Edgware wrote: » Its allright. Martin will be Taoiseach. If in a couple of years the tree huggers start wondering why their policies are not being implemented they can pull the plug and get a hammering from the electorate. Martin will have been Taoiseach and Sinn Fein will be another two years into deep cleansing and FF might even give them a spin on the gravy train.
satguy wrote: » For the last 5 years FG have been a minority government, only in place with help form FF.... ( WHY ? ) They just wont take the hint that we want them to go forth and multiply. Then we have a GE, and this time its not just a hint,, Voters drop them down to just 35 seats, a clear message that we really do want them to go forth and multiply. Now after 5 months or so of Leo still hanging around like a bad smell, FF and GP are going to let FG hang around for another 5 years. While this may be par for the course for the GP,,, I can not work out in my head how FF think this is a good idea,, and I'm sure their voters will be asking them the same question.
Mortelaro wrote: » https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1272623592166100993?s=19
Mortelaro wrote: » Twitter politically is a cess pit of anonymous mis information campaigns and troll farms
blanch152 wrote: » That post is a nasty piece of work. There was only one party that blackened the name of the victim, and that have refused to apologise. Mealy-mouthed excuses as usual from their propaganda machine.
tobsey wrote: » And you’ve some neck coming out with that:
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Correct, the pajama brigade have bled the state enough. Time they contributed a wee bit,eh.
Idbatterim wrote: » 50,000 free houses planned for the next five years. Give it a few more months, housing will be hot too number one Again... they literally never learn , its affordable housing for working people that is needed with resources. Not 50,000 free houses, many of them for the pyjama brigade 4eva home Gang :rolleyes:
Bowie wrote: » You've absolutely no evidence Fine Gael or any other party had a role in that. What's nasty is using a cruel murder to get a little dig into a discussion. I'm sure the family appreciate it.
Podge_irl wrote: » Indeed. Only one of them was allowed.
Bowie wrote: » So he got the ML treatment but folded. The lad was hardly off to study group when he met with these criminals. Anyway it'll fall out of the news cycle and the minds of FF/FG after the weekend.
JohnnyFlash wrote: » The Free State know plenty as well. :eek:
StackSteevens wrote: » On the bright side, it's good to see that Big Mac is greased up and ready for battle! Although I can't help wondering whether she has the stamina to keep fighting for five long frustrating years, when she has to traipse up to West Belfast every few weeks to receive instructions from the Party bosses meet Michelle and tell her what to do in Stormont as well attending IRA commemorations.
Podge_irl wrote: » Capital expenditure for Metrolink and BusConnects will already be accounted for. Outside of that there will be a redirection of funds from road building to active transport and public transport. But the Greens will be happy with what they have spent the last 2 months or so negotiating.
Bishop of hope wrote: » I'm sure they do, what a nasty little politician that tryed to blacken the name of the victim. What reason do you think he might have had for that?
JohnnyFlash wrote: » It would be far more serious than that, Francie. Not going to lie to you about that. Nasty auld stuff. Young lads beaten to death in a shed and left outside the parents house sort of thing. Long way to go.
Bowie wrote: » You'll fit in great here FYI: They don't cancel each other out.
Hubertj wrote: » What about the SF TD that broke the travel limit to attend a funeral?
Leonard Hofstadter wrote: » Same. I hate it with every fibre of my being. I've voted FG always no matter what, I've defended them no matter what, but I have my own principles and beliefs, I'm not a mug but I feel as though FG leadership has treated me and the other 440,000 people who voted for them in February as one. If we didn't have the Green nonsense it might be a half decent Government, but it won't be. I'm still hoping against hope the Green membership will reject it, or failing that, FF or FG will do the decent thing before the rest of the country eradicates these parties from Irish political life. FG have managed to upset a LOT of their voters today.
Bishop of hope wrote: » Oops, a Simon moment there?
efanton wrote: » Good luck to FG if they think that the Greens will be happy to stick within that budget.
Podge_irl wrote: » Ringfencing 2/3 of the transport budget for public transport over roads does not require increasing the transport budget.
blanch152 wrote: » What is undemocratic about this government? This is unbelievable nonsense. A majority of people cast their votes for the parties forming this government. Those who didn't want FG in government had the numbers, but they couldn't agree among themselves. In particular, Sinn Fein proclaimed from the mountain-top that they were ready to form a left-leaning government and promptly went into hiding for the next four months.
efanton wrote: » The only thing burned out and wrecked unfortunately will be rural Ireland and its economy, might even be the entire economy. How is it going to be at all possible for this government to deliver on the housing, recover from the Covid outbreak and yet still have billions to spend on the Greens public transport schemes and public infrastructure. 4 months ago FG were laughing at SF wanting to spend an additional 6 billion building homes, now they have signed up to this and far more.
