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Updated 10.35pm
ENDA KENNY HAS has resigned as Taoiseach after the Dáil failed to re-elect him or anyone else as Taoiseach this afternoon.
Despite the resignation, Kenny will continue as an acting Taoiseach until such time as he is re-elected or a successor is found.
The Fine Gael leader failed to win the confidence of TDs in a vote this afternoon after he was proposed for re-election by Fine Gael’s new TD Noel Rock.
This evening, the Taoiseach’s office confirmed that Kenny conveyed his resignation to President Michael D Higgins.
Efforts to elect Micheál Martin, Gerry Adams and Richard Boyd-Barrett to head the next government were also defeated.
The proposal to re-elect Kenny was defeated by 94 votes to 57, with seven Labour TDs joining Fine Gael deputies in supporting Kenny. Six TDs abstained.
A proposal to make Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin the next Taoiseach was also defeated by 108 votes to 43, with abstentions from independent TDs Denis Naughten, Mattie McGrath, Noel Grealish, Michael Collins and Michael Harty.
The vote to elect Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams as Taoiseach was defeated by 116 to 24 with 16 abstentions, while a proposal to make AAA-PBP’s Richard Boyd Barrett was also defeated by 111 votes to 9.
With none of the four nominees elected Taoiseach, no government can be formed and Kenny will now tender his resignation to President Michael D Higgins later.
Speaking in the Dáil following the four votes, Kenny confirmed he will resign as Taoiseach in accordance with his constitutional obligation.
He remains on as caretaker Taoiseach, heading a caretaker government, until a new government is formed. Kenny confirmed he will continue to fulfil his obligations as Taoiseach, including travelling the United States for St Patrick’s Day next week.
We did not get everything right over the past five years, nor we were able to achieve everything we hoped to.
Kenny said he is committed to working so that “the people get the government they need and deserve and that they have given their verdict upon”.
“It seems to me, from many of the contributions, as if a substantial number of people do not want to serve in government,” he said, adding:
Those of us who accept the responsibilities of the mandate given have a duty to face up to those responsibilities and deal with them in the best way.
The process of forming a government is expected to take a number of weeks but may not yield a government at the end of it.
Prior to the votes, a lengthy Dáil debate heard several speakers urging Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to go into government together.
Among them was Labour leader and outgoing Tánaiste Joan Burton who urged Fianna Fáil and its leader Micheál Martin to do what her party did five years ago and put the national interest before party.
“Even though Fianna Fáil presided over and created the crash, I believe there is an onus on that party to step up to the plate and seek to remedy their wrongs,” she said.
In 2011, the Labour Party didn’t stand idly by in our own best interests. We stood by the Republic. Fianna Fail should do likewise now.
She said that Labour, with its seven TDs, will provide “principled responsible opposition”.
Her colleague Brendan Howlin called for parties in a position to form a government to do so.
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan told the Dáil how his two grandparents hated each other’s politics ”but they got into bed together for 50 odd years and it seemed to work”.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said that Enda Kenny “betrayed” the mandate he received at the last election.
The Donegal TD was heavily critical of the discussion around Dáil reform in recent days, saying this was not an issue raised on the doorsteps during the election
The Independent Alliance leader Shane Ross said that the grouping would not support any nominee for Taoiseach but will “enthusiastically” support those who embrace the alliance’s charter for change.
“You cannot simply unite to block radical reform in this country,” he said.
Newly-elected independent Danny Healy-Rae said the two largest parties had to form a government and “give over the posturing because time is slipping by”.
The people voted, the people have spoken and it’s up to the parties to throw away the past, the future is what we want for today.
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The fact that after the huge loss of seats at the election, Labour are still supporting FG, boggles the mind. They obviously have not got the message from the electorate.
What’s the end game here? They just all attended the Dail today to go through the motions. You could not get a bet on what transpired today.
I’ll get chastised for saying this now, but is it at all possible, however remotely, that Labour are still supporting FG because they did all they possibly could have with the mess they inherited?
The electorate don’t think so
Your not all wrong Paul but FG have act the maggot towards labour. Sadly they can’t see that.
Any chance Kenny could tender his resignation and leave politics? As for Labour! There will be another election.
