How on earth could Ryan ever expect anyone to vote green again

To think that his party had the power to hold the government to task (given the numbers) over this issue and they never did a thing astounds me

What also astounds me is that this guy is openly telling us that they predicted this mess and telling us that they “should have had more courage” as some sort of appeal to our people is laughable

We’ve lost a decade of growth and prosperity because of these jokers and seen thousands of people having to leave their families and homes because Ireland is bankrupt

Thanks Eamon

“Eamon Ryan: Greens predicted property crash but didn’t do enough to warn people”

For F**k sake.

Hindsight is the foresight of a gobshite.

Did I just wake up on April 1st….

Gogarty out during the week trying to resurrect his political/musical career. Now Ryan making noises from beyond the political grave.
Ireland has become the land of zombie banks and zombie politicans. Both have long since ceased to be productive in any meaningful way. Yet both stubbornly refuse to depart to next world.

If I never have to read or listen to another sanctimonious word from Eamonn Ryan it’ll be too soon.

I CANNOT BELIEVE he says ‘ Irish politicians are more in touch with people probably than just about any other section in our society….’ That is hilarious. What planet is he on? Earth to Mr. Ryan..come in Eamon… This is the worst case of delusion I have ever seen, somebody should bring him to a doctor. Please give me strength.

I bet he wishes he had 10 billion grannies, what a self serving parasite. You’re not wanted, you had your opportunity and you wasted it.

Uryan, Gormless and other, hijacked, then destroyed, the GP to satisfy their mad lust for power. Now “retired” on a fat pension paid for by the decimated taxpayer, who else are they ripping off with their “consultancy” and “media” work? We don’t want to hear your spin lies, so p*ss off!

Warn people?? It would have been better if they actually did anything about it!! He does know he was part of a group of people who were running or supervising (in opposition) people who were!!!

hahahaha…hahahahahahah

hahahahahahahaha…haaaaaahahahah…muppet, and more fool me for voting for these power greedy fools so many times…never again. Ryan, Sargent, Gormley, Boyle…it’s over…start a rock band or something…oh wait …Noooooo!!!!!

Politicians are more in touch with ordinary people than any other section of society???? Is he taking the pi** or what? Look at the clowns in office at the moment…huge salaries…obscene pensions and expenses…all while ordinary people are going hungry to pay the electricity bills. Ryan just highlights as if it were needed the fact that the political parties are away on their own planet busily shi**ing on us from on high.

He is suffering power withdrawn symptoms… Somebody should tell him not to mix up what the country needs and what he needs are not the same thing and in his case never were…

Eamon

You failed on the economics & failed to realise the historic opportunity you had to take a stand against the neo liberal orthodoxy that is dragging both humanity & the planet down. A failure of vision & courage. You would have found help with the economics & you would have had huge popular support in challenging the financial & banking elites of Europe (& beyond).

The Euro currency union, as presently constructed, will never work on an equal basis for peripheral states dominated by a mercantilist core. Unless you consider dumping a 1/4 of our population into perpetual poverty a success. (A ‘Green’ future will be all of us – or none. Another vital principle missing, presumed dead, beyond the ‘party’ rhetoric I think?)

If you want to know how bad mainstream economics is, and where the solutions are to be found, take some time to study MMT (and while you’re at it, the work of Prof Steve Keen).

Best wishes

Hmmm nice but dim the greens stood by and watched country implode happy in the back of their government cars.
They only went when no other avenue open to them.
Of course they deserve a place in Irish society but only at church fairs and the odd bring and buy sale

Complete and utter hogwash…a total joke of a party..

If Carlsberg did politicians, they ‘probably’ wouldn’t do Irish ones

The man is a psychopath. Well rid.

Never, never, never. Greens belong on the dinner plate.

I will never vote for the greens again. The only thing they did while in power was land us with more taxes e.g carbon tax and they proved to be utterly clueless regarding the economy. His colleague Gormley also brought us back to the dark ages by blocking the construction of any new developments just for the sake of it e.g. the new incinerator as well as shopping centre developments which were widely supported by the public and planning authorities. They sold themselves out to FF by choice, knowing full well how they operate. At least Trevor Seargant was good to his word and stood down as leader when they sold out.

