Fat Rabbit now chairman of Evil Tusla!

This is an incredible moment, because you can see the instant a political party died

BULLSHIT PAT

Labour represent upper middle class.Why does Labour support limitless immigration and then complain about crazy housing costs? Gobshites.

Some people hate FF and FG for what they are but at least they've always stood up for what they believed in and done what they set out to do, even if it's completely fucked over 99% of the country. Labour can't say the same, they betrayed the working and middle class and made a mockery of their origins. Jim Larkin would be fuckin sick at the sight of that party now.

jowals on that liary bastard

Judas.

Pigs. Trough.

another labour tratior

Rabbit is a pox

That prick is one of the best off people in society wanker.

"When the facts change... I change my mind" John Maynard Keynes. Rabbitte's points are thoroughly reasonable and yes,for the left as well there is reasonable debate on universal child benefits. From the postings here one might conclude Labour won by a landslide; in fact,it's a junior partner and received less than 20% of the vote. It's the quality of arguements here that explains why the UKiP is expected to do a star performance in the UK elections and we know what a fine alternative the UKiP represents. Where are the parties in Ireland that WILL be able to do things very much different if elected to office?

I used to strongly believe that a market independent media broadcaster was almost a necessity to guarantee unbiased information. I suppose in a perverted way it's thanks to the reporting of RTE that I am now informed that RTE is an utter waste of time, money and talent (there has to be *some* in there somewhere). Now we just need to wait for the deaths of all the people who are conditioned to gaze blankly upwards when they hear the angelus.

Sorry, I should say, I do hate the current Labour leadership and hence, I guess, the party. If I heard that every one of the leaders were incinerated in a slow burning coach fire I think I'd do a jig.

Sorry, I should say, I do hate the current Labour leadership and hence, I guess, the party. If I heard that every one of the leaders were incinerated in a slow burning coach fire I think I'd do a jig.

Sorry, I should say, I do hate the current Labour leadership and hence, I guess, the party. If I heard that every one of the leaders were incinerated in a slow burning coach fire I think I'd do a jig.

You hate the Labour party and socialism? That's fine, I don't agree with it but please have enough intelligence to realise that the Labour party and Socialism aren't the same thing. The current Labour leadership are about as socialist as FF and FG, i.e. not at all.

nobody will do it were all zombies watching RTE.. The rip off state broadcaster where tubridy earns over 600k per year,marian finuncane is on the same wage for working 3 hours a week on radio.. This country needs to wake up to what is making the public bill so fucking high.. I'll tell you what its not us!

its time for the people to rise up against these traitors.

time or Rabbitte to go, some socialist

we need to exit the eurozone while we still have an economy of any sort in ireland. this clip shows that government politicians will forever be able to blame "the european economy loosing momentum" or whatever way they wish to phrase it for them being unable to fulfill election promises which nobody believes at this stage. as a matter of fact people are now coming t the conclusion that representative democracy itself is being take away from them with our country being run by quangos and banks.

Take a look at the old Pat Rabitte attacking Pat Carey .........what a lilly livered spineless git

squealer left manor farm for paddys day

Rabbitte is responding to the statement "you kept it very simple, protect child benefit - vote Labour." Nicely cut off at the end you clown!

Fuck Off!

Pat Rabbitte is a walking talking Septic tank

Just focus on the last 12 seconds. The minister is responding to the accusation (!) "you kept it really simple". He is not agreeing that he lied.

this country needs to wake up. it can be fixed.

Im disgusted every day with the likes of him and the rest of his gang of traitors.

The government is considering paying the anglo irish money,we dont have a say in it,your right,they do defy belief. If we dont have a say in how things are run...Do we really live in a democracy?

check out direct democracy dot ie..RTE and other news stations employed by government are doing their very best to ignore them..Its time we STOPPED voting for populist parties,and give someone new with fresh enthusiasm a chance..

Pat "fat jowls" Rabbitte has no clue whats going on in Ireland. He's another useless overpaid crook.