Don’t forget their attendance money, they certainly didn’t.
Caretaker Kenny.
Still confounding the critics.
With his 7.8% economic growth.
Another message is a call for new leaders of those parties???
“With his 7.8% economic growth” “HIS” I really doubt that Diarmuid… The price of things have gone up???
What message have the people given? I’m confused.
I totally agree with you Paul.
What do the electorate want someone please tell me.
And to think he and his party thought they would just stroll back into power. I’m amazed he actually thought he and his party hadn’t upset the Irish people.
Sure Joan still thinks she is doing us all a favour. Even from the other side of the house. Ffs
With economic growth faster than China at 7.8% last year coming from a bankrupt state Enda Kenny and FG are not the only ones left wondering. The whingers, may have just had a Pyrrhic victory.
Politicians knock at our doors looking for us to vote, then they are voted in and they abstain from voting!!!!
@ John Tierney
Are you enjoying your retirement from Irish Water?
Economic growth rate of 8%, is that some sort of lube we should use as they continue to rape us? Paying off other peoples debts? That the next generation will still be paying off. So they raped our pockets and increased growth and we should thank them. They should be thanking us for paying other peoples debt. Europe’s lap dogs.
If you actually think this country is growing at 8% then your an idiot!!
Jesus Christ the sound of that woman’s voice is ferociously irritating.
We are paying for water since 1997, I’ve paid for my water or part of when I taxed my car last week
Economic growth due to outside economic factors and budget deficit controlled by EU. Tell me what was the brilliant policy FG introduced to turn economy around. What exactly ?
John, you need a rest!
Why are other EU countries not growing at same rate if EU policy is so great?
What had Europe to do with our Tourism growth. Michael O’leary credits the gov for scrapping travel tax.
What had Europe to do with opening up new markets for exports such as Irish beef?
What had Europe to do with defending our corporate tax (first introduced by Lab) that was up 3 billion in rev in 2015? Europe if they could would drive Google, Facebook and Apple out. Seems people want to blame FG and LB for anything bad and give credit to Troika for anything good.
Other EU countries didn’t borrow so much money to have a 200+billion debt. Should we be thankful to fg/labour for that too or are we allowed whinge a little bit?
We already pay John … Are you forgetting
@john tierney ,
1} we already pay for water , it is legislated for
2} ye may be beyond the pale and paying for your water, separately, but if you have a usable road on your route home, if you have traffic lights , if you have libraries ,and schools available to you, if you have a Garda or hospital service available to you, chances are this is subsidised by those bloody city dwellers that live and work and pay taxes within the pale
Its swings and roundabouts ok?
People do actually understand that to treat water costs money, that is not what people are objecting to
Have to say though, quite funny how you invoke Enda’s turn of phrase to garner a reaction , lol :-)
we pay already 3 fold john tierney and we have paid for years dont kid yourself .us in in the pale paid poxy over the odds for houses also because of fianna failure and their developer and building mates lining their pockets.
Bank bailout preceded the Coalition gov. Other European countries had bailouts too (Spain, Greece, Portugal). The Irish growth and reduced unemployment numbers are in complete contrast to these other EU areas. So my question remains: if we are crediting EU policy, why aren’t the rest seeing similar results under this marvelous EU fiscal policy.
Looks like when a Tierney family calls a child John the outcome is never going to be good eh?
Can I just say…….??????i taxed my car last week!!!!
Is the CSO lying then?
Labour still supporting FG!!! #Will Never Learn
For the good of the country, did you ever hear such Bo##icks. More like for the good of the pensions
Delusion is still mighty in labour… If things were for the good of the country, why did the electorate decimate labour. Because they are not good for the country. Really delusion people going around.
Haha . labour and fg are the ones that now need that recovery they kept going on about within their own parties.. To recover what they lost. … Respect.
My thoughts exactly Nigel, FG helped Labour to be decimated at the election and yet here we have all their elected 7 still clinging desperately to their coattails?.
Enda Kenny Resigns…Brilliant, the sign of change has started in this country! I hope more heads will roll soon.
