The accelerating fall in Sinn Féin support

It doesnt surprise me to see the recent drop in opinion polls for SF.

There's been own goals by this party recently namely the referendum. It was the perfect opportunity for them to stand out but instead they get behind the Yes Vote following the Government.

The Irish public don't want another FG/FF but a real alternative and I don't see SF as that.

I've always said that immigration is going to be front and center of the GE stage and SF have no solution here and we're already seeing it hurting them. They need to get off the pot and make changes to their immigration policy before it's to late

As of now I can see the independents are going to win big time in the GE which has me worried because it might assist FF/FG back into power.

The biggest group of "some dickhead will try to bully them" is the Sinn Fein online supporters group, have been for years. plenty of evidence all over the internet, including boards of this group trying to bully anyone who doesn't agree with Sinn Fein

In terms of "SF who get voted from people who believe in them", the biggest issue SF have is thei policies are a bag of cats. None of them add up when you put them together. Like the "tax the rich" then next statement is "we plan to hire more doctors", combine the two and the target for the new "tax the rich" is the doctors they are supposed to be hiring.

This is why SF are losing votes. Waffling on about getting "voters who believe in them" ain't going to fix their incompetence at pulling together coherent policies, so the issue is not the voter, the issue is with the party

there is no disconnect. actual SF supporters (rather than people running from FG/FG and now not knowing who to vote for) welcome immigrants but are aware the current laws and EU agreements need looking at. the government was over zealous in trying to impress the EU. The people you are talking about and called 'voters' I'd guess havent voted SF more than once or twice, as a protest vote

That 'actual SF supporter' vote of old gets SF 4 Dáil seats, no Euro seats, no entry to any mayoral rotations.

Don't really care to be honest

The PIRA was just a criminal gang, they would have done anything to protect the money they had flooding in from their illegal activities. Been an informer to the British was an easy way to get them to turn a blind eye

It's simple. The prevailing thought last time was "us" SF vs "them" FF FG etc. Now SF are "them" too.

yeah I would have thought housing and access to health care in good time would be the key agenda items for an average SF voter?

Padraig Mac Lochlainn on The Tonight Show yesterday shouting about why the Government isn't getting ready for a UI.

The shinners seem to think a border poll is high on the list of things voters want sorted out when it really isn't.

It is more than just rumours, believed by many.

It would mean that the whole movement to stop killing people was actually directed by the British. Hundreds of thousands of lives saved by a British agent.

Im here in my sisters house getting a lift into work.

Mary Lou is on the TV moaning again. This time about the taoiseach not being around.

This is in a house where the adults up to a few months ago were all for voting SF. Now they are face palming at everything she does.

I have to say though "Karen" McDonald does seem like the perfect name for her constant moaning and finger pointing. Pure genius from the kids tbh.

She does moan a lot. If she blamed the bad weather on the government I would not be surprised.

If they want to govern they need to start sounding like a party that can govern and not one that just complains all the time.

And the other half is incapable. Bad candidate selection over the years etc.

The irony of moaning about moaning 🤣

I thought blaming the 'opposition' was what governing parties did? At least she's blaming the people actually in charge...

They're the opposition, it's their job to complain about everything.

As we know from the northern assembly, once they're in charge, they'll knock it out of the park…

She is tedious to listen to… always moaning and trying to stick the boot in but rarely offering any viable alternative. It seems to be the narrative of SF in general, and their stance is generally reflective of the mood on social media.

MLM treats politics like a boxing match where every barb she throws is a punch, and she only intends to win on points. The problem is that she is throwing punches and missing the target more often than not. I'm not a fan of FF, FG, or the Greens, but when SF is the only viable alternative, I'd rather stick with FFG because as at least you know what you're getting with them, as unpalatable as it is. I also look at the current economy and wonder what it would look like if SF took over after the crash.

The government needs to be able to make the hard decisions, even when those decisions are unpopular, and I don't think the SF has the stomach for that. I keep thinking an SF government will be like that episode of the Simpsons where Homer becomes the Mayor.

Sein Fein do not want to rule. They want to sit their in the opposition complaining about everything to make everyone look bad.

…ah shur government is flying along at the moment, well on the way to resolving our most critical of issues, housing, health care etc etc, tis all good…..

Holding the Government to account is what opposition parties should do.

It would be nice to think they would do so responsibly and not treat every issue as an existential threat but maybe that’s too much to hope for these days.

That’s the trouble. She makes FFG the only viable option. FFG is in government not because of their ability but because they’re the “least bad” option. They’re likely to be there for another term as well as SF will never have the numbers.

And FFG make SF a viable option. Swings and roundabouts.

Those pointing out that Mary Lou moans alot, what do you expect? She is opposition and is calling out the failures of the government that is what the opposition do? What do you want her to say "Ah sure lads all is grand carry on". Its nothing but a load of BS when you hear people complaining about the opposition moaning.

Well you should of heard Pearse the other night on RTE, the guy is supposed to be their Finance person and was off on some tangent about Immigrations.

At this stage even the SinN Fein supporters have to be bored of the constant "faux outrage" show Pearse put on all the time.

I can;t find it now but watch the youtube of him trying to rip off a mask during covid while he was in mid "outrage" about something or other, probably the tea wasn't at the right temp in the canteen

Seriously ?

Just taking your post as an example of the type of stuff in this thread ,concerned .

So is this passing for criticism of a leader of a political party these days on CA ?

Not SF voter btw but hate these stupid threads moaning and whinging about public figures and calling them names .

It's just like something that you'd see on FB and scroll on by .