Texts and Emails, Monday 17 May

TOPICS: Ireland EU and Sovereignty, Protests at Dáil, Archbishop's letter, finance crisis.

GUESTS: Matt Cooper, Medb Ruane, Justine McCarthy, Kieran Allen and Nicola Cooke.

Couldn't agree wit Ciaran more, 6000 marched thro Dublin last July for pro.life not one bit of media coverage.
Kieran.

I'm going on the march and I' m not violent.

Catherine Vallely

Nobody's watching your crap one sided show you wealthy socialist. Cooper's ratings are down too.

Why isn't someone doing something 4 the people that have had 2 close business's in this economic disaster. We need help and new training etc 2 get back on our feet. We have no stamps or unemployment benefit when u are selft employed!
M

Your panel tonight have the "george lee syndrome" in that , it is easier to analyse, critisize, and tear down/apart THAN come up with policy or a system to replace. The wrongs of Church and State cannot be solved " by analysis or be legislated for MORE fairly than from where they originated from -and that boys and girls was - from Christianity"? Bitter though that may be for some. Example boys and girls, MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL? Discuss! And then like the "a Nation of Shopkeepers" we have become, or is it blinded and made mad by the Ash -to which we will return - we go on "not as contentedly it appears" to juggle, to lend, to steal, to borrow, to hoard-neither a borrower or a lender be- made mad by the Ash, and the fact the Ash will GROW!

vincent have u heard the latest twist in the shell to sea saga ? 2 members of the board of udaras na gaeltachta are refusing to attend the may monthly meeting of the board in belmullet because of the funds that belmullet g a a club availed of from shell to develop their new pitch and club house in belmullet ?

Vincent, come off it. Do u really think that people like tony o reilly should get the old age pension. Right !
Judy, Cork.

Where is all the christian teaching we learned in ireland.the land of saints and scholors.do the bishops not follow their leader or do they care.remember the words of jesus.wow to the hypocrates.
Dick martin

If Diarmuid Martin has knowledge of continuous wrongdoings in the catholic church why doesnt he name and shame It strikes me the kettle calling the pot black.
John Longford

I firmly believe that this govt have sown the seeds of revolution.
Eamonn. Wexford

Vincent what a patronising panel. I suppose all the OAP's are in bed.
Eileen Fitzpatrick.

What about francis mckiernan? Brendan smiths best backer! Just bcoz he is dead!
Cavan.

I have paid for 40 years for my pension. Over my dead body will they steal it from me. My private pension contribution was not easy to maintain. Reduce Cowen's salary to the same as Obama.
Martha B.

HI there. Back again from Lanzerote. Slight detour en route to Toulouse ! And to Cork on return ,then coach to Dublin. Ash problems.
Ned.

If they means test the pension they can be as mean as they like and then not index link it so that in 10 years almost nobody will get it who has any other income, even though we have paid into it all our lives we voted "yes" to lisbon didnt we.

Great t 2 justine! Went 2 school with her many moons ago in bandon.,always spoke her mind..what a brilliant one!! Gutsy lady!!
Rose.

I suppose you and fintian o toole will be in bangkok ,to advise the thai goverment.
take Ciaran allen with ye and leave him there.
Liam.cork.

The Irish attitude is Iam alright Jack. Thats why there are no protests against this goverment.

Just channel cruising durin the Frontline ad break. Come off it Vincent. Am i seein tings? That brain dead kieran allen again. That man never left his student days with his demos. Easy 4 him with his plum soft job. Im 2 tired after my work. They shud work him harder obviously. I dont want him stormin our Dail. Let him go n do it 2 Putin n his socialist friends.

Matt cooper talks sense as always, means test the pension. Love the show vincent. Keep it up

Brian cowen is like paulie from the sopranos. he takes full responability but he wants it known he didnt do nothing wrong.

When r people, the general puplic, going to take ownership for their actions - living on greed, and stop blaming the banks and gov.

Keep this panel ! They tell the truth. And u vincent stop your inane giggling !
A orourke wicklow.

What about the panels views on one sector of the financial industry who share equal blame for the elimination of share prices..they didn't call the bubble and they're supposed to be experts!
Dave Clonskeagh

Brian cowen should b hung as a traitor to the republic,
from traolac.

Vincent I read three newspapers everyday; the Irish Times, the Financial Times and the Guardian and I find the vibrant, diverse discourse in the British media in stark contrast to our media which is completely dominated by right-wing neo-liberal newspapers and radio. You have indeed three progressive minded panelists on the show tonight but you have evened it up with Matt Cooper's inclusion.
Alan, Dublin 5.

Has anyone seen the banking documentary The Secret Of Oz? The best documentary ever about how the central bankers control the quantity of money in the money supply. Governments borrow money off private banks at interest instead of printing their own money interest free. Please discuss! :)

We have to change the mindset from borrow and take to save and give and a national weekly pot for our patriot duty.

How many tds ministers insolvent with loans from anglo big story here, brian cowens speech to the chamber of horrors was as inspiring as general custers.
William, clonmel.

Also Our Ladys Children Hospital.
Tom from Navan.

cardinal connell is needed in haiti where they have a nice tent 4 him.
Jack walsh, waterford.

Why did'nt you comment on the Trilateral Commission meeting in the Four Seasons hotel?How can Henry Kissenger David Rockefeller, Peter Sutherland and Paul Volcker meet in secret in Dublin with a media blackout? Is this not newsworthy?

Unbelievable! Yet another totally unbalanced lefty panel complemented by another as presenter. Browne stuffed his rte panels with reds as with tv3

Simple! Rid us of this troublesome church!
Martha B.

Does Vincent, a Limerick native, have a view on the Fai's bully boy tactics? Had the fai's premium tkt scheme not been a disaster, they wouldn't be so desperate.
Tom frm Limerick.

Why hav the inocent victims of d Dublin Bombings 1974 not been mentiond tday on this the 36th annivarsy wer 33ppl an a Pregnent woman lost their lives in cold blood?? Another Goverment cover up in this country !