Oh dear, she's annoyed Conor too. You'd wonder why he didn't run himself to prevent this appalling vista from arising. And where was he yesterday? No embrace at the Oval Office desk this year. It's almost like he's going out of FASHion. https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/conor-mcgregor-brands-pre...

Clanrickard wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2026 4:11 pm Ban foreigners from buying houses.

EU citizens? Foreigners who live, work, and pay taxes here? UK citizens (how many Irish people own homes in the UK, I wonder.)

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Another one bites the ideological dust:- Tabitha Monahan: Independents 4 Change, the party of Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, goes out with a whimper https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/tabitha-monahan-independents-4-change-the-party-of-mick-wallace-and-clare-daly-goes-out-with-a-whimper/a1599...

Lumpy Talbot wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:55 pm Funny how Enoch had no objection to using Facebook or TikTok or the internet generally which to a large extent consists of porn and cat pictures.

Porn is one thing, but cat pictures really ought to be banned.…login to view the rest of this post

You left out the word 'woke', I think.

Well, I haven't many years left either, so not even sure if I'll see the end of the Iran war, never mind a United Ireland I'm up for a United Ireland, but there is such complexity, so much compromise to be done, so much laying aside of cherished notions...it'll be a huge task And when you see the s...

It'll be finished just in time for a successful Border Poll.

I would love a "New Ireland" or a "New Republic"-- this Utopian dream is even more attractive as the world goes up in flames, children die and the world economy is about to blow.... But you know, it remains a dream. Politicians--unless they are Ayatollah père or fils --have to o...

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:37 pm Still hope springs eternal.

BTW I expect the SD party to win both upcoming Bye-Elections

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There is also plenty of 'speculation online' that the earth is flat and the moon is made of cheese. Rational people are generally able to distinguish between reality and the lunatic fringe of conspiracy theories on the internet. There is no chance that Israel will deploy nuclear weapons and repeati...

Anyhoo... to get back to the topic of the thread, this is good from the SDLP. https://www.sdlp.ie/success_by_design Not just a "what we'd like in the future" but also "this is what we need now" An interesting document, with some very sensible actions laid out. It is, inevitably,...

Clanrickard wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 8:43 am Who's your money on?

At this point, Noel Thomas. But the FF and SF candidates are still to be named, so it's early days,…login to view the rest of this post

NewBroom wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2026 7:33 pm Likely enough, hard to keep that ego in check.

FF won't pick her.…login to view the rest of this post

According to Wikipedia, the runners and riders are: Sheila Garrity, Independent Seán Kyne , Fine Gael Niall Murphy, Green Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich, Social Democrats Orla Nugent, Aontú Helen Ogbu, Labour Denman Rooke, PBP–Solidarity Noel Thomas, Independent Ireland Thomas Welby, Independent TBD, Fianna ...

I imagine that's the same problem for any party that wins here. Currently it's 1SD, 1SF, 1Lab and 1FG. An SD or SF win would squeeze Labour at the next GE, and possibly each other enough to let FF or the Monk in in place of one, let alone FG getting their seat back. The SDs certainly do not want to...

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2026 3:26 pm Because of the Da's shady past?

No, because as you say it creates a problem for the GE.…login to view the rest of this post

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 9:03 am Daniel Ennis is 1/2 in PP Whereas Janice Boylan is 7/2.

An Ennis win would be something of a disaster for the Soc Dems, ironically.…login to view the rest of this post

Madness.

Sound woman, and a plumber.

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So, how much longer do we give Starmer? A month?

Maybe we should make it a quadruple lock and throw in the Bored (intentional) of Peace lot?

Random Lurker wrote: ↑Thu Feb 19, 2026 11:26 am https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... andringham

Fan, shit, shit, fan.…login to view the rest of this post

I'm a bit hazy about the electoral system but if members have much say, it'll be Rayner. I suspect she would get much of the union vote too. Streeting would be seen as much too compromised and this Al Carns guy is virtually unknown. There's talk of John Healey as a possible compromise but he's also...

If they have any sense, it'll be Rayner. A big if.

Clanrickard wrote: ↑Mon Feb 16, 2026 4:35 pm No the STDs don't need to do anything. Everyone can see SF are grandstanding when it costs them nothing. Remember SF voted against a loan in the EP to Ukraine. People should be hammering Sf on this.

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