Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

Her decision to get kids fully back to school during Covid, despite the hand wringing by teachers and unions, was courageous and put education at the centre of the argument.

School meals for all- another courageous move with children at the centre of it. You hear complaints from some teachers about waste and extra work for them but what's new

Delivered a system to get Leaving Certs done during an unprecedented time of challenge. It wasn't perfect but the LC kids got their grades and their further education places.

Phone pouches are in use in other countries, California, Finland, Denmark also. They are part of an overall policy on phones in school. Some countries have opted for a total ban, can you imagine the parents' outcry if that were attempted here? The pouches are a compromise.

As for the hand sanitizer, you might need to check the full detail on that story.

"People just made a big deal about it because, wel people make a big deal about everything these days"

A sure sign the country is in good shape.

Complaining is inevitable, what they are complaining about tells the tale.

Grades inflation occurred in the most trying of circumstances for students and parents.and teachers.

However, it was teachers themselves who inflated the grades of their students in Yr1, setting a grade precedent that has been difficult to unwind.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39nd481j2zo

Sinn Fein going to a Black and Tan commemoration. Hypocrisy as per.

SF have been commemorating the black and tans for over 20 years.

"More than 20 years have passed since Alex Maskey became the first Sinn Féin lord mayor to pay his respects to the war dead at the Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall."

Hardly surprising as many Shinners had relations who were tans.

When you figure out that the Mayor and First Minister positions are not party political and are representative of all, get back to us.

Jesus they can't win. She's the first minister, of course she should go. If she didn't people would be complaining too.

No doubt FG will invite Joe and his family when Simon Harris announces his next festival of celebration for the Black and Tans then.

How can SF hope to compete with stellar candidates like Gráinne Seoige?

As a FF candidate she makes it clear in her election ads that she will fix the terrible cancer care rates in Galway if elected.

Presumably by texting her FF colleague who is the minister for health?

You could not make it up.

Wow! €300,000 worth of sanitiser recaĺled! Norma sure does like wasting our money.

Her only defense as far as I can find is that it "may" actually be safe and "may" be used in the future. (Spoiler alert: it wasn't)

Still no excuse for knowingly keeping it in use for a full 2 days after finding out it was unlicenced and had the potential to cause serious harm. Saving her career took priority over potential skin and eye damage to our children.

Poster is only underlining what you predicted yourself. Strange rant there tbh.

It is what it is.
We all see why they fell in 'putative' support, not actual support and I for one are happy they didn't chase that promised vote.
It is also abundantly clear now that the recent scandals have had little to no effect on base support as people can see they did the right thing when confronted with wrongdoing in their ranks. Wagons were not circled around wrongdoers. All voters have a choice by the way, they just aren't choosing what many would love to see them choosing.