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FF/FG/Green Next Government

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    Limpy wrote: »
    Will HH snake out the back door, will she say I'l get back to you, or will she answer the questions honestly and out the matter to bed. Either way is it on YouTube id like to see it.

    https://twitter.com/OireachtasNews/status/1288844947232362497


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    Do we really need another left wing party?

    The Social Democrats sort of fills that void along with People Before Profit etc.

    A Left Green Party perhaps.

    A left Green Party, precisely. A Green Party without Ryan as leader, ideally.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,441 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    LawBoy2018 wrote: »
    A left Green Party, precisely. A Green Party without Ryan as leader, ideally.

    That won't change the Greens still being in government. Catherine Martin has signed up to it now. She's stuck now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    No wonder Humphries looked she had been crying or something the last couple of days. Looks like the government have been acting illegally.

    As soon as I heard about the guards questioning folk in the airport under "immigration queries" and these same folk got their pup stopped, I thought they were on dodgy ground tbh.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,179 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    Do we really need another left wing party?

    The Social Democrats sort of fills that void along with People Before Profit etc.

    A Left Green Party perhaps.

    No, we don't need one. Doesn't mean we won't get one though.


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭Limpy


    McMurphy wrote: »
    As soon as I heard about the guards questioning folk in the airport under "immigration queries" and these same folk got their pup stopped, I thought they were on dodgy ground tbh.

    Also around the same time the super junior's Only took 10k of a raise instead of 16k. This government are a great laugh. All in one pond this time so no blaming the other, this time they need to back each other.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Limpy wrote: »
    Also around the same time the super junior's Only took 10k of a raise instead of 16k. This government are a great laugh. All in one pond this time so no blaming the other, this time they need to back each other.

    It is going exactly how many of us predicted it would, albeit a little bit quicker than many of us envisaged it might.

    Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and one will ultimately canabalise the other.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    McMurphy wrote: »
    It is going exactly how many of us predicted it would, albeit a little bit quicker than many of us envisaged it might.

    Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and one will ultimately canabalise the other.
    The Greens may well pull it down first. Neasa again, not sure what side she's on!

    https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0730/1156516-neasa-vote/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,767 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Is today the last day of Dail before holidays, this "new" government has got off to an awful start

    No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change this World



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Is today the last day of Dail before holidays, this "new" government has got off to an awful start
    Not the most auspicious of beginnings at all. Think it was supposed to wrap up today and come back in September. There's nothing more scheduled after today as far as I can see.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭Truthvader


    is_that_so wrote: »
    The Greens may well pull it down first. Neasa again, not sure what side she's on!

    https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0730/1156516-neasa-vote/

    Another little twit looking for attention


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,012 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Do we really need another left wing party?

    The Social Democrats sort of fills that void along with People Before Profit etc.

    A Left Green Party perhaps.

    A Green party with some sense of ethics and a care for the tax payer. Not all Green 'solutions' need be heavy on taxation. To cite my old pal Enda, it's as much to do with 'changing the way we do business'.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1288894100188606465

    Nice one, Joe! Maybe the Greens might redeem themselves?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    If it all ends in a sf government in a post covid broken global economy itl be great craic for nobody. No Irish people anyway


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭Limpy


    If it all ends in a sf government in a post covid broken global economy itl be great craic for nobody. No Irish people anyway

    No a good enough reason to give other party's a free pass.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    Limpy wrote: »
    No a good enough reason to give other party's a free pass.

    Of course not. They say in Australia that you should never work for a paddy boss. They will work you hard. Our politicians are paddy bosses. It's in the Irish psyche. Greed and an idea that once in power you are better than those below you.
    It's our nature.

    If you want something different you will have to move because it will never ever change. It cant.

    The EU are looking to push an eu wide levy which will include a tax on big tech. This will affect the cash that the exchequer collects from them. Vital money for Ireland. A tax take figure that will be higher than the total amount of vat collected this year.

    Misery, austerity and tax increases. We ain't seen nothing yet


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    LawBoy2018 wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1288894100188606465

    Nice one, Joe! Maybe the Greens might redeem themselves?
    If you mean pulling down the government then it's a bit better than evens at present. If you mean behaving like they are in government then they are definitely going to lose a few bodies.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,696 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Hard to see how this Government will last until Christmas. Fair chance it will collapse at the budget.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    Of course not. They say in Australia that you should never work for a paddy boss. They will work you hard. Our politicians are paddy bosses. It's in the Irish psyche. Greed and an idea that once in power you are better than those below you.
    It's our nature.

    If you want something different you will have to move because it will never ever change. It cant.

    The EU are looking to push an eu wide levy which will include a tax on big tech. This will affect the cash that the exchequer collects from them. Vital money for Ireland. A tax take figure that will be higher than the total amount of vat collected this year.

    Misery, austerity and tax increases. We ain't seen nothing yet

    What a load of ring! Lol.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    Hard to see how this Government will last until Christmas. Fair chance it will collapse at the budget.

    They're being backed by almost 10 independents though which gives them more wiggle room.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭KiKi III


    Who's everyone voting for in #GE2021?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    This fella is actually braindead: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21811236

    FF TDs are genuinely a different breed..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭Truthvader


    The Greens were always flakey as F. You either get the old John Gormley "whats in it for me" type or the more crazy stuff we are seeing now. Mad people are not fit to govern anything


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,466 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    is_that_so wrote: »
    The Greens may well pull it down first. Neasa again, not sure what side she's on!

    https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0730/1156516-neasa-vote/

    On the side of herself.

    Ryan needs to to either kick her out of the party, or whip her into place.

    Can’t have this shiïte going on.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭StackSteevens


    Truthvader wrote: »
    Another little twit looking for attention

    Precisely.

    They absolutely have to kick her out of the party, because if they don't then there'll be Green TDs voting against the whip whenever their waters or horoscope tells them to.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭StackSteevens


    KiKi III wrote: »
    Who's everyone voting for in #GE2021?

    Anyone but the IRA, the Greens or the Soc Dems.

    Maybe Alan Kelly's duds deserve a chance.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Is today the last day of Dail before holidays, this "new" government has got off to an awful start


    Nope. This is a great start.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,466 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Precisely.

    They absolutely have to kick her out of the party, because if they don't then there'll be Green TDs voting against the whip whenever their waters or horoscope tells them to.

    Yes.... a lot of folk who were in opposition and spending the fruit of the ‘money tree’ like there was no tomorrow,now realizing they are playing ‘senior hurling’

    Some of the ‘leaders’ need to grow a set and shunt these ‘individuals’ out.

    The need to realise they are now plAying for a team, not a la carte players.

    Ryan needs to act....and act fast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    Yes.... a lot of folk who were in opposition and spending the fruit of the ‘money tree’ like there was no tomorrow,now realizing they are playing ‘senior hurling’

    Some of the ‘leaders’ need to grow a set and shunt these ‘individuals’ out.

    The need to realise they are now plAying for a team, not a la carte players.

    Ryan needs to act....and act fast.

    Ryan is a greedy coward who would drop Hourigan in a heartbeat, but Martin would never allow it.

    The Bill put forward today was a farce and Hourigan was right to call it out for what it was.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    LawBoy2018 wrote: »
    What a load of ring! Lol.

    EU are looking to introduce eu wide tax levy on big tech, plastics and something else I can't remember

    Austerity and tax increases will be required to collect and pay back loans on time.

    Dont work for a paddy


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