Irish General Election Friday 29 Nov 24

[arista]

SkyNewsHD Live


[Taoiseach announces Irish general election
for 29 November

Announcement comes as polls show
Simon Harris’s Fine Gael and coalition
partners Fianna Fáil in position
to win fourth term]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/06/taoiseach-announces-irish-general-election-to-take-place-in-23-days

[Cherie]

3 weeks thats not very long to campaign

[Niamh.]

They're all the same anyway. Will probably just vote for independents

[arista]

3 weeks thats not very long to campaign


Bit of a Snap Election.

[arista]

They are Voting Now

Expected a Coalition of the current leader and others

Many in the Press are saying.............

[arista]

Sinn Feine & Fine Gael are almost level.

[Niamh.]

Sinn Feine & Fine Gaul are almost level.Sinn Fein & Fine Gael*

[Niamh.]

So basically we'll end up with a coalition of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael again

[Cherie]

So basically we'll end up with a coalition of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael again

Jesus, welcome to my world :laugh:

[joeysteele]

I'd vote Sinn Fein if I lived in the Republic of Ireland.

[Niamh.]

I'd vote Sinn Fein if I lived in the Republic of Ireland.I did

[joeysteele]

I did

Nice one.

[arista]

[Sinn Fein wins Irish election but looks set to be
shut out of power, exit poll reveals

Renewal of coalition between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail seems likely ]


DT.

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/29/22/wire-92639801-1732920877-501_634x422.jpg
Sinn Fein´s Matt Carthy

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/29/22/wire-92639805-1732920877-270_634x369.jpg
Fine Gael candidate Damien English



https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/29/22/wire-92639799-1732920877-42_634x422.jpg
[Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris
accompanied by his wife Caoimhe
and children Cillian and Saoirse as
he casts his vote at Delgany National School,
early today]

[arista]

[Three main parties in tight race,
according to Irish General Election exit poll]

[Sinn Fein (21.1%),
Fine Gael (21%) and
Fianna Fail (19.5%)
are virtually neck-and-neck in terms
of first preference votes in the
Irish General Election,
according to an exit poll.]

The Ipsos B&A Exit Poll was commissioned
by RTE, The Irish Times, TG4 and
Trinity College Dublin and results came
after polls closed at 10pm.

It puts the two largest parties
in the current coalition,
Fine Gael and Fianna Fail,
on a combined 40.5%.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-14142129/Three-main-parties-tight-race-according-Irish-General-Election-exit-poll.html

[arista]

So basically we'll end up with a coalition of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael again


What was the point of the Snap Election?

[arista]

Irish Reporter in Dublin
for SkyNewsHD said
because of PR,
it will take months to form a Government...........

[arista]

Saturday Ch4HDnews
reported Live from Dublin.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail
both want to keep Sinn Fein
out of the group.

[Niamh.]

Saturday Ch4HDnews
reported Live from Dublin.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail
both want to keep Sinn Fein
out of the group.No surprise, we'll have exactly the same government as last time

[Niamh.]

What was the point of the Snap Election?No idea, I don't see how it's even possible to change things

[arista]

BBCnewsHD
was just Live in the Dublin count.

They think the Labour Irish Party
could be the King Maker

Amazing, if true?