Indo: FF senators rebel over plans to axe their jobs

[Blue_Horseshoe]

From The Irish Independent, 4th January 2011

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Fianna Fail Seanad leader Donie Cassidy is being blamed by some of his colleagues for the precarious position in which the institution finds itself. One Fianna Fail senator said Mr Cassidy had made the Seanad a laughing stock by failing to find a meaningful role for it.

](https://www.independent.ie/national-news/ff-senators-rebel-over-plans-to-axe-their-jobs-2482317.html)

Blue Horseshoe

[johnnyskeleton]

So the seanad delegated one of its members as an official “meaningful role finder” and then blames him for not getting any results?

Beautiful.

[Rimbaud]

No sympathy for those useless deluded donkeys,didnt have to dig too far to find this classic from the wigged one…

THE leader of the Seanad denied last night that the Upper House had been closed for business because he was playing golf in Turkey.

Fianna Fail Senator Donie Cassidy was on a four-day all-expenses paid trip staying in a five-star hotel to play golf with parliamentarians from all around the world to mark the 90th anniversary of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

He insisted: **“I gave up my whole bloody weekend in the name of Ireland.” **

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[spqr64]

Jeesh I wouldnt get him annoyed lads or there could be wigs on the green.

[yoganmahew]

One Fianna Fail senator said Mr Cassidy had made the Seanad a laughing stock by wearing an endangered species on his head.

Fixed that for you BH…

[The_Unwelcome_Guest]

I’m sorry but where are they rebelling exactly???

[Rimbaud]

At a Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting before Christmas, Mr Cassidy announced that the Seanad would be sitting on Friday for once – **and Fianna Fail TDs burst out laughing.
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Mr Cassidy, who could not be contacted for comment yesterday, courted controversy last year when he said that it was **“not easy” for senators with families to get by on their basic salary of €65,000 a year. **

This is pure craggy island stuff…you really couldnt make this shit up…

[tradtshirt]

@Rimbaud

No sympathy for those useless deluded donkeys,didnt have to dig too far to find this classic from the wigged one…

THE leader of the Seanad denied last night that the Upper House had been closed for business because he was playing golf in Turkey.

Fianna Fail Senator Donie Cassidy was on a four-day all-expenses paid trip staying in a five-star hotel to play golf with parliamentarians from all around the world to mark the 90th anniversary of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

He insisted: **“I gave up my whole bloody weekend in the name of Ireland.” **

wow i forgot about this one, its all very craggy island

independent.ie/national-news … 12429.html

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[ps200306]

Uh, where do I sign up for the free “bloody weekends in the name of Ireland” please?

[pollydolly]

@yoganmahew

One Fianna Fail senator said Mr Cassidy had made the Seanad a laughing stock by wearing an endangered species on his head

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Fixed that for you BH…

Too late - I think that species is already extinct - I’ve never seen anything like that wig in nature.

Great picture of his dog on Politics.ie by the way.

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[Puck_may_be_Famous]

Nice one pollydolly

[temene]

I almost peed myself laughing at the photo pollydolly

[pyrite_manor]

Donie Cassidy, former showband Sax player (of sorts), the Candy Dulfer of Irish Politics .