GE Exit Poll 10 pm

LeinsterDub

Eric Cartman wrote: »

its a good culling of the hard left.

Don't you consider SF hard left?

Sir Oxman

gmisk wrote: »

Richard Boyd Barrett will get in as well.
If that's who you mean.

As far as I can see
RBB and Smith elected
Murphy 2nd in the count but possibly running out of transfers?
Collins in battle for last seat
Barry in 4th spot
Kenny still battling

namloc1980

Josepha Madigan squeaked in by 400 votes. Pity.

Eric Cartman

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Don't you consider SF hard left?

No, I consider them terrorists in moderate left clothing. Like adams wearing joe costellos skin.

is_that_so

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Get off the roads Mary Mitchell O'Connor is on the way home for good!

Yep, replaced by Hugo McNeil's wife.

Sir Oxman

retalivity wrote: »

Mmoc misses out on the 4th seat in dun laoighre, great stuff!

The DAil won't be losing any braincells with that result

drunkmonkey

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Don't you consider SF hard left?

I'd consider SF the right.

Spanish Eyes

If we are talking of a culling of the Hard Left, where would you think the political party spectrum stands now?

SF?
FF?
FG?
SDs?
Lab?
Indo?

I don't know. But I do think we might be a country of Centrists. Wanting all things for all men. May your god go with you.

LeinsterDub

Eric Cartman wrote: »

No, I consider them terrorists in moderate left clothing. Like adams wearing joe costellos skin.

So you consider SF's economic plans moderate left? Because even their followers would say they are fairly radical

Fr_Dougal

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

But it is not paid by renters is it?

It’s not. The UK has Council tax paid by everyone, we have property tax paid by owners. Generally the annual property tax is factored in with rents. There’s no way you could charge both Property Tax and Council Tax here, people wouldn’t stand for it. It would have to be one or the other IMO.

smurgen

Eric Cartman wrote: »

No, I consider them terrorists in moderate left clothing. Like adams wearing joe costellos skin.

Have you tried mindfullnes?

Eric Cartman

LeinsterDub wrote: »

So you consider SF's economic plans moderate left? Because even their followers would say they are fairly radical

no , I consider them completely delusional and so devoid of reality that placing them on the political spectrum may irreversibly damage the spectrum itself.

Sir Oxman

Eric Cartman wrote: »

gino kenny out, saoirse mchugh not elected, paul murphy is 50/50, coppinger is out. Rita harrold did worse than every far right candidate in the land.

its a good culling of the hard left.

Kenny isn't out yet.

It's really sad that SF supporters are gloating. Don't remember this happening in previous Irish elections. Guess it's part of the populist trump agenda they are adhering too.

Sir Oxman

Eric Cartman wrote: »

5th according to the times.

https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/dublin-south-west

Underground

How is Alan Farrell even within an asses roar of getting back in? What is wrong with people?

Spanish Eyes

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

It’s not. The UK has Council tax paid by everyone, we have property tax paid by owners. Generally the annual property tax is factored in with rents. There’s no way you could charge both Property Tax and Council Tax here, people wouldn’t stand for it. It would have to be one or the other IMO.

I may have not articulated it well, but I meant that everyone should pay council tax whether owner or renter/occupier, not both.

LeinsterDub

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'd consider SF the right.

You and no one else.

McMurphy

McMurphy wrote: »

Today has been a good day for Ireland, the electorate have finally discarded the shackles and stranglehold they (FF and FG) had on it.

Ah would you ever give over.

Shackles ffs, when there's people actively being locked away and made disappear in China and here's us living in one of the most developed and fairest societies in the world.

People really don't realise just how good we have it here...and this is from a non FFG voter..

beno619

Ush1 wrote: »

No it was housing I'm fairly sure.

You're right, you can't green light housing projects wily nilly. Housing in a successful economy is not a simple problem and won't have a simple solution, if any solution. Be wary of anyone who tells you it is simple.

Nobody is saying it's simple but FFG don't and havnt have the desire or the ambition to make any inroads on the problem.

drunkmonkey

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Kenny isn't out yet.

I want Kenny to stay....got to free the weed he's not finished yet...

gmisk

Eric Cartman wrote: »

gino kenny out, saoirse mchugh not elected, paul murphy is 50/50, coppinger is out. Rita harrold did worse than every far right candidate in the land.

its a good culling of the hard left.

I think Gino Kenny is still in with a shout?
Paul Murphy defo more than 50/50.
Coppinger out yes.
Rita Harrold and Saorse McHugh (not far left I would say) have never been elected before.

So far 1 person from the hard left as you put it gone I wouldn't classify that as a culling.

Also Rita Harrold didn't do as badly as every far right candidate in the land, look at some of Gemmas mates or some of the NP...they totally flopped.

Sir Oxman

rockatansky wrote: »

Republican SF were set up in 1986 when Ruairí Ó Brádaigh left over SF plan to repeal it's abstention policy in the south.

correct, sorry!

is_that_so

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Kenny isn't out yet.

FG may have too many potential transfers which should push Higgins past him.

Muahahaha

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Get off the roads Mary Mitchell O'Connor is on the way home for good!

Thats wonderful news, Mitchell OConnor is the definition of a politician who has been promoted way above their talents

maebee

I had never voted SF in my life but was almost swept up in their popularity yesterday before I went to my polling station. The 20s/30s kids in my life all gave them a number one and I was tempted to give them something but Gordon Wilson and his daughter Marie came into my head and I couldn't do it. But, fair play to Mary Lou, she has done what Adams could never do in the republic. I hope she uses her victory well.

Sir Oxman

Eric Cartman wrote: »

no , I consider them completely delusional and so devoid of reality that placing them on the political spectrum may irreversibly damage the spectrum itself.

:D

namloc1980

Deleted User wrote: »

It's really sad that SF supporters are gloating. Don't remember this happening in previous Irish elections. Guess it's part of the populist trump agenda they are adhering too.

You missed the election in 2011 then? FG supporters beside themselves with gloating, it was sickening as we were in the middle of an economic meltdown.

road_high

Deleted User wrote: »

It's really sad that SF supporters are gloating. Don't remember this happening in previous Irish elections. Guess it's part of the populist trump agenda they are adhering too.

Yes indeed but they haven't spent a day in government yet or had to make one hard decision and had years of luxury opposing everything and jumping on every bandwagon possible. A spell in government would do wonders to quell this nonsense as the dreams and promises disappear in a puff of smoke.

McMurphy

Deleted User wrote: »

It's really sad that SF supporters are gloating. Don't remember this happening in previous Irish elections. Guess it's part of the populist trump agenda they are adhering too.

Considering all they were up against, the established party's in conjunction with the media's relentless anti SF headlines and propaganda for pretty much a month, and a commitment by both FF FG to lock them out of govt no matter the results, I'd say let them gloat.

They earned it.