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Money Diaries A student on €13K working part-time while doing an internship

This week, our reader is juggling an internship and part-time work to keep things going.

WELCOME TO HOW I Spend My Money, a series on The Journal that looks at how people in Ireland really handle their finances.

We’re asking readers to keep a record of how much they earn, what they save if anything, and what they’re spending their money on over the course of one week.

Are you a spender, a saver or a splurger? We’re looking for readers who will keep a money diary for a week. If you’re interested send a mail to money@thejournal.ie. We would love to hear from you.

Each money diary is submitted by readers just like you. When reading and commenting, bear in mind that their situation will not be relatable for everyone, it is simply an account of a week in their shoes, so let’s be kind.

Last time around, we heard from a 36-year-old on €95K working in the pharmaceutical industry. This week, a student manages on €13K working part-time and studying.

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I am a 22-year-old student who works part-time in retail and lives at home with my mum and our three dogs. I am in the final year of a culinary arts degree and currently completing an internship as part of that degree.

The internship is unpaid, which means I have to keep my retail job. I work 32 hours over four days a week in the internship and 15 hours in my retail job over days a week. I work my retail job on Monday and Sunday and then the internship varies from either Tuesday – Friday, or Wednesday – Saturday.

My internship is 12 weeks altogether. I’m only two weeks in so far, but I’m already quite tired from working a lot more than I’m used to! I’m trying to stay positive though as it’s all leading to the end goal of getting my degree, which will help with my future career. Although I’m more tired, I’m enjoying the work a lot. The 6.45 am starts are tough to get used to initially, but I find the day flies by and before I know it, it’s 3 o’clock and I’m on the way home. 

I try my best to save as my ultimate goal is to have my own business and be my own
boss. How much I’m able to save differs depending on my wages and bills. I haven’t been able to save as much as I would like since I started my internship, but I know it’s only temporary and I’ll be able to put a bit more away once I’m not in between jobs. In my interview, I was told there was a possibility of a job offer at the end, so I’m hoping I’ll be able to quit my retail job and continue on with this one. All going well, I’ll be able to continue to save from there and eventually be able to move out.

Occupation: Student
Age: 22
Location: Dublin
Salary: Approx. €13,000
Monthly pay (net): Approx. €750 at the moment

Monthly expenses

Transport: €75
Rent: €200 (I pay €50 per week right now)
Household bills: Included in my rent
Phone bill: €25
Health insurance: I don’t have any
Groceries: Mum buys most of the groceries
Subscriptions: Netflix – €11.99, Disney+ – €6.99, Spotify – €5.99

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Monday

7.00 am: My alarm goes off and I get up and start getting ready. I’m at my retail job today. I have a quick breakfast and leave my house at 8:30.

9.00 am: I get to work. Mondays are usually quiet enough, but I feel quite tired so I buy
myself a latte before my shift starts. (€3.90)

1.00 pm: On my 30-minute break, I eat a sandwich and an apple from home and make myself a cup of tea in the canteen. The day has been uneventful so far, which isn’t helpful when you’re writing a diary about your week. Sorry, readers.

4.00 pm: I’m on my 15-minute break now and fully eating out of boredom as it’s been a very boring day. I have some chocolate from the canteen with another cup of tea. On Mondays in general, there’s not usually a whole lot of customers and if there are any deliveries, they are usually relatively small. It is a good day to clean and organise though, which I’ve been doing to try and pass the time.

6.00 pm: Once I get home, I put my pyjamas on and make dinner for me and my mum. We have pasta and watch some TV together. Her favourite soaps are Home and Away and Neighbours, and while both are pretty terrible, it’s tough not to get sucked in. She’s very sad that they might be cancelling Neighbours, so we’re enjoying it while we can.

8.00 pm: I go upstairs to try and get a start on one of the weekly diaries we have to fill out for the internship, but I end up procrastinating and scrolling through my phone after writing a few sentences.