I hope he’s no winging
First job Enda is the toilets. Those walls need serious painting
He could be back in a couple of weeks, don’t be counting your chickens…chances are it’s going to be him or Mehole.
Funny how nobody recognises the Irish people gave him more seats than anyone else….
Lost more too
Why don’t you put yourself forward? Then again there’s enough apes in Government.
Labour are that sorry that they continue to back Kenny, despite telling us Fine Gael would be very bad on their own.. They didn’t even barter anything, just blind support, just like their tenure in office. Go away now.
Agree… Labour patethic…
Even after all that’s happened, he still had the backing of the seven Labour TDs. Pathetic!
Are there that many labour td’s
Even after being decimated at the polls for their treachery the Labour party persist in backing the right wing , hopefully there is another election and they can be finished off completely
Good riddance
Brilliant news
What goes around comes around. Serves him right
Delighted, Kenny fails to enter the FG history books as the first ever two term taosigh.
Kenny you reap what you sow with your treacherous attempt to privatise our water supply.
Recovery THAT edna!
Is Gorry running, or is he denying that too?
I`m sincerely hoping that Enda going to Michael D and tendering his resignation is live on RTE this afternoon, live on RTE news @ 6 and @ 9, also is shown on TV3 later tonight.
Will be spectacular seeing his final fall from grace,after he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory,
you should have gone to the people in November when you had the chance ya big eejit.
Matter of time until Varadkar or Coveney gives him the old heave ho,
He is nothing more than a walking political corpse at this stage, and I for one am delighted.
I don’t think there was any month in his five year tenure that the majority of people would have supported him, he was never wanted.
He’s still Taoiseach – just in a caretaker role. He also has power to call a re-election which is more than others have… hardly a “fall from grace”.
He could never have a ‘fall from grace’ , he has never been graceful……or or humble……or had humility……etc etc etc
First Conor McGregor and now this.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out…
Well that’s just great, now who do we get to plagiarise an American presidents speech to his face? and how do we replace that powerful accent and determined chin, we’re doomed DOOMED.
Wooohooo
You do realise that just because Kenny didn’t get enough votes today, doesn’t mean he still won’t become Taoiseach?
Martin vote get the votes today, either will Adams. The negotiations will continue..
I can guarantee you that if FG manage to strike a deal making them the leading party in a coalition, then Kenny will 100% be Taoiseach.
If FG loses out to Fianna Fáil, then there’s a chance he’ll go.
But If you agree that there’s a chance for a FG Taoiseach, then it will definitely be Kenny for the next government at least.
Carl, the only way your scenario has a hope of playing out is if Enda is replaced as leader. Only THEN is there a chance there will be a FG Taoiseach.
Open a newspaper, maybe read a book.
The leader of a political party who won the most seats in an election, even if they lost a large amount too, and in contention to form a government will never get the boot immediately after said election.
This isn’t me being a FG fan boy, if you disagree you actually don’t understand the general basics of politics.
Carl why don’t u tell me about the Senates critical role in rejecting or amending bad laws next?
Your confusing what’s theoretically meant to happen with real world politics, all expectations in politics depend on context, if he’d come back going from 40 to 45 still biggest party but didn’t do great he might b ok but loosing as many as he did he hasn’t a hope. Ignore the protestations of loyalty, bigger the smile the sharper the knife that’s real politics not the one you read about in CSPE or a political science class. The public loyalty is to give him space and dignity to go in his own time. If he doesn’t he will b pushed
Okay. so Ignoring your sad little attempt at a putdown.
These are negotiations going on with real people. Theoretically what you’re suggesting could happen but it won’t.
There is no way FG can form a coalation government as the leading party with Enda as the leader.
Those going into coalition with him would NEVER be re-elected! And considering how likely it is that whatever government is formed is unlikely to have any real longevity they’d be fools to consider it. Enda will be replaced, it’s only a matter of time.
Tricia, read my comments again.
I’m not debating about the likelihood of a Fine Gael government.
I’m debating the likelihood of Kenny being Taoiseach. Putting your party loyalties aside, Fine Gael have 50 seats and therefore the best chance at forming a government.
If they form a government, Kenny will be at the head of it.
