@uUleRhCu: it’s not like you to be obsessing over SF

@: Odd – I thought it was an article discussing if FF can do business with SF. @John Terry made a valid point that he thinks they can and would be suited for each other. What’s interesting is how quickly you jumped in to Simp for SF.

@Podge: God forbid you make a valid point about sf in here.I should just follow them and say things like ‘Mehole this’….and ‘leaky Leo that’…

@: it’s not really an article about just FF though is it? It’s posing the question whether they can do business with SF. So it’s not like SF are not already in topic of the article. You’re reaching a bit here…

@brian madden: And the Sf digital army are out in force this morning.

@Wombleman: That is well up Shin Fein street so. Difference is , they steal the bank money from ATMs , Banks and Post Offices rather than hand over money in envelopes . Then you have their currency exchange business ; extortion ; drug dealing . How many more Jonathan Dowdall’s, Tom McFeely and Slab Murphys do they have within their ranks ?

@Wombleman: compassion ? Like the “compassion” SF show to victims of the IRA who keep hounding them for answers as to who killed their love ones and where are the bodies buried ? The Provos are gone and apparently SF are not linked with them, so why not tell what they do know ? Compassion doesn’t put food on the table !!! FF and FG can be easily accused of being to soft on welfare scrounges and cheats .

@Podge: Simp?? Is that gimp language?

@: oh dear oh dear . The shinner bots rise early , only explanation for 122 , and counting, idiots who liked your post and obviously share your inadequate reading and comprehension handicap . Read the title of the article . It’s not all about FF . The question is about can FF consider the idea of doing business with SF , which happens to be the mostly likely candidates for the next coalition government unless FG do better than expected and will join with FF or do the more unthinkable , work with SF . These typical idiotic copy and paste Shinner bot replies about living in their head etc sound clever once or twice . Rather tiresome and moronic when you use them with abandon without much thought .

@Wombleman: at the end of the day MM would get into bed with anyone just to stay in Government.

@Christy Dolan: Howya Christy. Are you receiving, are we connected? Are the ears open?? NOBIDY CARES CHRISTY. Did you get that? You can scream from the rooftops every second you have left in you and you won’t stop the tide. Imagine how bad things are when people feel so desperate with FFG that they will vote SF despite all the terrible warnings. Old codgers like you waffling on about the past.. do one pal. Yiz have left young people in a jock and all you can say is ‘back in my day’. Loyalty to FF is your priority you bluffed.. should be thoroughly ashamed.

@: lol, you and your kind would know all about limited capabilities . Try reading and comprehending . Despite the same rubbish uttered and same high expectations for Labour between 2008-2011 and the same failures , you Shinner Bots are blathering on about the same stuff and making the same idiotic presumptions and assumptions and showing the same level of ignorance as to how business and government works .

@Christy Dolan: jaysus Christy you seem to get up angry everyday. Do you have a deep longing to join SF because you seem to be obsessed with them. Then theres all the talk about welfare scrounges & cheats. Now on that we at least have agreement. These welfare cheats in government buildings and non tax paying entities from overseas and in the banking industry have the country over a barrel. Do you think you should seek anger management treatment?

@Podge: Even the top presentable members of SF would wish that the toe rag idiotic class element of the party would tone it down and be seen and not heard . Don’t be surprised if Anderstown Road send out a dicta , closer to the local elections, for that class to make themselves scarce in case they say or do something stupid

@Christy Dolan: engage me on reading and comprehension son, be my lunch. As you and the other half educateds seem to have missed.. the topics is what FF needs to consider internally if the potential for a coalition were to exist. So just because SF is in the title, it doesn’t mean they are the subject. The subject is 100% about FF’s internal matters. As usual FFGers going around like blue bottomed flies looking for someone to drop on next.

