She actually looks like her name self Micheal Martin.
The “green” topic on the CB leaders’ debate last week (or was it two weeks ago) was also framed narrowly and about reducing the herd.
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I thought she was good, but then this was in her wheelhouse.
So they set it up again as an attack on rural Ireland and a new tax burden. And then they bring on a random chap to give a voice for the farmers and he waffles about roofs in England. That’s the thing now in England. Roofs.
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People want change, understandable, labour are a mess, so the option happens to be fucking SF. Some timing.
There are few things that Yates is right about. But I suspect he’s right about that.
Yeah a lot of people have decided to give them a chance to see if they can do things better or differently.
If they can’t or don’t then that vote will mostly end up back with FF I would think. SF would probably love to wait and fight one more election as opposition but numbers mean they will probably have to go in.
FG are back to where they have historically been. There is not a big enough vote for anything viewed as right of centre.
Crazy Jack Chambers.
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Online pornography can heat up the atmosphere and cause unwanted emissions.
What else is in that climate plan of his . Seems to have a bit of everything in there . Climate change and mental health go hand in hand . Gay rights too . It’s like a mixed bag
Voters are divided on the choice of who should form the next government, according to today’s Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll, though options involving Fianna Fáil receive the most support.
Offered a series of potential coalition arrangements for the next government, the most popular option was Fianna Fáil, Labour and the Green Party, which was the first choice of 17 per cent of voters.
A further 15 per cent chose a Fianna Fáil-Sinn Féin coalition, while 14 per cent said that their favoured option was a Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition. Though both of these options have been rejected by the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, an inconclusive election outcome is likely to result in pressure on Martin, including from within his own party, to reconsider. Martin has been adamant that neither is on the cards.
While Fianna Fáil voters have a strong preference for a coalition with Labour and the Greens (43 per cent), they also have a clear preference for Fine Gael ahead of Sinn Féin – with 25 per cent nominating coalition with Leo Varadkar as their first choice, to 16 per cent who favour Sinn Féin.
Among all voters, Fine Gael, Labour and the Green Party garnered 14 per cent support with a Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil combination attracting the same level of support. A Fine Gael-Sinn Féin coalition was favoured by just 7 per cent.
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were included in all the options presented to voters as these have been the only two parties in the campaign offering to lead the next government.
Almost a quarter of voters – 23 per cent – did not favour any of the options offered.
When the aggregate of the numbers is looked at, Fianna Fáil emerges on top, with 46 per cent of voters expressing a preference for an option which includes that party. Fine Gael followed with 35 per cent of voters including that party, while coalitions including Sinn Féin attract the support of 22 per cent of voters. Among Sinn Féin voters, a coalition with Fianna Fáil is the most popular outcome, with 43 per cent of the party’s voters favouring a coalition with that party.
Interesting paragraph
Party comes first for SF. They’ll look at what happened Labour and stay out. Decent chance of a worldwide recession in the next 4/5 years, be some craic if FF were left holding the ball again. It would finish them off for good. SF’s aim is to replace FF in the political landscape. Going into coalition with them doesn’t make sense for that long game strategy. FG will be bounced into trading places with FF from this term. They won’t be able to find an excuse to avoid it.
The yiddification of the oirish political scene is now inevitable . No real government for a while , failed negotiations and more elections .
Don’t worry 8 years after the next burst the gombeen Paddys will vote FF back in again.
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The rise of FF from the ruins of 2011 is amazing. No real policies. No real quality. But still…
No real alternatives with labour gone
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Broken record but the absolute state of their front bench.
Most of them are unimpressive to put
it kindly, others are genuine simpletons like Chambers.
It’s gas.
Wouldn’t DESIGNATED be somewhat more appropriate?
Segregated has connotations of Governor Wallace about it and we’ve moved on from that era.