Fianna Fáil gets off on the wrong foot, especially with their own crybabies
Threeways are always messy. After months of God knows what, Ireland’s new coalition government made up of old centre-right rivals Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, as well as the Green Party, was voted in last weekend. New Taoiseach Micheál Martin was confirmed, popped in the microwave and left to rotate until December 2022, at which point […]
6 years ago
Sinn Féin surges to 15 point lead over Fianna Fáil in latest opinion poll
The poll also has Mary Lou McDonald as the most popular leader in the country. In the first opinion poll since the general election last month, Sinn Féin support has risen again putting them 15 points clear of the other parties. The Behaviour and Attitudes (B&A) poll for The Sunday Times shows that support for Sinn […]
6 years ago
Rallies prove that Sinn Féin are playing the game better than anyone else right now
Sinn Féin’s rallies should scare Leo Varadkar, but not for the reason he thinks. In the wake of the most fractured general election in Irish history, all parties struggle now to emerge from the debris. In perhaps the boldest attempt to do so, Sinn Fein are currently holding a series of “public rallies” (their choice […]
6 years ago
Sinn Féin announce a series of public rallies to take place in five counties
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has announced that her party will be holding a series of public rallies in the coming weeks. The announcement comes as the party plans to increase its engagements with potential coalition partners with a view to forming a government. In a statement issued on Saturday, McDonald said: “Fianna Fáil and […]
6 years ago
Leo Varadkar’s long, lonely count centre wait summed up Fine Gael’s disastrous election
By the time Leo Varadkar arrived, the Phibblestown Community Centre’s very reasonably priced tuck shop (€1 for a can of Coke) had sold out of its best chocolate bars. Throughout the day, it had been serving media, politicians and supporters alike. Paul Donnelly, who got in on the first count, and Roderic O’Gorman, who got […]
6 years ago
A couple in Cork who ran for the Dáil but for different parties have both been elected
A brilliant story. No doubt the main story of the election is the strong performance of Sinn Féin across the country, especially in areas where they’ve historically not held seats. As of Monday morning, 29 Sinn Féin candidates have been elected with more in contention as the counting continues today. But another big story of […]
6 years ago