Ivana Bacik hätte Viktor Orbán nicht zum Scherzen gebracht, „wenn ich eine Frau wäre“, sagt Patrick O’Donovan
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/18/ivana-bacik-would-not-have-made-viktor-orban-jibe-if-i-was-a-woman-says-patrick-odonovan/
Von rossitheking
36 Kommentare
Of course not, Orban is a man, if O’Donavan was a woman it wouldn’t make sense ……./s
Has he nobody to tell him to stop embarrassing himself?
Imagine trying to double down like this, he’s making things look so much more pathetic for himself.
Is this fella desperate to stay relevant or what?
You’d think after admitting it was a fuck up you’d want to stop bringing it up to keep digging yourself into a hole.
Been a lot of competition, but he might be one of the worst ministers we’ve ever had
Silly remark. You’d think the Minister of Communications would be a little more adept at communicating.
Just in case anyone had forgotten what a stupid thing you said in the first place.
Well done Patrick, remind everyone again what an idiot you are!
Government: „investigating bias in the media is wrong and the opposition were misogynistic in their questioning.“
O’Donovan: „☝️🤓 actually..“
Is this guy doing avant-garde comedy or something
This lad is stressed out
I hope the people of Limerick are watching this fool closely and make things right at the next election. It says a lot about Fine Gael that this is the sort of person who they feel deserves a ministerial role.
Do we need a „How long since Podge put his foot it in“ counter?
Seems like the lad can’t go more than a few days without making an amadán of himself.
„were I a woman“ – watch your grammar, Patrick.
His behaviour as minister for the arts has had a completely chilling effect, so the Orban reference does seem apt.
This is fantastic. Somebody keep this guy talking, it’s pure gold
My god man just stop talking
Lads the FFGers are downvoting this post en masse. Don’t let them!
Dig up
„“If I was Patricia O’Donovan, a woman, I don’t think she’d have said it. And I think she should reflect on it.“ This has tears rolling down my face
>“If I was Patricia O’Donovan, a woman, I don’t think she’d have said it. And I think she should reflect on it,” O’Donovan said on Saturday.
This fella is either the thickest bollocks to hold a ministerial position in recent years, or he’s an absolute comedic genius. There’s no in between. I swear I had tears in my eyes after reading this.
>On Friday, O’Donovan said he “made a hames” of what he was trying to say and should have phrased his comments differently.
So why are you still talking?! Do we need a Minister of Good Communication for O’Donovan to tell him to think before he speaks, and then keep whatever shite he was thinking about to himself?
I can’t tell if he’s David Brent or a far-right politician in the making.
… Eh?
This is Alan Partridge level nonsense.
Now pascal is gone, thus guy has the most punchable face in the dail.
Is this lad running a campaign to keep MM out of the spotlight with his antics?
Did the goverment cut off Patrick’s PR privileges or something ? For all the spin, image massaging and PR the government engage in O’Donovan seems wildly out of the loop
What the hell kind of point was he trying to make?
Maybe he should reflect on that.
Patrick, can’t you go 5 minutes without embarrassing yourself?
Callan nails him, so much material for satire.
I really hope Patrick O’Donovan being a tool doesn’t distract from the fact that Patrick O’Donovan is completely unfit and a total mismatch as Minister for Arts and Media
And if my mother had two wheels she would be a bicycle
Thought he was actually decent and plain speaking but the last few days he’s really shown that he’s not in tune with what’s going on
He is an eejit. No doubt about that. But even a stopped clock is correct twice a day. Bacik is IMO a limited politician. I am being polite, but she has little natural acumen.
Poor Patrick. He really is being so oppressed. He should see if he can get Bacik legally gagged like he’s trying to do with the media…
Definitely a future FG leader and Taoiseach.
He’s an idiot
Can’t help embarrassing himself.
Who does he appeal to? I can generally see the appeal of a lot of TDs who I don’t agree with but I can’t imagine who says “he’s my guy”.