Presidential election borefest 25

[jpc]

Given the total lack of interest and lethargy .
But anyway.
I just saw this little nugget
That's one of the most arrogant condescending replies that I have ever come across !
From the bould Heather.
I'm sure that there will be other nuggets of wisdom from them all.

Wrt flying the tricolour.
Mind this is what she's told to say by globalist sleeveen Ireland’s handlers.

"She added that people need to be “made understand” that it is “wrong” to use the flag in that way."

 

[Wolf]

Given the total lack of interest and lethargy .
But anyway.
I just saw this little nugget
That's one of the most arrogant condescending replies that I have ever come across !
From the bould Heather.
I'm sure that there will be other nuggets of wisdom from them all.

Wrt flying the tricolour.
Mind this is what she's told to say by globalist sleeveen Ireland’s handlers.

"She added that people need to be “made understand” that it is “wrong” to use the flag in that way."

Just received our voting cards in the post. Straight to bin.

 

[Anderson]

I have decided, for the first time in my life, to spoil my vote. I wasn’t going to bother voting, but I now believe it’s important to actually write Maria Steen across the ballot.

Spoiling a vote at least shows discontent; not voting suggests we’re just too lazy to care.

 

[jpc]

Just received our voting cards in the post. Straight to bin.

Take them out and spoil them.

 

[jpc]

I have decided, for the first time in my life, to spoil my vote. I wasn’t going to bother voting, but I now believe it’s important to actually write Maria Steen across the ballot.

Spoiling a vote at least shows discontent; not voting suggests we’re just too lazy to care.

Same here Anderson.
This is a stillborn farce

 

[Anderson]

There’s also a clear agenda in the media, pushing people not to spoil their vote. They spin it as “our vote was hard won,” but that alone shows just how desperate they are to keep control.

If more people chose to spoil their ballot, could the Presidential winner even be considered truly legitimate? Maybe politically, but certainly not morally

 

[Mad as Fish]

There’s also a clear agenda in the media, pushing people not to spoil their vote. They spin it as “our vote was hard won,” but that alone shows just how desperate they are to keep control.

If more people chose to spoil their ballot, could the Presidential winner even be considered truly legitimate? Maybe politically, but certainly not morally

The legacy media is losing relevance, and knows it.

 

[jpc]

The legacy media is losing relevance, and knows it.

But they're still getting well paid.

 

[Mad as Fish]

But they're still getting well paid.

And the question becomes who's paying them? I do not believe for one second that they go unsupported by government, that precedent was established during covid and there will be no biting of the the hand that feeds them.

 

[Anderson]

And the question becomes who's paying them? I do not believe for one second that they go unsupported by government, that precedent was established during covid and there will be no biting of the the hand that feeds them.

Wasnt there some sort of tax breaks for the media in the last budget?

 

[Mad as Fish]

Wasnt there some sort of tax breaks for the media in the last budget?

I can't recall now TBH, but the €90,000 each doled out to the major radio stations as well as least one well known print media outlet that I know of, indicates that the legacy media is all stitched up now.

 

[Anderson]

I can't recall now TBH, but the €90,000 each doled out to the major radio stations as well as least one well known print media outlet that I know of, indicates that the legacy media is all stitched up now.

I threw the question into Chat GTP,

Newspapers & digital news​

• VAT cut to 0% on print and e-newspapers from 1 Jan 2023 (announced in Budget 2023), framed as support for the sector under EU VAT changes. RSM Global+1
• Revenue guidance confirms 0% VAT on e-newspapers (from 2023) and notes separate zero-rating for e-books/audiobooks (from 2024). Revenue

Public interest journalism fund (administered via Coimisiún na Meán)​

• Budget 2024: €6m allocated to start Local Democracy Reporting and Courts Reporting schemes (platform-neutral, contestable). gov.ie+2gov.ie+2
• Budget 2025: Government set aside €16m for public-interest journalism; in 2025 the Department confirmed €10m for live rounds (with €6m to the Local Democracy/Courts schemes and €4m to a News Reporting scheme). gov.ie+2gov.ie+2

RTÉ (broadcasting “bail-out” / exchequer support)​

• Nov 2023: Government approved €56m interim funding for RTÉ amid the governance/finances crisis (beyond TV licence receipts). RTÉ
• July 2024: Government moved to a multi-annual funding approach—stating RTÉ public funding of €225m for 2025 from a mix of licence fees and Exchequer support (i.e., State top-ups). gov.ie

TG4 / other broadcast supports​

• Budget 2024: TG4 base funding up €4.8m to support strategy (incl. children’s service Cúla4). gov.ie

Film & TV production (screen sector) – tax relief​

• Section 481 Film/TV Tax Credit (ongoing headline incentive): 32% credit on eligible Irish expenditure (subject to caps and rules). Cap increased to €125m per project for certificates from 28 Mar 2024 (was €70m). Though not “legacy media” newsrooms, it materially supports TV production. Revenue+1

Bigger-picture policy backdrop​

• The Future of Media Commission (2022) recommended VAT reductions for news and establishing contestable funds—ideas later reflected in the zero-rate VAT and the journalism schemes noted above. gov.ie+1

 

[Sound Man]

I have decided, for the first time in my life, to spoil my vote. I wasn’t going to bother voting, but I now believe it’s important to actually write Maria Steen across the ballot.

Spoiling a vote at least shows discontent; not voting suggests we’re just too lazy to care.

If you're going to spoil it, vote for Charlie Haughey. He's been getting my number one for years.

 

[clarke-connolly]

I have decided, for the first time in my life, to spoil my vote. I wasn’t going to bother voting, but I now believe it’s important to actually write Maria Steen across the ballot.

Spoiling a vote at least shows discontent; not voting suggests we’re just too lazy to care.

This is the thing to do ~ ~ Because it means you are willing to vote if there was a decent candidate !

 

[jpc]

If you're going to spoil it, vote for Charlie Haughey. He's been getting my number one for years.

You knew who you had!
Someone who despite all the negative and often deserved comments and actions.
Thought about the country.