Is it just me or have SF vanished?

14-04-2020 12:12PM

This may upset pister called: all about the mane

But it seems mary-lou was sick and self isolating in the right,all along......developed a secondary infection and was very unwell....while FG supporters sneered at her all along,

https://mobile.twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1250015909693005824

Sultan_of_Ping · 14-04-2020 12:17PM

Deleted User wrote: »

This may upset pister called: all about the mane

But it seems mary-lou was sick and self isolating in the right,all along......developed a secondary infection and was very unwell....while FG supporters sneered at her all along,

https://mobile.twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1250015909693005824

Hopefully her and her family get well soon

Yurt2 · 14-04-2020 12:18PM

Deleted User wrote: »

This may upset pister called: all about the mane

But it seems mary-lou was sick and self isolating in the right,all along......developed a secondary infection and was very unwell....while FG supporters sneered at her all along,

https://mobile.twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1250015909693005824

Saw a screenshot of her Easter address thingy (didn't watch it), she looked ill in fairness.

Whatever you think about whichever politicians, I wouldn't be sneering at someone who is ill at a time like this.

(By way of example, I've pulled up posters before for having a pop at Simon Harris' often gaunt appearance, which isn't fair as it's widely known he has Crohn's)

The same poster was making rather ugly comments about her appearance as well, which shows you where we're at.

smurgen · 14-04-2020 12:38PM

Yurt! wrote: »

Saw a screenshot of her Easter address thingy (didn't watch it), she looked ill in fairness.

Whatever you think about whichever politicians, I wouldn't be sneering at someone who is ill at a time like this.

(By way of example, I've pulled up posters before for having a pop at Simon Harris' often gaunt appearance, which isn't fair as it's widely known he has Crohn's)

The same poster was making rather ugly comments about her appearance as well, which shows you where we're at.

Thought the same of Borris Johnson. He looks shook. Pleurisy is a nasty infection also.

Annasopra · 14-04-2020 12:40PM

Back just on time for the Government formations...

MJohnston · 14-04-2020 12:51PM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Back just on time for the Government formations...

You’re a *moderator*??

Edgware · 14-04-2020 04:56PM

Yurt! wrote: »

Saw a screenshot of her Easter address thingy (didn't watch it), she looked ill in fairness.

Whatever you think about whichever politicians, I wouldn't be sneering at someone who is ill at a time like this.

(By way of example, I've pulled up posters before for having a pop at Simon Harris' often gaunt appearance, which isn't fair as it's widely known he has Crohn's)

The same poster was making rather ugly comments about her appearance as well, which shows you where we're at.

I thought that grating noise was gone from my T.V. but I notice it back today

Greyfox · 14-04-2020 05:05PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Hard to see any party endorsing taking money for rent directly from people's dole tbh.

Sadly that's true which is why dole bashing threads will always be popular on boards, their quite understandable.

hatrickpatrick · 14-04-2020 05:35PM

It's actually f*cking unbelievable how myself and many other posters here were repeatedly mocked when we pointed out the utter hypocrisy and scumbaggery of others blasting Mary Lou for self-isolating after coming down with cold symptoms after her child's school was one of the first confirmed in the country, and when we furthermore stated that if she had carried on as usual despite feeling unwell, those same posters would have been attacking her for putting party and politics before country in risking the health of those around her by not taking precautions.

This thread is deafeningly silent today, now that we know the poor woman has not only been diagnosed formally with COVID-19, but from the sound of it has been through hell from complications arising thereof. Those same posters who have spent the last several weeks posting along the lines of "Ha ha ha poor wee Mary Lou has a little head cold and is using it as an excuse to run away from crisis management and government formation" are nowhere to be found.

It's not often that arguments about politics over the internet actually provoke genuine anger on my part but today is one of those days. You should all be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves for being such unimaginable douchebags on this subject. The next time you want to accuse the left of playing dirty politics, putting party before country, conflating the political with the personal, etc, look in a God damn mirror and keep it to yourselves. To anyone who wonders why myself and many others on the left accuse neoliberals of utterly heartless politics which literally treats human beings and their real lives as secondary concerns, this is exactly what we're talking about.

Gobsh!tes the lot of ye.

JamBur · 14-04-2020 05:41PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

It's actually f*cking unbelievable how myself and many other posters here were repeatedly mocked when we pointed out the utter hypocrisy and scumbaggery of others blasting ......

Gobsh!tes the lot of ye.

