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TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has said he would sooner “bring back the wolves than let Sinn Féin into government”.
Making a speech at the annual Fine Gael presidential dinner last night, Varadkar said:
“During the week, the leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan, announced his great plan on Twitter to repopulate rural Ireland. With wolves. I would have thought the Greens’ experience of being in government with Fianna Fáil would have warned them off dangerous predators.
“Decisions are made by those who turn up. Sinn Féin doesn’t – either to the House of Commons or Stormont.
“And, I’d sooner bring back the wolves than let Sinn Féin into government,” he said this evening.
On Tuesday, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan called for the reintroduction of the animal to help rewild part of the countryside, but that idea was rejected by Culture Minister Josepha Madigan who said the government has no plans to do so.
The Taoiseach used his speech as a rallying call to party members, stating that “when the next election comes I believe we can win it. In fact, I am sure of it even though it may not become apparent until the last week or ten days of the election campaign”.
‘Three in a row’
He said Fine Gael is looking to do “something historic and win three in a row”.
However, he said the “we don’t want to win for the sake of winning”.
Fine Gael isn’t used to being in this position, said Varadkar, adding that going into a third election with an expectation of winning it is “a little disconcerting for some people” as it has never been done.
“We almost prefer being the underdog. So, we have to change our perspective and our ambitions.
The Taoiseach acknowledged that it has a tough fight on its hands.
“Opinion polls show that we are neck and neck and in the fight of our lives to lead the next Government. I know that we will.”
Varadkar said his party has the best team, an easy thing to argue in front of your own members, but nonetheless, he used the opportunity to hit out against his opponents.
If we had a Fianna Fáil-led Government now and they were involved in Brexit negotiations now who could they send who could match Simon Coveney or Helen McEntee?
He criticised the front benches of other parties stating, “the just don’t have the teams to match ours”.
“For some, they are lining out the same team they had in the 1990s – we refresh and renew,” he said.
Feeling the need to highlight the difference between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to the room,Varadkar said:
“Fine Gael stands for something. You might not always agree with it, but you know what it is… Fianna Fáil stands for everything,” he said, adding that they promise “something to everyone, everywhere, every week”.
Brexit
On the upcoming Budget, the Taoiseach said the “prudent” thing to do is plan for a no-deal Brexit.
He said Tuesday’s Budget has to be “different” because of Brexit.
“So, we will not be able to afford tax and welfare packages on the scale of our last three Budgets. There will, however, be a modest and targeted welfare and a minimal but targeted tax one.
“However, I don’t want anyone to think for a second that this will be an austerity budget. Or that there will be cutbacks. We don’t need to take that journey again,” he said.
On the issue of Brexit, Varadkar said the government’s position has been clear and consistent.
We are determined to protect the Good Friday Agreement and peace on our island and we will protect our place in the Single Market, the bedrock of our jobs and prosperity.
We have adopted a twin track approach. First, to get a deal. We want a deal and believe it is possible. And we’ll work to get one until the very last moment, but not at any cost.
If a deal is not possible, the government are preparing to get the country through the worst of a no-deal, he said.
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He actually believes that he and his party are doing an excellent job in government. They are surrounded by people who are paid to tell them they are amazing. I used to see it when Enda Kenny would be confronted by anyone outside the clique. The sheer horror on his face when he would have to hear he and his party are good for nothing.
The country will continue to be mismanaged until we change how we do politics in this kip.
@David Corrigan: this place is not a kip.
@Dec: It is a beautiful country but managed so badly that it has turned into a kip.
@David Corrigan: this is a great country, it is not a kip!
@G Fitz: I have lived in multiple countries and I can assure you that we can do a lot better. Your expectations seem pretty low. The majority of people in this country get up every day and work very hard but still barely make ends meet. There is no hope of having a pension and a decent quality of life after their work lives end.
If you believe that is alright and that is the best we can do as a country then clearly you need to be pitied.
@iohanx: It’s not about me.
@G Fitz: I have lived in other countries and its not a Kip……it’s a corrupted kip.
@David Corrigan: well then suggest we all pay more taxes and seek improvements in the countries public service and its employees. This is not hard you know.
