Irish General Election - Friday, November 29th *Read OP for Mod Warnings*

Watching it on +1 (missed the start) but it's hilarious listening to Harris and Martin in particular promising to fix it all in their manifestoes.

Just don't remember that between them they've been in Government for over a decade now with confidence and supply and then outright coalition.

But this time they're gonna fix everything - honest!

Wait till you get the part about the childrens hospital.🤣

It's gotten worse though in recent years.

Harris with zero experience of any job in the real world. A drop out FG staffer who somehow has managed to become Taoiseach.

McEntee another one who is dangerously incompetent and obsessed with nonsense but somehow justice minister while crime, Garda discontent, and an immigration crisis she oversaw (while handing out citizenship like cornflakes box prizes) worsens year on year. Worse again is that this completely useless excuse for a politician will probably make Taoiseach yet and will be hailed as a sign of how "progressive" we are!

O'Gorman - an academic and an ideological fantasist who invited the 3rd world or anyone with a sad story to come to Ireland for rewards while his idiotic party threaten our energy independence and tax everything they can think of under the guise of saving the planet - because a small island nation of 5 million people is going to be the decider of whether civilisation collapses apparently!

Chambers - another unimpressive FF staffer type who somehow has become Minister for Finance at 33 years old??

It's no wonder the country is going down the plug hole with this level of "quality" at the helm!

I imagine McEntee driving around with a bootful of irish passports giving them out like Albert Reynolds use to do when people where years waiting on getting a phone.

Oh I saw that one alright. The Minister for Health who wasn't responsible. The sheer arrogance and contempt shown by Harris in that statement alone should tell you everything you need to know about the man and what he stands for!

I don"t think Ivana would allow it. Not live on air, anyway...

It is quite cowardly for FFG to gang up in blackening the Greens just because they know being anti Green will sell.

Ive a feeling Fine Gael are going to get a pasting next week, I think people have had enough of them.

FF may benefit.

The problem is the calibre of political parties and politicians in Ireland is atrocious. Its utterly depressing, I had a look at the candidates in my constituency and they are all useless.

Not fit to run a chip van.

I have thought that all along. The Harris hop is evaporating day by day. The public sure hated Leo though. FF will be largest party less than 20 years after bankrupting the country. Only in Eire.

I think the moaning came from SF because they weren't included.

This time around if they'd gone for any higher cut off level than 1 seat, there'd have been plenty of moaning

Aontu have an army of blue tick supporters/reps/candidates who would point at (cherry picked) poll figures if they were included.

Going for 5 - the size of a Dáil technical group below which a party needs to join with others to have speaking rights - would have cut out II, which would have lead to much moaning, pointing at having an MEP etc etc.

Just having the big three would be excluding a party that's actually in Government - although in the old days of head to head FF vs FG debates, the PDs or Labour were left out too.

I don't like FG, have never voted for them and never will. However they will garner the most votes on Fri week.

Whatever gave you that idea?

they FG have a lot of candidates with no significant profile or are long time county councillors. He will rue dispatching coveney