Agree or disagree? (Forget about whether they form government or not, my argument is that as long as they can, Kenny will remain).
You cannot honestly believe Kenny has any chance of leading FG into a coalition government.
His party members know that the only way they have a chance of forming a government is by replacing him as leader.
He will be gone, and sooner rather than later.
You’re suggesting that FG will able to negotiate to remain in power AND keep Enda on as leader.
No, that won’t happen.
It’s theoretically possible but not in the slightest bit realistic.
Do you really think the FG party members, knowing how much easier it would make negotiations, wouldn’t jump at the chance to replace him?
There is no logical reason to retain him as leader and THAT’s the point.
Its simple he is a liability to FG and they know it. Irish politics = he will be knifed in the back by those closest to him…
Et tu Bruton
Carl, its mathematically impossible unless they go with FF and then at best it will be rotating. And it is 10000% he will not be leader for a next election no matter when it happens.
Let’s have a party
As long as it’s not a political party
That was always going to be the case, the vote was just a formality… be lucky to have a government formed by the end of April to be honest.
Good :)
The likelihood is that it’ll be Martin though….
Or gerry …
Or none…..we go again
Here to a new government
Keep the recovery going
Sure we have been leaderless for the last 5 years
Bellenda is gone from the office. Alleluia!
There should be an election for taoiseach we should be the ones who decide not them bunch of idiots in the dail
Thank god his stint is over !!
Aw, are you okay Hugh?
It’s amazing how many bad pictures they have of Joan Burton, just when you think there couldn’t be anymore, out comes another one.
I haven’t seen her pout selfie yet, that’ll be a humdinger.
The end of a sad era for the country. Despite it looking the complete opposite five years ago, Enda Kenny will not be remembered fondly in the years to come.
Worst Taoiseach I can remember,a blight on the fabric of Irish society.
You have a shirt memory.
COWEN, Bertie, Haughey have all being far worse
I wonder if the recovery has reached the Dail
Labour still haven’t learned their lesson
I guess you could say that’s the END-a to his time …I’ll let myself out
Nat-al-ies the run of myself but I’m delighted.
Haha just left an incredibly similar comment I assure you I didn’t see this first
That is nat funny @nataliekavanagh
I am delighted to see the back of that usless pathological liar. He managed in five short years to put more homeless on the streets, cause soup kitchens and food banks to open, close more small businesses, turn the Gardai into a political force against its people and a private security force for a tax exile. But the likes of banks, bondholders, the Dennises of this world and vulture funds all got richer.
That’s the liars legacy.
RETRACTED can have any auld 100 million written off for any purchase he wants, but the people of Ireland have to endure all the above and a lot more!
….
And Nama, selling Irish mortgages, at a discount to vulture funds, is beyond disgusting.
This epitomises the FG’s regard for the Irish people.
….
It’s Enda the line for this gobeen.
It’s a start
BOOM… delighted
Kingdons get kings – Empires get emperors – Countries get c…………
Weee, there is a god!!
Utterly delighted to see the back of that clown. All we can hope is that the FF clown doesn’t get it instead. That would ALMOST be worse.
It’s realistically got to be one or the other or else a new election.
Is s caretaker the same as a janitor ?
Very good :-)
Hahaha delighted lol.
1, 2, 3, Awwwww.
The end of Enda
Another scourge swept aside for failing his citizens.
So Enda is off to the USA for the St Paddy’s Day jollies – what about the important EU leader’s meeting next 17/18 March in Brussels where they are discussing/voting on key issues including allowing 80 million Turks access to the EU Schengen and paying a 6 billion euro bribe to Turkey (we will be paying part of this). This guy is beyond a joke. I sincerely hope that Ireland has someone of substance present at this meeting to represent/protect Irish interests in all this.
Dane! Dane? Come out, come out, wherever you are. Here, I’ll help you: “Enda leading us to prosperity! Securing the Recovery! Visionary leader! Shinners must be kicking themselves”!
Come on Dane/Thomas. Spin this and put a spring in my Schadenfreude.
I don’t think he’ll be joining us anymore
Labour have not learned their lesson.
Made my day.
The Caretaker is a more fitting name and position for that arrogant idiot anyway.