@: 8v brain hahaha brilliant

@: @: Listening skills are rather worthless when you use the written mode ! Tide ? Rise ? The rise of the council estate & IRA bar stool s c u m bags who haven’t a clue about business or contributing to society ? heard it all before from the same school drop outs who are compensating for their failures and previous lack of interest in politics . We had The rise of Labour and their populism and fancy catchphrases . It was always nonsense and it was no surprise what happened to them when they didn’t deliver . That’s going to be Sinn Fein in 3 years time. The next two years will see the current government buy off the people on the fence with nice budget gifts . That always does the trick ! SF don’t have enough credible candidates to run for office to allow get over 50 seats f

@: read the article again ….

@: do one ? Like to see you say that to my face . You wouldn’t dare either . You and your kind shrivel without your wolf pack .You’re probably older than me by the way or at worse a gap of 5-6 years . Shame ? You are the one entering discussions well beyond your literal pay grade and intellectual ability . Cheering on populist nonsense and repeating the same errors as those clowns who backed Labour between 2008-2011 only to abandon them when you didn’t get your welfare promises . Worse , you cheer on u apologetic terrorists who spent most of their life refusing to recognise this State .

@: “young people in a jock” ? Cleary , affordable access to third level education was a total waste of time and tax payers money . Since you certainly don’t speak the Irish language , perhaps you could communicate with proper English . One doesn’t speak ghetto , pidgin or whatever laughable London – New York ghetto rubbish that you are trying to express yourself in .

@Christy Dolan: Wipe your chin ya oul bluffer.. two full comments of nonsense warbling cos you have nothing useful to add. I thought you were a smart guy? Keyboard tough guy too it seems. I’d only love it. Absolute shtate of you, blew a gasket and now all over the shop.

@Mic JHintl: There is no anger in the truth. Truth be told , I’m struggling to not laugh at the rubbish that you and @ spout .You aren’t even man enough to use your real names – that’s how pathetic your comments are . Let’s stick with facts rather than your feelings .It’s not my problem that you are so sensitive and obsessed with talking about your hurt feelings .It’s not my problem that you can’t utter one single statement that is accurate , factual , relevant and extremely difficult to rebut .It is also not my problem that you struggle to offer some mystery as to how stupid you can go .You like dishing it out but you can’t take it . All you have is waffle about feelings n playing victim when you are exposed for the shyster that we all know that you are .Labour 2.0 ,remember that in 2025

@Christy Dolan: jaysus you are a rabble rousing individual. Is this being preached from the pulpit. You do appear to be triggered by dissent. Labour 2.0? Tell us all what that looks like. Rebuttal to what? Id challenge you to a battle of wits but I see you come unarmed.

@Mic JHintl: so you don’t understand what “welfare cheats” are and who they are . Genius .The corporations ARE paying taxes . Even the General Court at the EU didn’t agree with the Commission (Apple case ) They are also one of the main employers in Ireland. They employ toilet cleaners like you .At least your post highlights how anti Business SF are . Keep it up.Remind people why SF shouldn’t be allowed near power .Fancy offering specific examples of the claims that you made or does Mary Lou actually give you the full story ? Plenty of landlords within SF too ! How did Mary Lou get that money to reconstruct that house that was once rather humble ? How many gaffs did “Jarry” have again ? Ms Wyse Powers TD of Clare knew a thing or two about welfare but she left SF so that’s okay, eh ?

@: try reading . The article in full . I assume you know why FF , FG and Labour oppose dealing with SF . It’s no secret . Get an adult to supervise the reading . If that doesn’t work , return to the Anne and Barry series of books. Maybe Tara and Ben series of that doesn’t float your boat . Your lunch lol! You couldn’t afford what I have for lunch . What would you need a lunch for ? You are hardly working

@Christy Dolan: Hahaha.. seriously lad, you’re embarrassing yourself. You’re so clever you need three goes at a retort and still fsil spectacular lly. Still banging on about the past. NOBODY CARES CHRISTY .. old FFers like you have ruined the country for young people and you don’t care. Yesterday’s men.. off with you ya oul codger.

