Confirmation that these lads are living in another reality, ‘I think there’s a lot of talent in the party’. That leaves Harris, McEntee and Pascal, if Harris or McEntee get the gig then they need to call a GE.
Simon Harris odds on with Paddy power at 3/10.
Bookies are rarely wrong.
If McEntee gets the gig and is a Taoiseach it’s a massive insult to the Irish people
You can say that again
FG proper fucked.
If McEntee gets it Dublin will be over run
You can say that again
If McEntee gets the job, I’ll riot myself!
Kinda hope they pick some random fella
Fuck Simon Coveney is the only decent candidate amongst these
Harris or Mcentee will take the job and go down in flames in the General Election. Coveney is keeping his powder dry to step up when the time is right. No flies on him. Same reason he’s the only viable candidate.
He’s going to stand down as a TD at the election. Been whisperings of it for a while.
Is there more to this than the obvious Fine Gael probably on the way out?
Feel like I understand Varadkar’s and Coveney’s decisions but also feel like I’m looking at it in too naive of a way.
He knows it’s a poison chalice
PaddyPower raking it in after one of the most popular odds is knocked out
Whoever gets the job is almost certainly going to be the shortest-serving taoiseach in the history of the State.
That’s currently Micheál Martin, at 904 days (and 0 achievements).
Pascal what’s his name be licking his chops although he can barely get arrested in his own constituency.
Harris is the most ambitious one there I think who really wants to be leader. Given that whoever takes the leadership on is likely to get thumped in the next election, I think his ambition will see it out – he’ll take the hammering to become leader.
McEntee is too damaged after the riots, she needs to recover. Doubt Donohoe wants it – that IMF job being pushed further down the line might tempt him but doubt it.
What’s with all the “you can say that again” comments lmao
Lads there must be some sort of Moriarty tribunal level shit about to drop if they’re all riding off into sunset and lads are actually actively trying to not touch the leadership role when they’d be the likely successor.
Ah now Simon c’mon now just admit it, your brother & his shite at RTE fucked it for you.
It’s almost definitely going to be a woman IMO.
There’s the “first female Taoiseach” award up for grabs, but aside from that there’s a “we’re still cool” thing they want to grasp at. Apart from that, they’re also desperate to regain some traction outside of Dublin where they’ve been slaughtered.
FFFG have a definite “old boys’ club” vibe to them and while allegations of sexist bullying abound in SF, the fact of the matter is that their party leaders North and South are both women, so they’re immune to any such real criticisms.
Let’s look at the candidates
**Humphreys** – Ticks a lot of boxes. Rural-born. Protestant. Unassuming. Decently experienced. Not too young. She was director of elections for the referendum though which might scupper her. I’d say most likely pick.
**Naughton** – Not young, but still “young enough”. Has good party support and is not clouded in any controversy. A bit of a novice though, hasn’t really been “tested”. Second most likely
**McEntee** – Young and “fresh blood”, but kind of unpopular, and stinks to high heaven of nepotism. Unlikely, tbh. Third pick maybe.
**Carroll McNeill** – Like Naughton, young but not too young. But definitely too much of a novice and too conservative. Not this time, next time maybe
**Madigan** – Too inexperienced, and far too “Dublin elite”. Not to mention the Maria Bailey nonsense. No chance.
**Higgins** – Too inexperienced and too unknown. No chance.
Of course the lads can run as well, there’s nothing stopping them, but I can see the members looking to shake it up a bit. Paschal and Simon are just two more east coast lads, just like Leo.
Ah yes, exactly what Ireland needs right now. Coveney and his merry band of dodgy mates in charge of things. What could possibly go wrong amirite
We need a general election. This is beyond embarrassing. Why are we giving the power to a party that have failed the people, so much so their leader stepped down and resigned in disgrace, and now people in the party aren’t even interested?
This is a farce.
the Simon Harris coronation ceremony begins now, he’s been groomed specifically for this since Covid.
Well I didn’t have this on my bingo card.
It’s going to be Harris, they want to put forward a more compassionate face in front of the electorate for the few months to mask their true Thatcherite agenda
After Coveney, Donohoe is the only other person who’d not be a terribly bad Taoiseach. But at the same time, I don’t think Donohoe is cut out to be Taoiseach, despite being probably the best minister.
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No one wants to captain a sinking ship…
No one wants to captain a sinking ship…
No one wants to captain a sinking ship…
This thread is making me dizzy.
