Compiling a list of FG poor performance

Idbatterim · 14-01-2020 12:59pm

McMurphy wrote: »

I wonder why they opted for a Saturday vote, I don't remember ever voting on a Saturday before.

closing schools is enough of a reason! totally ridiculous! also I know of people who work in the polling stations, in monday to friday jobs, who take an annual leave day for it...

Loafing Oaf · 14-01-2020 1:00pm

McMurphy wrote: »

I wonder why they opted for a Saturday vote, I don't remember ever voting on a Saturday before.

Cos Leo is his own man, he doesn't play by the rules:P

Floppybits · 14-01-2020 1:01pm

McMurphy wrote: »

I wonder why they opted for a Saturday vote, I don't remember ever voting on a Saturday before.

They are trying to appeal to parents with kids in school by having it on a Saturday so they don't have to take time off work or find a child minder for the day.

Idbatterim · 14-01-2020 1:02pm

Floppybits wrote: »

They are trying to appeal to parents with kids in school by having it on a Saturday so they don't have to take time off work or find a child minder for the day.

and rightly so! as if the teachers or kids need another day off!

FrancieBrady · 14-01-2020 1:03pm

McMurphy wrote: »

I wonder why they opted for a Saturday vote, I don't remember ever voting on a Saturday before.

Is it confirmed?

I was planning on a city break that weekend.

McMurphy · 14-01-2020 1:12pm

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Is it confirmed?

I was planning on a city break that weekend.

Was on Newstalk anyway, Pat Kenny announced it.

blanch152 · 14-01-2020 1:13pm

McMurphy wrote: »

I wonder why they opted for a Saturday vote, I don't remember ever voting on a Saturday before.

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Is it confirmed?

I was planning on a city break that weekend.

And we have the answer, Francie is away!!

:D:D

Pintman Paddy Losty · 14-01-2020 1:23pm

Oh it's on now.

Looking forward to a spirited campaign. I'll be getting my shoes resoled. Lots of doors to knock on and canvas for the party.

Have to say I love election season. I'm extremely optimistic about FG this time I have to say.

As they say... Its about the economy, stupid.

Snow Garden · 14-01-2020 1:31pm

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Oh it's on now.

Looking forward to a spirited campaign. I'll be getting my shoes resoled. Lots of doors to knock on and canvas for the party.

Have to say I love election season. I'm extremely optimistic about FG this time I have to say.

As they say... Its about the economy, stupid.

No offence Paddy but going by your previous record I think you will do more harm than good for FG

Seriously though you should put a bet on that FG will gain seats or gain the most seats. PaddyPower has election bets up already.

Idbatterim · 14-01-2020 1:39pm

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Oh it's on now.

Looking forward to a spirited campaign. I'll be getting my shoes resoled. Lots of doors to knock on and canvas for the party.

Have to say I love election season. I'm extremely optimistic about FG this time I have to say.

As they say... Its about the economy, stupid.

assuming this is a troll, but if were just "about the economy stupid" FG wouldnt be looking at losing seats and possibly power... "Its about society stupid"!

is_that_so · 14-01-2020 1:40pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

If his constituents re-elect this vile man, I will give up on the Irish electorate.

Given what's in the field they might. It's him or Reilly as there is a FG quota. Otherwise looks FF, Lab, possibly Green with Louise O'Reilly of SF maybe at risk from a FF surge.

FrancieBrady · 14-01-2020 1:50pm

blanch152 wrote: »

And we have the answer, Francie is away!! :D:D

In his almost 60 years Francie has never missed a vote blanch. Try as they might they won't disenfranchise me!

Loafing Oaf · 14-01-2020 2:00pm

Idbatterim wrote: »

assuming this is a troll,

No I think he's a bona fide FG loyalist, maybe hamming it up a bit. If he was a WUM I reckon he would have tired of the act by now...

IAMAMORON · 14-01-2020 2:17pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

No offence Paddy but going by your previous record I think you will do more harm than good for FG

Seriously though you should put a bet on that FG will gain seats or gain the most seats. PaddyPower has election bets up already.

It looks tight enough. Anything less than 45 seats for the effeffers would be a certified shambles. Mehole will need to pull up his socks.

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/irish-politics/next-irish-general-election/most-seats

Whoever hoovers up the crank independents will win, as far as I can see.

charlie14 · 14-01-2020 2:25pm

McMurphy wrote: »

I wonder why they opted for a Saturday vote, I don't remember ever voting on a Saturday before.

Perhaps hoping to get the vote of 3rd level student on the back of the same sex marriage and repeal the 8th. referendums, but if the new electoral register is not valid until the 15th. February quite a few of them will be ineligible to vote.

charlie14 · 14-01-2020 2:29pm

is_that_so wrote: »

Given what's in the field they might. It's him or Reilly as there is a FG quota. Otherwise looks FF, Lab, possibly Green with Louise O'Reilly of SF maybe at risk from a FF surge.

