Irish General Election (February 8th 2020)

[jaymichaud]

Who's predicted to win the youth vote? Greens?

[jaymichaud]

Why don't FF and FG simply merge. In this day and age what is the point of having two parties that are ideologically utterly indistinguishable from each other?

I was under the impression that Fine Gael were socially liberal and fiscally conservative, whereas Fianna Fail were socially conservative and mixed on the economy?

Or am I totally wrong?

[jaymichaud]

Assuming polls hold, how likely would an SF-FF coalition be? (maybe with support from the Trots, Irish Labour or some indies)

I'd be disappointed if Ireland gets another FF-FG coalition with roles swapped tbh; even if I despise Sinn Fein and think they should be banned in any reasonable country (see: Batasuna)

I don’t think they should be banned since they’re not violent nowadays but stuff like this doesn’t help their case

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/ira-souvenirs-sell-well-in-mcdonald-hq-26540510.html

[jaymichaud]

Would a SF/Labor/Green/PBP coalition really work?

[jaymichaud]

What are the odds the unity government will remain?

[jaymichaud]

As an Irish-American am extremely delighted that Sinn Fein is not only a contender, but will likely be represented in the seats of power....

We will see our six occupied counties from the North United and Free...

All Irish Men and Women will raise the flag of the Green, Orange, and White.

BREXIT has caused a dream that all Irish Patriots have been longing for Centuries....

It was never about sectarian violence in the North (Let alone the South)....

British Army withdrew after the peace agreements, and we put down our arms....

We stood by the pledge and  won election after election in both North and South for decades....

SF is not only the largest Party in Occupied Northern Ireland, and  now apparently tied for 3rd within the South.

Will happily take an honorary Republican Socialist against some crooked rich wanker who claims rights after "clearing the slums of North Dublin", supported Interment during WW II against Irish Republicans....

Although the Church is a thang', and many people grew up in these places, the attempt to enforce religious identity is increasingly running hollow in the Republic proper...

Hell... Brendan Behan was excommunicated way back in the dayz simply for taking a couple of poppers at a couple of coppers in the South of Ireland way back in the early '40s in self defense (No 'arm no foul)....

Yeah they’re kinda loony but they have the best music

🎶 A comrade on my left and another one on me right,
And a clip of ammunition for me little armalite 🎶

[jaymichaud]

A Sinn Fein government will be a piece of work for UK/Ireland relations.

[jaymichaud]

https://www.irishpost.com/news/opinion-poll-sees-surge-support-fine-gael-amid-ongoing-covid-19-crisis-182436

Seem legit?

[jaymichaud]

POLL: Business Post/Red C
(April 23-29; MoE unstated, likely 3%)

Fine Gael: 35 (+1 in five weeks)
Sinn Féin: 27 (-1)
Fianna Fáil: 14 (-4)
Independents: 8 (+3)
Greens: 6 (+1)
Labour: 3
Social Democrats: 3
Solidarity-PBP: 2
Aontú: 1 (-1)
Renua: 1 (+1)

12% of voters are undecided.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[jaymichaud]

Micheál Martin is set to be Taoiseach in a coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.