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SOLIDARITY-PBP TDs refused to stand during the Dáil prayer this afternoon and held up signs with the words: “Separate Church and State”.
The Dáil’s new standing orders (which were voted on and approved last week) state that TDs must stand during the Dáil prayer.
A 30 second moment of silence was also held for the first time after the prayer was said today.
There was loud tutting in the Dáil chamber as the TDs flouted the new rules. During the 30 second of silence, both Mick Barry and Ruth Coppinger held up their posters.
Six TDs, including Independents 4 Change TD, Joan Collins, stayed in their seats during the prayer.
Last week, Solidarity-PBP’s Bríd Smith and Ruth Coppinger said they would not be standing during prayers if the motion was passed.
“I wouldn’t mind if we had to stand and say nothing, but standing and praying – I am definitely not having that, we’ll have to break the rules, I think,” said Smith.
Coppinger said a Catholic prayer has no place in a modern-day parliament.
“We have to separate State and Church,” she said – exactly the terminology her group held up the the chamber today.
With the new rule changes, Coppinger queried last week if TDs who refused to stand would be punished.
She said a Ceann Comhairle “of a particular persuasion” who might be particularly religious could sanction a TD for not standing during the prayer.
There were no such sanctions against the TDs today – however, it could be an issue the Ceann Comhairle raises later with the Dáil’s committee on Privileges and Procedure.
“I think now we just have to say this has to end. I defend anyone’s right to practice religion, but it should be a private mater, it shouldn’t be in the Dáil chamber,” said Coppinger last week.
I’ll take my chances. How else am I supposed to relax after sitting in front of the computer at work all day?
We live in a poorly designed world
Redesign it for yourself and look after what’s important.
It’s even worse if you watch a whole season of Game Of Thrones on your iPad while sitting in the bog.
The pins n needles could break your ankle afterwards.
No better place to watch that show than on your own throne
We all die in the end………..or so the latest studies show.
I blame hard seats for that ;)
So each 2 hours increases your chances by 40%? I must be up at 362,729,200% so…. :(
Should be fun after 5 hours then?
Well no shirt Sherlock – if your watching 5 hours of tv a day your prob not going to have the coronary arteries of usain bloody bolt are you?! But I wonder does sitting on your a$$ watching tv also correlate with 8 hours at a desk & keyboard regarding risk of clot? Perhaps not – maybe it’s all got to do with the popcorn?!
Hope they make a documentary about this, I’ll definitely watch it!
12 times
id say being lazy has a lot to do with it too
Funny you never see articles like this when you have to slave in a factory or sit in an office all day.
It’s interesting that the article (and maybe the study) focuses on the dangers of binge-watching TV series. Watching numerous episodes of a TV series continuously is the modern equivalent of reading chapter after chapter of a book in one sitting. Some people still do that & others watch movies one after the other. As many other commentators here point out, many more people sit at their desk all day at work. The fact that the study seems to focus on watching TV suggests that there may be some bias going on.
Of course it’s bad for your health. Stuck in front of a TV or computer for hours on end. Get up off your backside and get some exercise and stop filling your face full of crap foods high in fat and sugar!! The exception being if you’re working!!
Whereas an evening or two watching boxes is great for the old heart and lungs and develops great arm strength too. Ps, remember to alternate.
You hashtagged it Netflix and chill but if that was the case there definitely wouldn’t be any blood clots
Kinkless blood pipes and non stick blood pipes ….
Kinkless blood pipes
Like the bend on a river the debris accumulates on the inner curve of the river because the water flows faster on the outer curve … so keep your joints straight and avoid those sharp curves kinks in your blood flow.
Non-Stick blood pipes
Like smooth stainless steel pipes in breweries and creameries eat plenty of walnuts for natural fat to line the inside of your blood pipes for smoothness and avoid stuff sticking to them and bits falling off to cause stroke and heart attacks. Never eat Trans fats which is an artificial industrial fat. Now banned in US from 2018 onwards. Americans eat 4.6 lbs of trans fats per annum. No figures for Ireland.
Avoiding Trans Fats can completely reverse Diabetes Type2. Trans fats may also be root cause of Alzheimers. Recent research papers support this hypothesis. (causes wrong cut of Amyloid protein in the brain cells, resulting in accumulation of toaic plaque killing adjacent brain cells leading to loss of brain function.
No money in prevention …only in illness.
I`m just about to watch the last episode all in a row of season 6 of Game of ThroArrrrrggghhhh!
They all die in the end ;p so realistic, except they do it on their feet being active
Surely if you’re gonna “Netflix and Chill” then plenty of cardio will be had!
Watch all the box sets you like……. http://Www.JarvisBox.Com
Scaremongering.
At least there is pornhub?
Well…..that’s just great….
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