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Green Party Leadership Contest

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    #62
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    L1011 wrote: »
    Vincent Martin was a councillor (Ind not GP) over two decades ago. He knows what he's at. Appeal to the FG-on-bikes contingent in the constituency, of which there are plenty.

    Does not stop him or others behaving like undergraduates learning how to protest - and thinking it makes a difference.

    Remember Bad Boy Barrett was a serial protester when he was elected a councillor to DCC and then continued to protest outside the council, marshalling his troops on the picket line.

    He was not ready to take his protest to where he could actually make a difference. Kids playing at politics.


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    #63
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,753 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Does not stop him or others behaving like undergraduates learning how to protest - and thinking it makes a difference.

    Remember Bad Boy Barrett was a serial protester when he was elected a councillor to DCC and then continued to protest outside the council, marshalling his troops on the picket line.

    He was not ready to take his protest to where he could actually make a difference. Kids playing at politics.
    I thought this was a thread about the green party


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    #64
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,697 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Does not stop him or others behaving like undergraduates learning how to protest - and thinking it makes a difference.

    Remember Bad Boy Barrett was a serial protester when he was elected a councillor to DCC and then continued to protest outside the council, marshalling his troops on the picket line.

    He was not ready to take his protest to where he could actually make a difference. Kids playing at politics.

    What he's doing is the exact opposite of protest... as should be clear from what I said he was doing.


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    #65
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,850 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    L1011 wrote: »
    Vincent Martin was a councillor (Ind not GP) over two decades ago. He knows what he's at. Appeal to the FG-on-bikes contingent in the constituency, of which there are plenty.

    Take a look at Vincent P Martin's effort in the Seanad, on the Schools Cup Final, if he keeps that up he won't appeal to many


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    #66
    L1011
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    tabby aspreme wrote: »
    Take a look at Vincent P Martin's effort in the Seanad, on the Schools Cup Final, if he keeps that up he won't appeal to many

    That's what I brought up - plenty of voters for that in his constituency; they just voted for Durkan (who has to retire, surely) or possibly Stagg efore.


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    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,850 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    L1011 wrote: »
    That's what I brought up - plenty of voters for that in his constituency; they just voted for Durkan (who has to retire, surely) or possibly Stagg efore.

    The way he delivered the speech was worse than the content, north Kildare would be a prime constituency for the Green's definitely


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    #68
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    expectationlost wrote: »
    I thought this was a thread about the green party

    I was referring to the report that some GP TDs were biding their time as to when they would walk out of Gov.

    Do they not understand that they need to push from within to get their agenda through. Outside of Gov they have zero power.

    Currently they have a few key ministries and the Lord Mayor of Dublin. These are good platforms to get their message across. They should not waste it - they are playing senior hurling now.


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    #69
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,753 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    expectationlost wrote: »
    Green senator Garvey apologises after insulting party deputy leader in group texts https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40028459.html over promotion via the Seanad
    working link https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40028681.html


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