@james rowan: who will they work with so ? Won’t be FG , who might actually win more seats than FF . Definitely won’t be Labour who despise SF more than anyone else . Independents ? Ha ha ha , most of them are ex FF or FG or disgruntled ex Shinners . It won’t be the SDs either as they won’t win much with posh dolly as leader and the Gannon chap has shown himself to be a bit on the thick side sadly (had high hopes for him) . People before Progress are dead . So , really FF is all they have . You obviously missed what happened at the last election

@: try and set an actual argument as to how and why what was said is inaccurate , nonsense and bluff . Go on. Make an intelligent argument . With facts . That’s going to be some struggle since read and comprehension is beyond you. Odd that your reply is solely poor school yard attempt to insult that had zero resemblance of the truth. Nor would you dare utter in person . I sincerely hope that we get a chance to “chat” in person before as many people as possible . You clearly love to humiliate yourself . Some how , I doubt you’d turn up.

@: what has that got to do with your laughable pompous declaration that SF have nothing to do with the article and FF are obsessed ; when clearly the article is all about SF . I’m not the only person who has pointed it out . The country is far from ruined ! Most young people have access to free education and Cleary access well well beyond their ability . Good well paying jobs are plentiful for those who are will to put in the hours . Maybe you pay more attention with upgrading your life and “career” rather than spewing uneducated rubbish at 11 am in the morning you wouldn’t be in the Kip of a situation that you are in now ! Shinner boys aren’t going to make it better ! They are anti business . I’m under 40 by the way ! Nothing was handed to me ! No grants nothing ! GET TO WORK, YOU PLEB

@: there’s so much uneducated rubbish in that tiny rant of yours , there’s so much to easily rebut . Hence the ease of multiple posts. Funny how you never have an intelligent come back. You just go for weak insults that have have no bearing with reality and you move onto the next idiotic angle that also gets rebutted . If it means shutting you down, it’s worth it. Gives everyone else a laugh too

@: If you can’t understand that an article with the title “Fianna Fáil needs to ask itself an uncomfortable question: can it do business with Sinn Féin?” means that people can talk about SF, you really need to get off the Internet.

@Christy Dolan: Education is not free in Ireland. Where did you get that idea Christy?

@Wombleman: if you look at the polling SF and the left won’t have a majority at the next election. So you will see a gaggle of independents, FF, FG , GP and possibly Labour.

Let’s see it’s a long way off. A lot can happen in the interim.

@: no one cares ? Most people with businesses and assets care , a lot ! No one cares about you and your kind , not even the Shinners . That’s why you are ranting and crying about how the country is ruined , when clearly , it’s no where close to it . No one wants to fund your council house and lifestyle while they are busy working to keep up with external global problems like recession and inflation that this State and Individual nations have little control over .

@Christy Dolan: LOL you’re completely lost now. Did you forget your meds today or wha? I was waiting for your latest series of posts while I work. Once again three attempts and nothing added, only pathetic attempts to insult me.

If you’re under 40 and spouting the nonsense you do then you’re more thick than I already thought. I would buy and sell you in a heartbeat you clown, like I schooled you here on comprehension. All you have left is indiscriminate waffling and offers of straighteners.. while you bang on about a violent past. See how silly you look now?? Why would you do that to yourself?

@David Corrigan: Are you paying over 3-6 -7 k a year for primary and secondary school tuition fees (probably more in private schools) . Outside of doing a Masters or PhD , are you paying over 5k for college tuition fees for an under graduate degree ? Don’t go waffling on about the money paid for books and uniforms and the few contributions that are to be made and accommodation costs , it’s all peanuts compared to costs to the state incur to educate the population . While the middle to high income tax payers are certainly funding it all , the plebs like @ and his kind pay for very little and they are getting great benefit from it ,if they put the work in. They might even get a Susi grant to forgo all of the tuition fees for college .

@: buy and sell . Lol. You are struggling to avoid your crap getting picked on for the nonsense that it is , but you keep on trucking Walter Mitty . My bank manager would laugh at your laugh about thick and your apparent skills of buying and selling . Anyway, go away. You have been successfully called out by several people that your understanding as to what the article is about is non existent . I have simply pointing out home truths about no. No insults , just facts . Now get back to work ! Your comment history seriously questions your claims

@Donal McCarthy: Small, far away. The subject was FF’s internal discussions and this horsefly can’t help from turning it into an SF discussion. If the title was ‘SF needs to ask itself uncomfortable questions’ then we’d be talking about FF yea? I’ve seen your contributions in the past.. you need to grow up and think for yourself instead of thinking what you were told.

