Ireland politics (Part 2)

[Ashman]

Is any Labour TD ???

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Ivana Tinkle

[carryharry]

Kelly was….

[artfoley]

@iron_mike

Ivana is a gamble. She is in no way guaranteed her seat next election.

Labour left the working man swinging to go after the identity politics. No surprise theyre being wiped out

[Juhniallio]

Yes. Most of the time. I have a berlingo which means im very familiar with shinnying lamposts at election time.
Ged Nash is very good, Aodhàn can be very good but is a pain in the hole sometimes. Who knows about Duncan, hes certainly raised his profile a bit for a first time td. Kelly is done. It was his own fault. He put others in a position where they had to act. Howlin is gone. Id have no time for sherlock really but hes obviously very strong locally.

[iron_mike]

I reckon kelly could well go down the independent route next election. If he plzys his cards right this could make his seat untouchable

[Arthur]

There’s very little shit with Sherlock at least. Is he their spokesman for housing?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Arthur

There’s very little shit with Sherlock at least. Is he their spokesman for housing?

The fact that you have to ask that about the most pressing issue in the country probably tells you all you need to know about the party.

[anon67715551]

Tipp is already top heavy with Indipindints. His political career is well and truly over.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@anon67715551

Tipp is already top heavy with Indipindints. His political career is well and truly over.

It also has a Sinn Fein TD who is a bit top heavy

[Biff_Egan]

It’s a sweet gig though. Sort out a few medical cards and keep name recognition and you’re untouchable. Can complain about everything in the Dail without having to be accountable for any tough decisions.

[iron_mike]

I wouldn’t be too sure about that

[anon67715551]

@Fagan_ODowd

@anon67715551

Tipp is already top heavy with Indipindints. His political career is well and truly over.

It also has a Sinn Fein TD who is a bit top heavy

Careful now, that could be misconstrued.

[iron_mike]

@Biff_Egan

It’s a sweet gig though. Sort out a few medical cards and keep name recognition and you’re untouchable. Can complain about everything in the Dail without having to be accountable for any tough decisions.

Id say neither you nor I would ladt an hour in the job.

[AlanHQ]

@Arthur

There’s very little shit with Sherlock at least. Is he their spokesman for housing?

Sherlock is the only one guaranteed to win a seat at the next election . But thats down the legacy of his father than anything he’s done.Labour are a dying party.

[mikehunt]

A worthy successor to Phil Hogan in the water charges debacle. Good riddance.

[croppy_boy]

@Juhniallio

Howlin is gone.

George Lawlor will be a certainty to pick up all his votes I would imagine.

[carryharry]

Dunno about being a certainty.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Kelly seemed bright and made some good points over last couple of years.

Labour probably figure they need a Dublin based leader and need to get on board the populist bus.

Overall the standard of politician across all the parties is very mediocre. There’s few enough brains going down that road these days.

There’s easier ways to get ahead in Ireland and social media is a sewer anybody half way sensible doesn’t want to bathe in

[anon67715551]

Following another tangent I wandered into the Limerick West General Election results thread.
Whatever you can say the Collins faction seem to have ruled the territory in terms of vote management for almost 50 years. Impressive by any standard.