Irish Politics Thread

Yeah but as we seen in last election,  the tide is changing and it's becoming much more influential.  The days of FG and FF getting in by default because of family and community voting lines are gone. Leo himself didnt score so highly for a returning taoiseach in the last election in his constituency. 

He got a little jump when he and his team made himself the face of the Covid response and came with his addresses to the nation and talking to the children to do as their mammys and daddy's say and sympathising with the grandparents who couldn't hug their grandchildren but now he will also be the face of the frustration over a slow return to normal and the economic hardship some will face. In addition, the government he and his FF cronies will form and the likely tax increase that will come to pay for covid.

All the while, SF will get stronger in opposition. 

The political landscape will change.  

Good bit of nonsense in that. 

Most politicians (from all sides) haven’t criticised him because it’s a non story. The pictures showed respect for the rules, as verified by the CMO. It is not illegal to drink alcohol, nor is illegal to drink outdoors automatically illegal.

Not raging at all. And it’s easy not to rage over such a non story. 

 

True. It's the kind of thing that those who already hate him will get their knickers in a twist over, whilst most others will accept that it's not much of a 'scoop'.

 

The most recent guidance states that up to four people not from the same household can meet up outdoors as long as they adhere to social distancing guidelines. The only person he appears close to in any of the photos is his partner. So far, so grand.

 

MLM did however raise the following point yesterday which is worthy to note:

 

I think that's a fair enough comment. My understanding was that picnics were not advised as part of the Phase 1 guidance. Whilst I personally feel there isn't much of an issue with them (groups of four people meeting up outdoors were always likely to end up in picnic type scenarios) there is a valid argument to state that he is not strictly adhering to the guidance that was issued. Tony H defended him the other day by stating he was not in breach of any of the guidelines, so therefore people will be entitled to have picnics from now on.

 

Again it's not the huge story some of his detractors seem to desperately want it to be, but further clarity from NPHET around the guidelines would be helpful.

What is a manly thing to do? Itch his bollocks in front of the television? Struggle with a washing machine? I suppose for Dubs it is a good battering of the wife.

You’re spot on regarding outdoor drinking. That’s why I said not automatically illegal. Local laws determine it. But a lot of international laws about open containers and such haven’t been implemented. I always got the vibe that in most cases, provided there is no public disturbance, you might be left in peace, save for local laws.

 

in the few months since I've been back visiting the forum occasionally I never knew you had an anti-Dublin outlook. But I suppose you need to comment on something to keep your post count up.