10.00 pm: I give up on trying to pretend like I’m going to do any college work and decide to try to go to sleep relatively early knowing I’ll have to get up at 5.30 am tomorrow.

                                  Today’s total: €3.90

Tuesday

5.30 am: I wake up and try my best to eat breakfast without feeling nauseous at this time of the morning. I have the classic tea and toast combo before leaving the house.

6.10 am: As I get to the bus stop, I top up my Leap card (€20.00) for the week using the app on my phone. The bus comes at 6.15 am and gets me into town in about 20 minutes. When I get off the bus I go straight to my internship. Town is very dark and quiet at this time of the morning, and after enjoying the rare quiet during my walk, I get to work just in time.

11.30 am: The first two hours of the morning in the restaurant where I work are very busy. By the time lunch comes around, I’m starving, so I decide to get myself a chicken fillet roll from the deli counter across the road as I forgot to make lunch last night. It comes in a deal with a can of drink and a packet of Tayto (€5.00). I eat my lunch and head back downstairs to finish my shift.

3.00 pm: My shift ends, so I head straight to the bus stop and head home after a busy day.

5.00 pm: After getting home and relaxing after a long day on my feet, I make a stir fry for dinner and watch some TV – I’m watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the moment.

7.00 pm: I decide to go to the gym. I bought myself a year’s membership just at the end of January and have been trying to get myself to go a couple of times a week even if it’s just to walk on the treadmill. I forget my water bottle, so I buy a bottle of water on the way. (€1.40)

8.30 pm: I get home from the gym and take a shower. Fresh and clean, I get ready for bed and lay out everything I’ll need for the morning. I’m trying to go to bed as early as possible so I’m not too tired getting up early. I get into bed at 9.30 am and scroll for a while before falling asleep.

                                Today’s total: €21.40

Wednesday

5.30 am: I wake up, get ready, eat breakfast and head out for work.

6.45 am: I get into work and change into my work trousers, apron, and safety shoes before heading down to clock in and start my shift.

11.00 am: I was nervous at first starting my internship, but everybody has been really lovely and patient with me and I’ve already made some friends. I also get tea or coffee brought to me every couple of hours or so, which is great because it keeps me going – and they’re free!

12.00 pm: The chefs offer to make me lunch, so I don’t have to spend any money on that today – yay! I just have a wrap. I find I’m not too hungry because I’ve been given lots of different food here and there to try from both the kitchen and the bakery, which is great, but by the time lunch comes around, you’re not really in the humour for more food.

3.00 pm: I finish work and buy a packet of paracetamol from the chemist on the way home (€2.99). I also stop into Penney’s to pick up a few bits that I need like tights and eyelashes and stuff. I’m going for work drinks this Friday and after a very unsocial two years, it’s nice to get somewhat dressed up to go out again. (€33.50)

4.30 pm: I accidentally fall asleep for an hour when I get home. I’ve been trying not to do that so I don’t mess up my sleep schedule, but what can you do?

5.30 pm: My mum makes dinner, and we watch some TV together and just relax for a while.

8.00 pm: After dinner, I go upstairs to do my diary from last week. I actually get it done this time before getting everything ready for tomorrow and going to bed.

                                      Today’s total: €36.49

Thursday

5.30 am: You know the drill by now: I get up, get ready, eat breakfast, and head out for work.

11.30 am: I get sent for lunch. I forgot my water bottle again, so I buy another bottle of water (€1.40). I also buy a bar of chocolate because I’m craving something sweet (€1.10). I eat my sandwich and my chocolate before heading back to work.

3.00 pm: Work is finished so I head straight home.

4.30 pm: When I get home I make something quick for dinner (pesto pasta) and sit down to eat and have a scroll through my phone. When I’m finished, I wash the dishes and clean up the house a bit. Today is payday, so I transfer my mum rent money for the week. (€50.00)

6.30 pm: I decide to force myself to go to the gym again even though all I want to do is be a couch potato. I don’t do too much at the gym, mostly stick to cardio before heading home again.

