Will you vote for Fianna Fail?

[muppet]

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/ireland-its-a-great-country-for-a-criminal-29260026.html

'Ireland? It's a great country for a criminal'
Our lenient justice system continues to attract hordes of foreign criminals who rob and scam people and businesses of millions each year, writes Jim Cusack

This makes pretty grim reading and just another pillar of the Irish state that FF were happy to let crumble. Of course Shatter isn't doing much about it either. Irrespective of whether criminals are homegrown or foreign we are simply not apply appropriate justice and haven't been for some time. It's a mess and there is no one to fix it.

I think the turnout at the next elections may well be at an all time low.

It's little wonder when you read it that article that there is a general swing further to the right across Europe rightly or wrongly.

I am no fan of Shatter and in particular Michael McDowell.

However reform here will never happen without the full participation of the Law Society.

One would want to be careful what one might say about that organisation, in public, but it seems that the legislative ammunition in this country is lacking and will always be lacking. Witness how quickly you saw Bernie Madov, the Enron Executives etc. in orange jumpsuits and look at how many people we have in custody here for the financial scandals.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

get them back.. ye lot deserve them. all pigs on the one sow

No wonder people would vote for them, when you lot are the alternative opposition.

[From the Bunker]

Well Former Labour Party chairman Colm Keaveney has joined Fianna Fáil. What a Joke! He said the party has learned from mistakes of the past. 

Former junior minister Michael Kitt must be delighted.

This is better than any gift Grub sketch!

[Rossfan]

He's some fcukin hypocrite. 
He should fit in well with the FF clientele with the tanned face on him.

[From the Bunker]

He's some fcukin hypocrite. 
He should fit in well with the FF clientele with the tanned face on him.

True they should make a good marriage!

[Maguire01]

And to think many had the impression that he was a man of principle when he moved against Labour...

[Itchy]

What a twat. They deserve each other.

[From the Bunker]

The contradictions in his reasons for joining FF are absurd at the highest degree. There is a Smell of George Lee to this sort of story, where the man joining the party probably thinks he is bigger than the party!

[Maguire01]

He is quite tall.

[lawnseed]

ffs all he has to do is take a few 'brownies', get a few single moms flats, and perhaps do a charity cycle run and his slagging off of fianna fail will be forgotten such is the memory of the irish electorate.

your typical irish voter doesn't give a fuk who's running the country as long as they get their little wants like planning, bin collections and medical cards. they wouldn't care if it was stalin.. ffs Charlie haughey bought them with a free bus pass and john bruton got sacked over tax on childrens shoes! how much would that have been? maybe a couple of quid a year? there is no reasoning with the irish voter.. no plan.. no thought. theyre just like kids a few sweets before the election and the porridge of the last 4 years is quickly forgotten..

this t**ser changing from labour (supposed to be a left wing socialist party) to the ultra conservative fianna fail.. in the six counties should be like Gregory Campbell joining sinn fein but in the 26 its not even a issue because there is nothing between the parties in terms of policy, ideology or values. political parties in the 26 base their policy on survival. Ireland has come out of recession(supposedly) by being run by Germany it would make more sense just to get in a few germans to run the place as a commercial entity and forget about democracy. just set a few ground rules regarding health and social services and subcontract the running of the place to foreigners. it'd be less expensive and less hassle

[Rossfan]

What a partitionist rant.
I presume you'll be voting to stay in the yUK when the referendum comes around.

[lawnseed]

What a partitionist rant.
I presume you'll be voting to stay in the yUK when the referendum comes around.

when are yous gonna give us back our 26 counties

[From the Bunker]

So there we have it Colm Keaveney has decided to go into opposition with Fianna Fail so he can have an influence on the ills that have come on our country! There he will have a bigger influence on things, right?

Wonder what the local Cumann in East Galway makes of this move? I'm sure there is an aspiring FF Councillor would be pissed off with this glory hunter jumping in in front of them. Michael F. Dolan (FF) got only 150 less first preferences votes than Keaveney, and that was under the duress FF had in the last election!

[lawnseed]

So there we have it Colm Keaveney has decided to go into opposition with Fianna Fail so he can have an influence on the ills that have come on our country! There he will have a bigger influence on things, right?

Wonder what the local Cumann in East Galway makes of this move? I'm sure there is an aspiring FF Councillor would be pissed off with this glory hunter jumping in in front of them. Michael F. Dolan (FF) got only 150 less first preferences votes than Keaveney, and that was under the duress FF had in the last election!

wouldn't it be a charity if dolan unseated him

[fearglasmor]

The options are getting slim.
Cant stand FG
Will never vote FF again
Labour are a joke
And now opinion of SF has been revised significantly downward