Will Leo be the shortest serving taoiseach in history?

Allinall wrote: »

You'll never get through to the naysayers and begrudgers, who know f all about politics.

Plenty of begrudgers are experts in politics and extremely disillusioned by it

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Well seeing as Charlie is 'old guard' FG, and also knew of the email for a week (publicly) before he told Leo (resulting in Leo having to correct the record 3 times) I think he may also be shuffled off too.

If it emerges (as the truth always comes out) that FG hierarchy were indeed aware of the Garda strategy to smear Maurice McCabe, they should be ostracized in politics for many years.

Yep, it's certainly a gilt edged chance to topple the government and have an election, but as was said earlier, I don't think FF see it as the right time to throw their hat in that ring. Will be very interesting to see what happens.

Finding out the Gards were a rotten organisation is one thing, but the Justice minister colluding with them on something like this is fairly abysmal, though wholly unsurprising.
Im no fan of Lucinda Creighton, but I think the bottom line is that people like her who stand on a principal, pay the ultimate price. While others who get bouts of amnesia or are happy to go whichever way the prevailing wind blows, seem to get promotions. Irish politics.

smurgen wrote: »

So you think the allegations against the Minister for Justice are childsplay?the corruption in this countries justice system looks as if it runs from bottom of the rung Gardai all the way up to the Justice Minister and you see an attempt to rectify this as childsplay. Please stay out of politics or any public departments because your lack of patriotism and your corrupt mindset is exactly what this country doesn't need.

Lol your post reads like a first year arts student doing a politics module

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Speaking of dead men walking, how long will Michael mcgrath waiting before making a move on martin?

Ah, faithful Smithers doesn't have the cojones to make a move.

5 times Leo had to correct the record in the Dail. Not great to be going to the country on.
Frances will jump over the weekend, Leo will show us some new socks and FFFG will carry on to the next cock up.

The high moral grounders are having a huge problem with the opposition parties (who are supposed to hold to account) do their jobs. Only for them FFFG would have swept this all under the carpet.

Jawgap wrote: »

No, I think it's very serious.....too serious for the Shinners.

They spend their time trying to evade responsibility and accountability (Stormont and Westminster) so it's unclear how they can contribute anything to a discussion on either of those points as they related to office-holders.

Even if it was a cynical ploy by them would you not rather see Fitzgerald gone than to continue on in office? It's in everyone's interest she goes.Doesn't bode well that the Justice Minister will at best turn a blind eye or at worst take part in Garda corruption.i can't believe people would rather have her in her position just to spite a party.

We need a coup d'etat

The Defence Forces could surround the closed-down Garda stations.

Petrol stations and convenience stores would be kept open to guarantee the supply of breakfast rolls for the starving masses.

Doctor Ciara Kelly will be the leader of this junta.