She got out before it was time to start changing heās nappies
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Hugoās Huggies.
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This is a bit overstated. Nobody had a clue who most of the SF candidates were last time out. FF used to get 3 TDs over the line in some places based on the brand and transfers.
In what way?
Iām not sure the thrust of the article - that weāre rapidly burning through goodwill in Brussels - is just limited to perception of what portfolio we got
The portfolio we were assigned, as it turns out, is not that bad. Many others got screwed to the wall worse, including bigger countries. VDL created loads of overlapping profiles to ensure no one could become too influential.
On burning through goodwill, Iām not sure thatās true. Thereās always going to be some areas of tension across the range, weāre in a tricky enough space on a few of them at the moment but weāre navigating ok Iād say. Where Drea shows himself up is the line I quoted earlier, suggesting Ireland should āgo bigā and try fill the UKās place in the EU. It betrays his own political leanings and ideology. Itās also laughable that Ireland would try to take up that mantle. Talk about burning through goodwill. That line gives the lie to his whole article.
thereās plenty of goodwill for the irish in brussels, but where we are lacking severely is influence. the number of irish working in DGs is pitiful and other countries have wised that if you staff the commission or a particular DG, you influence that area is a big way.
We need to back to a 1980s economy to encourage people to pursue careers in the EU again.
nothing so drastic is required. just make it a more attractive option and put as much resources into training course for SNEs, how to succeed at EU interviews etc and take the hit for a few without costs posts.
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Is there even a smidgin of doubt that if we send over our two most vociferously anti-establishment mandarins in @glasagusban and @artfoley that weāll end up holding the whip hand in no time at all?
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Some fellas donāt like democracy
Meltdown in the comments here as well
https://twitter.com/oconnellhugh/status/1837636185495048693?s=46&t=hy6wc4bLZMiyfotc20UniQ
You have to think Sinn Fein made a huge mistake not forming a government when they had the chance
Rise of the headbangers fucked SF,
That was their base vote
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Greens to be wiped out
https://twitter.com/pollstoseats/status/1837650364289765471?s=46&t=K27wQ5SlUD1o1nD3wyFPgA
Until the next time 
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I still think FF and FG will end on similar enough seat totals.
SF could well lose seats at this stage even though the DƔil will have 14 extra seats.
A problem not talked about with them is the huge disparity in vote % they got in some places.
In Dublin that ranged from 9.6% to 44% depending on the Constituency. Itās a pretty incredible range really. Their range will likely narrow and that is no good to them when they are transfer repellant.
SF are getting their dinner eaten in āworking classā areas and thatās why MLMD is going around talking about throwing Apple money into those areas.
Where are the second seats going to come from that they needed to grow? Based on their existing %, it is highly likely they lose the likes of Dublin Bay South.
Why is āworking classā in inverted comments like āmiguelā?
As it is the best way to describe certain areas historically but the concept is not what it once was.
5 years of Daly and Wallace over there hardly helped us.