Comments by "Taint ABird" (@taintabird23) on "euronews" channel.

  1. It is port to port.
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  2. Brexiters and their victimhood! The UK is now in a permanent state of weakness when it enters negotiations with the EU, China, Brazil, India, Russia and the USA - the big boys. This is the new relationship you voted for, though it is taking some people longer than it should for the penny to drop. The UK is in this mess because it tried to leave without a plan and because May called a general election which resulted in her needing the support of the DUP to stay in power. This has tied her hands. We all know if that were not the case, the border of CU and SM would already be down the Irish sea, which is what most in NI actually want. The DUP don't represent the majority view in NI. What a self-made clusterf*ck.
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  3. Yeah, that's what you say now. But before the deal you were all relishing the requirement of Irish trucks to transit the UK on the way to the EU market. Pathetic
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  4. The Irish can't have 'northern Ireland back' under those circumstances, because the GFA sets out the rules under which unity can occur. The Irish want to stick to that set of rules - but Brexit is undermining it. Leaving without a deal will pull the rug from under unionism in NI just as nationalists are about to become the majority. It will destabilise NI and probably the whole island of Ireland. Perhaps you should have thought about all of this before the Brexit vote?
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  5. Ernest - We saw this coming in the Republic. The Brexit intention of taking control of the border was always unworkable with Ireland, but Brexiters always fobbed it off and voters in England really don't. Consequently, the problem was never part of the debate. The EU cannot have an open border with the UK - it would undermine the whole EU and is completely unrealistic. Ireland will not be forced out of the EU because of the UK either. The fault for this mess lies with the UK as the UK is the one leaving the EU.
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  6. Sorry, how is this harming the UK?
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  7. And to think Brexiters thought all this stuff was scaremongering.
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  8.  @eibhlin5940  well, they were the Anglo-normans. Britishness is just a container for English nationism.
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  9. The public do not vote in party leadership elections. The Dáil elected Varadkar as Taoiseach, just like every other Taoiseach in history. Your argument is facile.
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  10.  @robharris8844U  What I noticed was David Davis flying to Berlin to strike a deal, only for Merkel to redirect him to Brussels. It was hilarious.
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  11.  @robharris8844U  What's the 4th reek?
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  12.  @Andrew-is7rs  Sorry lad, hate and bigotry triumphed over multi-lateralism and inclusivity. And that's why you are out of the EU. Spare me you victimhood.
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  13. Punishment? That sounds like self-pity. It seems to me that the EU does not need the UK as much as the UK thought it did.
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  14. WHEN! When will the EU 'throw' Ireland under the bus! It NEVER HAPPENS!
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  15.  @simoncolombo6640  Welcome to Brexiter Doublethink!
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  16.  Stephen Valentine  There are reports on this topic online. They flatly contradict you wishful thinking.
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  17. @ liz allsebrook His mother is a farmers daughter from Dungarvan, County Waterford. Is that Irish enough for ya? It certainly more than meets the requirements of 'Irishness' as defined by Article 2 of the Irish constitution. So lets sum up, shall we? 1) you learned he is not an immigrant, but is Irish by birth and good fortune. 2) He has a strong Irish heritage through his mother's side 3) He is elected by the people in the same manner as every member of the Dáil and every Taoiseach in history. 4) He is a legitimate and acceptable member of the Irish Nation as defined by Article 2 of the Irish constitution, as voted for by the people of Ireland, because in Ireland, unlike the UK, the people are sovereign.
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  18. @ liz allsebrook You are indeed far right. You do not share the values of the vast majority of Irish people in relation to the definition of Irishness. Do not impose your values on Ireland, they do not apply. You were wrong about Varadkar being immigrant. You were wrong about the election process in Ireland. As a far right racist, you applied 'fake news' to justify your prejudice. This should indicate that I'm the grown up in this exchange.
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  19. @ liz allsebrook Tell me of a country in the world where the white population has been wiped out, please. The Irish have retained their national identity and sovereignty and are demonstrating it by standing up to Brexit lunatics like yourself.
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  20. There needs to be reconciliation first.
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  21. Under the Irish constitution, the name of the larger state on the island is Ireland. The name of the island is also Ireland. Only the British get bent out of shape over the nomenclature.
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  22. Well now that Brian Soloman is boycotting goods from Ireland, I'm sure Varadkar will have to rethink what's in his nations interest.
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  23. Sadly, the international community will not view such actions in the same light - Washington and Brussels have made it quite clear.
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  24.  @richardkavanagh8450  The UK has its 2nd highest net trade surplus with Ireland. Only the US provides a larger surplus.
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  25. Of course he does, he's a Brexiter.
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  26. 'Since when is democracy a mistake?' When a referendum is won based on demonstrable lies. 'UK citizens hate foreigners telling them what to do' And yet the English are not behind the door when it comes to telling foreigners what to do. 'If the EU is such a great thing why are yellow vest Frenchies rioting?' Because they don't like Macron, they want him to resign. Besides, the French are always rioting, blocking roads or striking.
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  27.  @brutallyhonest9140  The EU has a trade deal with Japan, the UK rolled it over for a less beneficial version. The UK has no trade deal Australia or New Zealand yet. Enjoy your isolation!
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  28.  @brutallyhonest9140  Ireland has never voted to leave the EU - Ireland has rejected two EU treaties, renegotiated them and then passed the AMENDED treaties with a higher turnout. That's called Direct Democracy in action. Only the UK has ever held a referendum to leave the EU. To be Brutally Honest, you're a bit thick.