Slan abhaile!
Taxi for Kenny !!!!
Thank god enda Kenny never got elected be the leader again of this country I am sick of seeing him on telly every day rubing his hands together and talking crapp
Hip! hip! Hooray!
Oh there is a god after all!!
Wonder which other Muppet gets the job
should give it to adams & really f**k the country
Good news
My sides hurt.
Trevor, Enda’s butt hurts!!
When he goes will people even realise that he’s gone?? He has been the most incompetent, inept, subservient and embarrassing ‘leader’ in living memory, the only people that will miss him are Denis O’Brien and the Germans who’s boots he’s been licking for the last 5 years, he and his kind sold out the country and it’s people and history will show that. It would be a nice bonus if his manservant Quasimodo Noonan goes with him, happy days :)
Ah shurrup Joan, you never did anything that wasn’t to serve yourself, job schemes to diddle the numbers so your department looks good, yet encourages the mistreatment of workers.and qualified people throughout the country. End of Enda. Now, whoever takes over, let’s get people back to work for fair wages and keep an eye on the companies abusing the system.
Introduce a salary cap to this shower. If they all earned €50k instead of €80k which seems like a reasonable wage above the national average, over the term of a government the country would save over €30m euro. It’s about time they were brought down a peg or two and made to feel the austerity that the people they claim to represent are feeling.
Matt, the problem there is when you pay people who are in power low , you increase the risk of corruption. You thinkers bad now…
Delighted.never listened to the people and got what was coming to him,i hope lesson learned for those who follow.good look(not) and good riddance.
He ignored 100,000 on the streets of Dublin, the arrogance of that.
Is anyone rely surprised? Surely Enda himself is not shocked….
The Emperor has no clothes. The story starts with two swindlers…
You can fool some of the people all of the time etc etc etc.
Burton….we put the country first to form a government? Which country…….Germany?
“with seven Labour TDs joining Fine Gael deputies in supporting Kenny” Says it all about Labour waste of space I’d nearly like to see another election so that those 7 could also loose their seats.
Well that’s the enda that …. I’m sorry I’ll let myself out
Happy fcuking days
Finally enda Kenny resigning as taoiseach.
Good, but only for a very short time. I’m a 30 year old man and I can’t remember a Taoiseach that was good for this country. Good intentions, deplorable results!
The big question here is if he’s still guna give Obama a bowl of nettles
Best news in a good while
What’s changed,
We’ve had no Government for the last,
Five years
A circus with a ring-master but with no lion tamer. So the animals can do whatever they like and the clowns will bring the house down.
Neither Kenny or Martin have a mandate from the people to form a government as both promised they would not do so prior to the election. We need a second election with different promises, the end of Irish Water and a government that will work for the people and give us decent health and social care and not tax breaks for the wealthy.
Derek define wealthy ? Screw the water charge, get rid of USC that affects much more people. But the people it does affect ate to busy working to protest
@ 65 Euro a bill the water charge may seem insignificant. Have you looked at your bill for what they call the true charge? That is the amount you could be paying and more when inflation is taken into account. We cannot do without water. We need to wash, cook, clean. The charge can be raised so that the USC pales into insignificance. Wake up smell the roses, before the water that sustains them becomes too expensive to keep them alive. We need as a people and as a nation to rid ourselves of the Fine Gael Quango. I cannot define rich, I have never been even close to it. Come to think of it I have never had a 500 euro note in my hand nor have I seen one in my life. Rich is someone who has something left over after all the expenses are paid from payday to payday. I haven’t known that experience in a lot of years.
Has to be FF and Martin now with SF Social Democrats and some like minded independents FG and labour headed for opposition
Probably a FF/FG coalition I reckon. Unpalatable though to have SF as main opposition. Actually nothing palatable about any possible scenario.
The best news iv heard in five years
Good riddance!
