Who would you like to lose their seat?

antimatterx

argentum wrote: »

Colm Brophy FG
Absolutely useless TD and will only be remembered for dyeing his hair and telling us to leave Maria Bailey alone just before leo grew a pair and got rid of her.

I'm in FG and I don't like him. He does nothing, stands for nothing, and needs to get in shape tbh.

Even though this might cost us forming a government, I hope we don't get 2 seats in Dublin Fingal. James Reily is not deserving of a seat in the Dail, and I'm bemused how he wasn't deselected after his disastrous bye-election.

Homelander

Varadkar, Boyd Barrett, Ross and Paul Murphy.

iamwhoiam

argentum wrote: »

Colm Brophy FG
Absolutely useless TD and will only be remembered for dyeing his hair and telling us to leave Maria Bailey alone just before leo grew a pair and got rid of her.
Zappone...only remembered for learning to go to work on the longest route possible to get an extra 45000 tax free since elected unlike the rest of us who don't get paid or expenses to drive to work
Paul Murphy ...one trick pony who has earned hundreds of thousands pretending to be a man of the people

All in my constituency so at least I can help vote them out

I feel the same about the above lot of wasters . But who on earth are we going to vote for ?

Pintman Paddy Losty

Mary Lou, both Healy-Rae's, Pearse Doherty, Eoin O Broin.

Bullocks

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Mary Lou, both Healy-Rae's, Pearse Doherty, Eoin O Broin.

I'd like to keep Pearse Doherty just for his badgering of the insurance companies. I'm not a fan of sinn féin either but what's your gripe with him?

Gerianam

Hildergarde Naughton

Pintman Paddy Losty

Bullocks wrote: »

I'd like to keep Pearse Doherty just for his badgering of the insurance companies. I'm not a fan of sinn féin either but what's your gripe with him?

He has a brash and annoying northie accent. Don't like the guy.

Yurt2

Bullocks wrote: »

I'd like to keep Pearse Doherty just for his badgering of the insurance companies. I'm not a fan of sinn féin either but what's your gripe with him?

He appears to be a competent articulate TD who embarrasses FG on the regular.

*Non-party member, undecided voter.

donspeekinglesh

Better Than Christ wrote: »

All the ones who voted against even holding a referendum on abortion.

One of my local TDs there - Frank O'Rourke. Useless waste of space, would turn up for the opening of an envelope if someone else did the work.

freshpopcorn

It will be interesting to see will many of those against abortion get in.
From what I remember the the TD's support of the marriage referendum didn't have much of an impact.

Eric Cartman

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It will be interesting to see will many of those against abortion get in.
From what I remember the the TD's support of the marriage referendum didn't have much of an impact.

The media hypes up the pro life/choice status of a candidate as being a make or break scenario in the ballot box, in reality its not.

Some braver FF candidates will pick up votes in rural ireland among the mass goers , youll have a bit of a shift from FG from the 40% of ireland who voted no, youll have dublin and cork constituencies where people who are pro life are berated on social media but in reality their voting base dont care too much.

All in the repeal jumper crowd will do some free advertising online pointing out who is pro life, in rural ireland a bit of a shift from FG to FF and thatll be it.

freshpopcorn

Eric Cartman wrote: »

The media hypes up the pro life/choice status of a candidate as being a make or break scenario in the ballot box, in reality its not.

Some braver FF candidates will pick up votes in rural ireland among the mass goers , youll have a bit of a shift from FG from the 40% of ireland who voted no, youll have dublin and cork constituencies where people who are pro life are berated on social media but in reality their voting base dont care too much.

All in the repeal jumper crowd will do some free advertising online pointing out who is pro life, in rural ireland a bit of a shift from FG to FF and thatll be it.

I find unless your running around in a repeal jumper or a vote no one people don't seem to be overly pushed when it comes to election time.

Eric Cartman

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I find unless your running around in a repeal jumper or a vote no one people don't seem to be overly pushed when it comes to election time.

thats it. Listening to them you'd swear that there was nothing else in politics that had any importance and no other issue has ever impacted people. I personally couldnt care less what way they voted and would even go as far as to say that despite voting yes, id vote for a hardline pro life candidate if their economic policies lined up with mine.