8.00 pm: I have a shower and put some tan on for work drinks tomorrow night. After that, I do my usual routine before heading off to bed. The weekend is almost here!

                               Today’s total: €52.50

Friday

5.30 am: I wake up, get ready, have breakfast, and head out to work for the last time this week.

11.30 am: For lunch, I have soup from home and a pastry from the bakery. I eat those with a coffee to give me a boost before heading back down to work.

3.00 pm: I finish work and head straight home.

4.00 pm: When I get home, I decide to take a quick nap because I feel really tired but I want to have more energy for my night out.

5.00 pm: I eat something before getting ready because I’m not too fond of drinking on an empty stomach! We’re meeting at the pub at 8:00 pm so I head upstairs to shower and get ready after I eat.

8.00 pm: I’m not a huge drinker, but I drank more than usual this time. I get four drinks, altogether (€22.40).

10.30 pm: Someone suggests going to a different pub, so we all get in a taxi and head there (€12.60). The queue is absolutely insane (we should’ve known, really) so we decide to walk into town. Unfortunately, the queues are so long everywhere and we end up wandering around before giving up and getting some food. We probably should’ve just stayed in the first pub. I get a three-in-one (€6.00) and then struggle to get a taxi. Eventually, I get one and head home (€16.40).

1.30 am: Finally home, I take off my makeup and fall into bed. 

                         Today’s total: €57.40

Saturday

9.30 am: It’s my day off today and I finally get a lie-in. I plan to do absolutely nothing today and enjoy every minute of it. 

10.00 am: I decide to get up and have breakfast. I have porridge and a cup of tea and catch up on some Buffy on my phone.

12.00 am: I lay around in bed for another while after breakfast before deciding to get up – properly this time. I make my bed and get dressed, only to go be lazy on the couch instead of in bed. I should really go to the gym, but I know it ain’t gonna happen today.

1.00 pm: My friend texts me asking if I want to go to the cinema tonight, and since I’m not doing anything else, I decide to go. It’s really just sitting and watching TV in a different location, but I haven’t been to the cinema in so long, so I’m quite excited. I heat up some soup for lunch and have some brown bread with it.

4.00 pm: I get out of my “house clothes” and put on real clothes and some makeup before my friend picks me up.

4.30 pm: We meet our other friend in town and sit and have coffee (€3.90) and chat for a while before the movie. We don’t get to see each other much anymore because of all of our busy schedules being different, so it’s always nice to catch up.

6.30 pm: We head to the cinema and buy our tickets (€11.60). I also get some popcorn, chocolate, and a drink (€13.70) because you just can’t go and see a film without those. We’re going to see Nightmare Alley.

10.00 pm: The film ends – it was a bit slow to start, but a good, and also quite disturbing story. I think I enjoyed it?

10.30 pm: I get home and head straight to bed.

                      Today’s total: €29.20

Sunday

9.00 am: My alarm goes off and I get up and ready for the day. Sundays aren’t too
bad because the shop opens later.

11.30 am: I arrive for work and get the shop set up before opening at 12:00. I have once again forgotten my water bottle, so I buy myself a bottle from the shop before we open.  (€1.60)

2.00 pm: I brought a sandwich from home and make myself a cup of tea in the canteen for lunch. Sundays are usually either really busy or really quiet (there is no in-between). This Sunday is quiet, which I have no complaints about.

6.00 pm: Once my shift ends, I walk home from work. Neither mum nor I are in the mood to cook, so we decide to order a takeaway. We both chip in for it. (€12.50)

6.30 pm: The takeaway arrives and I happily eat my spice bag while watching some TV. I make a mental note that I will go to the gym tomorrow. 

7.30 pm: I go upstairs to try and get some of this week’s internship diary done. I get a bit of it done before putting it away and relaxing for the rest of the evening.