Go away Greens.

Eammon Ryan will you ever piss off with your ball of crap party. If they ever darken my doors these clowns will get some going over. Absolutely useless shower. Do us all a favour Ryan, disband this party and let it never serve the Irish people again.

I know and respect a good many people who were and many still are in the GP. However the performance (non-performance) in government of the Green Party leadership has unfortunately set back the sustainability agenda in this country. Policies on energy, climate change and the environment are being associated (negatively) with the abysmal failures in the FF GP coalition government. It will take a long time for people to trust GP leaders again indeed the same goes for FF, it would have been better for the GP to have a clean break from the leaders involved in that failed FF/GP government

Poor Eamon, he seems like a harmeless enough fellow. ‘Seems’ being the operative word here. Completely out of touch and deluded. I dont think he realises the damage the Green party has done to the environmental movement in Ireland.

Wait he knew it was going to happen but did nothing to stop it- surely thats treason??

I predicted the crash of the Greens…and told everybody. :)

The greens came to my door in 2010. They filled me in on how my 1.6l avensis could be transformed to take biodiesel. How much- 900e for the conversion. I asked where do I fill up? Answer- there’s one in Carlow (I live on south KK/Tipp border). Moving on from that awkwardness, I Was educated on how carbon taxes were a good thing, and after I complained that I have oil central heating and a 1.6l petrol car, I was told it’s better to pay the carbon tax than hundreds of millions in fines from
Brussels. I often thought of this after the bail out, and how insignificant the amount seemed now. I remembered how the greens in the days before the collapse of the government, put their hands in the air and blame FF, how silly it seemed, how pathetic that they forced us all to pay carbon taxes, and harped on about avoiding fines, when the real emergency in the country was overlooked.
Put simply, I don’t think I’ll be able to afford to live in Ireland if they get in. IRS tax after tax after spirit crushingly stupid tax (plastic bag levey, cheque tax, to name two money makers) while all the time the environment is made a scape goat for the money making and to be honest, took a back seat.
Just silly. I’m angry and will never ever vote green (never did before anyway)

I’ve been thinking the same thing, Gogarthy’s neck certainly appears not to have mended, what a short memory this chap has, he even mentioned the same old mantra “always me, those bad negative people who don’t like me, it was all FF fault”,, not withstanding his disgraceful behavior in the dail on more than one occasion, i am also reminded of that bizarre documentary done on his last (hopefully, very last) campaign and his treatment of his campaign team. Now Ryan is coming out of the wood work? I for one care less about anything these clowns have to say, do the decent thing and follow your former leaders example! Hide in shame. We all have one thing as a constant reminder of your party and its the oil fill for our homes every few months.

Too busy hanging on in there long enough to make sure you get that ministerial pension, eh Eamonn?

“Irish politicians are more in touch with people probably than just about any other section in our society, literally by physically going out. Even if you are in the Dáil; even if you are elected; even if you are a minister, you go out and talk to people.”

This statement alone proves,how out of touch with the average person on the street,as well as being out of touch with reality these people really are.You will only see politicians,on the street or knocking on doors,when they are looking for something,like votes.Go away Eamon Ryan,nobody cares what you have to say!!!

He said “Politics is about perseverance.”

No IT IS NOT!! it IS about serving the people/society. And doing the job with THE PEOPLE in mind at all times. Politics is NOT about about being self serving myopic power whores, who are too stubborn to take a, none too subtle, hint from the people he was supposed to serve.
Enough with the perseverance Ryan, just go away, we don’t love you anymore. We are the betrayed, jilted lover, you are the faithless clown, we will never take you back, we are the betrayed lover filled with seething hatred for every feeble word you speak.

Eamon you are NOT the Messiah, please…. it’s been over a year now!

The Green Party – they couldn’t even manage their way out of a paper bag!

Can they predict the next boom please

Why did he just highlight they’re incompetence?

eh Eamonn ….even the motherfuckin dogs in the street predicted the property crash ,
yeh didn’t have to be an overpaid lyin tosser to figure that one out