I Am The Law

Cleo, Ross, every Labour TD. I'd like to see the word 'Labour' removed from the party, they have no entitlement to use it.

meathgirl93

Nobody mentioned Fergus O'Dowd, is there a bigger chancer in irish politics?

Hibernicis

Would love to see the following failures failing to be re-elected/elected

Micheal Martin - FF Minister for Foreign Affairs (2008-2011), FF Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (2004-2008), FF Minister for Health (2000-2004) and FF Minister for Education (1997-2000)

Eamon Ó Cuív - FF Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2011), FF Minister for Defence (2011), FF Minister for Social Protection (2010-2011), FF Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (2002-2010)

Mary Hanafin (seeking re-election after an enforced hiatus) FF Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (2011), FF Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport (2010-2011), FF Minister for Social and Family Affairs (2008-2010), FF Minister for Education and Science (2004-2008)

Wilie O’Dea - FF Minister for Defence (2004-2010) (Forced to resign)

Eamon Ryan - GP Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2007-2011)

All five previously sat around the Cabinet table in FF Governments so they have had their opportunity. They were part of the FF led Governments that saw this country go down the tubes and left us in the hands of the IMF. Their legacy to future generations is our 225 billion National Debt. In the event that FF/GP are in Government most/all of these will be in cabinet again, ensuring that 33% of the next Cabinet (Government) is comprised of failures from the past. They do not deserve a second chance and we most certainly do not deserve the mess they will inevitably create.

It is also interesting to note that with the exception of Martin the FF peoples Ministerial terms have been purged from the FF website - an indication of how proud they are of their prior performance.

There are a few others across all parties whose absence would enrich our lives, but I’d settle for seeing the back of these 5 failures.

AndrewJRenko

L1011 wrote: »

Quite a few of those I'd be quite happy to see on their arse aren't even running again

Ross. More so than anyone else, and this could actually happen too.

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Yes Shane Ross doesn't seem to have done anything for transport during his reign. So adios shaneio. I hate Josepha Madigan too, raus raus!

It's an interesting constituency, with Ross looking like he could be in some trouble, and Madigan being squeezed by her party comrade Neale (€25 per day expense claim for using his phone abroad) Richmond, just as she squeezed Shatter.


It will be an interesting count, for sure.

argentum wrote: »

Colm Brophy FG
Absolutely useless TD and will only be remembered for dyeing his hair and telling us to leave Maria Bailey alone just before leo grew a pair and got rid of her.

In fairness to Colm, he gave us years of entertainment with his appearances on Vincent Browne over the years, when no-one else would try to defend the indefensible and Vincent would tear strips off him.

Yurt! wrote: »

Very much this. There's a severe dearth of political talent coming through the ranks.

When you see complete cabbages like Mary Mitchell O'Connor or Eoghan Murphy sitting in cabinet you have to scratch your head and wonder what the hell is going on?

Ireland has world class people in science, the arts, business etc. And then you take a look at Leinster House and see a confederacy of dunces across all the benches.

What's going on indeed? Why would anyone have a difficulty with working your ass off to climb your up the ladder through the local Council and into the Dail, only to have your voice, your fashion sense, every tweet you've ever tweeted in your life and your genuine attempts to bring in good policy met with savage attacks and ridicule on social media? Snowflakes....


We get the politicians we deserve.

meathgirl93

Come to think of it, would Ireland be any worse off if we had one hundred less TD's in the Dail? 166 for less than five million ppl is a scandal, plus all their wives or daughters robbing the state as well, don't tell me its in the constitution

Eric Cartman

meathgirl93 wrote: »

Come to think of it, would Ireland be any worse off if we had one hundred less TD's in the Dail? 166 for less than five million ppl is a scandal, plus all their wives or daughters robbing the state as well, don't tell me its in the constitution

well we did try and remove the seanad which is the biggest talking shop in the land. that would have saved us a load of money ,

AndrewJRenko

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

It's an interesting constituency, with Ross looking like he could be in some trouble, and Madigan being squeezed by her party comrade Neale (€25 per day expense claim for using his phone abroad) Richmond, just as she squeezed Shatter.


