Fianna Fáil Leadership Challenge Underway

later12 · 18-01-2011 09:01PM

SeaFields wrote: »

I wonder was one of them trying to make up numbers? News this morning was that Ahern wouldn't be voting.

I heard the opposite this morning, apparently he came in behind Brian Cowen, not that his vote is likely to have changed anything in Cowen's favour.

Mr.Micro · 18-01-2011 09:03PM

godtabh wrote: »

In fairness who didn't see that coming.

What a joke

A storm in a tea cup and back to square one for FF at 14% maybe less as the stubborn bully Cowen not accepting the destruction he has caused will be a red rag to a bull for the electorate. Shows how weak FF are at the top not a man or woman ( Hanifin pathetic, call her mouse, squeak squeak) amongst them with any fibre.

SeaFields · 18-01-2011 09:04PM

Dónal wrote: »

I had heard a few days ago that Ahern would be voting from his hospital bed.

later10 wrote: »

I heard the opposite this morning, apparently he came in behind Brian Cowen, not that his vote is likely to have changed anything in Cowen's favour.

It was on RTE radio that he wouldn't be voting because he was recovering from operation in hospital. Maybe that changed during the day and I didn't catch it. My mistake

Aldebaran · 18-01-2011 09:11PM

Who didn't see this coming?

The Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party has voted confidence in the leadership of An Taoiseach Brian Cowen T.D.

http://twitter.com/#!/fiannafailparty

Devilman40k · 18-01-2011 09:12PM

according to ff Twitter
Cowen has won

DoesNotCompute · 18-01-2011 09:13PM

FF have voted confidence in Brian Cowen, according to Twitter and RTE News

ArtSmart · 18-01-2011 09:13PM

yup. cowen won rte

CoalBucket · 18-01-2011 09:13PM

it would be interesting to see the numbers

DoesNotCompute · 18-01-2011 09:14PM

Fookin disgraceful. Ah well, roll on a FF slaughterfest in the general election

ironingbored · 18-01-2011 09:14PM

If, incredibly, Brian Cowen is retained it just shows how mediocrity, incompetence and abject failure is rewarded in this most bananaesque of republics.

ArtSmart · 18-01-2011 09:14PM

DoesNotCompute wrote: »

FF have voted confidence in Brian Cowen, according to Twitter and RTE News

DoesNotCompute.

Byron85 · 18-01-2011 09:14PM

Cowen has won. Expect the party to either tear itself apart, be obliterated even more than expected at the polls or preferably, all of the above.

RonMexico · 18-01-2011 09:14PM

WikileaksUK had the result on twitter at 8:30pm

omahaid · 18-01-2011 09:14PM

Looks like turkeys do vote for christmas

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SeaFields · 18-01-2011 09:15PM

CoalBucket wrote: »

it would be interesting to see the numbers

It would be.

Will they be released? Or will it be hear-say and rte "sources"?

Devilman40k · 18-01-2011 09:15PM

So...in some cases turkeys DO vote for Christmas!

PomBear · 18-01-2011 09:16PM

i'm delighted FF passed this, he will now cost his party another few seats in the GE i'd say

Bullseye1 · 18-01-2011 09:16PM

What was the final vote numbers?

steelcityblues · 18-01-2011 09:16PM

Good - a massive loss in seats should be on the cards now!

dixiefly · 18-01-2011 09:16PM

That result probably suits Michael Martin.

Mr.Micro · 18-01-2011 09:18PM

Biffo will think he has won a general election. Go to the country FF and the voters will tell you what confidence we have in you.

supersean1999 · 18-01-2011 09:18PM

haha what a result for the other parties, i get the feeling cowan is so addicted to power even if he leads them to 20 seats in the election he wont quit, ff wont unite like fg did,

EKRIUQ · 18-01-2011 09:18PM

Scien wrote: »

So Cowen wins. I'm happy with this. A new face leading the party into the GE would give hope to the FFers who were starting to drift.
I reckon they would have gotten a lot more votes with Martin leading them.

That's what I think too, so do the people of Ireland want Brian Cowen as their leader for the next 5 years? It was surely worth 5 seats. The FF's who were swaying would of stayed if it wasn't Cowen leading the party now its hard to tell

oldyouth · 18-01-2011 09:18PM

It's official now. Fianna Fail will get exactly what they deserve at the next election and no backbencher can claim this mess was beyond their control.

Vote Early, Vote Often.......................

gandalf · 18-01-2011 09:18PM

Excellent news. Can't wait for the two stooges in my area to come canvassing now

DarkJager · 18-01-2011 09:18PM

Election now please. FF have tonight proven how spineless and incompetent they really are, completely oblivious to the fact that Brian Cowen has no credibility left with the public of this country. He has treated them as idiots from day one, as his puppets have tonight lost any chance of saving face or saving themselves in the next election. Goodbye FF, you have been a parasitic blight on this nation and you will be annihilated come election time.

RonMexico · 18-01-2011 09:19PM

WikileaksUK twitter saying that Martin has resigned.

later12 · 18-01-2011 09:19PM

Bullseye1 wrote: »

What was the final vote numbers?

That won't be released, the ballots are probably being shredded as you read this.

eigrod · 18-01-2011 09:22PM

lmao @ Ned O' Keefe. Made his way over to stand behind David Davin-Power waiting to be invited to do an interview. He was like one of those fellas at a GAA match behind the person being interviewed, trying to get on the telly.

I shouldn't be laughing though, these are the guys running our country

Fianna Fáil Leadership Challenge Underway

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