Tag: labour
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Making the switch to new political parties
Pádraig Lohan Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are the political equivalent of a major phone company. We’re frustrated with the service they’re providing. We rant and moan that they clearly don’t care about us. Yet somehow, when we reach the end of the contract, we continue to give them our money (okay, votes).…
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GE16 – The bigger picture.
The votes are counted, the seats are filled. We still don’t have a government of course, thanks to the ongoing punch and judy show of coalition negotiations. Some immutable facts remain however, amidst the legislative hubbub: Fine Gael are still the biggest party in Ireland, with 50 seats. Fianna Fail are the second biggest,…