Knew there was something suspicious about it. Thanks for reminding me.

Maybe it’s because he’s 72 and has decided to call it a day?

A comment worthy of a golden globe funny how he and his buddies strive for the poor and oppressed in the avalanche of expenses claim forms.
Nepotism again but Joe Costello Gilmore Rabbite ect forgot their roots
I must send this to a fellow called Frank Ross and it’s worth a google to.

why is there always such bitterness with politicians and money – change the record

Are you kidding? It can’t be that shame facedly nepotistic surely, not from the conscience of government, the smoked salmon socialists?

As I said above, Emer Costello was first choice of Labour Party members in the election held to decide the list of co-options held in 2009.

I forgot to add that Mary Moran, who was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad is another sister of Emer Costelloe.

As for Tom Cos, an advisor to a Lab. TD. Well, is it just me or does he look like a certain man named Joe.

i see a career in politics for you Tim!

@Tim Henchin
What or who someone looks like is a pathetic argument. Tom is perfectly correct in what he says, it might not be a good system or even a particularly acceptable system but it is the system we have and she got the nod.

No disrespect to Tom Cos. A fine cut of a man. My ref. to his looks only extends to that Tom Cos. sounds like short for Tom Costello. Tom works for a Lab. TD as an advisor. Just wondering if he is another Costello on the state payroll to Joe Costello. So it is relevant.

If you look at the names from Labour and the Spring Tide. You see the same blooming people still there 20 years later. Look at the RTE show on its history.. There are still prominent people from the start in the 60′s still on the payroll, an awful lot of them started in the 70′s. People get in to rolls here, and they atrophy. They never have to change ideas, change plans, change anything. They get stuck in the bubble. There is no fresh talent, no new brooms. Just stasis and decline. It’s Dev all over again – a feature of Irish politics from 1916 to 1973.

Europe doesn’t have by-elections. Its a list type system, similar to how we do it on the council.

MEP spots, like council seats, are replaced without by-election.

If we had a by-election you’d be complaining about the cost. We don’t so you’re complaining about the efficiency.

Actually Labour Youth, I’m complaining about the nepotism that outweighs meritocracy in Irish politics. Her sister was appointed a judge by the government recently. I’m sure that was coincidental to the strong family support for the Labour Party, now that they have such things in their gift.

And maybe the efficiency of not having a by-election will save the same amount Labour and Fine Gael ministers are over paying their special advisers, also a bunch chosen for their sheer ability – party credentials an incidental aside.

Perhaps I’m criticising the cushy, lazy and rotten system of Irish politics? The same system Labour was criticising when it was Fianna Fail doing the feather bedding.

Because her name was submitted on the official B-list

Because she was first choice of Labour Party members in the election held to decide the list of co-options held in 2009.

Why those five? Disappointed leftie or rabid rightie?

Are you not aware the are saving us as we don’t understand these things these are our all seeing all knowledgable who scoff at the bond markets
Where would we be without them

How many pensions will he be collecting??

Yeap the use the same hairdresser