The Fine Gael thread

[seafoid]

Harris is being lauded for his communication and his mastery of detail but the health service is a mess and he was the minister for a number of years. He may turn out to be another Brian Cowen.

Tell me any Minister who was a success at Health.....

Health is a black hole because of rent seeking.
He is as mediocre as the rest of them. None of them understand the big picture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw_sPN6gBg8

[Rossfan]

Harris is being lauded for his communication and his mastery of detail but the health service is a mess and he was the minister for a number of years. He may turn out to be another Brian Cowen.

Tell me any Minister who was a success at Health.....

Here comes the FG defender...right on cue.

Blinkered shinnerbot wrong again.

I asked a question.

[Captain Scarlet]

Just logging on to make sure everyone is only saying nice things about Leo. Not wishing him the best in glowing terms seems to have ruffled many...
I can't get over the fact that while people were dying he was dropping Mean Girl quotes into speeches. That sums him up. He never was IN IT with the people and the facts laid bare are record homelessness, waiting lists and more.
Like I voted FG a few cycles back so not a blue shirt basher, but it's time for them to go. Josepha Madigan has jumped to. FG are going to be wiped out.

It's funny how many political journos are so biased against SF that they are somehow going nuts over it all and the FG people leaving is a sign of the toxic nature of public life. In fairness it's not easy but the full truth is that they are not keen on running because they don't fancy losing.

Labour will be wiped out with the Greens too. The only reason this Govt was ever brought about was to stop SF, but now it's game over.

[From the Bunker]

You have to laugh at Elected talk of toxicity in Politics.

Of course there is. What do these people expect when they only answer to their superiors.

The Media give them a free pass.

There is no respect for them because they have no respect for a vast majority of their electorate.

Varadkar was a vile individual. The kind who'd look down his nose at most. He served his higher masters well the last decade or so.

He won't be remembered for anything. Correction -  he won't be remembered for anything good.

[joemamas]

You have to laugh at Elected talk of toxicity in Politics.

Of course there is. What do these people expect when they only answer to their superiors.

The Media give them a free pass.

There is no respect for them because they have no respect for a vast majority of their electorate.

Varadkar was a vile individual. The kind who'd look down his nose at most. He served his higher masters well the last decade or so.

He won't be remembered for anything. Correction -  he won't be remembered for anything good.

+1

He should be forced to drive around 10 towns (under 1000 population)in each county in the west of Ireland, and have someone point out to him, the number of businesses that have shut shop in the last decade.

[Rossfan]

Use them or lose them as we all drove off to Tesco, Dunnes, Aldi, Lidl etc.

[armaghniac]

Use them or lose them as we all drove off to Tesco, Dunnes, Aldi, Lidl etc.

Exactly, the people in these small towns are driving to bigger ones to the above, or else getting deliveries from these or Amazon etc.

[marty34]

And the post offices and banks.

FFG hve ruined rural Ireland.

[AustinPowers]

Just logging on to make sure everyone is only saying nice things about Leo. Not wishing him the best in glowing terms seems to have ruffled many...
I can't get over the fact that while people were dying he was dropping Mean Girl quotes into speeches. That sums him up. He never was IN IT with the people and the facts laid bare are record homelessness, waiting lists and more.
Like I voted FG a few cycles back so not a blue shirt basher, but it's time for them to go. Josepha Madigan has jumped to. FG are going to be wiped out.

It's funny how many political journos are so biased against SF that they are somehow going nuts over it all and the FG people leaving is a sign of the toxic nature of public life. In fairness it's not easy but the full truth is that they are not keen on running because they don't fancy losing.

Labour will be wiped out with the Greens too. The only reason this Govt was ever brought about was to stop SF, but now it's game over.

Yep and yep

[Rossfan]

I think ye'll find that Sinn Féin were unable to form a Government in 2020.

[Itchy]

I think ye'll find that Sinn Féin were unable to form a Government in 2020.

Indeed because the other parties refused to accept the will of majority of people.

[armaghniac]

I think ye'll find that Sinn Féin were unable to form a Government in 2020.

Indeed because the other parties refused to accept the will of majority of people.

The majority of people voted for the parties in the government.

[Armagh18]

FF/FG should have just merged at that point. 2 cheeks of the same arse. SF are flawed but couldn't be any worse than that shower.

[Itchy]

I think ye'll find that Sinn Féin were unable to form a Government in 2020.

Indeed because the other parties refused to accept the will of majority of people.

The majority of people voted for the parties in the government.

The largest party was frozen out by the status quo. Don't believe it ever happened before and it was 2 fingers to the electorate. As the man above said, the two of them should merge if that's the game they want to play. Ironically it's a hatred and fear of northern nationalists that is the driver so interesting that you find yourself defending it.

[weareros]

I think ye'll find that Sinn Féin were unable to form a Government in 2020.

Indeed because the other parties refused to accept the will of majority of people.

The majority of people voted for the parties in the government.

The largest party was frozen out by the status quo. Don't believe it ever happened before and it was 2 fingers to the electorate. As the man above said, the two of them should merge if that's the game they want to play. Ironically it's a hatred and fear of northern nationalists that is the driver so interesting that you find yourself defending it.

Of course  it did. Fianna Fáil were usually the largest party with over 40% of vote when kept out by FG/Labour coalitions. In 1982 FF had 47% of the vote and were kept out. SF in contrast got 24% of vote.