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PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has warned members of the public to stay safe and not put members of the emergency services at risk by taking “exceptional risks” themselves.
The President was speaking on RTÉ’s Drivetime programme and said that people should not worry about cancelling plans because keeping themselves safe is more important.
He said that he himself has had to cancel a number of events.
“All of these things can be done again and I think it’s important that people are safe and I think that at this stage as we get past the peak of the warnings,” President Higgins said.
“I think it’s very important to realise that events can be reorganised but lives cannot and I think that’s very, very important.”
He added:
I think it’s very important as well that people not take exceptional risks. I think it’s always disappointing when you see people taking risks that they should not have taken, therefore involving the emergency services and thereby putting members of the emergency services at risk.
President Higgins also said that “great credit” is due to the charities that have been helping homeless people during the cold snap but he also added that the problem is an ongoing one.
“Remember when all of this is over we will still have a huge housing, shelter and homeless issue too to deal with. It is the greatest challenge facing us and one that we have to solve,” he said.
President Higgins were also asked if his two Bernese Mountain dogs, Bród and Shadow. have been enjoying the snow.
“They’ve been out. One is very young dog, she was experiencing her first snow. The other dog is seven and he would have had experience before and they both have been out and enjoyed it,” he said.
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Also breaking that he is on the look out for a ditch , a bottle of whiskey and a gun.
@Dave Hammond: brilliant!!!
@Dave Hammond: the brexiteers just don’t see it. They can’t leave with a no deal, thankfully some folk can see and stop this happening knowing it’s bad for the country, and they also can’t get the deal they want because of the North. Are they stuck, for sure. They have no choice but a soft brexit or staying in.
They are 3 years and still not at this conclusion.
What happened to ‘do or die’ leaving on October 31st!?
@Fergus Murphy: Borris was always “Do or Lie”.
@Fergus Murphy: playing to his party so when an election comes around he can say he tried and it’s not his fault. His plan all along, general election, win majority, throw the DUP under the bus, border down the irish sea, job done
@Fergus Murphy: the slimy freker has plans…. Getting a country like Hungary to veto the extension is a real possibility. Then Boris can say he asked for an extension, but didnt get one. Oh that Boris need a good kicking
Shock Surprise… There will be No Brexit on 31st of October … Never saw that coming ..
@Joe Shea: The request still has to be granted by the EU
@Rochelle: And we all know it will be approved …..
@Rochelle: Which it will but shouldn’t. It’s a joke at this stage. Dublin will have 15 in a row won and Brexit will still be going on
@Rochelle: it will be approved, unlike BoJo the EU don’t want a no deal.
BUT the EU will not give the UK a deal that weakens the EU and rightly so.
The UK is leaving the EU, it is not the EU leaving the UK…accordingly the EU owes the uk very little.
@Barry Somers: BoJo doesn’t want a no deal either, he couldn’t give a toss. He’ll do whatever will keep himself in power.
@Joe Shea: In my opinion, if the EU agree to extend article 50 yet again, it will show a weakness on their part. The UK can and will continue to extend it as long as they like without having to offer a serious deal agreement.
@The Guru: BoJo does want a no deal – everything he does makes it more likely. If he gets a no deal, the rich aristos get to avoid the tax regime of the EU, plus all the hedge funds and other rich twuts get to buy up big in the economic slump and pocket billions when things eventually pick up. Meanwhile the British public are just sacrificed, as is Ireland
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson will seek a Union asking a Brexit extension if a withdrawal agreement has not been agreed..
What does that even mean…
@Geraldine O’Riordan:
Ha….only took 10 mins for them to fix headline and 1st line of article..
Glad to see they’re paying attention to the comments…
@Geraldine O’Riordan: careful Geraldine. I made a joke about a few misspelled words in a headline and they banned the account I’d had for 7 years. I’ve had to create a new one. Some of the journos don’t have a sense of humour.
He is desperately trying to find a way around the Benn act. The Docs might say he’ll send the letter but he’s definitely going to try and pull a fast one.
Problem (for him) is that the Courts will find against him should he try anything.
@Bob Earner: If BoJo doesn’t request AND accept an extension then Britain is out on 31st October. That is the agreed time as of now and if nothing is done to change that (an extension) than that is the date BREXIT will be effective – with or without a deal.
Sure, someone could go to the courts to enforce the Benn act if it is been broken and he has taken them out without an extension. But the UK courts don’t have jurisdiction to force the UK back into Europe once they have left so I am not sure what remedies there would be.
@lambda sensor: Neither the Financial Times not The Times believe there is a way round the Benn Act (there are 12 days between the Oct 19th & Oct 31st, plenty of time for a Court decision).