                         Today’s total: €14.10

   Weekly subtotal: €214.99

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What I learned –

  • I spent more than usual this week, but I don’t go out drinking very often or get to see my friends, so I think the total isn’t too bad.
  • I could definitely put more thought into what I’m spending. I spend more money than I should on lunches and bottles of water, where I could just bring them from home if I was more prepared.
  • I didn’t get to save anything this week which is pretty bad because I do try to put
    something in my savings account every week, even if it’s only small, but again I think you should definitely allow yourself to spend money on stuff for fun because life’s not all about saving.
  • I already knew this, but I eat way too much fast food and junk out of convenience. That’s definitely a point I could save more money on. Going forward, I’d definitely like to be better at planning around meals as I think that’s where most of my money goes.

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    Mute Reg
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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:43 PM

    The Donald has a point. Just look at the state of the UK media.

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    Mute bmul
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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:51 PM

    @Reg: he never has a point

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    Mute Drahcir Neirbo
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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:58 PM

    @Reg: and eejits like you embolden him

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:19 PM

    @Reg: He’s calling real news as fake news. He critiques everything and everyone that rightfully critiques him and your trying to equate that as the small amount of dodgy gutter UK media outlets. Note from below, as it shows Trumps hate and violent rhetoric in all of it’s unashamed glory. The first links video is poignant and representative of Trumps white supremacist KKK-esque machinations
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/10/14/about-that-viral-video-of-donald-trump-talking-about-the-good-old-days/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea35f00a5682
    https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004269364/trump-and-violence.html

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:28 PM

    @bmul: a mushroom?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:32 PM

    @Reg: He is correct on the US media also. CNN do create lies about him occasionally while Fox News create lies to defend him. Both sides are at it

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:48 PM

    @Reg: Dope!

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:53 PM

    @Reg: It’s recognised, but not held to account, for it’s heavily right wing bias.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:54 PM

    I have to laugh, I rarely comment on Trump and when I do I think it has always been negative. When I say he has a point (which he does) I’m jumped on!

    Trump is a hypocrite and liar, no doubt. But the way that much of the UK press has behaved during the Brexit campaign in particular has been truly awful.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:54 PM

    @John Mullin: Have you an example of the lies they made up about him?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 4:24 PM

    @Reg: and a stopped clock is right twice a day. Relevance of UK media to Donald having a point is What?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 4:27 PM

    @Rob Cahill: Yes, Russian collusion. And the proof of it is in the FBI Agents Strock & Page e-mails that have been declassified. They boast of the success of the fake stories they wrote and sent to the MSM and speak of their (and DOJ’s) media leak strategy. They are online if you wish to go find them.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 4:27 PM

    @Shane Dignam: Strzok

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    Oct 25th 2018, 4:48 PM

    @Rob Cahill: inauguration photos they printed showing barely anyone there saying it was taken at 1pm when it was really taken early in morning as people were arriving. This of course, was to counteract the claims and photoshopped photos Fox news published showing “biggest ever crowds”. Like I said, both sides guilty of lying (fake media) proving Reg’s original point. Just because me or Reg or anyone else is big enough to admit when Trump has a point about something doesn’t mean we are supporters or that either of us deserve to be slated over it. That kind of bully boy behavior from some of the posters towards Reg ( not talking about you) resembles the tactics that Anti-Trump fans say they hate Trump for..

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    Oct 25th 2018, 7:00 PM

    @John Mullin: stop it with your truth ye little rascal..

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    Oct 25th 2018, 7:01 PM

    @bmul: bmul. I think reg is talking about the Sun and co. Some of the headlines are close to incitement

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    Oct 25th 2018, 10:06 PM

    @John Mullin:
    Its not about you being big enough to offer a counterpoint. The media (plural) has always pursued different agendas, some if which currently are against Trump, and some of it helped to get him elected. What the article refers to is terrorism happening in the US right now, and Trump is downplaying it by bringing the issue around to a generalised point about the nasty media. If it was the “right” type of terorism, Trump wouldn’t be rounding on the media, he would be using it to stokie up fear and anger and spewing his alpha male nonsense. I know you are not claiming to be a Trump supporter, but it really isn’t about the media- at least in this case. For the record, I dislike Clinton only a bit less than I dislike Trump.

