Hanafin Running, Against FF wishes

Agent Smith · 06-05-2014 01:22PM #1

Minister Mary Hanafin has defied the wishes of the Fianna Fáil leadership, and allowed her name to go forward for this month’s local elections.
The ex-TD hit the headlines over the weekend after news of her candidacy emerged.
The party initially approached her last Wednesday to run in the Blackrock ward of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, on the basis that polling had shown she could help the Fianna Fáil result.
She agreed on the basis that the existing candidate, Ógra FF president Kate Feeney, was informed. However — the party later changed its mind and asked her to not to allow her name go forward.
On Saturday, Hanafin lodged the official papers necessary — signed by Fianna Fáil general secretary Seán Dorgan.
Noon today was the final deadline for those papers to be withdrawn. However, speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Seán O’Rourke just before that deadline, Hanafin confirmed she will in fact be running.

http://www.thejournal.ie/blackrock-mary-hanafin-1450127-May2014/

Does she have a brass neck musselling in? Or is she what FF needs in their renewal?

If Micheal Martin asked her 3 times to withdraw, and she wouldn't, why doesn't he just expel her?

gandalf · 06-05-2014 01:28PM

They haven't gone away you know.....

keeponhurling · 06-05-2014 01:30PM

Why do FF not want her to run??

BBJBIG · 06-05-2014 01:30PM

Fooook MeHole ...

Davarus Walrus · 06-05-2014 01:32PM

keeponhurling wrote: »

Why do FF not want her to run??

Younger candidate in the area. May split the vote.

Sunnyisland · 06-05-2014 01:33PM

Pity any of the FF run at all, hope the electret show them there not forgotten.

Fratton Fred · 06-05-2014 01:33PM

She is the epitome of everything wrong with the last FF government.

Muahahaha · 06-05-2014 01:35PM

I'm loving this, another big two fingers to the Irish electorate from Fianna Fáil, they are literally laughing at us now. I want to see John O'Donoghue and even Bertie make a come back too, it's the only way this party will be buried once and for all

SEPT 23 1989 · 06-05-2014 01:36PM

they will never get the chance to renew in Dublin

diomed · 06-05-2014 01:36PM

The Mé Féin party?

06-05-2014 01:37PM

Agent Smith wrote: »

http://www.thejournal.ie/blackrock-mary-hanafin-1450127-May2014/

Does she have a brass neck musselling in? Or is she what FF needs in their renewal?

If Micheal Martin asked her 3 times to withdraw, and she wouldn't, why doesn't he just expel her?

Expel her for what? She was nominated seemingly. Though given the source who knows what actually happened.

sillyoulfool · 06-05-2014 01:38PM

Typical of M. Martin's total lack of leadership ability.
FF are the most dis-unified, ineptly led, and ineffective opposition party the Dail has ever known.

GBX · 06-05-2014 01:39PM

If she wants to go for a jog whats the problem?

SeaFields · 06-05-2014 01:40PM

Didn't she have a particularly good relationship with bertie? Who has been critising Martin lately.

Perhaps there's nothing in that, perhaps that phrase 'the most cunning, devious of them all' still holds true.

ScumLord · 06-05-2014 01:43PM

FF could forward batman and I still wouldn't vote for them.

Spring Onion · 06-05-2014 01:45PM

ScumLord wrote: »

FF could forward batman and I still wouldn't vote for them.

I wouldn't vote for a man who thinks he is a bat no matter what party he stood for. He probably would join SF given he is a lawless vigilante.
How many penalty points would he get here?

Augmerson · 06-05-2014 01:57PM

I think she'll be elected and this move by FF is a stunt. They want her to run but don't want to be seen to be supporting her.

cml387 · 06-05-2014 02:01PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

I'm loving this, another big two fingers to the Irish electorate from Fianna Fáil, they are literally laughing at us now. I want to see John O'Donoghue and even Bertie make a come back too, it's the only way this party will be buried once and for all

Ahem

Dyr · 06-05-2014 02:07PM

All the refugees from the bertiebunker couldnt be kept away from the tough any longer, the draw is too strong

Taxburden carrier · 06-05-2014 02:11PM

She can run but she can't hide.

Yamanoto · 06-05-2014 02:12PM

I get the feeling she's been trundling about the house for a couple of years now, her solitude only occasionally interrupted by pep talks from her inner voice "Mary Hanafin can help these people, Mary's work is not yet done".

WoollyRedHat · 06-05-2014 02:15PM

This is embarassing for FF. I hope it splits the vote and neither of them get elected.

aidan24326 · 06-05-2014 02:19PM

Agent Smith wrote: »

http://www.thejournal.ie/blackrock-mary-hanafin-1450127-May2014/

Does she have a brass neck musselling in? Or is she what FF needs in their renewal?

If Micheal Martin asked her 3 times to withdraw, and she wouldn't, why doesn't he just expel her?

Her application had already been signed by the elections honcho in FF so probably nothing they can do about it now.

But hopefully the electorate in the Blackrock Ward will remember her arrogance and what she was part of, and vote accordingly.

c_man · 06-05-2014 02:21PM

Would you be right in the head, voting for that wan?

cloud493 · 06-05-2014 02:22PM

ScumLord wrote: »

FF could forward batman and I still wouldn't vote for them.

What about cat woman?

Wossack · 06-05-2014 02:25PM

Augmerson wrote: »

I think she'll be elected and this move by FF is a stunt. They want her to run but don't want to be seen to be supporting her.

^^^

This wouldnt surprised me actually - the smarmy shites

Everlong1 · 06-05-2014 02:28PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

I'm loving this, another big two fingers to the Irish electorate from Fianna Fáil, they are literally laughing at us now. I want to see John O'Donoghue and even Bertie make a come back too, it's the only way this party will be buried once and for all

Let's bring back the dolt Callelly and make it a hat trick.

RobertKK · 06-05-2014 02:45PM

The problem is not Mary Hanafin, it is Micheal Martin and FF who asked her to run, then changed their mind when it was too late.

Dyr · 06-05-2014 02:57PM

The problem is always mary hanafin

Guy:Incognito · 06-05-2014 03:25PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

I'm loving this, another big two fingers to the Irish electorate from Fianna Fáil,

They are sticking two fingers up to the electorate by a candidate they don't want to run refusing to remove herself?

All that can happen there is the FF vote Is diluted , to their detriment.

RobertKK wrote: »

The problem is not Mary Hanafin, it is Micheal Martin and FF who asked her to run, then changed their mind when it was too late.

Its no too late for her to pull out.

Why does the story call her minister Hanafin anyway?

smellmepower · 06-05-2014 03:56PM

If people are so stupid as to vote for Hanafin (or FF in general really) then the likes of Mary Coughlan and Cowen will be back in the next election for another greedy shake of the tree of plenty.

Hanafin Running, Against FF wishes

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