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There are plenty of theories about Stephen Donnelly’s announcement this morning that he has decided to join Fianna Fail – a move we predicted a fortnight ago – but,
We’re talking about those people who went door-to-door and beyond the call of duty to get Donnelly elected, believing he was a real alternative to the traditional parties. The old boys clubs that had driven Ireland close to the brink again and again, with a great big smile and a firm handshake as we hurtled towards yet another
With no official acknowledgement of today’s announcement on the page, people have taken to commenting on a thread from yesterday, about the proposed new Ticket Touting Bill 2017.
For Jay Fitz, it’s ‘time to give up that seat. You weren’t voted in as a FF candidate… Although,
“However, it is difficult to retract all his previous comments about Fianna Fáil and still be part of it. As a public representative, I would find it difficult to ask people to support me if I kept changing my views. But, politics is a strange world, and Stephen is without doubt full of ambition.
For long-time Fianna Fáil member Kathleen Kelleher, plainly, the news has been all too much. “It is more what I don’t know rather than what I
Still, Kathleen – who worked on Jennifer Cuffe’s failed €25,000 bid to be a Fianna Fáil councillor – finished on a positive note. “At least we will know what colours he will be painting his constituencey office! For the
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