Ireland General Discussion

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Leo Varadkar has been elected as the new Taoiseach, following the 2020 FG-FF agreement. Micheál Martin is now the Tánaiste.

https://twitter.com/PresidentIRL/status/1604116515564945408

How tall is Higgins? He looks like a hobbit.

5’4 according to Google.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Leo Varadkar has been elected as the new Taoiseach, following the 2020 FG-FF agreement. Micheál Martin is now the Tánaiste.

https://twitter.com/PresidentIRL/status/1604116515564945408

How tall is Higgins? He looks like a hobbit.

5’4 according to Google.

Varadkar is probably about 6'2" or so, so tall but not enormously so.

So it’s a classic Pretty Tall vs Pretty Short clash.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

RedC for the Business Post:

SF 27 (+2)
Ind/Oth 21 (+2)
FG 20 (+1)
FF 14 (-2)
SD 6 (-)
Aontú 4 (-1)
GP 3 (-1)
Lab 3 (-)
SWP/SP 2 (-1)

The International Protection cluster**** seems to be helping the Independent/RON surge to the point where they're now ahead of both government parties (I am skeptical that FF are *quite* as low as this - panel polls traditionally underestimate them - but it's not a good look).

Getting below 17.5 percent (2011's result) would be pretty devastating for FF, wouldn't it? Especially since they seem to be the Irish version of a "natural party of government" a la the Canadian Liberals

Every FF leader ever has served as Taoiseach at some point.