@Christy Dolan: Books, uniforms, activities, school contributions, after school care (in some cases) is not peanuts to a lot of people.
Then you have college fees, pocket money, accommodation, books etc cost parents even more.
Education is not free in Ireland.

@Christy Dolan: ah Christy you are as shallow as you are stupid. Now you love throwing your perceived intellectual weight around with insults innuendo & lots more. Presuppositional thinking is what betrays you. You are no different than an SF FF FG fan boy. You treat your political party like a football team. Did you get your membership from your daddy? I never mentioned Apple nor was i even talking about FDI although they are also guilty of not paying their share. I also never mentioned my support for SF nor do i support them for different reasons than you i think but its the youth of the country who will decide & clearly they want change. I dont agree with all their choices but the country and future belongs to them and young people in Ireland have always directed this country well.

@Mic JHintl: LOL. He’s given me a good laugh this morning with his jokes about his superior intellect.. while making random suppositions and allegations with zero basis in fact. Notions well above his station. Poor fellow confuses knowledge with intelligence. When nothing left to add it’s ‘do you want to meet for a fight’ lol..

@uUleRhCu: Suppose Varadkar and his digital army would be out in force with the Blueshirt PR company set up by Varadkar…only problem was Taxpayers money was used to set it up before it was dismantled…Of course Varadkar and the Blueshirts didn’t face any sanctions…Suppose it was akin to the Attorney General getting Varadkar off the hook concerning Zappone gate.

Come out from behind that mask

@uUleRhCu: w…er

@Christy Dolan: Christy the blue shirt. To..er

@Mic JHintl: I can’t take people serious when they don’t understand that words that they use . How old are ya ? 13 ? I have absolutely no problem dealing with whatever rubbish that you spout and let’s face it , you aren’t much of a challenge to rebut . That’s not a sign of someone been triggered . You on the other hand go into spastic mode and offer nothing intelligent but poor attempts of insults and attempts to sound smart by copying what you heard from someone else . That’s being triggered , chief ! Dissent ? You lack the intelligence to try that . Spouting lies and nonsense is not dissent ! Again , you ain’t even man enough to use your real name

@David Corrigan: it’s not part of the fees ! When people refer to “free education” they are clearly referring to tuition fees and tuition fees only ! That was pointed out to you already. Those fees that you refer to have NEVER been the stumbling block when it comes to access to education ! It is peanuts compared to full tuition fees ! People took the older siblings jumper , found second hand copies of the books etc .

@Mic JHintl: know your place . You dirty little s c u m bag ! There is absolutely no presumption or assumption as to what worthless dredge of society that you hail from ! Not one intelligent irrefutable statement have you uttered and you clearly have issues with being challenged , correct and rebutted . You know nothing about what you are talking about . It’s clear as day. You use words that you don’t understand for god sake . So behave like you and your kind would behave in person ; head down and mouth firmly shut . Get back into your lane

He is 100% right though…..

@uUleRhCu: FG were taken for a ride by the EU and forced to take the hit for others. Made run a referendum twice then excluded from the EFSF ( a core reason why we ran it twice) because it was after the fact lol. Enda getting patted on the head by Merkel, openly ridiculing him for bring such a pleb. Then big mouth at home..

@David Corrigan: we wouldn’t have received the IMF bailout without implementing those policies. Given the situation we were in, what would you have done?

@David Corrigan: Maybe in your world they did….But the rest of us(who don’t sit around waiting for everything to be handed to us)are doing very well.Open your eyes beyond your own world and you might see.

@SYaxJ2Ts: We had no choice is right. FG shouldn’t be selling the line that they “saved the country” when all the did was implement FF/IMF solutions.
The people of this country saved the country by bailing out the banks and continued to work hard and pay their taxes.

@David Corrigan: so why say that FG made things worse by implementing those policies? It’s a statement that you often repeat.