*”Nothing changes over night”*
Nothing changes.
Confirmation that these lads are living in another reality, ‘I think there’s a lot of talent in the party’. That leaves Harris, McEntee and Pascal, if Harris or McEntee get the gig then they need to call a GE.
Simon Harris odds on with Paddy power at 3/10.
Bookies are rarely wrong.
If McEntee gets the gig and is a Taoiseach it’s a massive insult to the Irish people
You can say that again
FG proper fucked.
If McEntee gets it Dublin will be over run
You can say that again
If McEntee gets the job, I’ll riot myself!
Kinda hope they pick some random fella
Fuck Simon Coveney is the only decent candidate amongst these
Harris or Mcentee will take the job and go down in flames in the General Election. Coveney is keeping his powder dry to step up when the time is right. No flies on him. Same reason he’s the only viable candidate.
He’s going to stand down as a TD at the election. Been whisperings of it for a while.
Is there more to this than the obvious Fine Gael probably on the way out?
Feel like I understand Varadkar’s and Coveney’s decisions but also feel like I’m looking at it in too naive of a way.
He knows it’s a poison chalice
PaddyPower raking it in after one of the most popular odds is knocked out
Whoever gets the job is almost certainly going to be the shortest-serving taoiseach in the history of the State.
That’s currently Micheál Martin, at 904 days (and 0 achievements).
Pascal what’s his name be licking his chops although he can barely get arrested in his own constituency.
Harris is the most ambitious one there I think who really wants to be leader. Given that whoever takes the leadership on is likely to get thumped in the next election, I think his ambition will see it out – he’ll take the hammering to become leader.
McEntee is too damaged after the riots, she needs to recover. Doubt Donohoe wants it – that IMF job being pushed further down the line might tempt him but doubt it.
What’s with all the “you can say that again” comments lmao
Lads there must be some sort of Moriarty tribunal level shit about to drop if they’re all riding off into sunset and lads are actually actively trying to not touch the leadership role when they’d be the likely successor.
Ah now Simon c’mon now just admit it, your brother & his shite at RTE fucked it for you.
It’s almost definitely going to be a woman IMO.
There’s the “first female Taoiseach” award up for grabs, but aside from that there’s a “we’re still cool” thing they want to grasp at. Apart from that, they’re also desperate to regain some traction outside of Dublin where they’ve been slaughtered.
FFFG have a definite “old boys’ club” vibe to them and while allegations of sexist bullying abound in SF, the fact of the matter is that their party leaders North and South are both women, so they’re immune to any such real criticisms.
Let’s look at the candidates
**Humphreys** – Ticks a lot of boxes. Rural-born. Protestant. Unassuming. Decently experienced. Not too young. She was director of elections for the referendum though which might scupper her. I’d say most likely pick.
**Naughton** – Not young, but still “young enough”. Has good party support and is not clouded in any controversy. A bit of a novice though, hasn’t really been “tested”. Second most likely
**McEntee** – Young and “fresh blood”, but kind of unpopular, and stinks to high heaven of nepotism. Unlikely, tbh. Third pick maybe.
**Carroll McNeill** – Like Naughton, young but not too young. But definitely too much of a novice and too conservative. Not this time, next time maybe
**Madigan** – Too inexperienced, and far too “Dublin elite”. Not to mention the Maria Bailey nonsense. No chance.
**Higgins** – Too inexperienced and too unknown. No chance.
Of course the lads can run as well, there’s nothing stopping them, but I can see the members looking to shake it up a bit. Paschal and Simon are just two more east coast lads, just like Leo.
Ah yes, exactly what Ireland needs right now. Coveney and his merry band of dodgy mates in charge of things. What could possibly go wrong amirite
We need a general election. This is beyond embarrassing. Why are we giving the power to a party that have failed the people, so much so their leader stepped down and resigned in disgrace, and now people in the party aren’t even interested?
This is a farce.
the Simon Harris coronation ceremony begins now, he’s been groomed specifically for this since Covid.
Well I didn’t have this on my bingo card.
It’s going to be Harris, they want to put forward a more compassionate face in front of the electorate for the few months to mask their true Thatcherite agenda
After Coveney, Donohoe is the only other person who’d not be a terribly bad Taoiseach. But at the same time, I don’t think Donohoe is cut out to be Taoiseach, despite being probably the best minister.