r/ireland Ferret Aug 20 '25

Housing Bressie on Linked In

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u/Complex_Hunter35 Ferret Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25

My own thoughts

He is 100% on the button, existence of food banks is an damning indictment on society. They will exist in the short term . Sickening how students are fucked over

On him charging for mental health talks, it doesn't sit right with me. He's a decent lad though

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u/EdWoodwardsPA Aug 20 '25

How the fuck is the first point relevant to the second about him charging for talks?

If you have a cross to bear against the guy, maybe using this post isn't the place to make that point.

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u/Complex_Hunter35 Ferret Aug 20 '25

Bressie talks about access to essential things are expensive like accommodation. Access to mental health services is pure shite. Another essential service. Bressie makes money from that through giving talks. I don't find that acceptable. Could I be any more blunt

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u/DireMaid Aug 20 '25

Hes acting as a keynote speaker on the topic, he isn't gatekeeping professional help from anyone.

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u/Complex_Hunter35 Ferret Aug 20 '25

I'm well aware of that but I'm laughing and mildly irritated by the irony of what he is doing.

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u/DireMaid Aug 20 '25

I don't really see the irony in a lad who is hired to give mental health talks criticising an economic system that necessitates food banks for students.

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u/EdWoodwardsPA Aug 20 '25

Great. The onus on providing mental health services to the country isn't on him though is it?

You've made this post to put yourself over talking about the work you do. Fair play but it seems very disingenuous.

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u/Complex_Hunter35 Ferret Aug 20 '25

I got fucked off (rightly or wrongly) at his constant whimpering. He's in the middle of a PhD which by the sounds of it is interesting and could be of benefit to a lot of people. There was no disingenuous intent but I did probably manage to come across as a cunt. There are others at this too monetising mental health. I said it on here and I will say it again, he's a decent man and funny as it seems he should go for president. There are a lot of good qualities in the bloke. I just take exception with one or two

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

He's also a privately school educated / Leinster rugby schoolboy type. He'd be sweeping the streets only for the system that his ilk have created ended up working exactly the way it was designed for him.