The FT states “One could imagine a situation in which he refuses to apply for an extension, saying this has been imposed on him by parliament and in defiance of the will of the people. As a result, the extension might be formally applied for by a Whitehall official such as the Cabinet Secretary or by a court clerk.”
But again, I go back to my original point, he is looking for a way around it. I don’t trust him.
This is hilarious. Borris is such a chancer.
@Dave.: a grade A1 spoofer
Time for cool heads. Simon Coveney playing a blinder
Theresa may must be feeling quite vindicated right about now.
Ha ha, the Brexiters will have a conniption over this.
@Lisa Saputo: wont it be some show with Mark François foaming at the mouth and shouting about Dunkirk, Steve Baker bawling like a babby and Arlene packing her stuff to move home to her mainland. Cant wait.
Aw, I was looking forward to a load of terrible Brexit Halloween puns here if they left.
Ah hear, c’mon, where’s the resident Brexiteer trolls to run over with the Boris Bus?
@Skybloo: I’m sure John and Willy are waiting for the daily express to tell them what to think. They aren’t ones for original thought.
Does this mean he has taken the ditch option off the table? Regrettably he keeps getting it wrong!
Some poker player Boris …
Is he bluffing for best deal..
Here’s hoping Lieo and co don’t twith, despite EU folding and desperate for deal to avoid inevitable recession with no deal. No border is no border.
@Willy Mc Bride: the EU can “fold” all they like, they won’t, that should be clear by now. But at the end of the day any withdrawal agreement has to be ratified by all 24 members and if Ireland don’t like it it doesn’t happen.
We’ve entered Autumn and the ditches are cold lol..
Is he trustworthy, the devil in the detail.
Dump the DUP. Tell Snarleen et al to pack up and move to Scotland. I’m sure there is suitable accommodation in the Scottish hibredes for her and her club. Problem solved over night.
Only BoJo and DUP leaving 31st October, after they have done with their fancy dress, masks and trick or treat collection … For the rest of us, business as usual.
Straight to the MailOnline for the angry comments
@Daniel Finucane: they even added a pic of poor leo varadkar to get the dullard readership foaming at the mouth. Daily mail really hate the Irish. Comedy gold.
@Daniel Finucane: Spent 10 minutes just to have a browse, makes TheJournal comment section look civilised.
An extension must have unanimous agreement by the other 27 colonies of the EU. If for example Hungary decided to veto the extension then the UK leaves with no deal
@Billyjoe Remarkable: Clutching at straws much?
@Skybloo: Not at all, it’s like last nights storm a non event
Three wheels on our wagon !
BoKIP has run out of road
Seems that he is legally required to seek an extension, but if one is offered he has no legal requirement to accept it and can leave on Oct 31st as promised
MP’s need to wake up to this before it’s too late. Get rid of Boris or live with the fallout that follows
Boris changing his mind how very not like him but
Actually an applause for Leo from me for making a stand on this. I feel the plan needs a referendum vote from all of Northern Ireland, not Ireland held to ransom by the minority DUP party. Arlene and co are not Northern Ireland just like Boris is not really UK as the country did not vote for him. At least Teresa May’s deal seemed to fit the referendum result, delivering what 51.9% voted for and a compromise for the other 48.9%. To me, that seems democratic … first past the post winner takes all is not democratic.
Wow that really caught me out. This week I was thinking its all over soon. I thought Boris will jump off the cliff. To me brexit is over now. Its unlikely to be implemented.
Just listening to the bould Christy Moore, don’t forget your shovel if you want to go to work, that reminds me, i must send Boris my old chum a copy, as he mentioned something about a ditch………….
Absolutely NOT ! No more extensions ! Its only adding to the uncertainty of what is going to happen . They had 3 years to figure this out and they still cannot agree even among themselves. ! And this think another few months extension is going to sort this out. Not a chance .
Just leave and let us get on with life. Brexit has taken priority over our housing and heath services problems in Ireland and these are urgent problems that need to be tackled now.!!!! Not a few months/years down the road when they will be asking for yet another extension.
Just leave Boris ……… and let us deal with whatever happens , because as bad as it may be for Ireland and the rest of the EU it will be worse for Britain. And forget about Trump’s promise of a special trade deal between the USA and Britain as a) he needs the backing of both houses , one of which he does not even control and B) he is 1/2 way through his term of presidency and on his way out and I am not even mentioning that he cannot be trusted !!!
Hahahahahahahaha
Borris is a Looney
God I’m so tired
He will twist again
He’s the man who never sleeps !
Article 50 ,
Is anyone surprised?
The Fresh Tw@ of Bellend
Can some tell Pascal this information befor he horses us out of it in next weeks Budget
He aint gonna ask for an extention
@Geoff Bateman: You’re right, but he is legally obliged to ask for an extension if they can’t agree to a deal.
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