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There is talk of Olivia Mitchell being Ceann Comhairle.
But sheâs a womanâŚ
Angela Merkel and David Cameron rang Enda Kenny to offer their ciongratulations and to say that they were looking forward to working with him.
That just doesnât sound right.
FFS!
No doubt theyâre just checking in on the debtors Farmer.
Bye Bye Dick⌠Thanks for the memories. :lol:
:guns:
Just Eliminated.
Christ thatâs weak Farmer.
Dickâs elimination (talk that he may go to the court to contest).Friend of forum still in with decent shout with Behan about to go
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Marvellous stuff. Some right cunts got their comeuppance in the last few days.
May have been spoken about elsewhere, but Johnathon Oâ Brienâs win in Cork is quite remarkable. Not a SF TD since 1927 and he tops the poll.
Heâs a top guy from what i know/read/heard of him and is certainly part of what could be described as ânewâ Sinn Fein. Heâs a very hard worker as well, which should be a prerequisite of a politician, but unfortunately isnât.
Friend of the forum Donnelly is going to be elected in Wicklow.Subject to a possible recount as he wonât do it by more than 150 or so over Brady from SF
Fair play Larry. Quite the gamble landed.
Agreed on OâBrien Kev. Between the likes of himself, Pearse Doherty and McLoughlin, SF have some good young politicians in the DĂĄil now. They might have had more if Killian Forde had been a bit more patient - though he probably wouldnât have gotten the Dublin NE nomination anyway.
Feel sorry for the likes of Larry OâToole who has been one of their best politicians/activists in the 26 counties over a long time. But the younger guys are the future and if they can capitalise on their number of seats now and start influencing debates (as opposed to just disagreeing with policies) they might be a proper left wing source of influence in the country.
How left-wing is their parliamentary party in the North, larry/rocko?
Less than youâd like/expect them to be.
Itâs completely different circumstances though. London decides on plenty of budgetary decisions and even then though SF hold offices theyâre in a power-sharing agreement so itâs hard to actually influence policies one way or another. GFA means that certain votes must be supported by ânationalistsâ and âunionistsâ so youâll struggle to get left-wing policies through without the creation of a left-wing grouping among Unionists.
Had a very interesting conversation with an outgoing FF TD from the North Dublin area, jesus they are bitter. Denial merchants is all they are.
Was it the retarded guy (Kennedy) or the slightly brighter guy (OâBrien)? Kennedy is without doubt one of the dumbest people in politics. Extraordinary reflection on the country (and the constituency) that gombeens like him were ever elected.
I should have said North Dublin City. This guy has a brother who was a former Lord Mayor.
Cyprian bejaysus
Mind you, twas a good bit from Drumcondra he is. Was he involved in any of the expenses lark?