@xmasbride: I’d like to see them get in, simply because they’ve never been in. Give them a cut at it and let’s see why happens. It’s not like the others have ever really followed through on their promises or taken the option to not do the general population over.

@SYaxJ2Ts: My question is why did they claim they saved the country. They didn’t.

@uUleRhCu: Do you mean the austerity inflicted on the taxpayers who had already bailed out the banks by FG/ so called Labour…The taking away of medical cards and other services from the most vulnerable to repay for the gangsterism of the banks and developers facilated by FF/ Greens. The Blueshirts supported by the Baby Blueshirts ( so called Labour) made matters worse.

@David Corrigan: explain what the alternatives were and confirm that you understand the idea of legally binding contracts .

@Christy Dolan: It’s a very simple question. Why did FG claim they saved the country when they clearly didnt?

@: the evidence was clear that the reasoning behind the result of the first referendum had absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter and more to do with being a protest vote . The evidence was clear that most people didn’t do their research or understand it . Obviously FG lies (FF hardly disapproved ) about it being about Jobs was disgraceful but again , the public didn’t bother to understand it . The saving grace was the protection of Ireland’s Commissioner and the protocols over irrelevant issues like abortion and neutrality (two of the main grounds for the no vote )

@David Corrigan: that wasn’t the question asked. What were the alternatives and what do you understand about a legally binding contract ? FG and Labour got the country back in shape with necessary cuts & removal of dross that was no longer needed or too costly to keep . 2014 onwards , recovery was coming and like it or not , FG kept the books balanced and looked at the tax laws to encourage FDI. Governments always take credit , even if the object was started by a previous government . Here’s an example : Donnacha O’Malley is hailed as the man who brought free secondary school education. Well, yeah, but Jack Lynch as the previous Education Minister did A LOT OF THE GRUNT work to achieve that , it wasn’t just some idea that arose when O’Malley made his announcement

@Christy Dolan: FG and Labour had nothing to do with the recovery. It was the ordinary people of Ireland who saved the nation by bailing out the banks and continuing to work hard to pay their taxes.
FG and Labour were in the right place at the right time to look good. They don’t have the ability to manage.

@Christy Dolan: FG could and should have ensured that Ireland was included in the EFSF (includedinthisreferendum), thus limiting the amount of bondholder debt we assumed but they were played like little schoolboys. The EFSF was created precisely because of the banking crisis to prevent nations from having to absorb private banking debt, but the EU slammed the door in our faces once the referendum was done saying ‘you’re not included’. We had leverage at that time but FG lacked the minerals to do it, backed down to a threat and got royally shafted. Followed by the infamous head-pat for the final insult. Sheer incompetence and cowardice that our grandchildren will pay for.

@David Corrigan: you specifically stated that they made things worse by implementing those policies. I mean ffs, own your words – they’re typed here for all to see

@xmasbride: I don’t know about sinn fein but if ffg get back in we’re finished altogether now and everyone is arguing the opposition is useless so one thing can be completely agreed overall ffg sank the country and most importantly clear as day destroyed this and the next generations futures and will be paid huge salaries to continue on,its sickening and disgusting at this stage,Al Capone would have more respect and responsibility

@xmasbride: destroyed? SF/IRA were the ones planting bombs and murdering our citizens

@Oisin CK: hello Stephen why don’t you use your real name anymore? It is cause you got laughed out of FF and you don’t want anyone to know? Might wanna calm down the SF rhetoric it gives you away ;)

@SYaxJ2Ts: They did. But they claim credit for FIXING the economy. They didn’t fix anything.

@Martin Mongan: Well spotted Martin. He’s back!

@David Corrigan: how could they have made it worse when the alternative was armageddon?

@David Corrigan: go back to sleep . The ordinary people lol . Wind your neck in . As you and many of your pals here confirm , the ordinary people don’t know their arse from their elbow

@xmasbride: What’s SF going to do exactly ?

@uUleRhCu: look at the mess we are in now. Thanks fg you have done some job

@Magnificent Mongoose: It’s amazing,fans of sf are all the same,absolute bully boys and god forbid you say anything wrong about them.Sf fans are busy this morning trying to dismiss any uncomfortable truths.