Have a Snickers darling, you're not yourself

Dr. Bre · 14-04-2020 05:44PM

Mary Flu McDonald - get well soon!

hatrickpatrick · 14-04-2020 05:44PM

JamBur wrote: »

Have a Snickers darling, you're not yourself

I'm good, I've a Guinness Easter Egg still unopened, even has little mini pints made of chocolate

JamBur · 14-04-2020 05:51PM

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Mary Flu McDonald - get well soon!

I'm no fan of SF, but that really is idiotic. Not even funny really.

aido79 · 14-04-2020 06:25PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

This may upset pister called: all about the mane

But it seems mary-lou was sick and self isolating in the right,all along......developed a secondary infection and was very unwell....while FG supporters sneered at her all along,

https://mobile.twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1250015909693005824

I hope she makes a full recovery but as leader of the opposition should she not have made it public that she had symptoms and was being tested. It's really strange that she just said nothing and just disappeared regardless of which side she's on. Imagine if Leo Varadkar or Michael Martin said they had a cold, never mentioned they were being tested for coronavirus and just disappeared for a couple of weeks. They would be accused of all sorts of coverups.
At least she has now admitted to testing positive and did the right thing by self isolating.

McMurphy · 14-04-2020 06:28PM

aido79 wrote: »

I hope she makes a full recovery but as leader of the opposition should she not have made it public that she had symptoms and was being tested. It's really strange that she just said nothing and just disappeared regardless of which side she's on.

She did, but it was still mocked and belittled on here by some, anything to score a point I suppose.

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/coronavirus-ireland-sinn-feins-mary-17984471

26th of March.

Coronavirus Ireland: Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald getting 'head cold' checked by GP and misses Dail meeting

Annasopra · 14-04-2020 06:35PM

MJohnston wrote: »

You’re a *moderator*??

And?

Sultan_of_Ping · 14-04-2020 06:39PM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

And?

To paraphrase Brendan Behan......perhaps some people think mods are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they see it done every day, but they're not allowed to do it themselves

melekalikimaka · 14-04-2020 06:49PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

It's actually f*cking unbelievable how myself and many other posters here were repeatedly mocked when we pointed out the utter hypocrisy and scumbaggery of others blasting Mary Lou for self-isolating after coming down with cold symptoms after her child's school was one of the first confirmed in the country, and when we furthermore stated that if she had carried on as usual despite feeling unwell, those same posters would have been attacking her for putting party and politics before country in risking the health of those around her by not taking precautions.

This thread is deafeningly silent today, now that we know the poor woman has not only been diagnosed formally with COVID-19, but from the sound of it has been through hell from complications arising thereof. Those same posters who have spent the last several weeks posting along the lines of "Ha ha ha poor wee Mary Lou has a little head cold and is using it as an excuse to run away from crisis management and government formation" are nowhere to be found.

It's not often that arguments about politics over the internet actually provoke genuine anger on my part but today is one of those days. You should all be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves for being such unimaginable douchebags on this subject. The next time you want to accuse the left of playing dirty politics, putting party before country, conflating the political with the personal, etc, look in a God damn mirror and keep it to yourselves. To anyone who wonders why myself and many others on the left accuse neoliberals of utterly heartless politics which literally treats human beings and their real lives as secondary concerns, this is exactly what we're talking about.

Gobsh!tes the lot of ye.

well the whole SF wheel had and still had ground to a halt at this stage, I cant see it getting the same momentum it had previous. I'm sure there is some sort of hierarchy with in SF ( most military organisations do), could the role of rabblerouser not be delegated ?

hatrickpatrick · 14-04-2020 06:54PM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

And?

A parrot

Jinglejangle69 · 14-04-2020 07:07PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

It's actually f*cking unbelievable how myself and many other posters here were repeatedly mocked when we pointed out the utter hypocrisy and scumbaggery of others blasting Mary Lou for self-isolating after coming down with cold symptoms after her child's school was one of the first confirmed in the country, and when we furthermore stated that if she had carried on as usual despite feeling unwell, those same posters would have been attacking her for putting party and politics before country in risking the health of those around her by not taking precautions.

This thread is deafeningly silent today, now that we know the poor woman has not only been diagnosed formally with COVID-19, but from the sound of it has been through hell from complications arising thereof. Those same posters who have spent the last several weeks posting along the lines of "Ha ha ha poor wee Mary Lou has a little head cold and is using it as an excuse to run away from crisis management and government formation" are nowhere to be found.

It's not often that arguments about politics over the internet actually provoke genuine anger on my part but today is one of those days. You should all be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves for being such unimaginable douchebags on this subject. The next time you want to accuse the left of playing dirty politics, putting party before country, conflating the political with the personal, etc, look in a God damn mirror and keep it to yourselves. To anyone who wonders why myself and many others on the left accuse neoliberals of utterly heartless politics which literally treats human beings and their real lives as secondary concerns, this is exactly what we're talking about.