@David Corrigan: tell us what countries does everyone hav a massive pension to look forward to once they work hard even if they work hard at minimum wage their whole career?
@iohanx: Pay more taxes? Why pay to much tax here but it is badly managed. Do you not understand that?
@Hugh Jass: You are going into high drama mode now Hugh. Do you not think as a small country, that we could utilize things a bit better? The majority of people here work very hard but have nothing to show for it. Are you happy with that?
@iohanx: Oh ye pay more taxes so they can squander even more on themselves.
@iohanx: Problem is we don’t all pay .
@G Fitz: tell that to the homeless and people struggling to buy or rent a home
@David Corrigan:
Look at the borrowing rates of the Irish Government over let’s say the last 10 years.
You don’t need to be an expert to imagine what’s going to happen if interest rates rise globally. Or how much more the Government can spend on health or other issues. Ireland is with his back to the wall… .
https://www-irishtimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/ireland-paid-over-60bn-interest-on-national-debt-in-10-years-1.3942814?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&mode=amp&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15703513845499&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=Von%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2Fireland-paid-over-60bn-interest-on-national-debt-in-10-years-1.3942814
@David Corrigan: I’m going to let you in on a secret David, you can achieve anything in life if you really want it bad enough by up skilling, education or pure hard work or all three it’s all about putting your head down and managing your life and not whining morning noon and night weather it’s Ireland or Papua New Guinea.
@David Corrigan: So so tired of people with no right or qualifications to run this country , they are simply just winging it week after week , appeasing voters with bluff to keep there cushy jobs
@commoner: You don’t have to worry about me sonny. My comments are not about me. They are about the hard working people of Ireland who are getting fleeced with taxes but never see any improvement to services.
Why don’t you go back to bed there for an hour as your day doesn’t seem to be working out so far. Get another hour in the cot there and things might improve for you.
@Scott Stonebridge: Yep. As a whole our peoples expectations are at rock bottom. We have failed individuals running the country.
@iohanx: we pay plenty of tax as it is, the problem is that we get very little value for what we pay and there is no accountability for how our taxes are wasted. Top that off with the charade that pretends to be a government for the people then you can see why people are sick to death with politicians
@Tony Moore: exactly, but our fault for letting these fools stay at the top
@David Corrigan: run for office then David. Walk the talk.
@iohanx: Ah yeah. The usual response from the floor after the knockout punch.
@David Corrigan: Plus cheek of FG Government indicating to voters that THEY (FG) won’t let SF go into Government when the people are supposed to decide through using their democratic votes.!
@David Corrigan: And how do you propose to do that , pray tell.
@iohanx: more taxes would just go in to the PS pay and pensions hole…..money for the sent off everywhere but where its needed….
@Liam Mernagh: Do what Liam?
@Stephen Walshe:….I’m all for change but how??? They’re all the bloomin same. I’ve voted for everyone bar FF and FG (not ticking the boxes so votes can’t be transferred) and these muppets (sorry insult to The Muppets)… wasters still get in.
@David Corrigan: they are doing better than those Fianna Fáil muppets did. I really hope people don’t forget in next election
@Kevin Davy: They implemented FF policies post bank crash Kevin. Both parties are the same i.e. corrupt and useless.
As Waterford Whispers pointed out the government may well be considering the reintroduction of wolves as a means to solve the homelessness crisis.
well ,his party certainly encouraged the spread of vultures around the country
Whatever one thinks of Leo in government, Sinn Féin would be horrendous…never get my vote!
@Jun Stone: yes but times are desperate enough, we have to break their stranglehold on the country unless of course you are perfectly happy with FFG? Wolves incidentally look after each other far better than the muppet Varadcar looks after the Irish people, give me wolves every time.
@Jun Stone: We are better staying FF,FG ,LB their great.
@Jun Stone: and what evidence have you to back that up with? They did a decent job in Stormont before the suspension, and as we’ve all seen they managed to work with the DUP which in itself is a big achievement.
