Is it just me or have SF vanished?

Mortelaro · 20-03-2020 1:30pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

they're manifesto was based around promises made possible by a strong economy. thats all gone now.

Not really
I'm no fan of SF but a lot of the infrastructure health,education and housing programmes in their manifesto would be the post corona stimulus programme of choice now that most governments will get borrowing approved for,including by the ECB and council

So when we get out of this,they too will shine,I'm convinced of that
Whether they're talking to senior IRA people wont matter much because most Irish people arent anti incentive, anti commerce or anti getting on in this world and actually neither are SF

suicide_circus · 20-03-2020 1:39pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Not really
I'm no fan of SF but a lot of the infrastructure health,education and housing programmes in their manifesto would be the post corona stimulus programme of choice now that most governments will get borrowing approved for,including by the ECB and council

So when we get out of this,they too will shine,I'm convinced of that
Whether they're talking to senior IRA people wont matter much because most Irish people arent anti incentive, anti commerce or anti getting on in this world and actually neither are SF

yes big infrastructure projects paid for with borrowed money would be a good thing after this blows over, and i hope if SF are in government that they do indeed shine. but it will be very easy for FFG to steal their clothes now.

Auguste Comte · 20-03-2020 1:43pm

Berties_Horse wrote: »

Enough of this hurler in the ditch sniping, put aside juvenile brickbats and work together.

With everyone except the shinners if the FFG supporters on here get their way.

limnam · 20-03-2020 1:45pm

Deleted User wrote: »

where are sf?

Not in government.

Not hiring galway lads to write scripts.

blanch152 · 20-03-2020 1:48pm

Bowie wrote: »

I think everyone would be reassessing surely?

I suppose we will see the anti-vaxxer wing of Sinn Fein go a little quiet for a while.

limnam · 20-03-2020 1:55pm

blanch152 wrote: »

I suppose we will see the anti-vaxxer wing of Sinn Fein go a little quiet for a while.

What's the FG wing doing?

deirdremf · 20-03-2020 1:58pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

As Leo said "There's a fair few nutters in every party including my own", it just seems evident all the nutters in his party post on Boards.ie

Yes indeed.
I was just wondering if they were all organised by a PM from Mount St that went like this:
"Hi Guys, we really need to begin putting the boot into SF now so that when we F up as usual people will already know that SF is to blame for our fiasco."

Annasopra · 20-03-2020 2:03pm

It's obvious.

SF have realised that there is a massive health and economic worldwide and Irish crisis and obviously decided right now they do not want to govern.

I am no fan of SF but I thought they were very sensible in looking for NI schools to be closed last week

Grab All Association · 20-03-2020 2:05pm

Varadkar, Flanagan and Agent Orange travel to Templemore, 300 Garda not adhering to social distancing guidelines, and yet he’s on Rté news right now giving a speech. Why the hell this ceremony needed to go ahead in the first place. Yet the millionth SF thread

Next story Tainste criticises teenagers for not adhering to social distancing guidelines

s7ryf3925pivug · 20-03-2020 2:12pm

The fact Varadkar is a detached doctor in a family of doctors did no favours to his popularity when the biggest concerns were about access to housing and healthcare for people outside that sort of social sphere.

Now his detachment comes across as courageous rather than indifferent, and his family are right in the middle of what's coming, not aloof from it all. He's been impressive since they started actually doing something, and his speeches have been superb.

FG bear significant responsibility for state of the health service. But right now people are concerned with what is right in front of us. And with that they inspire infinitely more confidence than SF, FF or the greens would.

So SF are quiet because attacking them might just highlight this.

Rows Grower · 20-03-2020 2:16pm

And then came the hero we had all waited for...

https://www.independent.ie/videos/well-have-our-salads-ready-to-go-eamon-ryan-proposes-public-grow-their-own-food-39060433.html

Edgware · 20-03-2020 2:21pm

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

It's obvious.

SF have realised that there is a massive health and economic worldwide and Irish crisis and obviously decided right now they do not want to govern.

I am no fan of SF but I thought they were very sensible in looking for NI schools to be closed last week

Only when they copped on to what the Republic were doing. Before that it was Yes Arlene, No Arlene, whatever it takes to keep our jobs

Hamsterchops · 20-03-2020 2:23pm

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

It's obvious.

SF have realised that there is a massive health and economic worldwide and Irish crisis and obviously decided right now they do not want to govern.

I am no fan of SF but I thought they were very sensible in looking for NI schools to be closed last week

I thought SF were totally cynical & political in wanting (demanding that NI schools) follow the ROI, instead of the rest of the UK....

All the talk of this being an island (in this crisis) is totally irrelevant in the context of flights & ferries constantly travelling between the two islands, ergo bring NI into line with the ROI, yet leave the sea & air border open between Britain & Ireland :cool:

NI is part of the UK, and as such it has stayed with the rest of the UK, re medical advice on closures.

markodaly · 20-03-2020 2:31pm

Deleted User wrote: »

It's clear that FG are the only adults in government. The rest are morons. Look at Eamon Ryan's embarrassing rant about planting salad pots in your back windows.

