Michael Martin said today when talking about the MNOC that the Irish public don't want a general election now. Is he right or wrong? Let's see.
She didn't hang around either, herself and O'Reilly halfway out before the result was announced.
Doubt it, I would guess he has been promised a lot of money to bring back Web Summit to Ireland. I think he gets 12m a year now from Portugal and they are not happy because he was been paid all during covid when no event.
What else has he been promised because last time he wanted the run of Dublin to run the event. Now I liked the event but no chance we should be promising him anything.
He is getting close to Gemma at this stage with his rampage against FG
Why? What good would it do...you're damned if you do and damned if you don't, or as another poster put it it's like voting between a giant douche or turd sandwich, I mean what's the alternative to FFG? Sinn Fein would be just as bad if not worse, they talk a good game and promise a utopia, but it's easy to do that sitting in the back benches away from any heat or consequences, some of the things they come out with just don't make sense, they're more than likely a disaster waiting to happen.
But then you keep voting FF or FG and you get what you get, same old **** time and time again, there really aren't any good options, it's basically a matter of picking the lesser of two evils and as much as Sinn Fein promise the world, it's probably the safer bet to stick with who you have now.
For the record, I do think Sinn Fein's time will come, but it'll come with a massive reality check...
Have SF promised him money? Interesting if so.
I'm with you there 100% unfortunately I've family and friends who have bought into SF nonsense and are convinced they will deliver the goods. I think we need to get them in asap so we can pull the plaster quickly and recover from the damage they might do. They aren't getting in alone so I imagine any coalition they form won't last all that long when the reality checks come.
I'm sure there many like me who don't like voting ff/fg but do so purely to keep the shinners out.
I just can't believe a word that comes out of SF.
And they don't either.
I don’t know, that’s why I said “I would guess”
But if you have followed Paddy he does nothing for free and he is a one man show for “free” PR for SF.
Can’t see him doing it for free but it’s just a guess.
O'Reillys a right charmer isn't she 🙄 this is needlessly petty and vindictive
She's not wrong though.
She could learn to spell her fellow Dáil member's name.
On Cosgrave, Sinn Féin have 99 problems, but that bytch ain't gonna be one.
He's not a socialist, there's no way in this Universe that he would ever follow a whip, particularly one as onerous as SF employ and most importantly, he's clearly unhinged with a major sociopathic, narcissistic personality disorder. I think whatever else SF are, they've learned their lesson about running headcases after Violet-Anne Wynne.
The last General Erection was in February 2020. Let them serve their term.
Enough going on with inflation etc.
Reilly is getting roasted for this tweet in replies, including from supporters and other Govt opponents.
She could have drawn a line under a terrible day for her Party and gone home for a cold beer and a quiet think, but no, she had to double down and put herself right there in the frame for this strategic error, alongside Mary Lou.
Well, Pearse Doherty is deputy leader.
He's also infinitely better
They're actually declining in numbers. Look at how former rural Independent TD Kevin Boxer Moran was defeated in 2020. John Halligan ran off because he knew he would lose his seat, Finian McGrath also ran off because he was too scared to face the real voters. Michael Lowry is approaching retirement soon and he isn't as energetic as younger TD's. I've nothing against Independents but Michael Lowry is NOT a true Independent TD. Michael Lowry is trying to cover up for the Government by voting for the Government.
Tipperary people will boot Michael Lowry out because they are experiencing pain at the fuel pump, inflation, higher grocery prices, and are having less children.
I also reckon that Helen McEntee's party will lose at least 7 TD's at the next election. It's creating competition. Not your breakfast taco!
We want more sex? Is that what people are really saying as to why they will vote out Michael Lowry? 😂
Well, at least you appear to agree that she is petty and vindictive.
Oh I would say a lot of vindictive stuff is going to come out in next few days
SF won’t like this hammering so expect all sorts getting fired out
Is Michael Lowry against sex now? He gets more dastardly by the minute
Michael Lowry has voted for Government's anti-agriculture bill, instead of trying to get inflation under control, Michael Lowry supported the Green Party's assault on food production which has put grocery prices out of hand. Instead of focusing on skyrocketing inflation, Michael Lowry has effectively become part of the Government.
