The decline of FG?

I would say Leo V just realizes he made himself very unpopular with many FG voters, as evidenced by the jump in popularity again for his party as soon as he left office. And good to see Harris over in England sipping a pint of the black stuff yesterday evening ( great product placement for our Guinness, and hopefully by extension tourism to Dublin's Guinness visitor attraction ). There is hope that the damage to the UK-Ireland relationship in recent years can be repaired.

We shall see, keeping one eye on the breaking news to see what leaks.

Let's be clear as well about the damage done to the UK-Ireland relationship, it was not damaged by anything said or done by any politician from this side of the water (maybe with an exception to the DUP) and won't be repaired by any politician from this side either

Leo and Simon were the leaders who brought Jeffrey Donaldson to their party conference where he got a standing ovation.

Within a short period it was Jeffrey and the DUP who repaid that 'kindness' by stoking rhetoric which led to both Coveney and Varadkar being threatened physically and with an actual attempt on Coveney's life.
Much as I disagree with FG, it is not they who need to build bridges. Once the DUP get finished building bridges they spectacularly burned with their own government and elements of their own community they need to begin re-building the bridges they burned here.

Leo stepped down in April, some people online have floating this so called "big bad story" since before he resigned yet none of them can provide any information on it and most now have moved onto the next nonsense they have dreamt up

We had a few questionable accounts trying t push the same story and then of course the big reveal never happened

If the media had a big bad story maybe you can explain why they are not releasing it? after all he is now gone and has also confirmed he won't run in next election. What is stopping them?

Or more likely, it is bulls**t. When you read some of the stuff on this thread you can see people just imagine up stuff and then declare it is the truth.

You making up stuff I said again?

I didn't say anything about 'automatically agreeing with him or his party'.

The only parties in the north who refuse to discuss the future with others can be divined from the Ireland's Future conference, list of participants, every political party in Ireland were there except the DUP, TUV and UUP. They were too busy bickering among themselves while once again the world moved on without them.

Many have said that the involvement of SF is the key blockage to progress on a united Ireland. 

I nearly fell off my chair.

The key blockage is successive governments who have failed miserably to live up to our constitutional aspiration and to come up with a plan/proposal.
They are getting braver on that though and the great bandwagon recognisers - Fine Gael - are almost there.

They (FF and FG) will be turning up at more discussions on the future, no doubt in my mind about that.

The DUP/TUV will resist in their Never Never Never fashion up to and after constitutional change.

You can only 'talk' to the willing.

Again I'll ask but you'll ignore it because you hate the implications and you don't like being wrong.

Who was at the conference organised by Ireland's Future and who wasn't?

Were ALL the major political parties on this island there and were the DUP/TUV/UUP absent?

Who has refused to attend all island talks on everything from Animal Health, Brexit and walked out of the British?Irish strand of the GFA?

Who wants to talk and who doesn't Clo?

BTW: Apparently the conspiracy theorists here reckon the Ireland's Future conference which had EVERY major political party bar the TU/DUP/UUP present was organised by SF - so I expect them to challenge your assertion that SF are 'doing nothing'.

Again, the facts contradict you.

Several people at the Future Ireland conference spoke openly about how they opposed a UI and preferred the existing arrangements, there was no rancour or anger and their views were listened to.
SF make no secret that they want a UI, but have taken part in debates and discussions that include other outcomes.
They, like others want the chance to persuade and that requires the responsible body - The government of the day - to come up with a plan.
After that, let those who wish to stay in the Union or who want a federal solution or who want a UI, persuade the electorate in NORMAL democratic fashion.

Leo Varadkar at least knows that the time has come.

Didn't Donaldson go to the FG conference? so thats willing isn't it

As I already said they don't have to agree with him

At least they talk, sticking fingers in ears and acting like children doesn't work

As I said many times, anyone who wants a United Ireland is sadly mistaken if they think PSF will achieve it. They will be still here in 100 year bikcering with every party in Ireland and trying to change their history

And who is ignoring that and screaming about ‘sectarian’ funding only the denizens of the DUP and TUV. Even funding for a road and a bridge were deemed to be ‘sectarian’.

I wouldn't agree with your point about all the posturing for a plan.

All political parties recognise the importance of planning:

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460216-united-ireland-committee/

ah fg will be grand come ge time, theyll have ff to keep them propped up, nothing to be worrying about…..

THE OWNER OF the former Crown Paints site in Coolock earmarked for asylum seekers has received over €23 million from the Department of Children since last year for the provision of accommodation of Ukrainians and international protection applicants. 

Pity our children didn't receive services of 23 Million euro!!! Yet we pay high taxes.