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    Oct 27th 2018, 4:36 AM

    @Dara Wyer: it’s about how media can manipulate stories to either get people to support their agenda or incite anger against them by their bias. Then they claim the moral high ground with no right to it. Funny how the media Trump is giving out about always manage to blame him for everything. When people were rioting in the streets in protest at Trump being elected, it was his fault. If people rioted because he didn’t get in, it would be his fault also. Some people don’t want to see this obvious observation, do you?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:37 PM

    Trump is victim blaming? I’m shocked!

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:59 PM

    @Rochelle: With the many who are confused or mentally unstable being fed with daily hate and counter-hate by media what we be surprised at what happens anymore. “Fake News Kills” may be a slogan of the future.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 3:17 PM

    He’s actually saying…..”I strongly condemn the acts I encouraged you to commit!”

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    Oct 25th 2018, 3:54 PM

    @Paul Furey: And no mention of terrorism because it’ll look bad when they find the white American right-wing nutter behind it.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 11:11 PM

    @Tom Molloy:
    And the hate coming from Trump is somehow different?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:40 PM

    He’s great craic, all the same…

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:48 PM

    Amazing, according to Trump every Muslim is a terrorist,but talking about Americans sending bombs to fellow Americans then the word terrorist is not used by the man. Seems American killing American is perfectly acceptable.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:53 PM

    @Malcolm Smith: over 30,000 a year killed by guns they seem fine with it .

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:58 PM

    @Malcolm Smith: I’d put my house on those bombs being politically motivated and deliberately put there in order to hopefully tarnish the upcoming elections for the republicans.. And no iHaven’t got my tin foil hat on.. Its American politics we’re talking about.. And the most divisive president ever.. These stunts happen in America.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:06 PM

    @Acedeuce: No tin foil hat, just a lead hat.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:23 PM

    @Acedeuce: you sound like Trump not a good thing

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:29 PM

    @Luke Campbell: More like a dick head.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:37 PM

    @Seamus Mc Meel: You mean mushroom head

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:50 PM

    @Acedeuce: did momma ever tell you that life is like a box of chocolates

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:51 PM

    @Larissa Nikolaus: it’s not nice to call people names

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:56 PM

    @Acedeuce: they do….and you’re proof is? Ohh yeah they elected a lying clown for President

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:56 PM

    @Acedeuce: Well obviously you don’t have your tin foil hat on.. That would keep the crazy stuff out.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 3:04 PM

    @Acedeuce: Interesting that your ilk were yelling non stop about how Christine Blasey Ford had no evidence for her claims, yet you feel awfully comfortable to claim a conspiracy with NO evidence.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 4:18 PM

    @Acedeuce: Pull the other one, it was clearly a Trump fan sending them. Stop with the deluded bullsht.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 5:18 PM

    @Stormin’ Corbyn: Also interesting how your side are so quiet about the sexual assault claims made earlier this week against Senator Corey Booker. Whatever happened to #ibelieveher. Is it because the allegations were made by a man or because he’s a democrat?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 7:04 PM

    @Malcolm Smith: more common at any rate

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:41 PM

    It`s like there is a mini angel and a devil on this guys shoulders, and as soon as the angel tries to speak up, the devil firmly puts it right back in it`s box.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:36 PM

    @Pixie McMullen: Nah, he’s got two devils, each of them urging on the other one

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    Oct 25th 2018, 4:43 PM

    @Larissa Nikolaus: Ah poor Donald…sure he’s head’s full of wee doors… and they’re all slamming.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:58 PM