They couldn’t be any worse than FF and FF
@eric nelligan: exactly, we vote them in north because really there is nobody else to spekk for Irish rights. SDLP are a spineless party who sit on the fence there rest are pro Britain, pro Northern Ireland and I dont associate mysrlf with either. If just once they got into government once in South it would be the shake up for all the yes men brown envelope brigade need. If they make a mess of it, Out the door. Must give someone different a chance cause these lads are a law onto themselves alone
@Jun Stone: thanks Jun. We can see you are pro democracy and extremly open minded. I remember you also being anti gay marriage and anti choice
@Doire: They don’t speak for Irish rights in Westminster though in fairness which is what I don’t get. Why vote for a party that doesn’t represent you in the bigger picture? It comes across to me anyway that the only reason people vote SF in NI is just to get under the unionists skin rather than having a voice.
What do you honestly think they will achieve there? The north has no voice there. Yes the DUP are on there high horse a minute because the tories need them, but they have been completly threw under the bus but are spinning in that they are happy were bus is goin. Scotland have 50 MPs speaking for Scotland they achieve nothing. They are just noise in the back ground. All sinn fein will get is thats a matter for stormont. If stormont was going and DUP dont like something raise a petition of concern and its blocked. Nice way of saying you’re not getting it cause we say so. They can’t get change in our local councils that are rotten to the core do you think Westminster will be easier. Would you like to see DUP in Dublin because its same Scenario?
@Jun Stone: why ???
@Jun Stone: If Sinn Fein wasn’t run from Northern Ireland, if they came clean about all ‘disappeared’, if they disowned criminality and could clearly show that they didn’t get funds from it, if they changed their policies that want to make Ireland the next Venezuela, if they dropped their right wing policies on water and services, if the ira and it’s ‘army council’ was actually shut down, if all the current crop of nut-jobs were expelled, if they stopped being sectarian and they changed their name, yes, I’d consider giving them a vote.
@John Mulligan: yes john we read this in the other article. We are aware how proud you are of yourself thinking it all up but its not that interesting. Go back to scolding about FFG and then vote for them in next election.
@Doire: there’s no such party as FFG.
@John Mulligan: The IRA has come clean about the disappeared unless your on about the IRA in the war of independence they covered up the deaths of 200 disappeared people so which is it.
@John Mulligan: FFG are the party that are currently in Government… Or should I say, perpetually in Government.
@Gus Sheridan: Fact is The vast majority of Irish people have a higher standard of living than ever before.
@Seamus Donnelly: Perhaps the Brits should also come clean concerning the Dublin Monaghan bombings.. very selective comment concerning violence.
@Donal Desmond: read my comment again its in reply to johns comment
@Jun Stone: Here’s what I think of Leo. He cares about nothing except his his own public image and being in power. He slams the Greens for being in Government with FF, yet is happy enough to remain in power at the pleasure of FF, the party which bankrupt this country, spread our children and grandchildren to the four corners and sold those who remained into servitude to the bankers. Pi*s off, Leo. The self serving sh*t you utter doesn’t wash anymore. Time’s up.
@Fred Coloe: Tell that to families living in B&Bs, people on trolleys, The homeless, families evicted through vulture companies. The banks who will pay NO TAX on their profits for the next 20years with the blessing of the blueshirts… they certainly will do well.
@Doire: I can’t tell you what they’d achieve but do you not think that every vote matters especially now with a reckless Brexit approach by a Tory government that directly impacts NI citizens? If SF don’t represent you in Westminster then the only point in voting for them is it’s one less vote for a unionist politician it seems. Hands up I don’t know enough about the SDLP and Alliance parties and their policies but are they a viable alternative for nationalists?
They are for the middle class nationalists yes but completly out of touch in working class areas. I am aware that Sinn Fein are controversial and history is colourful to say the least but I believe the quality of candidate they are now standing is improving. The John Finucanes, John O Dowd, Pearse Doherty are the future political leaders on this island. We have to move away from the Gerry Adams era of Sinn Fein his day is gone and the Fine Fail, Fine Gael monopoly must be broken in the south. I dont believe Sinn Fein have all answers but they will not be afraid to ask the questions. When you see who they have to work with up here DUP, UUP, TUV everyone has to be a little sympathetic. And they have achieved alot that I’m sure we agree on.
