Ireland politics (Part 2)

myboyblue · September 7, 2021, 8:26am

Are you on fucking drugs?!

Ashman · September 7, 2021, 8:27am

Indeed but really really so now .

gilgamboa · September 7, 2021, 8:27am

He will look a lot weaker when the next GE happens

Ashman · September 7, 2021, 8:28am

He won’t be leading FF in to another general election . FF are goosed regardless .

Smark · September 7, 2021, 8:31am

I hope Coveney doesn’t fall on his sword for this. He’s proven himself quite a good politician and streets ahead of most of the plebs representing us. It’ll be some waste if this ends up as his footnote. People can’t be cancelled any time they make a mistake.

Biff_Egan · September 7, 2021, 8:35am

That performance on the Andrew Marr show should keep Coveney in the job. Heroic.

artfoley · September 7, 2021, 8:39am

id disagree, if anything its shown hes exactly the same as the other plebs if not worse.

do you think a good politician would have let this drag on as long as it has, or offer a crony appointment? or selectively delete texts that are subject to FOI? or to then claim his phone was hacked to try and get out of his lies?

these are all amateurish behaviour and although simon thinks he has the pedigree, it all clearly shows that when the shit hits, he clearly isnt capable

Tank · September 7, 2021, 8:48am

#CancelCoveney

alf_stewart · September 7, 2021, 8:49am

We have been hearing this for the last decade. It’s grand cover for self serving politicians. “shur mistakes were made” “it’s not the right time for an election” “no public appetitite” etc etc. Its Michael Martin most at fault for this. He had plenty of opportunities to bring down FG/LAB govt when in opposition but instead chose to prop them up no matter the scandel. No wonder Varadker feels like he can mug him off any time he feels like it nowadays. He knows Martin will do fuck all. Too interested in his own legacy. Which will be that he’s the weakest leader the country has ever seen.

myboyblue · September 7, 2021, 8:49am

Coveney has to go

Copper_pipe · September 7, 2021, 9:26am

Copper_pipe · September 7, 2021, 9:28am

Barry knows the craic

glasagusban · September 7, 2021, 9:42am

He was the Minister for Housing that introduced the Rebuilding Ireland “plan”.

artfoley · September 7, 2021, 9:47am

gary gannon doing the job properly rather than grandstanding like cowen and brady

POTUS · September 7, 2021, 9:51am

Coveney will have to go.

artfoley · September 7, 2021, 10:08am

gorey’s james lawless filleting coveney

Ashman · September 7, 2021, 10:22am

An impressive politician

Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy · September 7, 2021, 10:23am

myboyblue · September 7, 2021, 10:24am

Cant say fairer than that.

Time to move on.

artfoley · September 7, 2021, 10:28am

sorcha clarke showed up most of the rest of the committee and nailed coveney. hes toast