    All Trump had to do was be calm, quiet and non-confrontational – in other words, unifying – just for a week or so. How long did he last? 12 hours, if that? Pathetic.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:00 PM

    This is a man telling his supporters Democrats have helped Terrorists infiltrate the caravan descending on Mexican border. Sexual abuse victims are liars, His political opponents wife is Ugly and his opponents Dad helped assassinate Kennedy,.He is responsible for lowering the Tone , even before being elected.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:59 PM

    @Dáithí O Raghailaigh: He has totally lost it, he just keeps going with the lies within lies within fake news within alternative facts. Screwball!!

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:24 PM

    Unfortunately he has a point, to a large degree the media is poisonous in attacking candidates in the political arena that would be considered enemies of whichever corporate entities own various media institutions, the smear campaigns against Bernie Sanders carried out by mainstream media during his failed attempt for the democratic nomination, closer to home the presidential “debates” here during last week where the debate chairs behaved as if engaged in a form of badger baiting attacking each candidate on perceived weaknesses to be exploited for the purpose of creating brownie points for tv channels instead of getting balanced view of each candidates character..I think in future no quality candidates will step forward because of fear of this type of public character assassination

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    Oct 25th 2018, 5:47 PM

    @Moss Cotter: Bernie Sanders didn’t have a failed attempt, The DNC literally stole the Primary from him and handed it to Hillary.
    Also for those who think the MSM are an honest bunch, when have any of you ever heard or seen anything at all positive said about Trump in his nearly two years in office? I can’t remember one thing.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 6:09 PM

    @Shane Dignam: yes Bernie Sanders had it stolen by democrat party bosses but he was also hammered by mainstream media all through his campaign..again you are right bout trump continually getting bad press from mainstream media cos he’s a political outsider and they need to blacken him but the American permanent government are secretly delighted with trump cos they know they can control him and then when trump is gone they can put forward another polished fake like Obama to regain the office, it was Sanders the wall st set feared

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    Oct 25th 2018, 8:27 PM

    @Shane Dignam: Hillary was a life long Democrat , Bernie was an Independent .So why should Hillary’s big donors have their money used to help Bernie beat her in the primaries ? (Answers on the back of a postcard ) Anyhow’s,she beat Bernie by several million votes #iwasaberniesupporter

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    Oct 25th 2018, 9:36 PM

    @Moss Cotter: I doubt very much they are controlling him as he seems to be undoing all their work piece by piece. There’s N.Korea, no more funding ISIS, an agreement to withdraw from Syria if & when Iran leave, Summits with Russia, Peace talks with the Taliban and Afghanistan, tightening immigration policy to name a few. They worked hard to create all those messes, so no, they despise him. But my personal favourite and it’s something all of us should be grateful for, he binned the TTIP agreement with the EU. That has really saved our bacon. TTIP gave corporations way too much legal power over our governments. I couldnt stand Trump until he did that. TTIP was a corporate takeover. Our government and the EU would have signed this agreement and sold us down the river. He saved our asses

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    Oct 25th 2018, 10:12 PM

    @Shane Dignam:
    Are you saying Fox isn’t MSM? Genuine question.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 10:32 PM

    @Dara Wyer: Of course it is Dara, my apologies. I thought it was a given that I wasn’t referring to FOX. But you get my point anyway I’m sure.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 11:15 PM

    @Shane Dignam:
    So for completeness, you are agreeing that Fox is MSM and the MSM is dishonest? Again, I’m not trying to have a go at you- I occasionay watch CNN and it seems to act as a polar opposite to Fox- they are both totally off balance as media outlets.

