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More shenanigans !

Lol

If true!

I'm not so sure.

I think there's plenty of potential for Daly/Wallace to get re-elected. There's a hardcore of people who take the position that Ireland should retain its neutrality at all costs and that it should be opposed to war in every circumstance. Last night Micheal Martin indicated that Ireland was prepared to compromise on its veto of EU security and defense decisions. Also the triple lock mechanism will have to be changed given that Russia/China can veto decisions at the UN. These developments would represent a significant shift in Irish defense policy, even without considering closer cooperation with NATO, and it's clear that policy change is needed. In the context of Ukraine, it's lazy and unhelpful for politicians to push the hardcore neutrality angle, but it can get you votes, particularly in European elections. 

Typically Clare Daly's entire shtick as an MEP has been making anti-Western speeches to an empty European Parliament so that they can be clipped and send around pro-Kremlin social media. The fact that she actually went on Katie Hannon's show makes me think that she really is considering running for re-election in 12 months time. I think if she starts softening her language on Ukraine and pivoting to talking about Irish issues then we will know for sure that she is.

I hope she does just so I can see her lose her seat. Last time out she drew a lot of support away from Lynn Boylan (SF) who lost her seat at that election. I think the combination of SF going from strength to strength since then and Daly putting off a lot of people with her pro-Kremlin stance basically makes her unelectable. Yes, she'll still mop up the votes from the "Everything is America's fault" brigade but there isn't a quota's worth of them in that constituency (especially with SF taking some of that vote).

It's a ballsy move.

I presume the 100's of km of border is only lightly defended, and random incursions will mean the whole border has to be strengthened, pulling soldiers away from the front lines.

Likely there's no military benefit, and the only purpose is to spook the border towns so they all start shouting for support.

A serious analyst/debater - like the Alan Dukes/ More McDowells/ Micheal Martins of this world - would have thorn some of her main points to shreds. I am very surprised with RTEs choice to argue against her

I would take that as a deflection. When everybody eles

se in Ru say one thing they mean something else. Why not the same here?

I tend not to watch these silly debate programs on many terrestrial stations anymore. Probably goes back to Brexit when bare-faced liars and complete loons were given platforms from which they could rant without challenge. Shrills like Daly and Wallace are given carte blanche by RTE, as are the Healey Raes are on Today FM, and Newstalk to promote pothole politics and anti drink drive agendas.

However I do not have full confidence that Wallace and Daly will lose EU elections. Never under-estimate the sheer stupidity of the Irish electorate, look at the Healy Raes, Lowry, multi-term pothole TDs.

There seems to be quite a few voters who like to vote for people just to annoy the rest of us .

More DRGs crossing the border into Belgorod further east now, 2 more villages reported under attack pending liberation

How long can the regime in the Kremlin tolerate military incursions into its territory?

This must be utterly demoralizing for the public that acquiesces in its hold on power.

The Chinese might just get there before us , being a sizeable number of Chinese migrants call Siberia home

Does seem almost laughable how exposed their border is.

This is starting to age quite well....

Maybe Russia should join NATO?

Well we better get going then. Early bird worm, etc

*checks ryanair flights*