Is it just me or have SF vanished?

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

But I agree, they've gone awfully quiet.

Maybe (thankfully) they've all agreed that now is not the time to be playing silly political buggers - like it or not, the old government is the de facto government until they can agree another one - and frankly there's bigger issues to be dealt with right now. So they need to be given the time and space to get on with it.

If that's what's actually happened, then kudos to them all.

aido79 wrote: »

I think Mary Lou finds it hard to criticise how FG are handling the situation. Everything she says they should do they are either doing or have plans to do. The empty can rattles the most but for now the can remains silent...

I don't think there are many people in the country who would want a party as inexperienced as SF handling the situation right now regardless of which side of the left right spectrum they stand on.

Surely it shows why She's a good politician, no political point scoring. Shes able to admit when people are doing a good job.
Youre clearly anti sinn fein but probably have no problem in them sharing power in the North. Why is it okay for people to put aside their differences up north but down here we have hypocritical folk like you going on about can rattles. Not following the thread just sticking it to ya -

SF do not want to be seen in a crisis like this as they fear getting things wrong and losing votes in the next election. All they care about is protesting and bandwagoninering and there is not much to protest at the moment and no bandwagon to jump on.

Hello 2D Person Below wrote: »

Now that they've taken a step back and are letting the government get on with the task at hand, people are still whingeing.

its the right thing for SF to STFU right now but its noteworthy because we're so used to them being vocal

zoobizoo wrote: »

They're writing letters.....

Mary Lou in an interview the other night: "I wrote a letter to the Taoiseach outlining what needs to be done/what needed to be done".

Pearse Doherty: "I wrote a letter to the banks telling them what needs to be done"


How are these letters delivered?
Are they read?

SF have a funny way of trying to claim that they have some influence from these letters...

Pearse Doherty's wife re registered as a nurse to help fight the Covid 19 so he's probably a stay at home dad at the moment.

Kylee Mysterious Ferryboat wrote: »

She has in her hoop... She's been out of isolation for at least 10 days.

Proof: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9m0glOgJKl/?hl=en

Yeah, wasn't she in the Dail a day or two after the kids were told to self isolate at home IIRC

There is going to be some very tough decisions to be made after this.

Whoever is in government will have to look after business to get them back on Thier feet and it will be to the short term detriment for many people.


The people of this country will have to make sacrifices to get the economy back on its feet, whoever is in government will have to make hard unpopular decisions for the long term stability of this country.

I cannot see SF or the left making these decisions.

Also the pot if money they where going to use to solve everything is now gone. I fully expect SF to sit on Thier hands and winge about everything for the next five years in opposition, while FF and FG make the unpopular decisions needed to get people back to work.

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

Clara Kelly has it and is on radio every day.

This Muppet wants to be leader of the country. Still taking her pay I'd imagine.
Maybe slab and the lads have yet to decide on their virus policy so she's waiting on instruction.

Reality is SF manifesto has gone up in smoke and while its the same for other political parties they didn't promise as much.