Eamon Ryan has lost the plot.

It leads me to think that in wartime scenarios you need FG in there to keep the cool heads and do what is best for the nation.

In the easy times, the electorate can flirt with the Greens or SF, but there will be a time when you need guys like FG in there to steady the ship.

Huntergonzo · 20-03-2020 2:31pm

Just keeping the heads low in a genuine crisis by the looks of things.

limnam · 20-03-2020 2:42pm

Huntergonzo wrote: »

Just keeping the heads low in a genuine crisis by the looks of things.

What should this party not in government you speak of be doing?

Annasopra · 20-03-2020 2:42pm

Hamsterchops wrote: »

I thought SF were totally cynical & political in wanting (demanding that NI schools) follow the ROI, instead of the rest of the UK....

All the talk of this being an island (in this crisis) is totally irrelevant in the context of flights & ferries constantly travelling between the two islands, ergo bring NI into line with the ROI, yet leave the sea & air border open between Britain & Ireland :cool:

NI is part of the UK, and as such it has stayed with the rest of the UK, re medical advice on closures.

Do you think people don't cross the border every minute? Seriously?

The cynical attacking SF on this issue was honestly unnecessarily political mud slinging in my view

ohnonotgmail · 20-03-2020 2:43pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

And then came the hero we had all waited for...

https://www.independent.ie/videos/well-have-our-salads-ready-to-go-eamon-ryan-proposes-public-grow-their-own-food-39060433.html

BanditLuke · 20-03-2020 2:44pm

Pkiernan wrote: »

I haven't seen or heard anything from Mary Lou, Slab Murphy and other good Republicans in ages.

What's going on?

Just you OP

ohnonotgmail · 20-03-2020 2:44pm

markodaly wrote: »

Eamon Ryan has lost the plot.

It leads me to think that in wartime scenarios you need FG in there to keep the cool heads and do what is best for the nation.

In the easy times, the electorate can flirt with the Greens or SF, but there will be a time when you need guys like FG in there to steady the ship.

that assumes he was ever in possesion of said plot in the first place.

Sultan_of_Ping · 20-03-2020 2:45pm

Huntergonzo wrote: »

Just keeping the heads low in a genuine crisis by the looks of things.

......while planning to undermine the whole idea of social distancing......

https://twitter.com/splancmc/status/1240740938764423168?s=20

uck51js9zml2yt · 20-03-2020 2:45pm

sydthebeat wrote: »

Mary lous kid goes to the Dublin school that was one of the first affected, so she has been in isolation every since.

This isn't a time for political point scoring.

They are looking after their families

Every cloud has a silver lining

mynamejeff · 20-03-2020 2:47pm

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Do you think people don't cross the border every minute? Seriously?

The cynical attacking SF on this issue was honestly unnecessarily political mud slinging in my view

as is any attack on sf according to some

skallywag · 20-03-2020 2:50pm

Kensley Itchy Sugar wrote: »

Every cloud has a silver lining

Really nice comment.

Gee, I just wish I was in isolation with you, you are sound I'd say.

Hibernicis · 20-03-2020 2:54pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I heard ML droning on, and on, and on, and on, yesterday evening on some radio show, not sure what channel.

It was Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1. Thought she came across very poorly. Appeared to have little to say and fell back to the usual cliches. Not her finest hour - frankly would have expected a lot better from her.

Huntergonzo · 20-03-2020 3:01pm

limnam wrote: »

What should this party not in government you speak of be doing?

Would like to see them being more proactive in this crisis, they're elected to serve the people, surely that means something, whether they're in government or not!

Doesn't look good to go AWOL in a real crisis.

20-03-2020 3:06pm

Deleted User wrote: »

the govt have families.

everyone has families.

where are sf?

Not the government (decision makers). Every politician, other than Varadkar or Harris, is very quiet and rightly so.

skallywag · 20-03-2020 3:21pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Not the government (decision makers). Every politician, other than Varadkar or Harris, is very quiet and rightly so.

Absolutely.

Do people really expect the parties who are not in the power to be piping up now and maintaining visibility? Is that really going to help us, is it?

Regardless of what your political persuasion is, the fact that this thread has even been started, accompanied with the juvenile one liners, really goes to show that some people still do not really grasp things.

aido79 · 20-03-2020 3:26pm

Hibernicis wrote: »

frankly would have expected a lot better from her.

Why?

