Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

Shinners have imploded on themselves, good that the electorate had a chance the see the real party behind the masks.

But when it suits SF to run to a station to do an investigation to look good in the media or deflect from their own ways of carrying on and use a barrister to deliver it after the horse had bolted from the party. Talking out of both side of the mouth, and another thing voters aren’t foolish and certainly Mary’s run the referendum again is being remembered by women and rural voters.

Both of those were covered by the media extensively at the time and are mentioned ad nauseum on these threads

I understand a criminal conviction was not received in the twix case and IIRC in the civil case 30%-40% of the compensation figure was reduced as the judge divided up the blame

Both cases were fully in the public domain which is another distinction with the SF cases

The fact yer man is running for Fine Gael in the next election with his less than Stellar reputation is interesting,it’ll certainly tell us what voters in Louth think of him

SF’s current travails are to be fair just a storm at the moment,they are the main opposition,they are not going to go down in seat numbers at the next election

I wouldn’t mind the views in this place,they are activist views mostly from people like all on social media that would argue with their own farts

I’m not buying the SF are doomed lines.

Simon will get a surprise and it’s not one he’d like. People will only focus when the campaign is on and SF will be rising

FG will be highest percentage this time, they'll form a government with FF, 5 or so % points behind where they were in 2020.

They'll have enough to go in together on their own(or is it 'in as one' now?) hopefully, no whipping boys an girls to take the blame.

The ever burgeoning arrogance of power will do the rest.

Oh, we still talking about Dear Leader Gerry Adams not being in the IRA, despite overwhelming evidence. Even ex-IRA lads claim that he was.

SFs housing plan is to subsidize the construction of unmortgagable properties and hope they can wheedle a bank in to lending on them. Not much of a plan even if they did publish the bulk of a book on how they think they can do it.

I take it you didn't read their plan.

Developers tried to keep a straight face when asked for their comments. Banks just refused to answer.

The ONLY way to bring house prices down is to build build build. The planning system was unfit, thankfully this is changing imminently. Still not perfect but way way way better.

Services need to be supplied and infrastructure needs to be built to allow for new commuter towns close to the main cities. Seven Mills is an example, and at some point it would be great to see a new town on the Odlum lands past Rathcoole with a rail spur.

61,000 housing starts this year. Needs the same for a few years.

sf plan was to reverse all the progress and start with their walter mitty type ideas that have zero chance of working

I voted for the GFA. I voted for those involved in a conflict/war (involving many sides) to get involved in democratic politics.
I fully recognised that that was going to be a difficult path to negotiate and would not happen overnight and that there would be baggage.
I never cared if Adams was in the IRA or not from the point of view that what earthly difference would it have made if he was or not?
I do think that overall he has led his party, post the GFA, well and has navigated that 'difficult path' well. On the one hand keeping disparate views in his own party onside and on the other embracing democratic means.