“Damaging.”
One candidate had a great night. Some others did not.
“That happens in elections.”
The Irish government currently gives funding to political parties that run “people of diversity” as candidates, while FF’s 2024 local election manifesto calls for mandatory “gender targets” in local government boards. Gript’s Ben Scallan asks Micheál Martin about this.
“Right out of the Trump playbook.”
“I don’t think that sort of language serves us well.”
Also denounced “hate speech.”
The resolution was defeated by two votes, leading to considerable criticism of the four Fine Gael MEPs who helped to vote it down.
The president of Young Fine Gael has been lambasted by the media and politicians for weeks now. Is this peak hypocrisy?