Clarification?! But ive already bought a new car on the basis of what they said last night!!

I think Paul Sommerville is right though when he said this morning that when we finally stopped being “good little boys” and actually stood up to the Germans, we did get this announcement, which is a row-back from Merkel’s “no retrospective application” statement.
In fairness though, we’re not going to get any clarification until the final deal is actually hammered out.

I would like to hope Merkel and Kenny are genuinely commitment to splitting Ireland’s banking and sovereign debts, but alas my gut tells me this is more lips service.

I just feel so special!!

I personally think it’s all smoke & mirrors in order to deflect things coming down the line in connecton with previous referenda and an upcoming budget.
I base my views on my distrust and the fact that I have no confidence or trust in the present (or last) government/s.
If I’m proven wrong I will be happy to eat humble pie and freely admit I was wrong but given the track record of previous deception and false promises I doubt it.
I am seriously conserned and quite worried about the approaching winter and where the money to just keep on the breadline and maintain my health is going to come from.
At this moment in time I am debt free but I can’t see it lasting .
Oh yeah,I did not upgrade cars,houses,buy property or have holidays. Nor do I smoke and I do have the occasional pint but apart from that I (like hundreds of thousands) did not dabble in the so called tiger but we are paying for those that did.

Ireland is a special case alright. A gombeen nation led by the gombeen king.

It must be bad if the waffle elite can’t understand it!! let me break it down!! ye managed to bankrupt yer country and we the self proclaimed euro elite will make ye jump through as many hoops as we like!! Is that clear enough!!

Oh Boy – is that all you can say. Dont deal with the subject but the messenger?

I take it you are happy with the manner the Germans are running rings around our Taoiseach – and all you can say is how dare Sinn Fein should point that out!

Stop deflecting attention Oh Boy and deal with the weakness of your government and their FF tutors

I think its pretty clear. Germany are willing to renegotiate the terms under which the Irish people are paying back european banks losses for them. Kenny and noonan will then hail this renegotiation as a victory

“Your place or my place, Frau Merkel?” ” Remember, Herr Kenny, your place is actually my place. Ve do own you.”

Interesting that the Irish Times and the other rag the ”independent” are hailing this as some kind of victory for the master debater Kenny…. HOW!? She said that they would think about Ireland, THINK!!!………….NO COMMITTMENT ANYWHERE IN THAT STATEMENT.

is this the same kind of clarity as when FF ministers came out 1 by 1 saying we do not require a bailout? Or SF saying earlier in the year that there’ll be a second bailout and an early budget?

Wow the FG?Lab stormtrooper defenders are out in force today. Must be learning from the germans

Pity Mr Martin wasn’t so intent on seeking public clarification of Frau Merkel when she cynically and with full intent publicly stated that she believed Ireland hadn’t the capability to repay loans as a consequence of bank bailouts which forced us out of the markets and into bailout territory, a sly move designed to protect her people from accepting responsibility for their own bank gambles.
No backbone then in standing up and demanding a response on why a foreign head of state should be allowed comment on a nations finances, no backbone asking why Frau Merkel was so intent on us adopting her country’s debt……maybe if he had to be so vocal then the rest of Europe mightn’t have us tagged as a reckless country who sought a bailout and are now back looking for charity but true to form him and his FF circus meekly accepted the debt doled out to us unfairly, they rolled over like the cowards they are.

I think Sinn Fein have a lot of things they need clarifying themselves before they go after anyone else

Wow only 25% believe Enda’s version of Merkel-Gate and that Ireland will get a deal.

while 52% say he is telling porkeys

The question was loaded.

Yes we will get some sort of deal that wont resemble anything like Enda and Co were trying to sell us since June.

Thing is -it will now be sold as something far greater than what it is. Banks and bondholders will still be paid. We’ll still suffer the cuts and austerity to ensure they do get paid -while the liars and cheats drive on.

Am I barred for revealing the churn scam?

How the loans cycle through with interest increments at each turn without ever touching the productive economy in whose name they are raised.

How it is organised white-collar crime, as was the bundled split-derivative bad-debt slurry.

Third time trying.

The 52% are correct because he’s been telling porkeys since he came to power.

wonder what enda had 2 to do to get her change her mind doesn’t bare thinking about..

Read the statement parties – there is no clarification – just spunspiel so Enda and Eamon can trip the cabinet into the early part of next year to secure those meaty, luxurious tax-payer paid ministerial pensions.

Just to clarify Deputy Martin, I think this government are trying to sort out your parties mess and as for Deputy Adams requiring clarification…can you clarify what exactly happened to Jean McConville…..

Cant help feeling that both SF and FF were exciting and happy at the thought of Ireland not getting some sort of deal last week in order to in some way damage the Goverment!!! I thought we had moved beyond that! We all want the best for Ireland and I don’t think anyone would argue that some right down of debt would not be useful, however why do i get the feeling the Mr Doherty , Adam’s and Co…are praying that we get nothing so they can push their own agenda!!

Clarification sought by FF and SF – this is some joke. Neither of these parties understand the meaning of the truth. FF swore the IMF were not coming and SF are unable to answer any question with any degree of coherence.