:

http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/contact/ned-okeeffe/

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:09:49 +0000

The state recently pledged to cherish all children equally, Mr O Keeffe’s stated position is clearly contrary to this. Mr O Keeffe believes that the tax payer’s money is part of Fianna Fails war chest to distribute to compliant and loyal supporters.
It appears in East Cork the quality a child’s education is dependant upon the political allegiance of the parent, this is the policy of an apartheid. The legality and constitutionality of Mr. O Keeffe’s policy of linking the quality a child’s education to the voting preferences of parents must be examined.

By: dealga

dealga — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:18:31 +0000

Mrs O’Flynn added that Deputy O’Keeffe suggested that his son, Cllr Kevin O’Keeffe, polled badly in the village at the recent local elections.

“Of course the people of Rathcormac will support their local man,” she continued

Mrs O’Flynn doesn’t appear to get it either.

By: Roy Jenkins

Roy Jenkins — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:57:36 +0000

Celtic Tiger my hole.

By: Roy Jenkins

Roy Jenkins — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:55:28 +0000

He wouldnt happen to have any interests in the portacabin industry would he? It wouldnt surprise me if he did as all they are interested in is lining their pockets for them selves and F##k everyone over in the process. They should all be put out to pasture and left to rot the same way the general population of this country has by them.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:38:27 +0000

I had the misfortune of living in the shitpit that is Rathcormac for a year. The most boring year of my life. The population exploded from 500 to 2500 but nothing but houses were built. I don’t blame people for being pissed off about the school situation there, its bursting at the seams.

But unfortunately Rathcormac is only one of about a dozen Cork county schools collapsing in on themselves by excess pupils and unsuitable facilities. The fact that O Keefe doesn’t wish to represent certain parts of his constituency is a separate issue. No school should operate in temporary accomodation, and all building in that area should be stopped until the school situation is resolved.

That O Keefe doesn’t wish to represent his constituents is a serious breach of the obligations of a public representative and quite frankly his party should have serious words with him. Of course, hopefully there are 2500 votes which will not go his way next time and other Cork villages take note. Just vote him and his rotten family out of power and let somebody else do his job, if he won’t do it.

I must say its rather fortunate that his son was not voted in if this is the family attitude. The people of North Cork were clearly saved another pig in a poke.

By: Smaidan

Smaidan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:15:59 +0000

So glad to see this being picked up by mainstream media (Morning Ireland) today. Although the main focus was on the school and not the wider issue of bad government.

This needs to be held up as a filthy example of how politics conducts itself in this banana republic.

Resources should be allocated and spent where needed. It should have nothing to do with votes. This is at the very core of what needs changing in this country.

It does not need to take years to change this perception among our people. We simply need educate so as to recognise this evil and thus remove it from our society.

Culture change of this nature does not need to take generations.

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:27:35 +0000

It was picked up by The Irish Examiner on Saturday and just now on Morning Ireland. They played a tape of Ned* saying essentially the same as above on local radio and carried a live interview with a parent.

She said temporary accommodation has been used by the school since 1967 and pointed out a commercial mortgage would cost similar money to the rent paid on Portakabins.

I wish them luck but of course even if they got a new building tomorrow, the underlying problem won’t be solved.

* Hi unstranger – I think I heard Ned approvingly mention O’Malley, saying he supported those who supported him. Must listen to that again later.

By: unstranger

unstranger — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:17:35 +0000

Haughy carried out a similar FF tactic in Limerick city when he was in dispute with Dessie O’Malley some years back.
The result was the closure of one of the most efficient hospitals in this country; Barringtons hospital.
A choice was given whereby Haughy would shut one hospital. The catholic bishop’s hospital St.Johns was selected to remain open over the protestant Barringtons and the city has never recovered from that loss.
Fianna Fáil have been fucking us over since their inception.

By: ddma

ddma — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:55:14 +0000

im fianna fail born and bred, and hate the way that fianna fail are getting a bashing for everything, its not their fault that there is a recession world wide, the people of the government are doing what they can to get us out of it. but i really have to say by fuck i cant stand ned o keeffe, hes an evil man who will slate everyone, even his own fellow party members just to keep his name out there. fianna fail should not of left him back in after the vote of confidence a year and half ago. its just sour grapes with him that he is finally losing his popularity.