@Jun Stone: The sooner F.F. are back in power the better. We can all sleep soundly when that day comes.
In fairness it would only confuse the sheep , who are use to routine , and been sheared on a regular basis. Who shortly be told that in order to enjoy their stay at the farm , they must graze less . Their off spring and older sheep must wait for their new pens for shelter, and No visits to the Vet or at least long waits. Now the managers of the Farm are enjoying their recent 5000 Euro pay rise , and Tax benefits , and Job perks . So sheep get in line , don’t worry nothing will change , enjoy your well ordered life.
@Tony Moore: Honestly for the next 20 years we need a dictator, someone who can get things done without having to deal with our populous of neigh-sayers, dunno why we’re so incompetent when it comes to providing long lasting infrastructures and services, we’re a century old and obviously we’re going to be decades behind traditionally imperial European countries but we should at least have a transport infrastructure that can take us into the next 50 years.
@thesaltyurchin: We had the humiliation of our national budget , being seen and passed by the German Govt. Before we the Irish got to see it . I never march for any thing in this Country simply we deserve what we get . If people want to be governed by clowns , well who am i to complain about the circus.
The term ‘wolf’ . wolf in sheep’s clothing” you pretend to be a good person, but you do it to get something you want. A backstabber, Someone who isn’t genuine . This has all the attributes of the FG.
I agree with a former statement that SF would actually care about the people. These smaller parties actually speak to major problems such as homelessness, the health care crisis and the cost of living in Ireland. If we continue to vote in the same parties, we will continue to get the same results- protection of corporations, pandering to the likes of the rich and attempts to privatize services to enrich the top 1%. Labor, when given an opportunity to make change, bowed down to its powerful FFG masters.
@Rathminder: labour helped put us on the road to recovery. They not for the first took the hard decisions and bailed us out after the Fianna Fáil greens government. The present housing crisis can be traced back to that government
We have one of the lowest carbon foot prints 1/3 of our country is unpopulated .yet we get an energy tax . We had more tribunals than some cities had had all Ireland winning teams . We have too many TDs and Senators , when the country run by civil servants. We take in asylum seekers and have no were to put them , we cant house our people or look after their basic needs , the Heath service is run by a Collage drop out .
Its great to hear rich people telling the Ordinary People , how well we have it . We owe 222 billion , we pay interest of 9 billion a year . We pay the EU 3 billion a year receive back 2.9. billion . We give 800 million on over seas aid , we spend 200 million on direct provision , we gave the bank of Africa 100 million. Now the Govt took the back to work allowance off disabled people , their spending 1.7 billion on a hospital that’s under capacity before its built , in the wrong location , with no helicopter pad as the area too built up. They propose to give Denis former FG treasurer the rights to install broad band at 3 billion , when it probably cheaper to launch a satellite to do it.
The unmitigated arrogance…..
They’re looking to win 3 elections in a row?. They didn’t win the last two
“let Sinn Fein into government”. It is not in the gift of Varadkar who forms the next government, he’ll discover this when the electorate speaks at the next election!
We already have wolves in sheeps clothing in government being propped up by more wolves in sheeps clothing.
What’s this LET business
I’d sooner have kindergarten kids run the country than this gang of incompetants
UTTER CLOWN
Have people read about John Delaney & the Fai scandal? Looks good on the outside but when you look inside the place is in a mess, living on borrowed money.
Now Ireland under FFG is a bit like that, you’ve gov ministers on big salaries, golden pensions & expenses to beat any team. When you look inside the place is in a mess, higher amounts of homeless, people on trolleys, mismanagement of public purse etc…..
the board needs a total change but it’s being covered over by brexit & other stuff. Brexit is going ahead & it doesn’t need this government in place while it’s happening although they tell us different, one excuse after another.
I say vote them out & let’s see what we are left with. As someone said, it couldn’t be any worse
As the MA used to say beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing
I can see the similarly between the two photo shots of Leo and the wolf, although Leo has a more dangerous stare.
