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In tomorrows Irish Times MRBI Poll the Labour Party are the big movers up 10% to 24&.
The Government disapproval rating ranks at 85%.
Fianna Fail 22 -5
Fine Gael 32 -2
Labour 24 +10
Sinn Fein 9 +1
Greens 4 no change,
Government Approval 14%, disapproval 85%
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Dan Boyle sheds the green jersey. His Sunday Tribune comments (which only got a weblink late in the day) are noted by Reuters.
Ivor the Driver — full Seanad report. It was nice of Bertie to send Ivor’s letter of appointment to his Cork address.
How ossified is Irish politics? In the blink of an eye, Australia — which had no recession — replaces its Prime Minister.
I’m a victim of unique Irish blame culture, says Harney
Things Ministers don't do part 2: Harney is not really responsible for these clinial fuck-ups. Sure kick her over policy but not failure. Typical Irish begrudgerry.
cut the double post and putting my own thoughts here….
Now that is astonishing. FF as third party will scare back benchers. Gilmore appears to have hit the right notes. FG will be disappointed that they haven’t made more of the FF collapse but 32 isn’t bad. The question is where do you go from here?
I think that the opposition will hope this is the electorate holding the downturn AND the policy choices that preceded it against Fianna Fail otherwise it could be a shortlived outburst.
i am going to apologize in advance for my language, but i understand why people want to assisinate politicians. theyre all selfish greedy bastards and i hope they all die one by one.where do we go? nowhere coz we are all stuck being slave to the wage created by greedy fuck-wanks who are bringing the planet to self-destruction.none of them have a clue what theyre doing..just trying to look for ways to keep money in their pockets.pricks.