Is it just me or have SF vanished?

Sultan_of_Ping wrote: »

Except no other Taoiseach was a qualified doctor so couldn't do it.

And you don't have to buy it - he'll help a few people, not many but hey if it means a few people who otherwise wouldn't have been seen, get seen then it's a positive.

Don't think he's heading for an ED, just a clinic or two as a GP - every little helps and it's more constructive than SF-style hurling from the ditch......he's on the pitch.

Sure Sultan...like Simon with his sleeves rolled up, taking a break from the wheel.

Always a photographer around.

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Sure Sultan...like Simon with his sleeves rolled up, taking a break from the wheel.

Always a photographer around.

It all helps.....

hatrickpatrick

I don’t believe for an instant that SF haven’t been just as active in pursuing coalition forming options over the last few weeks as FFG. The difference is that the media are openly hostile towards them and treat FFG as the “presumptive” coalition parties with disproportionately more coverage.

The reason you think SF are doing nothing is because the media aren’t reporting on them doing anything. No more, no less. The election campaign and its immediate aftermath should have proven to anyone in any doubt that the media in Ireland are, by and large, just as hostile towards SF as the political establishment.

Edgware

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I don’t believe for an instant that SF haven’t been just as active in pursuing coalition forming options over the last few weeks as FFG. The difference is that the media are openly hostile towards them and treat FFG as the “presumptive” coalition parties with disproportionately more coverage.

The reason you think SF are doing nothing is because the media aren’t reporting on them doing anything. No more, no less. The election campaign and its immediate aftermath should have proven to anyone in any doubt that the media in Ireland are, by and large, just as hostile towards SF as the political establishment.

Rubbish.
Plenty commentators want. FF or FG to go in with SF. Probably cant wait to Mary Lou and co **** up

Edgware wrote: »

Rubbish.
Plenty commentators want. FF or FG to go in with SF.

Plenty? Name them?

Edgware

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Plenty? Name them?

I've more to be doing than entertaining you. Check back through the newspapers yourself

Edgware wrote: »

I've more to be doing than entertaining you. Check back through the newspapers yourself

You might as well send me looking for 'plenty' of Indo articles, praising Gerry Adams.

I.E. I don't go looking for stuff I know isn't there. Fools errand I think it is called.

downcow

Runaways wrote: »

In today’s never mind Sinn Fein, no Catholics whatsoever spoke to authorities in the north and why that may be example #6364773647476

Jesus...

What utter nonsense. The vast majority of catholics would speak to police to convict a child abuser or rapist. The few exceptions would be those who wanted to protect the criminals/rapists and those who were genuinely afraid to because of the ira etc.

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Sure Sultan...like Simon with his sleeves rolled up, taking a break from the wheel.

Always a photographer around.

Small bit better than spending a month in Isolation

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Sure Sultan...like Simon with his sleeves rolled up, taking a break from the wheel.

Always a photographer around.

Suppose it’s better than spending a month in isolation

tikkahunter wrote: »

Small bit better than spending a month in Isolation

Indeed......if we had as many doctors and nurses as we do begrudgers we'd be well sorted

tikkahunter wrote: »

Suppose it’s better than spending a month in isolation

Who has spent a month in isolation? We are not talking about Simon and Eoghan during the election campaign again are we...I thought we had all forgotten that ancient history?...bright new world and all that jazz.

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Who has spent a month in isolation? We are not talking about Simon and Eoghan during the election campaign again are we...I thought we had all forgotten that ancient history?...bright new world and all that jazz.

Your glorious leader ,absolutely no need to isolate the first time she done it whatever about the second time.

Is Pearse Doherty's wife returning to the front line a publicity stunt as well ???

tikkahunter wrote: »

Your glorious leader ,absolutely no need to isolate the first time she done it whatever about the second time.

The plaintive and blatant lies ye folk expect to get away with. Just pathetic. Here she is saying she was withdrawing because she had symptoms. 26th March.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2020/03/26/news/sinn-fein-leader-mary-lou-mcdonald-feeling-unwell-1880405/

tikkahunter wrote: »

Is Pearse Doherty's wife returning to the front line a publicity stunt as well ???

What?

https://www.thesun.ie/news/5218519/coronavirus-in-ireland-sinn-fein-pearse-doherty-wife-nurse/

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What?

FrancieBrady wrote: »

The plaintive and blatant lies ye folk expect to get away with. Just pathetic. Here she is saying she was withdrawing because she had symptoms. 26th March.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2020/03/26/news/sinn-fein-leader-mary-lou-mcdonald-feeling-unwell-1880405/

Ah now francie she posted the videos herself at the time , her kids go to Scoil Cathriana where the first case was , she was the only parent to self isolate at the time , he new one is for a head cold

hatrickpatrick

If Mary Lou was visibly unwell and carried on as usual instead of self isolating, you'd all be accusing her of putting political publicity ahead of public health. And you know it.

tikkahunter wrote: »

Ah now francie she posted the videos herself at the time , her kids go to Scoil Cathriana where the first case was , she was the only parent to self isolate at the time , he new one is for a head cold

I heard her interviewed and she rubbished claims she was isolating (she was in the Dáil a few days later), she was staying home with her kids.

