Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

The call for no more weapons to be given to Ukraine to protect themselves from invasion and the call to reduce freedom of the press are two extremely worrying policies in the Sinn Fein manifesto. They were previously consistently pro Russia but have since wiped this from their website. Europe should stand strong & united against the Russian invasion or Latvia, Estonia etc will be next.

Article says they have increased spending significantly in recent days. Does not refute the claim of them going in to overdrive; if anything it supports it.

"It is understood Sinn Féin is holding its spending resources for a major ramp-up in digital advertising in the final days of the election."

Did you read the article or just assume it backed you up from the headline?

SF still the party that most voters do not want to see in govt, at 35%.

FFG govt is still the favoured outcome, according to the IT poll.

Drove to limerick from Cork this morning. What was noticeable (I've mentioned this before) is that Mary Lou is not visible on posters. I counted exactly 1 poster with her on it. Saw a few Holly Cairns and plenty of Micheal Martin and Simon Harris.

Greens don't have Roderic anywhere and same goes for Labour it seems.

Last election there was criticism of MLMD for using her on posters here and it had to be pointed out other parties had done it in the past.
It's an electoral strategy decision in reality. This time FF and FG are trying to sell Brand Harris and Martin, SF deciding to promote individual candidates. Can't see the big deal myself.

None of them have entered enough candidates for an overall majority.

Watershed moment in the decline of the big two. An admission that they can't get power without enthroning each other.

No party including the one that is the subject of the thread, has run enough candidates for an overall majority. All of them (including FF and FG for the first time) recognise that they cannot govern without 'holding hands' as you put it. with other parties.
Yet you single out one of them. Exceptionalism again.

FF and FG have closed ranks, tacitly merged to hold onto power. That is a transparent given IMO.

I don't see anyone in SF 'cowering'. I see two parties once independent, sheltering and holding hands because their survival in power depends on it. The are having to tighten their grip on each other. Keep it up.

I am and have no shame about it, 'obsessed' with ending the FF FG cling to power.

Wait a week or two and you'll see FG FF eat grass with a party diametrically opposed to them policy wise to come govern with them (Labour seem to be the anointed one) the reason they hide behind when refusing to talk to another party. Transparent hypocrites that they are. I won't be cowering in calling them out for that.

Doesn't take any craft to appeal to serial comfy seat hoggers like the Greens and Labour. They'll spit out the Greens to get thrashed in an election and do the same to Labour …again.

You compromise in the negotiations for government. It's ridiculous to expect any self respecting party to compromise before that. FF wouldn't and neither would any of the rest.
We are constantly told the Greens ensured part of their goals were enshrined in the PFG or Labours were, but FF and FG exclude SF from an opportunity to do that.
They are hypocrites, they are running scared from a party with a mandate similar to theirs. And will continue to enthrone each other.

Absolutely, never denied.

Problem is, these 2 spent 90 years approx refusing to work together but suddenly decided it was possible.