Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

I'd say if the numbers secured it,Id imagine the members would definitely vote to return a new version of this government,they certainly won't be knocking the doors come election saying how terrible each other are

Seriously, could anyone trust anything they say? That's their real problem next time out.

If Sinn Fein cannot con FF into government, they won't form a government. The price they will pay will include a rotating Taoiseach, possibly even with FF going first as SF have zero Ministerial experience.

However, it won't get to that. 55% of the electorate hate Sinn Fein and will never vote for them. Any party that goes in with SF will pay a heavy price. FG will smartly rule out SF to look at getting that vote.

Ah here now,you're not serious?

He changed his mind

Surely you're not reverting back to the old Sinn Féin position on EU referenda ,that people shouldnt be allowed to change their mind?

Sinn Féin afterall have become serial mind changers 😂

If you think all Irish politicians are in the con game ( you mentioned FF and FG - please do not attempt to tell us your SF were / are not in the con game…take its leader for most of the past 40 years - for example does anyone believe him when he says he was not in the IRA, so is or was he conning too )….do you think all politicians overseas are in the con game too?

No, but you asked "Who got conned there?" and you stated in a following post "don’t be telling me MM and Lv were not in the con game."

MM and LV's governments were not perfect but most of the problems we have are first world problems, and in fairness the country has full employment, record spending is being spent on educatuion and health, it is not borrowing tens of billions extra every year to keep the show on the road etc. We know what other politicians are like in this country too. So answer the question: do you think all politicians overseas are in the con game too, or is it just Irish politicians you think "are in the con game"?

Totally agree that he did the absolute wrong thing in relation to his brother and I am glad he has admitted to wrong doing and addressed that.

Not seeing the 'elder statesman' vibe, I'd associate that more with Ahern's rehabilitation (albeit ably assisted by some in the media) but I think I stopped following him on twitter. Will have a look.
I doubt his musing will affect government talks though, so doubtless this is off topic.

O Broin interviewed on Morning Ireland re housing Thurs.

Interesting contrast between his attitudes to house prices and rentals. Contradictions actually. SF are against 'Right to Buy' and a few other such Govt policies on the grounds that they raise house prices and restrict supply for others in the market.

Restricting house rents, limiting evictions and other constraints on landlords have the same effects on the rental market i.e. limit supply of houses etc for rent and push up the level of rents for those in the market for tenancies.

He's slippery!

It shows how much you know if you think either SF or any other party in the north would be singlehandedly making the arrangements for something like this.
It would be an entirely civil service function and politicians would be told where to be.
Anyway, it seems the 'incompetence' was on the Harris delegations side according to the BBC.

A Stormont source said it is normal for official delegations to phone ahead to say they were imminent.

They didn't phone ahead Clo.

That's embarrassing for you tbh. The idea that SF are at fault for everything is one of you competencies even if you are wrong. 😁

'Jumping around'?

What about you 'jumping up and down' incompetently finding fault with the wrong people?

Simon Harris's delegation didn't follow protocol and ring ahead was the cause of the glitch.

The only thing he/she needs to do is realise that every government since the dawn of governments has done some things competently and others things incompetently.
The current government being a case in point.

If it was Mary Lou that was driving up the Avenue to Stormont, 

I'm sure the civil service officials would not make the same mistake again and forget to ring ahead. Or maybe they would, the fact seems to be, they did forget to do it this time.

According to the BBC the protocol is for the visitors to phone ahead, they didn't, hence the glitch.
If you have a source that refutes this, post it. Otherwise you are making stuff up.

Of course it was an 'excuse', something had to excuse it and it was limp to forget to phone ahead.

Do the Shinners man the gate?
The funny thing here is the ‘it’s the Shinners fault’ brigade salivating over what was a minor glitch.