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  29. @ Farmer ned The UK gave Ireland a loan. It was the smallest contributor to the bailout and charged the highest interest. The UK refused a final lump sum debt repayment in November 2017. The First Lisbon Treaty vote was about kicking an unpopular government and concerns about neutrality. The second vote was on a Lisbon Treaty with protocols protecting Irish neutrality. Ireland frequently 'votes again' in referenda - it is the very distillation of democracy. Nobody cares what you, a foreigner, thinks of an Irish Prime Minister.
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  30. Ireland will not be leaving the EU. Copying the craziest contortions of our former masters is not in the national interest.
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  31. The UKs future is as a vassal of the EU, you just don't understand that yet. Give it time.
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  32.  @redred7289  Notice Brexiters take no responsibility for their actions?
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  33. Anita French British people living in the UK are entitled to free medical treatment and all the benefits the Irish get. That's why so many of them live here. The Brits are allowed to vote in Irish elections, though not in the Presidential election. Please base you oppression on some facts.
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  34. Does the UK make a habit of signing international agreements is finds intolerable?
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  35. Irish trucks have been paying road tax since 2014.
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  36. Fail next year? You've already failed. You have more food banks than McDonald's restaurants, UNICEF are feeding your children, the worst economic hit from the pandemic in Europe, the highest death toll, the worst response, no capacity to cope with No Deal... and even before the pandemic you were facing your worst recession in 300 years. There will be riots in the streets of Britain in 2021.
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  37. The first death of the Troubles was killed by Gusty Spence and the UVF in 1966. The victim was a Catholic barman. The first RUC member killed in the Troubles, Constable Arbuckle, was killed by loyalists in 1969. The IRA did not emerge as a force until after these dates.
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  38. Well, it has taken them 800 years to leave Ireland and they are not fully gone yet.
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  39. What an excellent idea.
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  40. Ireland's glory days have not yet begun. Unlike the UK which looks backwards, the Irish see opportunities in the future. Ireland will protect the EU border until such time as the UK returns with some grown ups to the negotiating table clutching its 39 Billion. Ireland may offer tariff free transit of goods to the UK via northern Ireland after Brexit, creating jobs and sucking investment away from the UK, which will be on the wrong side of the EU border. It remains to be seen. Ireland does not meet the definition of tax haven, unlike many British Overseas Territories I could name. Your hypocrisy is ignoble and in keeping with your other envious and bitter comments. Ireland is roasting Brexiter fantasies on a spit. As a clueless fuckwit, you are unaware that it is in the gift of the US Internal Revenue Service to make their country more attractive for the repatriation of corporate taxes. Under Trump they have already made some inroads, but it has little impact in Ireland - the dollars just keep flooding in, along with increased employment and investment. Why don't you take you huge envy and bitterness somewhere else before I humiliate you further? The EU does not need the UK more than the UK needs the EU. Ireland will adapt and finally end any residual psychological dependency it has had on its former imperial master. Hows the stockpiling going? Do you have your Irish passport yet?
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  41. @ reallywont sufferfools Well of course it did. But yours is the same mind that believed that the EU needed the UK more that UK needed the EU and that the German car industry would ride to the rescue of and save your Brexit arses. It is understandable that you should not be able to tell the difference a full and frank rebuke and bitterness. Go back to sleep.
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  42.  @reallywontsufferfools1620  I'm your troll, am I? 🤣
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  43. Oh good, I wouldn't want to be YOUR troll. Why do you think I put up your views on Brexit?
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  44. @ reallywont sufferfools Of course I know your Brexit views: you support it, you voted for it, you're English and you are probably aged over 50 years. Now, its over to you to deny it.
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  45. I disagree. You have been wrong on every whinge you have subjected me to. All of this suggests that I am correct. You are English, pro-Brexit, over 50. I suspect you live alone, except for a dog. Probably a terrier. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
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  46. Well there's your problem - thinking. You need to stop thinking, you're not that good at it. Perhaps you should call the Samaritans.
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  47. Irish trucks have been paying road tax since 2014.
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  48. 'The trouble with Varadkar is he wants the EU to force the issue now, that could lead to trouble both ways and damage financial ties with the UK, thereby damaging Ireland economy.' The trouble with Varadkar is that he will not sacrifice his country at the altar of Brexit. I have no issues with the people of Ireland or NI, but Varadkar can bugger off, You have no say in the choice of Taoiseach and you opinion is irrelevant. You can dispel and notions that there is a politician in Ireland that would accommodate the UKs fantasies at Ireland's expense - neither Fianna Fáil nor Sinn Féin would be any easier to deal with, and may be more hardline. 'he is being used by the EU, they will destroy Ireland with immigration, change tax rules etc, you would be better off with joining the whole world with your own sovereignty....' The usual ill-informed tropes. Don't be transferring your national insecurities onto Ireland, they don't apply here. Ireland 'joined the world with its own sovereignty' between 1922 and 1973 and was economically dominated by the UK. EU membership acts as a counter balance to the UK and by pooling its sovereignty it can stand up to international bullies - like the UK - better.
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  49.  @markchesters8861  The failing currency in Europe at the present time is Sterling. I have no doubt any difficulties the Euro will face in the future will be overcome. A multi speed Europe lies in the future.
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  50. @ Mark Chesters Please don't try to obfuscate the collapse of sterling with Brexit and the threat of no deal, there is a direct co-relation. I understand that brexiters engage in Olympian levels of denial, but don't expect people living in the real world to play along with it.
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