Texts and emails, Tuesday 16 March 2010

Topic: St. Patrick's Day - a national festival or a national shame?

Panellists: Emer Costello (Dublin Lord Mayor), Packie Bonner (former footballer and Grand Marshal for St. Patrick's festival), Dan Boyle (Green Party), Joe Taylor (comedian and actor)

there is always a risk of "secondary abuse" as ye discuss, thru media exposure, investigation and other areas thru "coaching" manipulation, moral indignation AND ALL are damaging to victims, an many to suit their "agendas" conveniently ignore?

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Sam. The new you. Remember your old days of hiding behind ditches on members of public and causing so much stress. For what?.. A front page story. You appear now to have met with.. god. 

Anne, Kilkenny

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no Cardinals, Bishops or Fr McVerry on tonight so far Vin? All u need now is visit a Head Shop or Ann Summers? No whirring of propellers either i notice. Must be Cheltenham? U'd think Dan Boyle wud pick up dat coffee-cup lid off the street? Or is it a solar light? Why not programme frm Croak Patrick? Or a hill farm? Or a piggery? Even Tara, there b a half built road there now, b4 Nama tear it up? Chit-chat on diet a while, Patricks was high fibre, wholegrain, but he could probably drink the water. And the ancient road network he travelled the country on, we tore down. Look how we progress!

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youre boring us rigid. Is this programme going to go on like this the whole night? Im switching off. 

John, Dublin

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who was the guy beside packie. u completely ignored him! Stupid.

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The Limerick fireworks display was impressive but it's high to ditch the dreaded Irish parish pump politics and bring the The Skyfest back to the national capital where it should be. 

Tom, South Dublin

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St Patrick wasnt a Paddy at all. He was a Brit. Not many people know that.

Ned