A rumour can be damaging,where exactly did you hear the EU are to cut social welfare,do you realise they cant cut it,as people will have to be forced to choose between rent and food,and will end up homeless as a result of this..

...Cut social weflare,and what do they live poor live on ...? FRESH AIR?Maybe they should get a sleeping bag and sleep rough,as they probably wont be able to make ends meet between food and rent..GREAT IDEA!! There are those on weflare,as it is who are a PENNY away from being homeless,cutting welfare will mean more ppl sleeping rough,and hostels?Hostels are full to the brim up and down the country as it stands..I used to work in one,and there was huge demand for beds,that lots went & slept rough

"When the facts change... I change my mind". John Maynard Keynes said that. Funny one that! ;-)

If it wasnt for the church,there wouldnt have been a welfare system in ireland..Labour like to say they want to protect welfare,well look what they did to a lot of families in therun up to xmas time,and even went ahead to fast track this new bill,never before did they fast track other bills but welfare they got so excited about cutting it. I dont know how you can condone his actions.. He didnt even touch his own 100,000 wage!

.. and they didn't fall too far short. And by the way we're all fuckin broke & penniless By Irish standards. But we are still wealthy enough to have a welfare system, that's not bad, and if ya know your history of the past hundred years then Labour have a lot to do with that.

Of countess they have influence you knob end, i know that that's why I voted for them. But ask yourself why did so many Irish vote for Fine Gael? It's said to be the first time in Europe since before world war two, when a right wing party (FF) was replaced by an even further right wing party (FG). I wanted labour to temper what FG would get up to. And there's no way I'd vote SF... too many murdering terrorists in their shadows. Back to the points, he talked about intentions.. and they didn't fa

Thats the excuse they used their a minoirty party,when they have actual influence over what happens..So you go fuck yourself,what are you a budding labour representative.. They certainly dont represent the people,a lot of people are a penny away from being homeless..And they added more costs on,and more cuts too..

Would ye all go fuck yourselves. He told the truth, people set out their good intentions. They intended to do one thing, and they comprised a bit on it (by 8.5%). Only 1 in 5 of us at the last election voted for Labour. 2 in 5 of us voted for Fine Gael. So don't expect to see a minority party's policies being implemented in full when between the 5 of Us we voted them into a position of comprise.

Isnt that what you do in an election...Lie?Well..Thats changed my mind on labour..To think i used to vote for them,well not anymore..Honestly i find it hard to listen to another word of what this asshole has to say..There are people literally one penny,yes one penny away from being homeless,and this is what this gobshite has to say..They are self serving selfish careerists who have no interests in the trials and tribulations of the common man..

Excellent point. I am apolitical but I remember that well. It was cringeworthy and Pat Carey seemed a decent sort. I wanted him to thump him one.

people need to plug out and get out on the streets..

Idiots the lot of them

Ireland is run by stupid fat muppets! Lads like him and Enda Kenny get paid 20% more than British MPs in a country with a tenth of the population. We Irish are fools..

Since taking office as Minister in 2011, Rabbitte has been indistinguishable from an FF or FG minister and has been arrogant, which he was in the lead up to the last election. We could all post comments about everything all day. We need to take peaceful, coordinated and effective action.

I repeatedly challenged Labour & FG election candidates about their blatant denials that (in opposition) they had repeatedly called for lower taxes & higher public spending after each budget during the 'Celtic Tiger' period. Rabbitte himself constantly denied this had happened, despite it being broadcast on TV & radio, printed in newspapers and presumably on Dail records. What did anyone expect and why did anyone vote for people with that track record of dishonesty?

the fighting irish are long gone,along with the tearing down of the roman catholic church...

unbelievable!

#3 They rob from the poor to pay the rich,and where are we to voice our discontent,we should be out in force at the first chance we get,if enough of us got together we could storm the dail,this is pathetic..honestly if this was an arab nation they would have had the overpaid bastards swinging from a lampost by now..there should be more people power on our streets..