Local teens give political views on RTE TV
Their 2-minute appearance in the programme's 'ManifestÓg' slot put down some very direct opinion on current and future government.
Comments to the question 'What do you make of what's happening with the Government at the moment?' included "It is quite annoying the people, messing up the country and then just leaving their jobs" ... "Working until the country's destroyed and then trying to hand it off to someone else" ... "It's awful that they didn't seem to notice it for so long" ... "They make me feel a bit embarrassed to be Irish".
On the question of who should next lead the country, there was a strong wish for ethics: "Someone that cares about all of Ireland" ... "An honest person" ... "Someone who won't just walk away" ... "Someone who's not all over the place, someone who is really organised and knows what they are doing" ... "Someone who doesn't care about money, who focuses on the good for Irish people" ... "Someone who cares about real people" ... "Someone who cares about Ireland, not the money" ... "Someone who has an idea in their heads, like what to do next" ... "Someone who is willing to listen to every argument" ... "Someone who is not afraid to say what is going to happen, or what might happen" ... "Someone who makes sure everyone's voice is heard".
The RTE iPlayer link to the programme is here. The Drama Dynamics group are about nine minutes in.
Who says young people don't care about politics?