20-03-2020 3:27pm

theyre staying quiet because they know well that no opinion now leaves them placed for their perfected line of attack later

if it all blows over ok theyll throw it back in govts face as a load of fuss over nothing

if its as bad as we all hope it not to be, theyll claim not enough was done, not soon enough

twould almost be worth them being in government to remove this handy number from them

ThunbergsAreGo · 20-03-2020 3:28pm

Sultan_of_Ping wrote: »

......while planning to undermine the whole idea of social distancing......

https://twitter.com/splancmc/status/1240740938764423168?s=20

What is a dickhead

ThunbergsAreGo · 20-03-2020 3:32pm

limnam wrote: »

What should this party not in government you speak of be doing?

I think they should be in showing support in a time of national crisis.

Compare Stephen Donnelly to Louise O Reilly on Primetime the other night. Chalk and cheese.

It's the time for unity not point scoring

timhenn · 20-03-2020 3:35pm

We need the PIRA to make a comeback, kick this virus out of here like what they did to the british army!

kevinmcm · 20-03-2020 3:35pm

The only positive thing with this whole nightmare scenario we are now in is Mary Lou, Pierce Doherty, Matt Carty and the other media performers in Sinn Fein are barely in the media any more.

landofthetree · 20-03-2020 3:40pm

They promised to spend an extra 25 billion by 2025.

Is it any wonder they are hiding?

Their elections promises are worthless already.

zoobizoo · 20-03-2020 3:46pm

Grab All Association wrote: »

Varadkar, Flanagan and Agent Orange travel to Templemore, 300 Garda not adhering to social distancing guidelines, and yet he’s on Rté news right now giving a speech. Why the hell this ceremony needed to go ahead in the first place. Yet the millionth SF thread

Next story Tainste criticises teenagers for not adhering to social distancing guidelines

I saw the photos from the ceremony. They were adhering to social distance guidelines.

facehugger99 · 20-03-2020 3:48pm

No doubt they'll crawl back out from under their rocks in a few months and tell us, with the benefit of hindsight, how they would have done things different.

Then the Irish electorate can bear them shoulder-high, into the Dail, after the next election.

tikkahunter · 20-03-2020 3:49pm

sydthebeat wrote: »

Mary lous kid goes to the Dublin school that was one of the first affected, so she has been in isolation every since.

This isn't a time for political point scoring.

They are looking after their families

So do my kids and that Isolation has long finished

tikkahunter · 20-03-2020 3:51pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

I think they should be in showing support in a time of national crisis.

Compare Stephen Donnelly to Louise O Reilly on Primetime the other night. Chalk and cheese.

It's the time for unity not point scoring

Does Louise O Reilly sell smokes on Moore street? Joking aside , imagine her as our minister for health .

Edgware · 20-03-2020 5:00pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

that assumes he was ever in possesion of said plot in the first place.

Maybe a cabbage plot to match his brain

landofthetree · 20-03-2020 5:01pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

I think they should be in showing support in a time of national crisis.

Compare Stephen Donnelly to Louise O Reilly on Primetime the other night. Chalk and cheese.

It's the time for unity not point scoring

Donnelly is an engineer. A fully qualified one.

Puts him ahead of most of the Dail.

PhilOssophy · 20-03-2020 5:12pm

Wouldn't be the first time something relating to SF has vanished.....

I see sheep · 20-03-2020 5:55pm

What have FG done that's any good in connection to COVID-19?

Have a useless health system?

limnam · 20-03-2020 6:06pm

I see sheep wrote: »

What have FG done that's any good in connection to COVID-19?

Have a useless health system?

TBF I though Leo did a great job reading some fella from Galway speech.

Heart warming.

suicide_circus · 20-03-2020 6:51pm

I see sheep wrote: »

What have FG done that's any good in connection to COVID-19?

they haven't completely ****ed things up

which is a victory when it comes to irish politics.

limnam · 20-03-2020 6:53pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

they haven't completely ****ed things up

They were very slow to make a lot of critical decisions.

It remains to be seen if they ****ed it up or not.

It's not looking great though.

rdwight · 20-03-2020 7:20pm

limnam wrote: »

They were very slow to make a lot of critical decisions.

It remains to be seen if they ****ed it up or not.

It's not looking great though.

SF are much happier hurling on the ditch

What major decisions did SF take as the largest party on Dublin City COuncil from 2014 to 2019? The only one I can remember is to fly the Palestinian flag on City Hall. How many social housing units did they build?

What critical decisions did SF take in the Stormont Executive from 2017 to 2020? One: to collapse the executive over a scandal they're now content to let slide.

Greyfox · 20-03-2020 7:59pm

I wish all the anti SF eejits would just go away, now is not the time to be acting like silly children

coolshannagh28 · 20-03-2020 8:01pm

Cribbing about the government perceived to be handling a crisis well is a waste of time , just watched John Mc Donnell reacting to Boris latest package essentially nationalising work and he was speechless , plenty of time to score points if things pan out badly.

Huntergonzo · 20-03-2020 8:03pm

Greyfox wrote: »

I wish all the anti SF eejits would just go away, now is not the time to be acting like silly children

What disappear like SF have in the current crisis! ;-)

Is it just me or have SF vanished?

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