I’m a FG supporter and always have been , I despise SF IRA and everything they stand for , both FG and FF have to take the blame for the emergence of this disgusting left wing semi terrorist funded party who now hold over 20 seats
FF should be unelectable after what they did to this wonderful country , the fact they have doubled their seats only 5 years after dragging us into the worst economic melt down since the formation of the republic is down too Enda Kenny
He has no personality and an arrogant streak and the people spoke out against his leadership ! Stand down Kenny and let someone else lead FG before we end up with the bearded brother of satan as leader of our country or ever worse Richard boyde professional protester Barrett
And that, Alan, is why your party has never been reelected.. Sneering at the ‘peasants’ and outrage that they just don’t know what’s good for them.. Sling it.
Alan Barry, more people despise Enda Kenny and Joan, and with valid reason. I hope that vomit inducing Fine Gael party fall off the gravy train, their rabid right wing policies have destroyed the lives of ordinary people in the country.
Can edna sign on. Hope he has proof of new address.
If yea think enda not been taoiseach is best for Ireland gimme a FCUKENDA!!!!!!!!!
I see the idiot is still taking his bowl of shamrock to the White House, wouldn’t miss that jolly now would he. History will view him as a failure who destroyed the fabric of Irish life, left the country in the worst position it has been since 1922. Good riddance!
Aw, shucks.
:)
All terrified of a new election as half them will be voted out again
Lol..
It obviously will take some time for Labour to take their head from out of FG’s arse.
Same old same old… The same old face lifts want to stay in power and won’t let go… Ego, self serving and of course money.
So what happens if nobody gets enough votes for Taoiseach?
I’m not a fan of labour but at least they stuck by enda in the vote as he stuck by them during reelection. Thinking back to the greens leaving fianna fail like rats off a sinking ship, its nice to see some mutual respect in politics.
Anybody see the news today that Ireland’s economy grew by 7.8% in 2015?
Just asking.
That has very little to do with FG and Kenny, more down to the hard working ethics of the Irish people.
It would grow even more if companies paid their taxes…..
Corporate tax was up 3 billion in 2015.
Lots of counting chickens going one here. Most people don’t seem to have a clue that this has a way to run yet.
I’m really enjoying reading the scramblings of the cheerleaders of this nepotisic, crony loving, corrupt party, now that their grand prediction are ringing hollow.
It’s no one’s fault but his own he should have listened to the Irish people.
It’s very notable that FG are still not listening.
But for today . reg. Enda Kenny has to go to the President and resign. Now he didn’t see that coming a month ago.
I think he should have gone about 18 months ago littleone!
I will agree with that reg..
Couldn’t make it up ffs
Who abstained their vote? They should be sacked
They struggled hard today and had to bite their lips but the FG boys and girls will be unable the keep a tap on their Arrogance and believe that their superior intellect will regain the upper hand. Lets hope we visit the polling booths in June to give them a further jolt to the large egos they are endowed with.
You are the weakest link, Mr Kenny. Goodbye
So still no Dail? The people have spoken… But what the f**k did they say?
Let the games begin
Arghhhh. Bigots!!!!
Toddle along Kenny.
no taoiseach no government so what is the decision yup a months holiday and off we go on the annual paddies day piss up tax payer all expensed funded jaunt…….then another 2 weeks off for electioneering
It’s kind of sad that people think the next government are actually going to do us favours and that there going to abolish Irish Water LPT USC etc
Ohhh. .caretaker, don’t insult the term.. the pain he caused on the real caretakers ,this government showed absolutely no respect for them.
Considering that our country is investing so much in commemorating 1916 and selling the event worldwide, surely it would be the greatest valediction to our past if FF and FG were to down swords and say- WE ARE CONCERNED FOR THE WELFARE OF THE POPULACE OF OUR COUNTRY. We are bigger than the past…We are overseeing the creation of a Museum of Tenements in Dublin while we walk by and see human beings bedding down early in the evening all through our city to ensure a relatively safe/dry spot? It hits a very jarring chord.
Regards
Laura
Not gonna be popular this, but I’d take him and his govt over FIanna Fail any day. I’d take another 5 years of the last administration over any of the potential alternatives that are emerging, and I didn’t vote for any FG.
FG+SF+Lab =80. Majority coalition govt. do the right thing folks
Fair balls to Enda, he ‘man upped’ and accepted defeat in the recent election. Wonder will Joan the moan do the same? My guess here is that like many a neglected child, she’ll scream something like that ‘it wasn’t my fault……’
“No Guru No Method No Teacher”
Enda loved blowing his trumpet about his imaginary achievements.
