Irish Current Affairs

[aguero93:20]

If the numbers don’t add up, and it’s likely they won’t, then that’s what we’ll get.
It’s the reason the Shinners are riding high in the polls, but I’m not convinced that’ll translate into seats on the day.

Was talking to their local chairman yesterday and they're really regretting running so few candidates, they'll be over the moon with 30 seats.

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

I used to go diving there.









Malin Head, that is.
You knew that though.

https://www.muffdivingclub.ie/

Welcome to Muff Diving Club

Muff Diving Club was set up in the late 1980’s and has been one of the oldest and most successful scuba diving clubs in Ireland. So if you’re looking for a trip to Ireland and you fancy some Muff diving, then Muff is the place for you, and this site is where you start.

Muff is a village in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. A small number of us created our own Scuba Diving Club named after our town. When we launched our website we were inundated with hits. That got us thinking and, as a bet in the local pub, we said we are going to try and make our little club in a little town in Ireland the LARGEST SCUBA DIVING CLUB in the World.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

https://www.muffdivingclub.ie/

Welcome to Muff Diving Club

Muff Diving Club was set up in the late 1980’s and has been one of the oldest and most successful scuba diving clubs in Ireland. So if you’re looking for a trip to Ireland and you fancy some Muff diving, then Muff is the place for you, and this site is where you start.

Muff is a village in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. A small number of us created our own Scuba Diving Club named after our town. When we launched our website we were inundated with hits. That got us thinking and, as a bet in the local pub, we said we are going to try and make our little club in a little town in Ireland the LARGEST SCUBA DIVING CLUB in the World.

I genuinely did go diving on Malin Head. I was in a club in Dublin. Believe me. The Muff Diving club jokes were done to death.

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

I genuinely did go diving on Malin Head. I was in a club in Dublin. Believe me. The Muff Diving club jokes were done to death.

those guys absolutely milked it!

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

those guys absolutely milked it!

Fair play to them. A great fund raising idea.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

Election day tomorrow.

Remember: Vote Early. Vote Often...

 

[aguero93:20]

Election day tomorrow.

Remember: Vote Early. Vote Often...

I reckon I'll amble down later on, will be quieter then, in and out quicker.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

So what result are you all hoping for?

 

[aguero93:20]

So what result are you all hoping for?

The Coronavirus killing the 3 main parties off.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

The Coronavirus killing the 3 main parties off.

Not sure why I'm interested tbh, probably because all my great grandparent's on my dads side came from Ireland, oh and in my youth I had a summer fling with the most beautiful girl from Waterford.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

For all the moaning about FPTP on here the Irish PR & first preference system is guaranteed to produce a fucking awful outcome every time.

I hate coalitions but they are a permanent feature of most countries in Europe.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

For all the moaning about FPTP on here the Irish PR & first preference system is guaranteed to produce a fucking awful outcome every time.

I hate coalitions but they are a permanent feature of most countries in Europe.

There’s pluses and minuses.
I think I prefer PR. It’s true that it leads to coalitions but I think it better represents at a local level. We elect 5 in my constituency and there is a regular independent that isn’t standing this time which leaves a spot open. So that’ll be interesting.
At a national level the problem here is getting a big enough opposition to the two main parties, that pulled a stroke last time around, when the public obviously voted for change.
They decided to stick together. Fianna Fáil supporting a minority Fine Gael government.
The fear is if the left numbers don’t sufficiently materialise they’ll do it again, possibly with Fianna Fáil leading, despite all the protestations from both sides in the run up.
FPTP over here would always produce one or the other of these parties in pretty much every constituency.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Was talking to their local chairman yesterday and they're really regretting running so few candidates, they'll be over the moon with 30 seats.

Don’t think they anticipated the sudden surge in their popularity.
Really is an opportunity missed as that bubble will burst.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

So what result are you all hoping for?

Whatever it is. I hope it doesn’t weaken our position in negotiations between the UK and the EU.

 

[aguero93:20]

Don’t think they anticipated the sudden surge in their popularity.
Really is an opportunity missed as that bubble will burst.

I don't think they had the local organisation anyway to really go for it, not to the level that FF or FG do.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Election day tomorrow.

Remember: Vote Early. Vote Often...

You’re not related to the Haughey’s are you ?

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

You’re not related to the Haughey’s are you ?

Probably....Uncle Charlie...

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

Lolzzzz

 

[aguero93:20]

13 minutes until we find out which arsecheek we're getting.

 

[aguero93:20]

13 minutes until we find out which arsecheek we're getting.

Fine Gael - 22.4%

Sinn Féin - 22.3%



Fianna Fáil - 22.2%



Green Party - 7.9%



Labour Party - 4.6%



Soc Democrats - 3.4%



Solidarity-PBP - 2.8%

Early indications are that Leonidas might be keeping his job. Let's see what the transfers do though.