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    Oct 26th 2018, 12:26 AM

    @Dara Wyer: I don’t watch Fox and I definitely wouldn’t class myself as a Conservative. But if what your getting at is are Fox as biased and dishonest as the rest of the MSM, from what I’ve seen, absolutely.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:15 PM

    media polarisation is a huge problem. The only non bias media outlet now is euronews. They just report what’s happening and don’t give their opinions on it

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    Oct 25th 2018, 4:20 PM

    @Ross Fehily: I love the no comment section.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:03 PM

    If he simply said something like ‘ if anyone thinks that I want this they are mistaken ‘ it wouldn’t have cost him anything but he sees that as taking blame and sociopaths never take blame

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:04 PM

    A lecture to the Media from one the worlds most ignorant men.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:12 PM

    This is why this is happening! Because this ignorant pos is fanning the flames of hatred. Even now he’s essentially victim blaming the media for the attempted attack on CNN.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:11 PM

    Tool

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:12 PM

    Have a look at Trumps hate and violent rhetoric in all of it’s unashamed glory and he has the gall to keep on creating hatred against real news media. He’s repugnance personified and some dotards love the hate. The first links video is very poignant and representative of Trumps white supremacist KKK-esque machinations
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/10/14/about-that-viral-video-of-donald-trump-talking-about-the-good-old-days/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea35f00a5682
    https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004269364/trump-and-violence.html

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:55 PM

    The problem is he’s trying to keep everyone happy. When people aren’t happy with him weather they are celebrities or democrats or republicans he throws a tantrum that reminds people of a 2 year old.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:37 PM

    @Sorcha Hendry instagram: @SorchaHendry86: That’s an insult to all tantrum throwing 2 year olds

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:53 PM

    @Larissa Nikolaus: you can sometimes reason with a 2 year old

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:57 PM

    @bmul: 2 year olds grow and learn.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:02 PM

    “Keep your hair on folks – it was only a few ‘oul bombs! And you Media people, what are ye on about? Must be a slow day that has you making up stories like this!!!”

    There’s the insanity that was unleashed by the election of Donald. Come on Americans, show us that you understand that you’re being manipulated by a dangerous lunatic.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 3:52 PM

    The guy’s official lie tally as president is already 5000+, but it’s the media that’s fake. Yeah, right.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:49 PM

    I wonder if he will post that on Twitter?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 1:57 PM

    He behaves like a spoilt child at every opportunity

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    Oct 25th 2018, 3:06 PM

    Be nice to folks on way up. Same folk u meet on way down…Agent Orange gonna get his ..Believe me

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:47 PM

    Look at the belly on him, hes a great bunch of lads

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:45 PM

    That shouldn’t be #anger it should be #langer (in the headline)

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    Oct 25th 2018, 3:15 PM

    Has anyone marketed a President Trump action figure with speech synthesiser and recordings of incoherent and provocative statements? [Had to word that blandly due to the 'Toxic' calculator for comments]. Or is Trump actually a ‘performance’ artist deliberately satirising either himself or the office of the U.S. President?

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    Oct 25th 2018, 2:52 PM

    Sick of this President of Lies, the ‘prove it’ punk, endless spin of logic into absurdity…zero values president except show me the money. He’s an insult to democracy, even capitalism. Trying to outwit this clown with logic is pointless.

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    Oct 25th 2018, 6:01 PM

    He should practice what he preaches when does he set a civil tone he’s a bully

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    Oct 25th 2018, 9:16 PM

    Then he should practise what he preaches

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    Oct 26th 2018, 8:13 AM

    Regardless of what you think of what the media says they can’t be told what to do or what to print by a sitting president because then it’s not a free press and the press should always be free regardless of opinions by cynics. In Saudi Arabia we know what comes of journalists who don’t do what there told so journalists in the west where they have the chance to express there right to free speech should always use that right

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    Oct 26th 2018, 8:29 PM

    Trump is evil he hasn’t a good word to say about anyone and dare say anything bad about him dangerous dangerous man

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    Oct 25th 2018, 8:04 PM

    He’ll send the next device to himself throwing everyone off the scent

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    Oct 26th 2018, 12:28 AM

    A case of do as I say not as I do.

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