@Thomas Skelly: That’s not danger, it’s distemper.
Leo being his arrogant self, he knows SF are they only opposition left, FF have disappeared & living off what FG feed them.
There’s a new SF, it’s providing credible politicians & policies, so long may that continue otherwise the FG/FF will have divided this country completely amongst the rich.
@Ian McNulty: Is that why this new SF had 50% losses at the local elections recently?
@Clifford Brennan: When the hammer fails because of the debt mountain that FFG created through voting by people like yourself you will find yourself voting in ways you never imagined, because like the people of Greece reality caught up with them after years of voting for corruption and mismanagement, its going to happen to us its only a matter of time.
I’ll vote SF Lieo. Never a vote for corrupt , selfserving , lying FFG ….
Yeh, he’d rather cut down all the trees and strip mine the place for profit.
What a comment as Varadkar panders to his own fat cats in the gallery. And calling out Helen McEntee as some sort of lighthouse. How hilarious. Would welcome some wolves over the current shower of monkeys!
@Toon Army: She stands alongside Coveney or Varadkar offering very little other than her good looks. Yet FG see her as some sort of negotiations expert? I’d hate to see FG get back in as it would, in their eyes, vindicate their disastrous handling of housing and health services. But what’s the alternative? I fear for this country over the next 5-10 years. I probably wont use my vote so
@Rob: use your bite but just tick one box forget the rest, don’t give them opportunity to take votes.
@Rob: ‘vote’ not bite lol… wolf bit must have been more subliminal than I thought..
@Lydia McLoughlin: Good idea, cheers!
Could you imagine McDonald representing us on the international stage as Taoiseach? All I hear from that woman is blah blah lies blah lies IRA reference blah blah. SF had the opportunity when Adams least the stage to reinvent themselves as a modern party and be taken seriously but no, McDonald is cut from the same cloth and is even a worse orator.
Trying to resist .. really trying, but I have to ask how can you judge ones oration skills when you don’t even know how to put a sentence together?
But could you imagine Pearse Doherty as the face of Ireland on the international stage?
He has more charisma and presence than anybody in Ff/FG. What we need is some strong economic leadership and we’re never going to get it from the usual suspects.
As it stands they are the only opposition in the dail.
@Gasher: I’d vote for Pearse but not for Sinn Fein.
What that paracite Vereadka seems to forget it’s Michael Martin and F.F. are keeping the blueshirts in power. F.F. facilitated in the economic destruction of this country. Now like Kenny Vereadka stumbles from one disaster to another. Crumbling health service, housing crisis, homelessness, scandal after scandal. That’s the legacy of the F.F./ blueshirt collation.
If he faileds to give the Pensioners a deacent rise in the Budget the Wolves (PENSIONERS)WILL be at his Door
@pat seery:
They would be the Grey Wolves!
“For some they are lining out the same team they had in the 90′s” hmmm Richard Bruton was Minister of State for Energy in the 80′s and he practically has the same Ministry now…. Leos speech writer needs to do his research
Keep up the good work Leo. You delusional pri*k
The people will decide you arrogant man
Sinn Féin don’t take their seat in Westminster, but do they get paid and do they take money from the British government for not taking their seat? Genuine question.
@Seán Dillon: they don’t take a salary but they are entitled to claim expenses to carry out constituency work apparently.
@Seán Dillon: Sure that’s nothing FFG get paid for taking medical cards of sick children, over running the cost of a hospital by 1.6 billion, State wide corruption and cover ups. Have you anything to say about that?
@Derek Poutch: I do indeed but that is not what this article is about. I certainly wouldn’t have Sinn Féins policies dictating though, I would end up paying more for lay abouts.
@Shane Murphy: Ok do those expenses amount to a salary? All very strange.
@Seán Dillon: No. They are entitled to take expenses to cover the costs of their constituency work in the north
@Seán Dillon: An MP gets a salary and then expenses to cover constituency work. If they don’t take up their position in Parliament they do not get the salary but are entitled to claim the expenses. Not the same as a salary, as they do actually run constituency offices (rent/mortgage and constituency office staff).
