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ALONG WITH JUST what it stands for and what policies it’s advocating, there are lots of questions about who is going to lead the Independent Alliance.
While Shane Ross has emerged as the putative leader in recent weeks the likes of the outspoken Michael Fitzmaurice and Finian McGrath are also likely to be jockeying for positions at the top.
So when McGrath came to visit TheJournal.ie this week, we had to ask whether he was backing Ross or had leadership ambitions himself. Here’s his rather hilarious answer:
McGrath said that the formal launch of the loose alliance of independents, along with details of its principles and policies will only happen when everything is “ready to rock and roll”. He admitted he doesn’t know when this will be .
But depending on how may seats it wins at the next election it could yet hold the balance of power. In which case some cabinet positions might come up. So we asked McGrath what he personally had in mind if he could sit at the top table:
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They would probably need to install cameras so that the lights won’t get vandalized.
At 7.30am i guess lights are not really going to help
I think CCTV or dummy CCTV. With lots of signs saying that there is CCTV in the area.
lights so the perpetrator can see what he’s doing. .ffs. Us irish are great at finding solutions after the problem occurs
You would prefer if we found no solutions at all?
Yep. But beforehand. not wait till the problems rear there head
When did you get your psychic ability?
This is the brains of the country
Typical lazy council “ah sure we’ll make a decision on it in January” could be months after that , the fact somebody was attacked should be enough to act on it immediately
Its probably not laziness as such. Most local authorities would have used up their measly annual budget at this stage of the year and any new works would cause over budget problems….which the public also complain about. Hence they decide in jan when a new budget is available.
This is Fingal CC, my money is on laziness !
When someone gets assaulted or murdered they act or consider doing something. Joke.
Any intel on what the assaulter looked like?
How about extra Gardai to catch the perv
Bit late now putting cameras in slow as fuk we r
Considering huh, this is the state of our justice system
There should be lights but walking in an unlit park in the dark at 7.30 isn’t safe. People need to think more about personal safety and their actions. Take a more safe route if you want to go for a walk alone. Or bring a large dog.
So 7.30 in the morning isn’t safe. Is 7.30 in the evening safe in ur esteemed opinion? Or how about 1.30 in the morning? Or how about instead of blaming/changing victims behaviour you actually focus on blaming/changing perpetrator behaviour.
The truth why didn’t you foresee the assault and call for lights to be installed you moron
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