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Llamas and NAMA

Mark Devenport | 15:09 UK time, Thursday, 1 October 2009

A confession. The first time I heard Dublin's Assets Management Agency, NAMA, referred to at a North South ministerial summit, I couldn't understand why the politicians had been discussing llamas, fascinating although the South American pack animals might be. I was therefore glad to see that a herd of llamas took it upon themselves to reassert their importance to the Irish national debate today, by running amok near the Red Cow roundabout on Dublin's M50. All the animals were later removed from the road.

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  • 1. At 3:41pm on 02 Oct 2009, spinspamspun wrote:

    Animals everywhere.
    Sometimes you must feel your reporting from a zoo !
    When you were listening to the donkeys(sorry politicans)
    discuss llamas,any chat about Euro vote ?

    When you were in Dublin,did you see any posters-

    VOTE NO. STOP TONY BLiaR BECOMING EURO PRESIDENT.

    Could not be a better reason for a NO VOTE !!!

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  • 2. At 11:45pm on 02 Oct 2009, spinspamspun wrote:

    Ireland Ireland You have joined the Euro zoo!!!
    Full of Llamas,pigs,boars and other 2faced animals.
    MARK hope you get paid for commenting on the Irish(elected)numpties !!!
    Ireland Ireland you have just elevated Tony Bliar to Euro President !!!
    Alas Alas how many wars will be in???

    Ireland,you fought for,how long,for independence now and want to
    sign up to Europe.Sad sad sad,getting CAMERON OFF THE _____!

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  • 3. At 11:59pm on 02 Oct 2009, spinspamspun wrote:

    This site reminds me of the last words of The War of The Worlds.
    IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?

    Ulster/6County's get your finger organised and make a
    contribution

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  • 4. At 4:31pm on 03 Oct 2009, devolutionist wrote:

    ATT SPINSPAMSPUN
    The good people of ireland have put CAMERON between a rock and
    a hard place.Resounding YES vote CAMERONS responce a plea to the check president to sit on his hands for 6 months.
    Obviously trying to kick the issue into the long grass with manchester next week.Will the tory old guard let that happen.

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  • 5. At 6:13pm on 03 Oct 2009, spinspamspun wrote:

    NIGHTMARES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Tony for Euro President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Cherie for European Court !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Gordan for President of Euro Bank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    now that would be a NIGHTMARE for CAMERoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooN

    Can't wait for the "grease-proof" utterings from Manchester !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 6. At 10:15pm on 03 Oct 2009, Stormontspy wrote:

    Mark,

    I personally love listening to Party Conferences speeches by the leaders. It is always interesting to see where their imagination takes them. Nick Clegg said he would love to be the next Prime Minister. I doubt it. Gordon Brown said he is going to change the country and change the world. Well for 12 years he has had a chance and the Labour party have failed miserably.

    The best line ever was Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams last conference address he said that "all beatings and criminality must end". Gerry must have a very short memory.

    Stormontspy

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