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Leo is out the gap at the election.

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    Allinall
    Registered Users Posts: 6,687 ✭✭✭Allinall


    Old news.

    One he resigned as Taoiseach he was never going to run again.



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    StevenToast
    Registered Users Posts: 3,569 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    And whats your opinion OP?

    "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." - Fletcher



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    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,588 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Good riddance to one of the most sneaky, divisive and destructive leaders we ever had.



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    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,958 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Well he did say he probably wouldn't still be in politics by the time he was 50.

    Getting out 5 years early fair enough.

    Good luck to him for the future.



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    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,703 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122389300#Comment_122389300

    Good luck to him. I doubt he'll be missed. Him and Coveney announcing they're moving on in the space of a week is two high ranking FG moving on from politics.



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    Oxo Moran
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭Oxo Moran


    I thought that was a forgone conclusion after quitting the top job.

    He was so successful in every ministry he held, he'll be an asset to whichever EU lobby group buys him 😉



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    Real Donald Trump
    Registered Users Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Real Donald Trump


    Probably eyeing a run for President my guess



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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,577 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122389302#Comment_122389302

    Get off the fence, tell us what you really think.



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    mikethecop
    Registered Users Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭mikethecop


    Like any bandit he has taken his money and run , a populist media whore who cared more about the opinions in rte and social media than representing the people

    when the government tell the people what to do and think rather than the other way around democracy is dead



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    Shan Doras
    Registered Users Posts: 341 ✭✭Shan Doras


    There are very few examples of former Taoiseachs sticking around the Dail for long after stepping down from the top job,(I think Albert Reynolds has the record of 8 years) It's a different story in the UK, where you had Edward Heath remaining in the commons for decades, and Winston Churchill more or less carried out in a box



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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,577 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Wouldn't blame him.

    Politics is entering a dangerous time. There's a lot of know it alls out there blaming you for everything, and many are willing to stand outside your family home and tell you so.

    You're in a lose-lose situation. The public are getting harder to please, and disinformation on social media is rife.

    He'll get a cushy pension, can go back to being a Dr if he wants. I'm sure he'll not be stuck for work. He's only 45.



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    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users Posts: 11,538 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122389302#Comment_122389302

    When people say this about Leo, I genuinely don’t think they have a clue about our previous leaders at all. Charlie, Bertie and Brian would appreciate your views, no doubt.



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