#fffg — Public Fediverse posts

@bthalpin The history of Irish creative use of #PRSTV is a bit of a chicken-and-egg issue. To what extent did decline of #FiannaFail and #FineGael drive more creative use of #STV, and how much did clever use of STV hurt #FFFG?

I think it's actually the same phenomenon. For decades, Irish voters were mostly happy with the choice of FF or FG. Later, new political goals drove voters to new parties and new tactics.

@ColmDonoghue @ChrisMayLA6 @Tattered

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The failue of Ireland's centre-right parties was laid bare by #Aras24. #FFFG mismanaged every aspect of their task.

Gerald Howlin says Micheál Martin is more vulnerable than Simon Harris. Harris is better than Martin at wooing his backbenchers, but is more secure because #FineGael has no plausible alternative leaders.

But #FiannaFáil does have viable alternatives. Can Micheál Martin buy time? #iepol

Paywalled original: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/10/27/gerard-howlin-if-micheal-martin-survives-this-his-achievement-will-almost-rival-catherine-connollys/

Archived full text: https://archive.is/ADMlP

A vote for #FFFG is a vote for these kind stories to continue https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/wicklow-district/wicklow-mum-slams-cuts-to-vital-services-for-disabled-children-as-son-7-awaits-urgent-therapy/a804543618.html

So we get no say in our neutrality being removed. Thank you to everyone who voted #FFFG and giving them the confidence to plow on as they wish. https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0611/1454083-government-eu/

"The very best outcome of the next #GeneralElection in #Ireland would be a government with neither #FiannaFáil nor #FineGael".
#Irish #election #ff #fg #fffg #fffgg #FailedLeadership #landslide #change
https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-think-in-2-6169346-Sep2023/

@kelpana I've witnessed similar outside the library in March. They were literally shouting pedo at us and a Garda turned and told an anti-fascist protester to watch her language.

I've come around to the theory that #FFFG are going to do nothing until they can pin violence to leftist groups, and when they find that incident, they're going to broadcast it every three minutes on #RTE until they've scared away all the middle class mammies from voting left of centre.

The government was told not to lift the eviction ban, they decided to ignore peoples needs over profit. The fact that 1 in 4 TDs are landlords tells you all you need to know about who the political class represents. As a wealthy nation there is no excuse for the failures we see in #Ireland other than the ineptitude of government representatives. #homelesness #FFFG
https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0728/1397049-homeless-figures/

There are, of course, no "#landlords paying 52% income tax on rental income" in #Ireland. The first €17,000 is tax-free, the next portion at 20% and the upper income at 40%.
The overall #tax bill of a single person does not exceed 40% until they earn earn over €120,000 per year. (Thresholds are higher and tax bills lower for other households).
Tax breaks for "small landlords" will only fuel property price inflation, and serve the interests of landlord-friendly #FFFG and their voters.