Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

Look. You cannot expect a massive number fcuked by the housing crisis , to note vote for change, even if its slim chance of meaningful change. Because things might get worse on another front. If you were the one screwed by the housing crisis, you'd see it differently than siding with ffg who are going to look after most peoples selfish self interest of wanting high as possible property prices...

Ffg won't sort out housing. They and it looks like sf won't sort out our open doors immigration policy, they will pay for it..

If you have no job then what are the chances of getting a house?

Some people(not saying you as I don't know) seem to think the MNC only mean money for people that work in them. That getting rid of them will "take them down a peg or two"

What they don't seem to be able to comprehend is the wages the people get from MNC is then spend in the area. The electricians servicing the fire system, the catering staff, the security people, the people delivering to the catering staff. It's a massive system which depends on them.

I think the number was something like 2,000 eggs per day was been used in Dell and that was gone. So who do you supply the 2,000 eggs to then?

That's just to start with, before you even look at the terrible record of SF in terms of housing at every opportunity.

Sinn Fein want to start a war on the working person. They already have. How dare someone get a good education, work hard and achieve something with their life. Maybe having the ability to buy a few luxuries. They are the enemy to Sinn Fein.

If people are stupid enough to vote for that based on "change" then let them off, remind me what exactly has Sinn Fein manged to "change" in Northern Ireland for 26 years since the GFA?

100% true.

If Sinn Fein weren't so pathetic, they would be funny. We don't what we're agin, but we're agin it!!!!

"SINN Féin will wait until the Government announces its position on the future status of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland before announcing its own policy, a senior party TD has said."

"Mr Ó Broin’s comments appear to amount to Sinn Féin’s third different policy position within the last month on the future of Ukrainian refugees after the EU temporary protection directive expires next year."

If this was happening in an election campaign, their support would be nosediving.

Careful now

Your party of choice aren't a great judge of journalists given how much ye used love Aoife Moore untill ye got wind of the best selling not so flattering book she was secretly writing about ye

The love them if you like what they say and Diss them when you don't ain't a good policy,it can come back to bite

Any update on how Gerry Kelly is going to fund a case, which he lost to the tune of €1.5 million?

When SF and FF sit down to form a government, I wonder will MLMD seek a special fund for paying for lost defamation cases?

Or is that why she is flying to Washington for St. Patrick's Day? To cosy up to the Americans? Makes all her talk about Gaza look hypocritical and hollow.

What it has to do with this thread - forming a government is the point Mark.

You can 'doubt' all you want, insinuate all you want, but it is just using the thread to rant about SF. There is a thread for that in Current Affairs if memory serves me.

What is it makes you think MLMD won't tell Biden what she has very publicly said in the Dáil?

In terms of 'lost' defamation cases, I think SF have won more of these than they have lost.

Those of independent mind would be asking themselves questions about that, why is it that they are defamed so often, why would they be defamed so much by a supposedly 'independent' media etc. etc. but they won't, they will try to set arbitrary timescales so that it appears SF are losing more than they are winning.

Nothing crackpot about it Mark.

Why would they win more cases than they lose?

Are you saying there is a conspiracy in our judicial system?

Arbitrary totting up again.

The courts have found in favour of SF members.

Off the top of my head I can think of 3 cases they have won.

MoN

Nicky Kehoe

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

It's interesting and shows the flip flopping that goes on, that in the Kehoe case, there were howls of indignation that the labour party rep who made the remarks on RTE was not named in the suit, but when Chris Andrews named Harry McGee as wel as the Irish Times there were howls of indignation that they named a journalist. Same when Gerry Kelly named Malachy Doherty in his case.

They cannot win with those who take the high moral ground and ignore the fact that politicians from all parties sue or threaten to sue when they feel they are defamed/libelled/ or are under threat of exposure. Examples are abundant and can be supplied.

Edit: If memory serves, I think RTE managed to avoid paying out more by getting the judge to accept the Labour party member was partly liable. Ironic that RTE turned on it's contributor.

Didn't read past this tbh

Don't want to be accused of engaging in 'look over there' but anyone who googles this will see that politicians from the current Taoiseach to councilors to TD's from all parties have threatened to sue or sued.

You are just an 'apologist' for those parties if you are in denial of this.

I defend their right to sue by the way and to seek redress.

Some of the press, yes. Quite well recognised at this stage.

Absolutely, some of the press is not independent...ffs you don't get called a 'FG paper' or 'FF paper' for nothing

The prime FF family in the country actually owned a major newspaper here.

Wrong, that case was never settled in the courts, it was settled outside of it.

Wrong, that case was against a DUP councillor, not the press. The judge also didn't give her a penny.

When is comes to Sinn Fein these days, money talks. For all the talk about Gaza and the Palestinians, they are not going to upset the big donors in America by saying anything