Election to be called Fri - predict outcome

Wheter the greens are in Gov or not EU directives means that the green agenda needs to be adhered to no matter who is in Gov.

Greens are an easy target but carbon taxes, reducing emmisions etc are not going away.

Labour are done and dusted as a party so unlikely to be them unless their is a miracle turnaround for them.

you could very well be right, but if ffg need the numbers, which they will, labour could come back into the game, ffg would very likely play it safe, choosing to form a government with old partners, than with newer, uncertain ones, possibly of course

It will be FF / FG / Lab, it won’t be good for the country.

It can’t be SF they are too much of train crash lately.

I don’t care about the troubles and anything the IRA/SF did that was a product of an unjust society where Catholics were oppressed, especially in the 1960s, 70s and 80s

What troubles me is how they treat anybody who crosses them.

See Maria Cahill IRA rape victim intimidation in wake of making statements | Irish Independent

Or Sue the Journalists Latest legal case by Sinn Féin TD heightens concern at potential chilling effect on media (thejournal.ie)

Or Sweep under the carpet and lie about text messages from Senators to minors. (The text messages are tangible evidence, what else happed here?)

Or out to destroy an TD when they resign form the party.

I think you could be right and i wouldn't be shocked if FF won the most seats. Bookies have FG as strongish favs to take most seats but i have a hunch FF will do really well.

They are getting my vote anyway

ffg will stick together now, well into the 30's, as one of the main reasons for the confidence and supply was to try prevent any sort of alternative government from forming, in particular a sf one, and its working, but of course sf have done an amazing job of wrecking their own chances to. under this situation, any alternative would require a significantly high number of votes, a near majority, in order to make it impossible for this dynamic to continue, i.e. for continual ffg governments, hence why we re probably gonna keep defaulting ffg governments well into the 30's, and maybe beyond…

Change just for change's sake, without a demand or vision from a viable alternative is never going to be attractive.

People on here have to remember that Ireland isn't actually doing that bad at the moment, especially when compared to our neighbour the UK.

This Govt was born during covid, and saw the massive spike in cost of living that impacted globally when Ukraine was invaded- and the Govt did throw money at it, pandemic payments, ESB/Gas payments etc all while lowering headline tax bills. And now after all that splurging where are we....actually quite financially sound, with a surplus and arguing how to spend billions in Apple windfall tax.

Compare to the UK who limped through Covid, squandered billions, had Truss wreck people's mortgages over 1 month tenure and now is facing billions of pounds of cuts.

As others have said here before, if you're a homeowner and healthy Ireland is fantastic. The crisis in house prices and hospitals don't register. So why change? What's the big benefit in suddenly going to an unknown that are pretty much nowadays saying, we'll do status quo only better.

Can't see FG doing well at all, Harris is very unlikable and provokes a strong response with certain groups, despite the blurb SF are hugely popular among those who don't care what press is and FF will be too, Indies and the likes of Anotu will have their followers too, the Greens/Labour may not survive in current form much longer - just opinion etc.

Interesting times.

…and again, you ll find many ffg supporters continually trying to paint a rosie picture, yes ireland is in fact doing well, for those whos needs are being met, particularly their housing and health care needs, and other critical needs, but ireland is really not doing well for those whos needs are not being met!

these issues are in fact fundamental in nature, and ffg are never actually going to change their approach to these issues, i.e. we must now prepare your kids, grand kids, nieces and nephews for a deeply uncertain future, particularly in relation to critical needs such as housing and health care.

again, when a government runs a surplus, its actually a government taking money out of the economy, i.e. surpluses are not always a good thing, and sometimes running a slight deficit is actually good! but dont worry, thats never gonna change either, unless theres another catastrophic event such as another pandemic!

yes we know the uk is fcuked, we know this!

cause staying the same, is definitely gonna lead to changes, definitely!

again, dont worry, theres not gonna be any changes in irish government formations for a very long time, so dont worry about it!

fg will more than likely be in government with ff for a long time to come, theyre grand, both parties will prop each other up until its impossible to do so, again, the whole idea of the confidence and supply

I'm no fan of FG, but they seem to be devoid of any talent (excluding Paschal) is there anyone else? Honest question, Carroll-MacNeill seems extremely dis-ingenious, less said about Justice minister the better,Peter Burke….. MEP's Carberry, Maria Walsh…..i'd like to know who the genuine talent is in that party?

I'm hoping it's not just a FF/FG behemoth, I'd like to either see the Greens returned with them, unlikely, or the SDs/LAB making up the numbers.

I just can't see any way for SF, with their current woes, being able to steady thier own ship and also steer a course to government. They've just capitulated.

First off,let me say I think you're a good poster and generally make your points well..Based on that and you seem fairly sure on this I'll double check literature,I won't vote for him if there's any nonsense about right to life or anything like that.

Could you be open to the fact that young,smart,up and coming Aontu candidates are moving away from what we just mentioned and towards what they're actually hearing on doorsteps?

Edit,

Just had a look again there.

Main headings are immigration, housing,health,crime and some local issues.

No mention of abortion or anything " life" related.

I'll pm to you if you like to have a look.

That's exactly why I said they'd probably like a term in opposition to rebuild new members profiles. Varadkar, Coveney and Richard Bruton have been the face of FG for 2 decades, all going. In fact 15 of their 35 are not standing. They need to rebuild, and while the old saying of a day in power is better than a year in opposition, being out of spotlight might suit them as they rebuild

Ye listen "adorable" and "cute" isn't gonna cut it with people who will actually vote, or if people are voting for him on that basis, it's a sad indictment of today's youth