Ireland politics (Part 2)

[Biff_Egan]

This fella is a political giant alright

[dodgy_keeper]

He’s iconic.

[peddlerscross]

Michael Lowry - Hall of Famer
Mattie McGrath - Iconic
Alan Kelly - Giant
Martin Browne - Giant
Jackie Cahill - Something Else

[TreatyStones]

There was talks in the paper that SF want to replace “accidental” TDs like Browne and Wynne with more polished candidates at the next election.

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

Martin Browne has been one of the top performers in this Dail.

cc @Bandage

[Arthur]

67-32 a good republican trouser size

[Fagan_ODowd]

@TreatyStones

There was talks in the paper that SF want to replace “accidental” TDs like Browne and Wynne with more polished candidates at the next election.

Martin looks like he could polish off a fair bit of grub.

[Juhniallio]

In what manner?. I’ve rarely seen him speak impressively but ive seen him come out with outright lies in the Dàil.

[Arthur]

No stranger to a frying pan id say

[anon67715551]

You left out the carvery/restaurant piece.

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

Bump…

Dilemma

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[iron_mike]

@Biff_Egan

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1499060400108748805?t=64SjGZL-vBiLjWA-m62d3Q&s=19

Time for Ivana to step up

Another two in a row in tatters

[Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr]

If Labour are to have any hope of regrouping, an alliance with the Soc Dems may give them a platform. They’ll need to stave off the woke wing though, so plumping for someone like O Riordáin as leader would be disastrous.

Duncan Smith has been a impressive performer in the Dáíl and on committees since his election and may well be the man to take the reins.

[Ashman]

Labour will be grand when SF go in to government ( assuming they don’t go in with them)

[Juhniallio]

@Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr

If Labour are to have any hope of regrouping, an alliance with the Soc Dems may give them a platform. They’ll need to stave off the woke wing though, so plumping for someone like O Riordáin as leader would be disastrous.

Duncan Smith has been a impressive performer in the Dáíl and on committees since his election and may well be the man to take the reins.

Not a hope. Big Dunc sided with Kelly. If the other side have managed to oust Kelly it wont be Duncan.
Shortall and Murphy wouldnt regroup with Labour i wouldnt think. Sure them not being Labour is one of the Soc Dems biggest selling point.

[Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr]

Doesn’t leave much then. Ged Nash?

[Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr]

@Ashman

Labour will be grand when SF go in to government ( assuming they don’t go in with them)

Hard to see an SF led government having the numbers without Labour though.

[dodgy_keeper]

Labour have never recovered from the damage Gilmore and Burton presided over.

Cutting the blind person allowance and many other payments to disabled/vulnerable people - even when the country didn’t have a pot to piss in - went against pretty much every principle Labour stood for.

[Ashman]

What did for Labour was their promise in 2011 to be a mudguard against FG cuts .

[Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy]

But what will Labour have? They are an irrelevance.

I still can’t see a govt being formed without 2 of SF/FF/FG in together. Most likely scenario is FF go in with SF as junior partners next time around.