JP McManus - Christmas comes early

[Baile Brigín 2]

JP McManus' tax issue is not new news. So to those people using the news of the donation to the GAA clubs as an opportunity to vent about his tax status, would you be happier if he didn't give this money to the GAA and will you be lobbying your club not to accept it as a point of principle?

Of course not. But plenty of GAA folk popped at rugby and soccer taking O'Briens cash...

[Baile Brigín 2]

What is it with Right wing extremists and their naked hatred of Mr. Soros?

He is Jewish

[Baile Brigín 2]

We could go down a route (I think the US has something like this), where if an Irish resident wishes to move tax residence elsewhere, part of the process is that he hands in his Irish passport.

The US is neither partitioned nor has lost at various stages since independence half its people to emigration in search of work.

You are comparing an offshored billionaire to someone who had to emigrate to work?

[sid waddell]

We could go down a route (I think the US has something like this), where if an Irish resident wishes to move tax residence elsewhere, part of the process is that he hands in his Irish passport.

The US is neither partitioned nor has lost at various stages since independence half its people to emigration in search of work.

Have you ever looked at a map?

What other US state does Alaska border?

[five points]

We could go down a route (I think the US has something like this), where if an Irish resident wishes to move tax residence elsewhere, part of the process is that he hands in his Irish passport.

The US is neither partitioned nor has lost at various stages since independence half its people to emigration in search of work.

Have you ever looked at a map?

What other US state does Alaska border?

Do you know what partition means?

[armaghniac]

We could go down a route (I think the US has something like this), where if an Irish resident wishes to move tax residence elsewhere, part of the process is that he hands in his Irish passport.

The US is neither partitioned nor has lost at various stages since independence half its people to emigration in search of work.

Have you ever looked at a map?

What other US state does Alaska border?

The US bought Alaska, it is like a farmer buying an outfield. Hardly a tragedy.

[trailer]

We could go down a route (I think the US has something like this), where if an Irish resident wishes to move tax residence elsewhere, part of the process is that he hands in his Irish passport.

The US is neither partitioned nor has lost at various stages since independence half its people to emigration in search of work.

Have you ever looked at a map?

What other US state does Alaska border?

Is this a serious comment?

[omaghjoe]

In theory it should be interesting how a topic could go from gaa clubs getting a few extra pounds to Alaska becoming a us state.
In practice tho....

[Milltown Row2]

In theory it should be interesting how a topic could go from gaa clubs getting a few extra pounds to Alaska becoming a us state.
In practice tho....

It just took one clampit to steer away off topic and low and behold pages of crap... this was a three page topic at best on what he done and how well it will be received by clubs

[Baile Brigín 2]

In theory it should be interesting how a topic could go from gaa clubs getting a few extra pounds to Alaska becoming a us state.
In practice tho....

It just took one clampit to steer away off topic and low and behold pages of crap... this was a three page topic at best on what he done and how well it will be received by clubs

Asking should the GAA accept money from source x is not off topic in a thread about x giving money to the GAA in the context of x not paying tax

[bennydorano]

I hope all the conscientous objectors have written letters to their clubs' management committees imploring them to reject the funds out of hand.

[thejuice]

I'm glad of the money especially for my club as we are trying to sort out a new pitch but I still don't like tax dodging and currency speculation but none of that is ever going to go away it seems. Not much more to say is there really?

[trileacman]

I'm glad of the money especially for my club as we are trying to sort out a new pitch but I still don't like tax dodging and currency speculation but none of that is ever going to go away it seems. Not much more to say is there really?

I'm sure JP probably doesn't like tax dodging or the ill effects of currency speculation either but if you're faced with the reality of it costing you several hundred million euro I'm sure your moral objections would diminish fairly significantly.

I'm not saying JP is the good guy but the C Montgomery Burns charicature of Irish billionaires is something I find to be unfair. They're really the same as you or me the sole difference being they're a lot more successful at being greedy than we are.

[thejuice]

I don't hold onto any caricatures of Irish billionaires and I'm sure handing over millions to the government isn't a joyful experience but with public services badly in need of funding it's not like we can ignore it. Not that I expect anything to be done about it either.

[Rossfan]

I'm glad of the money especially for my club as we are trying to sort out a new pitch but I still don't like tax dodging and currency speculation but none of that is ever going to go away it seems. Not much more to say is there really?

I'm sure JP probably doesn't like tax dodging or the ill effects of currency speculation either but if you're faced with the reality of it costing you several hundred million euro I'm sure your moral objections would diminish fairly significantly.

I'm not saying JP is the good guy but the C Montgomery Burns charicature of Irish billionaires is something I find to be unfair. They're really the same as you or me the sole difference being they're a lot more successful at being greedy than we are.

Speak for yourself buck.