Future of Micheal Martin

Didn’t realise it took that long!

So it’s half the period from the formation of the government to the date of the next scheduled GE?

Oh, I see you posted the below on another thread so you're obviously not expecting anyone to take you seriously.

"Those Quislings are not my Government. I recognise only the Government of the 32-County Irish Republic"

But he's still insisting he will lead FF into the next election. At what point do you think he comes clean about his true intentions?

True. He has no presence, no charisma and, it would seem, no plan of what he wants to do.

A really nice low benchmark. Yes, I'd put MM just above him.

Newstalk had Varadkar on recently and he was introduced as the Taoiseach, the reporter laughed in embarrassment at the mistake but it was telling.

If you told people Martin was the Press secretary for the Govt quite a few wouldn't doubt it.

Leo should have been made resign for that.

I make that mistake myself all the time. Add to that the fact that the only cabinet ministers I can ever think of are FG ones with the exception of Donnelly who isn't doing FF any favours in my book.

I just can't see that he or FF have any vision for the country. In the past FF always had leaders with a very clear vision of who they and the party were l. Whether you liked it or not you knew who as a voter they were but he has nothing.

If you sat a first time voter down to explain the options in an impartial way how would you even describe the current FF.

Becoming Taoiseach as Fianna Fail leader is a lot easier than being a Fianna Fail Taoiseach who retires without a major scandal in fairness 🤣

You're not even thinking about what you say are you?

All the global statistics show that Ireland has weathered the pandemic, scientifically and financially better than most other nations of the World developed or otherwise.

Our death rate per head of population compared to Britain is half. Half!!!!!!

We have maintained positive economic growth throughout and through careful treasury management have supported any business and individual employee for as long as it was needed.

Our vaccination rate and speed is, again, one of the very highest in the World!

I hate to have to remind people, but it's a **** pandemic. The worst thing that can happen globally next to a World War.

Of course, It doesn't suit the narrative of the lazy, feckless ditch hurlers, who wouldn't themselves lift a finger to get involved in politics or improving their own communities. They'd much rather sit on their holes giving it the "bleeding gubbernment Joe" all day and night.

Have some mistakes been made? Definitely. Would the gift of more knowledge and time have led to a different strategy at different junctures? Absolutely. Do we need to learn lessons for future national crises? Any Country would be mad not to.

But the inconvenient truth is Micheál Martin has been a good Taoiseach in the crisis. A man of decency and clear headed consideration. Hard working and openminded. Steadfast in anxious times.

You may disagree with me of course, but cast your eye around the World and ask yourself what other Country would you have preferred to go through this nightmare in.....

I'm no defender or voter of FF or FG but I bet every Boards.fr/es/py/ug/whatever is full of people saying their country has handled Covid the worst. Some are probably even saying "I wish we had NPHET and Martin". My friends in England and the US certainly think Ireland have handled it better.

Someone said we could 've had Boris. I put MM above him. What's the problem? Btw I don't judge a Govt on just how they handle a pandemic.

Anti-science?? Ahahahha.

The facts show for themselves on the dangers of the virus to what sectors of the population.

The ineptitude of the health service isn’t my fault. That lies with those who have been in power consistently over the last few decades, FG and FF.

The state of the health service despite the billions thrown at it every year is the fault of well paid failures like MM. It’s not my fault, and my rights shouldn’t be impinged for two years because of it.

Often hear this red herring pulled up. On a personal level this is deeply tragic and he has my sympathy on that. But that’s irrelevant to the job of Taoiseach- which he willingly chose to undertake. If that in any way effects his ability to do this immensely important public service role (for which he is extremely well remunerated I might add) he simply should not be there.

I don't understand why he would do it that way and run the risk of getting dragged kicking and screaming out of the FF leadership if as you say he has already decided in his own mind he won't be leading FF into the next GE and being tanaiste means little to him.

If he is planning to announce in say May next year that he is stepping down as FF leader, well why not do it six months earlier and put to bed any strife within the party over the issue.

He’s the ultimate headless chicken- absolutely spineless. Devolved everything to committees and “experts”. Atrocious. Hands down the worst “Taoiseach” ever