The Greens are against having children and Michael Lowry supported them and this is a mistake. The Country is on the wrong track.
Still, he is no worse than Varadkar (imagine having to wait until the FIFTH count to secure your seat). I wonder if Varadkar secretly has contingency plans to hand his leadership over to Helen McEntee if he loses his seat next time? Then again, Helen McEntee's illegal-migrant amnesty might be the reason Meath East will dump her at the next election. Meath East previously dumped her colleague Regina Doherty in 2020.
You are obviously not familiar with Michael Lowry's history if you think those things are going to bring him down 😄
I really think SF need to focus on why people should vote for them rather than on why people shouldn't vote for anyone else, smear campaigns are pretty hollow and most people see through them as pure desperation.
I wonder if Helen McEntee will lose her seat? She seems very anti-male. If I recall correctly, male voters in 2020 played a pivotal role in voting out anti-male TD's like Lisa Chambers, Ruth Coppinger, Fiona O'Loughlin, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Kate O'Connell, Katherine Zappone, etc.
I have to say Helen McEntee is weak on crime, illegal migration, data protection, civil liberties (e.g. her proposal to use intrusive facial recognition & expansion of surveillance technologies as well as cameras), and her crusade against men is something I sense will be her downfall.
Reading your post, I would guess that you are more anti-women than she is anti-male.
How is Helen McEntee "anti male"?
The list of women you listed I wouldn't class as "anti-male" either and I am no fan of a lot of them.
Ruth for instance dragged a load of people, mostly women, around with her to get voted in, then when she got into government dumped them. I am sure those women would say she is "anti-women"
Maybe Sinn Fein should send Eoin O'Broin up there to sort things out? After all, he is the self-proclaimed world's leading expert on solving housing problems. And if he asks very nicely maybe Paul Murphy would let him borrow "Doctor" Rory Hearne who is widely accepted to be one of Ireland's finest brickies.
Utter pond life. My manly bit withers on the vine whenever I have the misfortune to hear her dulcet tones on the wireless.
Yes
I don't see much difference between the political parties FF, FG, SF, GP even LP and SD... the others are so far left that they'll be eaten up.
At his point the government should have been able to do more, considering they are throwing money around like it doesn't matter. They need to look closely at how they spend that money, any government that can do that will be respected this gov have lost respect.
Thats precisely why you're not getting an emergency budget, but rather a deeply considered one to be delivered in 10 weeks time.
If you can't see the fundamental differences between SF and FG, you might want to take another look. But then, SF have been drifting hard to the Centre these last 10 years, in word, if not in deed, so you may be more right than anyone knows.
Helen McEntee TD is anti-male. Since Helen McEntee became Irish Justice Minister (which she is unfit for), she turned the Department of Justice into an ultra-woke gender war against Irish men and family values. Helen McEntee used taxpayers Euros for our Universities and Third Level Institutes to target men on the basis that they are potential rapists - for example the 'speak out' campaign. Helen McEntee uses taxpayers Euros to finance foreign-funded NGO's that are known to have been linked to George Soros: these NGO's promote childfree lifestyles, exaggerated statistics to suit their gender ideology narrative against Irish men under the pretext of "sexual violence", these NGO's also promote illegal migration and are often staffed with activists or indeed activist lawyers from the radical left. Helen McEntee has made some very divisive statements against Irish men as Justice Minister. She has recently used high-profile incidents as a pretext to introduce legislation targeting men even though Ireland has been deemed the third-safest country for women, according to the World Population Review (2021).
The Meath East-based politician, should understand better than most that the pen is mightier than the sword. Such sweeping statements, without any proper fact-checking, does native Irishmen – myself included – a great disservice, because it helps perpetuate the myth that all Irish men are potential rapists.
Helen McEntee gave an amnesty to 17,000 illegal-migrants from dangerous parts of the world where violence against women is more prevalent than here and men from those countries have a higher propensity for violence against women.
IMO As SF drift to the "centre", FG drift further to the "left".
Thats perfectly accurate. FG delivered marriage equality and repealed the 8th,both inconceivable as a Christian Democrat Party in the 80s and 90s. They are essentially a centrist entity now.
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