Well here’s one:
Imagine being the worst Taoiseach we’ve ever had AFTER Brian Cowen. FFS. Your grandchildren will be so proud.
The bright light I suppose is that we have Moany Joan and Eamon Ryan on the same side of the Sh:t house. The choir should be gas
SF are disgraceful they refuse to even try to make a goverment no effort from them at all… happy to sit in opposition and do nothing helpful
It’s the easy option. A party of perpetual opposition!
And this is considered News!
Wow! What a mess, radical reform unlikely. Let’s just get in with it so. Centre right politics it is.
Well this is what all the moaners ofnthe government wanted. Well done and goodluck!!
WTF is Burton talking about “responsible opposition”?
In a FF/FG coalition SF would be the official opposition surely?
Labour and more so Burton are an irrelevance only scraping enough seats to have speaking rights . She is deluded if she thinks the country takes her or her rump of a party seriously
The nation has spoken and although there is no clear winner I repeat a rainbow coalition based on cabinet portfolios linked pro rata to Sears gained should be the order of the day . It’s logical and its novel and probably anathema to the big two but NTL the country needs policies that are fit for the future not the civil war and which will address the dreadful effects of austerity especially immigration. If nothing radical happens and we return to the old style of government then nothing will change. Greece was a case in point and is still a long way from being anything like normal
For me none of those nominated are worthy of the job – Kenny ‘ s no charisma, Martin’s made a mess already and the others couldn’t lead a hike! So why not take ‘seconds’ from FG and FF – for instance – Varadker/McGrath or such like Failing that- what about Joe Schmidt – he can certainly lead -or Brian Cody?
Take Leo who made such a success of Health? Really? Come on lets see Fine Fail it’s time those parties were exposed for what they are.
Imagine our economic growth rate here in ROI over the life time of our last Government was/is close to 8%.The rest of Europe with GB as an exception are struggling to achieve a growth rate of 2%. Yet WE THE IRISH PEOPLE in our esteemed wisdom chose not to vote for the Government who achieved this huge growth rate but instead we voted for the party that economically destroyed US as a Nation and a people. We also voted for a party that has a background in all kinds of abuse,terrorism,and dangerous lies.If all that wasn’t off the wall enough we then searched around for any old stray to give a vote to. Result, the Irish cannot cope with success and strive to destroy it at all costs.Is it Jealousy,begrudgery,denial,low self esteem as a nation,love of whinging,or just being comfortable in the doldrums. We punch away above our weight in self flagellation. It’s such a pity….We had a fighting chance to become something if we’d given our last Government another chance to complete our re development as a people and we’ve blown it. WHY WHY WHY.
Fresh Elections after Easter
Look at the damaged cause by the imbeciles, no government which means our recovery is at risk, no leader now that enda kenny stepped down, I would of nominated Joan or Alan to be our leader, but the people betrayed labour after all the hard work they put in.
Now talks on scrapping the water charge…Whats next? Income tax? Water charge will never be scrapped, thank god we still have fine gael but Lets face it, without Labour we are screwed. You all might of aswell voted in sinn fein
The recovery is our top priority and now has been pretty much wrecked, without stable leadership we will start to falter, Paddy needs to be told what to do and what to think, It is highly dangerous if they feel that they can think for themselves.
But at least many in this country had the sense not to vote when they were going to make the wrong choice, I hope this continues.
Clearly isn’t affecting his trip to the us for paddys day……. not a bad ol send off. It’s not like he and the other TDs have any REALLY urgent issues to be dealing with in Ireland…..
Like a caretaker on a jobbridge scheme or a C.E. scheme and will the wages be the same lol.
If this is a secret vote how do you know that 7 labout td voted for the idiot kenny. But then nothing is secret in politics except expenses
Fix a few a light bulbs than
Great picture of enda on rte news looks like he’s been made unemployed, welcome is the real world enda.
It would be a good idea if these so-called sensible people were not paid till the actually started to work,
The ordinary person on the street does not get paid till he actually starts to work the same should happen to Dese people
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