Is there any serious alternative to Fianna Fáil?

Rebelheart

So, be realistic: what party is there that is better than Fianna Fáil?

I'm here with the auld fella and we're just going over centuries of Irish history/ contemporary politics as is the norm. We were talking about the Green's threat today and himself quipped: "but sure who else is there?"

There was no explaining needed. I just nodded in a "you're right" mode.

The Blueshirts: well, the thought of another Fine Gael leader, as the leader of the government of Ireland, prostrating himself in front of another member of the British royal family saying "you embody all that we aspire to be" has ruled that party out of my voting preferences for eternity. Ignorant arseholes. To think that Bruton's protegé, Brian Hayes, is currently trying to be the next Minister for Education & Science is terrifying given this political disposition. You don't have to go back to Ballyseedy to not like those people.

Labour: Personally, I'd have few problems giving Labour my first preference. I have the height of respect for Michael D., and I particularly love that he annoys all those Sunday Independent-reading retards. I also love that it was Michael D., and not those hypocritical verbal republicans in Fianna Fáil, who established TnaG/TG4 in 1997. Nevertheless, I'd probably give my vote to the former Labour TD Brian Fitzgerald who has done phenomenal work on the ground in Meath as an independent. My problem with Labour is that I would be physically sick if Brian Hayes ended up as Minister for Education in a Labour-Fine Gael coalition. I want to punish Fianna Fáil, but long-term I'd prefer a Labour-Fianna Fáil party, in that order. Having anybody connected with Bruton in an Irish government is, to say the least, problematic.

Sinn Féin: Ever since Seán MacManus of Sinn Féin became "Lord Mayor" of Sligo and appeared with the British crown engraved on the mayoral arms of Sligo, I've not been too keen on this incarnation of Sinn Féin. They seem like slow Fianna Fáilers - the only thing going for them is that the likes of Independent Newspapers, Harris, Dudley Edwards and all those abject retards are against them. If they put it as part of their policy to abolish all those colonial wigs from Irish courtrooms, and fine all those members of the legal profession who used those colonial titles (McDowell's instruction on this issue is a joke as long as people like Paul Carney remain judges in courtrooms of this republic) they might have some merit to their single issue. But they've no policy on such issues, despite their history. It's like they're just taking the soup in order to get on within this system. You could have done that in 1972, arseholes. Having said that, I'd image some Sinn Féin person will get a preference.

Independents: I usually vote for them. But I don't want any of them holding up this system for my constituency issues à la Healy-Rea. I'm completely in favour of ending PR-STV and ending the political nepotism and localism that is a product of it.

So, as a real alternative to Fianna Fáil, who is there?


PS: And Liam, calm the fúck down for the love of Jaysas.

Try and post this again, without using the following: Retards, Ignorant Arseholes, and asking people to calm the f*ck down.

Your friendly neighbourhood mod,

Papa