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GE Exit Poll 10 pm

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    #4352
    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,404 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    Strumms wrote: »
    FF(34) + Lab(6) + greens(11) +(9)Independents = government. 60

    You need 80 though


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    #4353
    perrito caliente
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭perrito caliente


    IE 222 wrote: »
    All the youth and free loaders are expecting 100k cheap homes in the next 5 years or 3 years if the PBP have anything to do with it. Tax cuts, rent supplements, free GP care for their kids, no carbon taxes, free school books, scrapping of college fees and even grants to do up their homes along with a huge bounty of other goodies.

    They wont know what to do if, the **** hits the fan with Brexit and if the big players move out once they land their tax bills. Once the millennials start to loose their jobs in great thrives and can no longer pay the additional pension funds required it wont take long for it all to come tumbling down.

    Comedy gold.


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    #4354
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,800 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    Mary Lou can say what she wants - a coalition made up of SF, Labour, Soc Dems, Greens, PBP, I4C and a load of independents wouldn’t last a month.

    The people voted for change. Change is FF/SF/Greens. The people gave them a mandate. They rejected FG. Time up step up to the plate, folks. Give the people the change that was promised.
    The only parties appearing hesitant in all fairness are FF/FG.


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    #4355
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,057 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    In fairness RTÉ have plated a blinder during the election on both TV and radio and I'd say the rte studio is like the hotel California.


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    #4356
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Does anyone really know what is the point of the Social Democrats ?

    It's called democracy. If we all agreed on everything we would be in a poor state. Very decent people in the Social Dems.


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    #4357
    This is it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,548 ✭✭✭This is it


    Strumms wrote: »
    FF(34) + Lab(6) + greens(11) +(9)Independents = government. 60

    Jaysus.


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    #4358
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,570 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Does anyone really know what is the point of the Social Democrats ?

    Handy wedges of taxpayers moolah every month?


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    #4359
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    The only parties appearing hesitant in all fairness are FF/FG.

    FG weren’t given a mandate. Thrown out. It’s opposition time for the blueshirts.


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    #4360
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Coveney said today I think that Fine Gael should go into opposition.

    He said it today, did he campaign to go into opposition last week?


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    #4361
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,613 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Does anyone really know what is the point of the Social Democrats ?

    Labour Mrk 2?


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    #4362
    Achasanai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Achasanai


    IE 222 wrote: »
    Best thing for FG & FF is to leave the others at it. The more that get dragged into that left government the better for them. They will tear themselves apart after 2-3 years.


    The only problem being that this 'left alliance' has to get a certain amount of votes, and from the projections, that's not going to happen.



    If, as is likely, FF just about pip SF to a greater share of the votes, the onus is on them forming a new government. The most likely other party, based on similarity of viewpoints is obviously FG. Of course, they can't do that, as their primary focus is on preserving their respective party, not the stability of the country.


    It is interesting that comments like the above expect the left to destroy Ireland economically while forgetting that FF did just that not ten years ago. Short memories I suppose.


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    #4363
    PirateShampoo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭PirateShampoo


    This will end with another General Election within the year and SF will flood the place with Candidates and do a UKIP.


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    #4364
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,570 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    In fairness RTÉ have plated a blinder during the election on both TV and radio and I'd say the rte studio is like the hotel California.

    ‘You can check out time you like, but you can never leave’?


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    #4365
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,057 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Strumms wrote: »
    FF(34) + Lab(6) + greens(11) +(9)Independents = government. 60

    With a confidence and supply from who ?


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    #4366
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    Which parties will take the last few seats do people think


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    #4367
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    Love the look of the Head Mistress standing beside the bold boy being made apologise to the class.


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    #4368
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,570 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    The only parties appearing hesitant in all fairness are FF/FG.

    For very good reasons.


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    #4369
    devnull
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,678 Mod ✭✭✭✭devnull


    IE 222 wrote: »
    Best thing for FG & FF is to leave the others at it. The more that get dragged into that left government the better for them. They will tear themselves apart after 2-3 years.

    All the youth and free loaders are expecting 100k cheap homes in the next 5 years or 3 years if the PBP have anything to do with it. Tax cuts, rent supplements, free GP care for their kids, no carbon taxes, free school books, scrapping of college fees and even grants to do up their homes along with a huge bounty of other goodies.

    They wont know what to do if, the **** hits the fan with Brexit and if the big players move out once they land their tax bills. Once the millennials start to loose their jobs in great thrives and can no longer pay the additional pension funds required it wont take long for it all to come tumbling down.

    Indeed, there is no way a rainbow coalition, with Sinn Fein, Labour, People Before Profit, Greens and Social Democrats with all their leaders are going to be easily able to create a stable government. That's before you take into account there's going to be independents in the mix who will ask for a heavy price to be involved and most likely a very small majority.

    I'm not sure how it can be politically stable or so many interests can come together to work on a common goal. It's just too fractured to really work if you ask me. Plus if they make the mess of anything all it will do is implicate the lot of them and the next election, whenever it is held, will revert to a two party system where Fine Gael and Fianna Fail will mop up.

    The rainbow coalition might be a good short term solution to get them all in power on a left wing agenda, but it could do all the parties lots of damage the following election unless they absolutely nail it and rekindle the two party system they have slowly eaten away.


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    #4370
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Love the look of the Head Mistress standing beside the bold boy being made apologise to the class.
    Ooooh Matron!


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    #4371
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,800 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    For very good reasons.

    Back to the polls so.


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    #4372
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    He said it today, did he campaign to go into opposition last week?

    Huh? He didn’t know the outcome last week. He does now.


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    #4373
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    Has Ireland really never had a female Taoiseach before ?


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    #4374
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 33,175 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Great seeing social Democrats up to 6 seats well deserved.

    Rte really focussing on the up the ra thing zzz move on


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    #4375
    I Am The Law
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭I Am The Law


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Has Ireland really never had a female Taoiseach before ?

    Are you 12.


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    #4376
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,800 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    FF looking for apologies for singing rebel songs after crashing the country. Lol.


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    #4377
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    Back to the polls so.

    That S.F. wish won't be happening


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    #4378
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users Posts: 45,573 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    Two of the big 3 need to go together with some help from elsewhere. It's not viable otherwise.

    The alternative is another election.


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    #4379
    limnam
    Registered Users Posts: 9,174 ✭✭✭limnam


    These clowns on RTE are not getting it.

    Still talking about rubbish people don't seem to care about.

    Hence the vote.


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    #4380
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 33,175 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Has Ireland really never had a female Taoiseach before ?
    Nope multiple Tanaistes though


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    #4381
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    Huh? He didn’t know the outcome last week. He does now.

    It's a simple question did he and FG campaign to go into opposition, if the answer is no then he and the rest of FG have a requirement to attempt to form a government anything else is to ignore their voters.


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