@uUleRhCu: Micheal Martin will keep on saying Sinn Fein’s policies are incompatible with those of Fianna Fail until after the next election and the votes have been counted and they have no other option to cling onto power but to into government with Sinn Fein, at least Sinn Fein is being realistic and honest with voters and not ruling out any option to form a coalition.

@john dennehy: See it’s easy being honest and realistic in opposition.Wait till sf get in and they have to make the big decisions and stand by them and take the consequences.I can guarantee you they will be no different to the bunch we have at the moment.

@uUleRhCu: so you’d rather stick with the incompetent bunch that are doing marvelous work in housing, law and order, health etc

@Nigel Hayden: That is a question FFG supporters will never answer on here Nigel.

@uUleRhCu: I’m not a fan of either but one is proven and the other is speculative. Like it or not these clowns are long overdue some time on the benches.

@uUleRhCu: You’re playing the victim now. Lord help us all. You can’t handle a fact.

@uUleRhCu: Probably so, but if we don’t give them a chance we will never know and the big decisions SF will have to make can’t do any more damage than the decisions FFFG has made over the past few decades to get us to where we are today.

@Nigel Hayden: I don’t vote ff/fg….believe it or not.I would love to see them on the sidelines,but the conundrum is….Who do you vote for?…..I like sf less than them.

@David Corrigan: I voted for cian o Callaghan in the last few elections…..not because I like the social democrat’s but because I like him.You really like to think I’m a ff/fg supporter.

@uUleRhCu: Honestly, I didn’t know who you voted for as it was probably none of my business.
All any of us want is a properly functional country and we have the choice to vote in who ever we think will get us there.
I just think that FF FG have had their chance and we need a change at the top table. If that means SF then so be it.
We have to explore all our options or we might as well just close up and forget about it.

@uUleRhCu: The way I see it is that SF will probably be the largest party after the next election, but might not – hopefully wont – have the numbers required to form a government on their own.

But hopefully will have the numbers that a coalition with another party with a sense of decency would suffice to form a government.

That excludes Labour and the Greens (from a decency viewpoint).
And Renua (are they still kicking around?) and that other like outfit.

As things stand, I’d like to see the Social Democrats being the ones to make up the numbers.
I think if any small party can keep a larger party honest it might be them.

But that’s a long shot.

FF would do a deal with Putin to retain power, so they’ll be falling over themselves in the rush to form a coalition with SF, although they will be saying the opposite in public, but will have to make sacrifices for “the good of the country”, “stability”, or some other such nonsense.

@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: Spot on.

@Magnificent Mongoose: revisionism at its worst . Mary Lou clearly and coherently declared that she would seek to form a coalition TO THE EXCLUSION of both FF and FG , despite that been mathematically impossible at the time of the silly statement. That left her handlers hamstrung when labour and co inevitably gold SF to jog on ! They couldn’t go to FF after that ! Mary Lou’s first sign of proper leadership at the top level and she failed miserably . You don’t make statements like that while to are looking to form a government . Amateur hour

@john dennehy: the same moronic logic that we heard from people , most of whom were clueless about politics before 2011 , about giving Labour a chance in 2011 , when it was clear as day that their “policies” were devoid of reality . When SF prove themselves to be capable of governance at local level , in Stormont and or provide a clear sensible pre election manifesto , then consider giving them a chance . Their idiotic claims about taxation and business simply do not wash . Likewise their vague and wishful thinking on housing . (People don’t want to see “freebies”in their estate )

@Christy Dolan: Multinationals won’t leave Ireland when SF are in power either though Christy. That’s another myth put out there by those with most to lose. There is nothing to fear.

@Christy Dolan: SF were very clear that their preference was a government without FF or FG, because that’s what their voters said. A perfectly legitimate position. You do make statements like tgat when you care about the outcome, not saddle up with any ild honchos just to get in. An alien concept to FFers (we will not go knto government with FG – Mickey Martin). SF did not exclude anyone, and were open to discussions with everyone. It was FFG that came up with this arrangement simply to exclude SF. That’s up to them, but any suggestion that SF avoided governance is plain false.

