Mercenary.
BEN SCALLAN puts the government out of their misery, and explains 3 things they can do to stop haemorrhaging support with the general public.
The Government’s biggest remaining strength is that it remains the only viable alternative in the public mind to Sinn Fein and Sinn Fein’s “radical change”. But it is not loved, for that. It is resented.
Historically ignorant
Reality check.
The government has predictably been saved by the decision of “dissident” Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs Joe McHugh and Marc MacSharry to vote against the Sinn Féin motion of no confidence on Tuesday. MacSharry resigned from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party in September last year and supported a no confidence motion in Simon Coveney […]
The background to this is that MacLochlainn, who represents Donegal, is naturally enough complaining that the MICA bill does not provide enough money to fix all the collapsing houses.
In fact, both FF and FG are on course to exceed their worst ever general election results
Sometimes historical anniversaries throw up interesting items. Examples of irony perhaps, or maybe indications as to how much things have altered over the course of time. On Friday evening, Sinn Féin was the main political party which took part in what was effectively a picket of a Catholic Church in Ballyfermot. They and others may […]
Kamikaze move.
Groupthink Ireland.
BEN SCALLAN: Cost of living: SF’s “climate action” catches up to them