Independent Ireland Party

Except he didn't really. From the first count it was obvious that Kyne was going to win. The problem with II (or at least Thomas particularly) is that they are transfer toxic. He picked up transfers from independents alright, but apart from a decent amount from aontu, none of the other party candidates transferred in his direction in any great numbers.

In a 1 seat election he didn't have a chance. But he will definitely be competitive in the general election though.

Cahill was the Irish People IIRC …… thankfully get nowhere …… I think II ….. same goes for Aontu …… are half in half …… a mix of different ideologies but there is far right in the mix …….

Catherine Connolly voter here …… so was glad Maria Steen did not get a nomination …… her and the entire Iona Insitute plus that John Waters are lunatics …… they'd reintroduce a lot of that stuff if they could …..

That version of Ireland is in the genes of these ex Fianna Fail and 'independent Fianna Fail' types like Michaels Collins and Fitzmaurice and Richard O'Donoghue …… they want to go back to Dev ……

II are a version of FF as said …… but more a version of the De Valera one as said ….. actual far right enter them too because they see they have no chance in the more obscure parties …… plus they saw how the far right were able to change the Republican Party in America post 9/11 bit by bit …… and that's why I too would not trust them ……

Pointing out to you that your weird baseless claim that Thomas had huge support from the city was wrong is not semantics, it's facts.

You could have made a post about he had support across the constituency and been right; but instead you decided to make a weird post crowing about non-existent support in the city for some reason.

Waste your climate denier drivel on someone else.

If you want to know, do your own research and stop asking to be spoonfed.

Apart from some anonymous posters, who exactly made that claim? Thomas was favoured from the start to at least come second, though the general media consensus was that whoever was the strongest left-wing candidate would win on transfers. FG's Kyne was not even considered a contender until that opinion poll came out, which turned out to be quite accurate. Apart that it was framed as a contest between Thomas and Kyne, which it turned out to be.

Ultimately, after starting out barely 400 votes behind Thomas, Kyne gained nearly 10,000 transfer while Thomas gained 6.500. If it's any consolation Thomas will certainly win a seat in the GE, while Kyne may not as there's only one FG seat there.

’though the general media consensus was that whoever was the strongest left-wing candidate would win on transfers.’

The media consensus was never this.

Show me where this was said, please.

That fool is the worst of the lot. Constantly trying to bring culture war nonsense here.

Will never forget how perpetually offended he got over a drag queen having a laugh on a Mother's Day ad for Dublin Zoo, and most of the actual women in his comment section telling him to calm down.

Proper loser. No surprise he's using AI to write shitloads of pointless PQs which then takes time away from people trying to do their jobs.

A hypocrite and narcissist of the highest order that fella (KOF).

The far-left brought culture wars here. Mass immigration, DEI, 18 LGBT NGO's, anti-Zionism movent, antifa movement, etc. They even brought the far-right here. What an achievement - thanks a lot middle class cranks.

Please name them.

He is better described as a nationalist, not far-right.

His website makes no mention of far right libertarian policies like cutting public spending and cutting taxes.

Indeed, quite the opposite, he wants more public spending, see below (my emphasis added).

A far-right person would want housing left to the market.

He wants more State intervention, therefore he is not libertarian.

SF also want more public housing built, he wants the same, but only Irish people to get the houses.

Nationalist is a better label.

• Prioritising 
  • Irish People & families for social & affordable housing
  • Irish People in mortgage approvals and
  • Mortgage supports for local young people to buy and live locally
  • State mortgages with zero interest for Irish families for buying family home or building family home
  • House purchase credit for Irish abroad looking to return
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• Massive National building program on public lands.

I don't believe a word of that tripe about helping Irish people. His lies are given away by the fact that he doesn't want to actually build any houses. As you say, it's just about ethnonationalism. He's a disgrace to his country.

I won't vote for them due to their support for one-off housing. Michael Fitzmaurice said one-off housing is culture. I didn't know Irish culture began in 1970s.