@Seán Dillon: In their election manifesto Sinn Fein stated that if elected they would not take their seats in Westminster..If the Brits are are stupid enough to pay them all the better.
@Donal Desmond: I agree, the DUP dont :).
Just in the current situation maybe a change of approach is needed by them and would do NI justice to be in Westminister also Stormount.
@Seán Dillon: Educate yourself. Then speak.
Leo the dictator, it’s actually the people who decides
Probably afraid they’d show him up and do a better job than FG. Hell, even the wolves would run the country better!
He actually believes it’s up to him and not the voters!
Fück that, bring back lions and the country will soon be sorted.
Just a reminder to him, that the people of Ireland did not vote Varadkar in to government !
So he’s saying that his views on who is in government means more than the will of the people, thats not very democratic of him is it?
Wait for election, nothing for the working people , yet expect us to pay carbon charges , no hostipal over run in children’s will never be revealed brown envelopes
an arrogant comment like that from an unelected Taoiseach will certainly keep my mind open towards “letting SF have my vote “.
FG spin is gone to his head
Varadkar shooting his mouth off …again. Fact is if FG need SF to form a Government next election he will do a deal with them. Can’t understand why politicians constantly make fools of themselves. Ultimately, voters will decide the next government.
@Tony Moore: My nephew can’t get a spot in a mainstream school to support his autism needs, so this rally stings.
@Mary Morrisey: I know Mary the problem is neither you or your son will get Leo his UN security council seat . spending money on over seas aid , taking in Refugees in will.
Besides climb back out from under a rock every now and then when it’s time for voting, what exactly does Sinn Féin actually do for this country ?
Sweet FA!
@Tomás De Paor: so about the same as all the rest of the political parties so Tomás
Isn’t Leo just deadly?!!!!!
not his choice
@ed w: The problem is we don’t have a opposition party so they’ll (fgff) stick together no matter what.
Give me a few wolves over the slithering snakes that are FG…. and FF!!
Who does he think he is to ”let” anyone into government?
We live in a democracy (don’t we?)
Not a Shinner these days but varadkar give me a pain my my brain.
Cowboys better than Indians
What a load of bull in the comments section, I will be voting them back in.. the country is in a damn better position than when they took it over from the collapse that Bertie and his bunch Fianna Fáil muppets left it in.. before you spout out about homeless, social housing, kids hospital etc!! I already know this, but i also know the country is in a great place..
@Charmaine Walker: deluded much!! Facts tell a different story.
@Charmaine Walker: It’s exactly because of the three things you mentioned people ‘spouting’ about that the country is not in a great place!
@Charmaine Walker: “before you spout out about homeless, social housing, kids hospital etc!! I already know this, but i also know the country is in a great place..”
You know but you don’t care because it doesn’t effect you .
Congratulations you have won a signed portrait of emperor Leopold himself, you can return it if you already have one.
@G Row: I’ll return as I have several.. thanks for the gesture.,
@Charmaine Walker: * before you spout out about homeless, social housing, kids hospital etc!!*
You know all this & think the country is in a great place???
What a dangerous man he really is becoming with statements like that. Who does he think he is unless he plans to rig them which I don’t doubt in the slightest. Sorry Leona the cross dresser, the people choose the party to govern them not you.
Is there anyone out there who agrees with this statement? Has FFG been doing a good job or would we be better off with SF as a party involved in government? Could it really be any worse
@Mark Dowling: Fine Gael are the biggest mistake Ireland has ever made, their list of failures is almost too long for a single post:
*Abortion
*Smear test Scandal
*Hundreds of women misdiagnosed, many dying while the government takes them to court with teams of up to 17 defence lawyers instead of helping them.