Even if you were a die hard FG supporter, Farrell or Reilly would be a depressing choice.

McMurphy · 14-01-2020 2:36pm

charlie14 wrote: »

Even if you were a die hard FG supporter, Farrell or Reilly would be a depressing choice.

James Reilly

Surely he'll not have yet another go at being rejected:o

is_that_so · 14-01-2020 2:38pm

McMurphy wrote: »

James Reilly

Surely he'll not have yet another go at being rejected:o

That's why they ran him in the bye-election. He's a good soldier!

is_that_so · 14-01-2020 2:40pm

charlie14 wrote: »

Even if you were a die hard FG supporter, Farrell or Reilly would be a depressing choice.

Well Tipp return Lowry time and again and he's not popular in some quarters. It depends how locals view him.
There is a quota in there and Reilly is not the man so ...

charlie14 · 14-01-2020 2:53pm

is_that_so wrote: »

Well Tipp return Lowry time and again and he's not popular in some quarters. It depends how locals view him.
There is a quota in there and Reilly is not the man so ...

In that constituency no matter how die hard a FG supporter I was, a vote for an independent would look a better idea.

is_that_so · 14-01-2020 2:58pm

charlie14 wrote: »

In that constituency no matter how die hard a FG supporter I was, a vote for an independent would look a better idea.

I don't think there are too many of those around any more and you seem to be projecting your own feelings about him onto voters. The FG support in 2016 was at about 20%. Even if it falls away to 12%-13% there is still a seat. With the departure of Daly, it means that votes could be more widely distributed or scattered. That could certainly favour the likes of the Greens and Labour but it will mean for a very very long count!

James Brown · 14-01-2020 3:14pm

markodaly wrote: »

How?

Traditionally it's done with a trowel and bricks.

We've covered this in great detail only for you to respond with ignorance and insults. I suggest you do a search.

James Brown · 14-01-2020 3:17pm

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

By offering lots of tax breaks to their builder buddies.

And we know where that lead to before....

Paying them to build instead of buying or leasing and yes, there will likely be some envelopes. Still better than what FG are doing.

ddarcy · 14-01-2020 3:20pm

McMurphy wrote: »

James Reilly

Surely he'll not have yet another go at being rejected:o

In fairness to him, the other option is much worse. FG definitely have poor choices. Mary Mitchell O’Connor in Dun laoghaire is another disaster that should be dropped

James Brown · 14-01-2020 3:30pm

Frau Murphy is going Indie. I hope she loses her arse.

ddarcy · 14-01-2020 3:37pm

Matt Barrett wrote: »

Frau Murphy is going Indie. I hope she loses her arse.

It looks like in Sligo Harkin is running as an independent. Along with Perry Sligo may return what I would call a FG independent, but not a FG seat. There is definitely a lack of talent in FG here.

is_that_so · 14-01-2020 3:45pm

OK update on Dublin Fingal, something I forgot - Brendan Ryan of Labour is out as well. Whether that gives Farrell a better chance I don't know. It certainly makes it wide open.

charlie14 · 14-01-2020 6:09pm

is_that_so wrote: »

I don't think there are too many of those around any more and you seem to be projecting your own feelings about him onto voters. The FG support in 2016 was at about 20%. Even if it falls away to 12%-13% there is still a seat. With the departure of Daly, it means that votes could be more widely distributed or scattered. That could certainly favour the likes of the Greens and Labour but it will mean for a very very long count![/QUOTE

I do not know Reilly, or indeed Farrell personally, so my feelings towards either is not personal, it`s political on their records.
Farrell at this stage is self explanatory, and on Reilly l thought he was a very poor minister for health and a chancer when being so, by putting two primary care centers in his own constituency.

Politically I would view them as two very poor candidates.
Farrell, as the sitting FG TD they could not do much about in selecting, but with Reilly failing to hold his seat in 2016 and getting another shot at it in the recent bye election where the FG vote fell from 20.1% of FPV GE 2016 to 14.8%.

If I was a FG supporter in Dublin Fingal I would be asking why he is still hanging around.
Especially with Farrell also standing there.

Plumbthedepths · 14-01-2020 8:27pm

A lively limerick celebrating Leo's record.

https://youtu.be/ye4XGG99wM4

Pintman Paddy Losty · 14-01-2020 8:41pm

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

A lively limerick celebrating Leo's record.

https://youtu.be/ye4XGG99wM4

God that's very cringeworthy. Embarrassing really.

Compiling a list of FG poor performance

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