@Christy Dolan: I would rather vote for SF than give my vote again to any of the political parties who have been in power over the past few decades, to vote anyway else now would be moronic in my opinion and would bring zero change or chance of optimism for the future.

@David Corrigan: lol . Government isn’t going to America charging 300$ a seat and pretend to be in the IRA and stand in front of banners citing “Brits Out” . Clearly , with either FF or FG in government , and in order to keep the corporations in town , SF will to have abandoned all the tax the rich socialists rubbish that they have promised and carry on the “globalist” bla bla bla bs that many anti government clowns are waffling about ! We will be back in 4 years time listening to you lot whinge about SF just like ye did about Labour .

@john dennehy: then you might as well go into a dark room, with a bottle of Bushmills and a revolver and don’t come out ! The only saving grace it that a SF coalition government , assuming that they are senior partners , won’t last more than 2.5 years , so take your time with the gun .

@john dennehy: SF have been in power . In the north . Too busy whinging about language acts and political scoring over a minor scandal involving DUP (while defending Adams and his pedo brother ) than do actual governing . Local councillors north and south have done little . Dublin City council between 2014-2019 was a disaster with SF dominant council . No surprise that most lost their seats .

@: you are contradicting another pro SF boy who categorically stated that SF did not rule anyone out .You clowns can’t even get your story right . Secondly , it’s what they said while votes were still being counted , and NOT before the vote was cast , that’s the problem . The circumstances changed ! Despite not having the numbers , that air head clearly stated that she would try to form a government without either group when it was clear that that was not possible . She did try and everyone couldn’t take them seriously ! The stock market shat themselves the next day. Ultimate display of stupidity. Clearly the real big beasts of SF aren’t these young ones when it comes to negotiations ! Of course that wasn’t the first huge error of judgment under Mary Lou.Presidential election was another

@uUleRhCu: They probably should have stayed home and not tried invading a sovereign nation then.

@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: Maybe Shinners can shed some light . They were great pals with Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich, the IRA Cardinal . Maybe the lads in Clonard Monastery who sheltered many a Ra man might offer some light into the conduct of other branches of the RCC (not saying Redemption priests were up to that ) . “Jarry” never discussed what his kiddy fiddling bother was up to and why did Jarry send him down to Dundalk to work with the youth while he knew about the claims made . Is there any credence as to what Maria Cahill said (Labour , what were they thinking ? )

@Thomas Ryan: sovereign nation ? When ? Which ? Many of the disappeared were “one of their own” . Ffs

@Christy Dolan: I think you’ll find that it was this state – while governed by Fianna Fail and Fine Gael that gave those children into the care of the Church, and paid them too.

Do tell how this could possibly be the fault of Sinn Fein.

@Christy Dolan: NOBODY CARES CHRISTY

@: you certainly are a nobody ! And the opinion of no bodies are rather irrelevant but you already know that ! Looking forward to the local elections . Shinners are always good for need of a dodgy candidate or two or in fighting and kangaroo courts .

@David Corrigan: I agree totally.Sf will just blame them when everything goes wrong and ff’s own supporters will abandon them.

@uUleRhCu: It would give FG a clear run at things if that happened. FF need to think things through in a big way. They could end up like Labour.

I think if FF are to make the right decisions for their own party, they will have to remove MM. He will get into bed with SF no problem and due to his age, he will not care about FF’s future.

He will crash it and run.

@uUleRhCu: That’s what happens if the smaller party allows the larger party to screw the people.

Now, if the smaller party had the integrity to hold the larger party to some level of decency…

@Davy: FF have more TDs and local councillors . How are SF the biggest party in this State ? Jesus Shinners do need maths lessons . There are also way more Anti SF people and politicians here

@uUleRhCu: thats a big assumption that FF will get more seats than FG though. Ff aren’t full of much in terms of quality , neither are SF mind you but at least their current group man for man are somewhat more impressive than FF . SF simply won’t have enough quality to get 50-55 TDs . This next local election will be very important for both parties .