Irish politics discussion thread

she's not being held to account for it she's using it as a stunt

fair enough re not posting, smarter move. i'm sure i'll hear soon enough!

You can see the "story" at http://www.irishcentral.com/ - it's completely irrelevant to the campaign.

how d'we feel about the various amendments?

Personally- govt death panels no, judges pay on the table yes

8 former attorneys general feel strongly about this

Can't believe gallagher is gonna win this, just can't see it

well he's fucked now

hopefully

yeah hes not coming out of this debate well if thats what youre referring to.

it is. God knows what will happen tho. I'm kind of zen about the presidency tbh, wd gladly swap Gallagher in the aras for Coppinger in Dublin West and nos to the two const amendments

i'm either way on judge's pay being a vital part of separation of judiciary and executive, tbph.

Gallagher, just don't like him. Have a feeling that if there's anything beneath the shitetalk buzzwords then it's nasty. And he's FF, a celtic tiger entrepreneur and probably owes us money.

oh yeah don't get me wrong i HATE gallagher. and I do find it somewhat depressing that so many Irish people are apparently considering swinging right back to FF within the fucken year. but it's such a meaningless gig that he can stew in the park for 14 years afaic. think he's finished tho now, altho who knows?

and yep judges' pay is less important than the other referendum.

Well FF+FG always get dunno 60% of the people behind them...FF have no official candidate and nobody likes Gay Mitchell, so there's a massive floating centre-right and rural vote that has to go somewhere.

mcguinness, tho it'll fracture obv

not on right or left lines, tho, on rural nationalist ones

Yeah and Dana is obviously going for obviously going for some of that vote too. But for one reason or another it looks like they're splitting for Gallagher now.

Fair few friends on Facebook trying to whip up support for Michael D; he'll get all the Norris transfers but I don't know how he can get to 50%+1 unless Gallagher's support collapses.

Didn't see tonight's action though.

michael d will get everyone's transfers imo

fg voters will vote michael d first, imo, if they think gallagher has a chance

dana unpopular, can't really see her drumming up support from any demographic tbh. Hard right catholics? I dunno, maybe it's a bigger market than i think, or at least they'll all show up on the day.

highly doubt ff/fg will get 60% tho

the audience on last nights debate doing a collective "AWWWW!" to Gay Mitchell after pleading to Pat Kenny to ask relevant questions about the role of president (so as he could waffle on) was hilarious.

i think seanín may just fall away in a sthrong wakeness

took a few envelopes, passed them here and there, nbd.

how much of the michael d transfer logic is just out west assumptions though

sure this is it

i for one welcome our new fraggle overlord

hear hear

^

All hail Michael D. He asked my Mum to a dance once.

my dad rid haughey's daughter a few times but hey it's not a contest

you win

Pretty sure everyone in Ireland has stories about an intersection with a "notable public figure".

lol i was going to say i didnt but actually i do but i wont post cuz it isnt rly interesting or salacious

also deems i was trying to work out what 'rid' was a euphemism for in that context but it turns out it was the opposite of a euphemism

yep

nb my dad is an old seadog so pinch of salt pinch of salt

http://s3.jrnl.ie/media/2011/10/Silver-Surfer-Awards-403-630x332.jpg

lol

oh wow, portrait of an election

could do with a tiny Dana as the Virgin Mary crying in a corner, but yeah, couldn't ask for better.

and pixie lott as mary davis

i hadn't given any credence to the polls showing gallagher the big lead last week, but the red c poll data about swingers backed it up

Transfers doing wonders for gay.

paying 1bn tranche of anglo bonds from taxpayer funds tomorrow- not even senior debt afaik

Politicians and bankers lining up on primetime now to tell us why

Corrupt, lying motherfuckers

studio discussion was 'unsatisfactory'

and again at the end of this week, though at long, long last the media are starting to attempt to profile where/to whom and therefore why the irish govt is paying such huge sums to unsecured investors in dead companies

Ironic thing is that there'll be a huge and IMPORTANT debate when terry pratchett or whoever finally goes the assisted suicide route, we're not only lemming it financially, we've to fuckin report progress to the doctor in charge every three months

NAMAste, deems

deathlols

i've a fine righteous anger on me today, channelling it into landlord negotiations. Averaging 13% across the board so far, can't work out if i'm helping or exacerbating the problem tbph.

Dunph taking it to the bin companies on the Late Late. Fight the power

He's had a few

way to scorn his main source of nutrition

any time Eamon needs to reach for a symbol of Irish greatness he goes for horse racing. It's hilarious

& padraig harrington

Referendum a coming! I love EU refererendums.

Taking Sides:

Passing the referendum will lead to our enslavement, forced abortions for all, and mass conscription v. Rejecting the referendum will lead to our expulsion from the EU and reversion to a barter economy based on the potato.

latter, pls

latter all day