Gobsh!tes the lot of ye.

I really think you're getting outraged over a few posters.

When Leo said he was going back to work on covid 19 I seen loads of comments from people online saying they hope he catches it and dies.

Online is nasty towards politicians.

Really don't take it personally because of a few people.

14-04-2020 07:12PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

I really think you're getting outraged over a few posters.

When Leo said he was going back to work on covid 19 I seen loads of comments from people online saying they hope he catches it and dies.

Online is nasty towards politicians.

Really don't take it personally because of a few people.

That was also wrong,2 wrongs dont make a right!!

Be the change you want to see in the world

Jinglejangle69 · 14-04-2020 07:15PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That was also wrong,2 wrongs dont make a right!!

Be the change you want to see in the world

Agreed.

But the online world is full of these comments.

Like I don't see the point in getting outraged about it.

Its only comments behind a keyboard.

Annasopra · 14-04-2020 07:23PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

A parrot

Lol. Not at all.

flazio · 14-04-2020 07:37PM

I consider myself neutral in party politics, just go for whoever seems to have the smartest approach. Head over heart approaches.

Now, I have to say it doesn't speak well of Sinn Fein that while Mary was out sick, the rest of them, like Doherty and O'Broin, pretty much sat on their hands and left this open goal for FF and FG to walk into. If FF and FG do end up setting out a government from here, I believe SF have no one to blame but themselves. After they "won" the election (it was pretty much a 3 way draw) FG stood back and let them get on with trying to form a government, once Covid 19 hit, FG went into caretaker government mode, as you would expect, and impressed a lot of people both home and away. The country is almost unrecognisable from that which went to the polls in February and SF will have to look and see how much we need left politics right now. I would say not as much as we did in February.

aido79 · 14-04-2020 07:46PM

McMurphy wrote: »

She did, but it was still mocked and belittled on here by some, anything to score a point I suppose.

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/coronavirus-ireland-sinn-feins-mary-17984471

26th of March.

Nowhere in that article does it say she was tested for covid19. That's my point. Why did she not come out and say she was being tested like other people who had symptoms and were being tested?

aido79 · 14-04-2020 07:48PM

flazio wrote: »

I consider myself neutral in party politics, just go for whoever seems to have the smartest approach. Head over heart approaches.

Now, I have to say it doesn't speak well of Sinn Fein that while Mary was out sick, the rest of them, like Doherty and O'Broin, pretty much sat on their hands and left this open goal for FF and FG to walk into. If FF and FG do end up setting out a government from here, I believe SF have no one to blame but themselves. After they "won" the election (it was pretty much a 3 way draw) FG stood back and let them get on with trying to form a government, once Covid 19 hit, FG went into caretaker government mode, as you would expect, and impressed a lot of people both home and away. The country is almost unrecognisable from that which went to the polls in February and SF will have to look and see how much we need left politics right now. I would say not as much as we did in February.

The last thing in the world we need now is left wing politics. Sinn Fein had their chance and they blew it.

Edgware · 14-04-2020 07:55PM

Its always all about Mary Lou. FFS

Suckit · 14-04-2020 08:08PM

It won't be long before we see FF and FG back to their sh*t again. No doubt SF could have played the last few weeks a bit better but unfortunately for them Mary Lou was unable to do much.
Tough times ahead.
FFFG will be given the benefit of doubt for many things as the world tries to recover, but if they hit too many obstacles, there may be an election sooner than later.
SF will likely still be the largest party outside of those two, but I would guess that some of the others will have grown a fair bit by then too.
This years election and the greed of the two civil war parties has changed politics in Ireland a lot.
Tough and interesting times ahead. There will be a lot of people waiting for these to fail. Next election results may (hopefully) be a bit more like some of the other European multi-party countries.

14-04-2020 08:16PM

Yurt! wrote: »

20 year clawback arrangements in favour of the council (who provided the land) are already in place in the O Cualann affordable purchase units Including letting which triggers the clawback.

Like I said, do the research.

You're reflexive ideological position is that 'this can't be done' at every turn.

Questioning how much the asset you want the State to give away for free is hardly a reflexive ideological position tbf.

Feel free to answer about the profit margins etc whenever suits.

anewme · 14-04-2020 08:19PM

I don't support SF and am not a fan of Mary Lou McDonald.

However, seeing the photos of her it is clear that she is very unwell. I wish her only the best in her recovery, as I'm sure most people do.

Is it just me or have SF vanished?

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