It will be an interesting count, for sure.





In fairness to Colm, he gave us years of entertainment with his appearances on Vincent Browne over the years, when no-one else would try to defend the indefensible and Vincent would tear strips off him.





What's going on indeed? Why would anyone have a difficulty with working your ass off to climb your up the ladder through the local Council and into the Dail, only to have your voice, your fashion sense, every tweet you've ever tweeted in your life and your genuine attempts to bring in good policy met with savage attacks and ridicule on social media? Snowflakes....


We get the politicians we deserve.

The politicians which seem any way competent are targeted for media abuse by the activists of the left. What Varadkar does through media is an over-reaction to deflect and isn't very successful.
Also, would you like your modest family home and young family picketed by a mob of idle loonies?

macapaca

Mary Lou
Ross
Eoghan Murphy
Varadkar
Paul Murphy
Boyd Barrett
Harris
Healy Raes
Pearse Doherty
Alan Kelly
Flannigan
Lowrey
O'Snodaigh
Zappone

I've probably missed another 5 or 10.........frightening to think there are so many useless cnuts up there

road_high

sligojoek wrote: »

From my home county

Mattie McGrath

Alan Kelly

And of course, Lowry

In Sligo

Marc McSharry. I often have a smoke with him outside our local on a Friday evening. A fcukin dose.

Not sitting but running.

John Perry and Marian Harkin.

Why is he a dose? Would love to hear why!

road_high

argentum wrote: »

Colm Brophy FG
Absolutely useless TD and will only be remembered for dyeing his hair and telling us to leave Maria Bailey alone just before leo grew a pair and got rid of her.
Zappone...only remembered for learning to go to work on the longest route possible to get an extra 45000 tax free since elected unlike the rest of us who don't get paid or expenses to drive to work
Paul Murphy ...one trick pony who has earned hundreds of thousands pretending to be a man of the people

All in my constituency so at least I can help vote them out

Explain that about Zappone ?

Eric Cartman

road_high wrote: »

Explain that about Zappone ?

intentionally takes a longer route from her house to leinster house to push her over a threshold for much higher mileage expenses.

KWAG2019

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Flanagan
Flanagan

AndrewJRenko

Deleted User wrote: »

The politicians which seem any way competent are targeted for media abuse by the activists of the left. What Varadkar does through media is an over-reaction to deflect and isn't very successful.
Also, would you like your modest family home and young family picketed by a mob of idle loonies?

In fairness, the media abuse comes from all sides, extremes of right and left, young and old. Some of the most vehement that I've seen has been from the extreme-right, pro-life, anti-immigration Gemma and her like, but they don't have a monopoly on it.


It's interested to see a fair number of politicians, some relatively young, just opting out of the process. It's hard to blame them.

Eric Cartman

Eric Cartman wrote: »

intentionally takes a longer route from her house to leinster house to push her over a threshold for much higher mileage expenses.

I really hope she is getting a lot of "deserved" abuse about this while canvassing on the doorsteps of commuters in her constituency. Politicians can be targeted unfairly but her circuitous route to Dail Eireann is indefensible.

Finty Lemon

O Snodaigh
Michael Lowry
Paul Murphy
Alan Kelly
Coppinger

Hideous lot.
We will be just as sick of ORiordain and Matt Carthy in 5 years time unfortunately

sligojoek

road_high wrote: »

Why is he a dose? Would love to hear why!

Usually 3-6 people outside having a smoke. He wants to talk about politics, Fianna Fail, how great his father was etc. As soon as anyone else talks he talks all over them and has to be the centre of attraction.

Peregrine

Shane Ross
John Lahart
Paul Murphy
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
Shane Ross
Ruth Coppinger
Eamon Ryan
Jim O'Callaghan
Eoghan Murphy
Charlie Flanagan
Dessie Ellis
Michael Lowry
Alan Kelly
Richard Boyd Barrett
Shane Ross
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Stephen Donnelly
Noel Grealish
Michael Healy-Rae
Danny Healy-Rae
Peadar Tóibín
Shane Ross
Shane Ross