*2nd Smear Test scandal
*Childrens Hospital 1 billion over budget
*Water shortage in a country with up to 225 days of rain a year
*Housing crisis
*Homeless Crisis
*Maurice McCabe
*Irish Water
*HSE ruined
*Property Tax
*Decimation of rural Ireland
*Beef crisis
*Closing down rural post offices
*Closing down rural Gardai stations
*Closing down army barracks
*120 Irish soldiers stranded in Beirut last year
*Public water unfit for drinking
*Defence forces 1500 under strength
*Defence Forces pay crisis
*Hospital waiting lists hit 1 million
*Abolished town councils and centralised more power to government
*Shortage of doctors, nurses, consultants and hospital beds
*Shortage of schools
*Shortage of teachers
*Shortage of SNAs
*Crumbling roads and infrastructure
*Constant attacks on church
*Constant attacks on parental rights
*Mandatory RSE
*Dropping history in the Junior Cycle
*Direct Provision with no consultation
*Unlimited Genders
*PESCO
*Political gender quotas
*Teaching gender quotas
*Children under 16 abortion without parents consent
*No medical care for babies that survive abortion
*No pain relief for babies in late term abortion
*Scoliosis scandal
*Broadband scandal
*Pain Patch scandal
*Pay ‘cap’ broken
*Mother and Father considered offensive to be replaced with parent 1 and parent 2
*Mishandling Brexit
*76,000 Euro spent per day by HSE on Taxis
*Garda chief being escorted by armed PSNI in the republic
*Autistic children left waiting years without services
*Vulture funds
*Suicide epidemic ignored
*Pension age increased
*Tusla… where do I even start with Tusla
*Skyrocketing national debt
*Signing Ireland up to the Compact for Migration
*Public service card scandal
*Swingate
*Carbon tax
Still coming:
Hate Speech laws
EU army
Late term abortion
Increase in carbon tax
And lets not forget to mention Irelands non existant opposition party Fianna Fail who are keeping Fine Gael in power, they are are responsible for this as Fine Gael.
If Varadkar and the rest of the arseholes in government including the incompetence ff where doing there jobs right then they cansay who can be in government how dare Varadkar say what he said sarmey git
He has absolutly no right to suggest who runs the country and should keep his opinion to himself, But he is very clever and playing to the lifers who have continuously voted FG.
Im sure They are all high Fiving and chuckling in the hallways this morning.
Ever since the church scandals kicked off, every President and Taoiseach has tipped toed around Catholicism. We need a God fearing leader who will bring back our faith in God.
As with all the Kings and leaders in the bible, only those who had faith in God had success for their nations.
And this lad could be the next Taoiseach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfyK17IMe4&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3FzRyoH7pGQB4KubdllYtIMJtvNjpZXIV7ulyvK6SCsPLKhgyL_vRHQhg
The hypocrisy and arrogance of Leo knows no bounds. Does this excuse for a politician who wanted created a taxpayer funded spin unit and wanted to create fake social media a/c to spread his pr and spin not realise that all he has said is being recorded and put online for all to see.
From one side of his mouth he criticises SF for not being in Stormont and for not reneging on their manifesto and election promises of absenteeism ( reneging on election promises seems to be FG policy) and not being in Westminster and from the other side he sis saying he do all in his power to stop a political party in Ireland from getting into Government, circumventing democracy. This smacks of the old Soviet Union Not Ireland.
Whatever people opinion of SF, they have never being in power in the modern era in the Republic. FG have been many times and now have been one of their longest and you do need to thinks of the what ifs around SF when you have almost 10 years of evidence of lies and betrayals of the Irish People by FG and Leo,
So before you go on about how great Leo is.. List his top 5 Achievements for Ireland during his political career and after that, go back through all his statements and promises from the days of ‘Not one more cent to Anglo’ till today and see if any of these where even attempted let alone completed, he has led a Gov through disaster after disaster from Maurice Mc Cabe to NCH.
If Leo gets voted back in and gets to be Taoiseach, then we deserve what we get, we will have a modern Taoiseach, obsessed with PR, Spin & Image over substance.
Free state blue shirts like Varadkar leaving the North behind.
He must be confident of wi
I’d sooner anybody in government than this clown and his cohorts
would he rather have a radical group from India a hole
Sinn Féin offer nothing that isn’t available from other parties – their only purpose is to legitimise the years of killing & terror. They must have no place in our polity.
He must be confident of winning the next election so
So what’s this so called government afraid of ? is it that sinn Fein might just do a better job than what they are doing ? He’s a joke that varadkar fella
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