Absolutely obscene the levels you guys/gals will sink to here. Stick to facts you can back up and quit lying.

Runaways wrote: »

The refusal to take questions now is worrying.
Where even are they? You can piss and moan about SF in the papers or on radio.

FG and Leo in particular nowhere to be seen

Runaways wrote: »

If you don’t see he difference between appallingly timed photo ops and being seen to lead and informing and leveling with the country I can’t help you.

Comedy gold right there.
Keep it up lads, we all need a bit of humour in these times, and this thread delivers plenty.

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Civil and human right are only available to some it seems.

Yes, SF/PIRA are all into human rights today. Pity they murdered a few thousand people recently though.

markodaly wrote: »

Yes, SF/PIRA are all into human rights today. Pity they murdered a few thousand people recently though.

That's what they were fighting for. Like your recent ancestors fought for, for you and sadly had to do the same things. Sanitise how your rights and freedoms were achieved all you want...that is just funny to see happening.

That's why the people of NI reward SF. No doubt they will stop doing that if SF turn into the like of FF or FG.

FrancieBrady wrote: »

That's what they were fighting for.

They were fighting for a UI, something that they didn't achieve. So, all those dead were for nothing.

That's why the people of NI reward SF..

SF vote share in the North has been dropping for quite a few years now. I guess they are becoming too like FF and FG :pac::eek:

Runaways

markodaly wrote: »

Comedy gold right there.
Keep it up lads, we all need a bit of humour in these times, and this thread delivers plenty.

Know what is truly comical?
You lot mindlessly falling for Leo’s every PR stunt.
He’s going back to be a GP. ffs give me strength. That is actual comedy.
Wish I’d been here for the defense of the letter to Kylie. I’m sure yis had a field day with that one.

*correction. He’s doing assessments by phone.

One day a week.

Don’t we have enough staged photos of him on the phone? Laughable

ThunbergsAreGo

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I don’t believe for an instant that SF haven’t been just as active in pursuing coalition forming options over the last few weeks as FFG. The difference is that the media are openly hostile towards them and treat FFG as the “presumptive” coalition parties with disproportionately more coverage.

The reason you think SF are doing nothing is because the media aren’t reporting on them doing anything. No more, no less. The election campaign and its immediate aftermath should have proven to anyone in any doubt that the media in Ireland are, by and large, just as hostile towards SF as the political establishment.

I think what does them no favours is there wasn't ever the numbers but also no other party has come out as potential partners.

Now that's on the others as much as SF, but for all the talk of forming a "left block" it seems nothing has happened.

The SDs come out and say they don't go in with FG or FF, will they go in with SF? Why not come out and confirm it? Same with the Greens, Labour etc.

Feels like all the potential partners want to be opposition only. A month plus on and no block formed at all.

I voted SD, their behaviour since means I won't be going near them again, seem to have no interest in governing

Runaways

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

I think what does them no favours is there wasn't ever the numbers but also no other party has come out as potential partners.

Now that's on the others as much as SF, but for all the talk of forming a "left block" it seems nothing has happened.

The SDs come out and say they don't go in with FG or FF, will they go in with SF? Why not come out and confirm it? Same with the Greens, Labour etc.

Feels like all the potential partners want to be opposition only. A month plus on and no block formed at all.

I voted SD, there behaviour since means I won't be going near them again, seem to have no interest in governing

I went with SD too and same as yourself. Can’t figure out what they’re about currently.

Runaways wrote: »

Know what is truly comical?
You lot mindlessly falling for Leo’s every PR stunt.
He’s going back to be a GP. ffs give me strength. That is actual comedy.
Wish I’d been here for the defense of the letter to Kylie. I’m sure yis had a field day with that one.

*correction. He’s doing assessments by phone.

One day a week.

Don’t we have enough staged photos of him on the phone? Laughable

Well that means some people, a very few, will get seen that bit quicker - or maybe it helps free up another doctor to go work somewhere closer to where the clinical needs relating to Covid-19 infections are greater, it's no bad thing.

Somehow, I reckon if Leo came out said "f&ck it, I'm off" and grabbed some scrubs and started doing 96 hour weeks in an ED, the same people criticsing him for doing this would be criticising him for abandoning his role as Taoiseach.

https://twitter.com/holland_tom/status/1247042027113586688?s=20

It's clear you can never please everyone.

For years people were being berated in an effort to get Leo out of the Taoiseachs office.
Now we have him taking on the role of a front line worker and people are upset is not in the Taoiseach's office.