I think it will be FF/FG again with god knows who. Hopefully a left wing party
It will be November 15th
Mick Barry was interviewed on virgin media and said that SF have moved to the right in the last couple of months.
Fianna Fail and Fine Gael won the election and will form a government.
The fragmentation of the vote has nothing to do with Sinn Fein.
"Not a popular party"
They have singlehandedly disrupted the 2 party system that has existed for over 60 years so much so that now combined FF and FG have less than 50% of the vote
No other left party has ever managed this. Labours heights never achieved what SF have done already, even if SF have not gotten in govt
Brian Stanley’s wife, Caroline, gave quite a powerful interview to RTE earlier. Doesn’t sound like stress very on board with how the party treated her husband. I’d imagine most of the electorate felt similarly.
Dreadful election for Sinn Fein. They are just not a popular party. They can spin all they want - but they've got another 5 years in boring opposition.
FG 0.5% down on their FPV since 2020.
FF 1.4% down on same.
SF 22.5% down on same.
The rate of decline for SF is more than 10 times the rate of FFG.
What kind of a.favour? Dinner, drinks then.sharing a hotel room, then.demanding money? Strange way to look for a favour
Good, always been a waste of space!
For stability, I'm sure most will agree that it's better for Fianna Fail and Fine Gael won't need a third party given the dangers that lie ahead.
One can dream, but realistically the Labour and SD candidates will transfer far more to O'Gorman than Troy and he'll overtake her again.
He's a married man and she was a younger constituent looking for a favour. The people of Laois decided it didn't bother them.
Is that the former SF worker that met him for dinner and drinks, then shared a hotel room with him then demanded 60,000 Euro from him? I don't think there was any criminal complaints?
Ellen of Troy
The face that launched a thousand ships?
Strong performance from the Shinner there, has the whiff of a borrowed seat to me. Real chance ti win it back
Always thought he was excellent as PAC chairman.
They were consenting adults and she didn't have to stay in the same room as him.
Brian Stanley elected by the people of Laois despite his inappropriate behaviour of sharing a hotel room with a female constituent.
Roderic O'Gorman in trouble after Ellen of Troy of Aontu has jumped ahead of him.
So what happened?
No idea. Perhaps ask the local TD’s who made the claims.
That's done at an ard comharlie. ( Spelling) After the men in balaclavas say who the new leader is
Jennifer C O’Neill ‘we made a proposition for a stable government of FG FF’
No you didn’t Jennifer. You pretended you were the opposition and that you had a better way than FF.
What do you think governments could have done differently for Dublin central?
FPV is down 22% for SF.
The exit poll was not a guide as to voting intentions.
It was supposedly how people had voted and it was way off the mark.
Well if she decides to step down, there won't be an election amongst SF TDs etc. for her successor I reckon.
Mick Clifford just questioning whether MLMD wants to carry on as leader of the shinners ( based on a graph just shown where SF vote is down 5.5% ).
Criminal?
He has a Conviction from a court of the state.
Ignored? There are areas of Dublin Central that have been absolutely transformed in the last 20 years and money pumped into these areas.
Rutland School Sean McDermott Street.
Diamond Park and Playground Gardiner street
Father Scully House Apartments
Brand new apartments Dominick Street
Huge expansion of the Mater Hospital and upgrade to the Rotunda
Two Luas lines serving people who live in the heart of the area
The whole Docklands/east wall area absolutely unrecognisable landscape wise. With plenty of local jobs available at a variety of levels.
Smithfield absolutely unrecognisable from the early 90s.
Summerhill primary care centre
East wall all weather pitch and recreation centre
Various other health centres, libraries and govt funded community groups dotted throughout.
And in addition, all the private investment that has gone into those areas. It's nowhere near what it was in the early 90s.
Are these parts still deprived despite this massive change? Yes, I'm not denying that.
But incorrect to say they've been ignored. Hutch etc benefits from these old descriptions of a place that no longer exists. Where yes, there are still societal problems I agree. But it must be said, it is absolute nothing like it once was. It hasn't been ignored.
Walk around it today versus 30 years ago, or even 20, and it's obvious to the eye how much it has changed.
The polls are a guide. They predicted FF and FG would get a similar precentage vote to 2020. They also predicted thar SF would be down. Look at the trends and not an individual poll.
Do you understand the difference between an 'excuse' and a 'reason' I wonder?
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