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General Election TV debates

Muahahaha

Deserving of its own thread I feel, especially with FF and FG being neck and neck.
Michael Martin and Leo Varadkar about to debate now on TV3, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Likely to be a score draw but if Varadkar wobbles at any point it could send the campaign south pretty quick. TV3 reporting that they have a genuine hatred for each other so they'll have to keep emotions in check.

RTE will also be holding a Martin-Varadkar debate as well as one for all the party leaders together.

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gmisk

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Michael seems to be sucking up to Eamon and Brendan

RBB came across well when he was left speak

He always speaks from the left...and really really far over

KrustyUCC

Big loser from the night was Ryan and the Greens

_Kaiser_

Leo has a "fan club" telling him to get out!

I don't think they mean of the building

Eric Cartman

A spirited debate.

personal highlights :

Leo promising the increase in higher rate tax threshold again and Martin chopping him down that the likely delivery is nil.

MM promising a rural crime bureau which will be rather effective against the scourge, if he could deliver it.

SF, PbP and SD have impossible to deliver housing platforms, RBB can only cherry pick what works in austria as if it would here.

SF is still an IRA press wing controlled by them and opposed to the SCC.

Millionaire only not

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Lol chaos outside, warzone.

Sinn Fein threw out few freebies for it I guess !

charlie14

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Their front bench is not exactly senior hurling material.

Varadkar`s front bench would be lucky to make intermediate.

The Rape of Lucretia

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Howlin comfortably last in the debate, Shortall OK when she did speak, but quietness overall leaves her second-bottom. Varadkar probably ahead overall, followed by Boyd-Barrett, Martin, Mary Lou and Ryan.

When the incumbent can give that impression, it means he has been exceptionally good. Stormer. FG stock will have risen there.

gmisk

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

It is redolent of GerryA with his opening and closing words in Irish, as if blessing himself, even though we hadnt a clue what he was saying.

Leos first line tonight was in Irish...
I don't think many people think what you are saying

firstlight

That was like been in the pub and listening to verbal scutter all night so you sneak of early for a tastey chip with extra bacon.
Ease the pain

JohnnyFlash

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Leo has a "fan club" telling him to get out!

I don't think they mean of the building

That’s just Joe Loughnane and Ogra SF members in high spirits after too much buckfast.

ScallionAyter

PBP will win the rural vote with their plan to depopulate the cities and make all us bourgeoisie work the land for Mother Eire.

Atlantic Dawn

charlie14 wrote: »

Varadkar`s front bench would be lucky to make intermediate.

A team so poor they had full support from FF over the last number of years, lol

FrancieBrady

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

It is redolent of GerryA with his opening and closing words in Irish, as if blessing himself, even though we hadnt a clue what he was saying.

Fooks sake...Leo introduced himself in Irish.

johnmcdnl

gmisk wrote: »

Huh? I am not sure what speaking Irish has to do with murderous past connections...I think more of an issue that lot of people would have no clue what she is saying.

When someone from SF starts speaking in Irish your just waiting for them to sign of with a 'Tiocfaidh ar la'

thequarefellow

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Big loser from the night was Ryan and the Greens

I thought his lack of sound bites and whinging about ‘what we must do’ was refreshing. Honest and stuck to his principles

Millionaire only not

thequarefellow wrote: »

I thought his lack of sound bites and whinging about ‘what we must do’ was refreshing. Honest and stuck to his principles

U should highlight WHINGING- lol

shenanagans

thequarefellow wrote: »

I thought his lack of sound bites and whinging about ‘what we must do’ was refreshing. Honest and stuck to his principles

agree. he was very good. no bull****. no fake promises.

podge3

God, i can't stand MLM with her shrill loud bully-boy school teachery voice. I'd rather listen to Leo's pompous winbaggery.

_Kaiser_

shenanagans wrote: »

agree. he was very good. no bull****. no fake promises.

Yep. We're going to tax everyone to emulate policies in nice places elsewhere, destroy rural communities and ultimately deliver nothing as climate change isn't just hanging on what virtue-signalling Ireland does!

smurgen

Leo looked lost.he should retire so he can spend more time writing to celebrities.

FrancieBrady

shenanagans wrote: »

agree. he was very good. no bull****. no fake promises.

He was a disaster, waffled tbh. Had to be chased to answer on the national herd.

Looked like he'd given up at the end.

charlie14

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

A team so poor they had full support from FF over the last number of years, lol

What would your alternative have been to the confidence and supply agreement, another General Election in 2016 ?

YFlyer

The noise in the background is grating.

thequarefellow

podge3 wrote: »

God, i can't stand MLM with her shrill loud bully-boy school teachery voice. I'd rather listen to Leo's pompous winbaggery.

It’s tough going all right. Another ill-judged party leader. Doherty would perform better on many fronts

Atlantic Dawn

charlie14 wrote: »

What would your alternative have been to the confidence and supply agreement, another General Election in 2016 ?

I wouldn't have seen a problem with a change, Brexit is in autopilot from the EU, we have no say in it.

Eric Cartman

YFlyer wrote: »

The noise in the background is grating.

You can tell one of the left parties engineered a crowd, im betting its RBB’s doing

JP Liz V1

I thought Leo already came out

rob316

Housing is the big thing for me and FG in 9 years have built nothing. The first affordable housing project in as long in the entire country was announced for Cork a few months back. It's pathetic.

Thought Mary Lou did well but should drop the childish remarks there is enough to hammer them on.

Jesus Ryan is mad please don't let them near power.

I just can't stand that elitist snob Leo. Martin then just reminds me too much of Ahern.

emerfan

ScallionAyter wrote: »

PBP will win the rural vote with their plan to depopulate the cities and make all us bourgeoisie work the land for Mother Eire.

In extremely wrinkled clothing.

leahyl

Thought Roisin Shortall and Brendan Howlin came across the best to be honest. Wasn’t overly impressed with Mary Lou and was considering giving my number one to Sinn Fein....don’t know now.