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ÉAMON Ó CUÍV has said it is Fianna Fáil’s plan to go into government with Fine Gael and the Green Party – something he is “completely against”.
Speaking on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta today, Ó Cuív said a meeting had been arranged for next week for Fianna Fáil’s Galway West Executive to discuss the matter.
Speaking on the Adhmhaidin programme this morning, Ó Cuív said the parliamentary party had taken the decision not to go into coalition with Sinn Féin at yesterday’s meeting but that he was completely opposed to the only other option.
“Fianna Fáil intends to go into coalition with Fine Gael and the Greens. If you look at the figures, that’s the only option that gives you a majority.
“I’m against that, completely against that, and I made that known at the meeting.
“The public voted for change, we said we weren’t going in with Fine Gael, we said we were for change, and that there was a need for a change of government,” Ó Cuív said.
The Galway West TD made similar remarks when speaking to TheJournal.ie last week.
Ó Cuív’s comments are unlikely to be welcomed by party leader Micheál Martin as government formation talks continue.
Speaking yesterday, Martin said he “can’t rule out another general election” after he again ruled out going into government with Sinn Féin – a stance shared by the party at large.
Martin told RTÉ’s Six One News Fianna Fáil will be speaking to “like-minded parties” but acknowledged that the results of these discussions are unclear.
“I can’t be certain how this is going to work, it will be very difficult. I wouldn’t rule out another general election. This is going to be so difficult,” he said.
Martin said he would also speak to Fine Gael but that it’s not about “who goes in”.
Speaking in Dublin today, Sinn Féin’s leader Mary Lou McDonald said the refusal from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to govern with Sinn Féin was “a problem of the old guard believing they are entitled to hold power”, and that if there was another election people wouldn’t change their mind and “decide they don’t want change”.
‘Significant people’
In the interview Ó Cuív added that he had some support for his stance against a Fianna Fáil-Fine-Gael-Greens coalition at the meeting yesterday, but wouldn’t be drawn on names.
“Some people supported me. A minority in the parliamentary party were uncomfortable with this arrangement … significant people.”
He said there would be a meeting of the Fianna Fáil Galway West Executive in Moycullen next week to discuss the matter, before it is presented to the wider party.
“There’ll be a meeting of the party’s Galway West Executive next Monday in Moycullen and we’ll be discussing this matter.
“A motion was passed that any coalition agreement would have to be put before the Ard Fheis, so this will come before the Ard Fheis soon, if there’s an agreement with Fine Gael and the Greens.”
Ó Cuív also clarified that what is proposed is a coalition, not a confidence and supply agreement.
“A coalition is what is proposed, Fine Gael is not going into a confidence and supply agreement with Fianna Fáil, and Fianna Fáil won’t be going into confidence and supply with Fine Gael, have no doubt about that.”
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It’s a NO from me!
“STRIVE TO SUPPORT”
” DURABLE RELATIONSHIP”
Apart from the legal eagles that must love this vague nonsense ( lime a €€ jackpot )there’s nothing in there to say me to the yes side.
A BIG NO/NO from me
@Ken Mc Carthy: ‘sway’ me!!! even
@Ken Mc Carthy: How about ‘lime a €€ jackpot’? Some kind of code?
@Brendan O’Brien: hey hey…. I was waiting on the ‘dyslexia’ mocking— 4 minutes!!! U getting slow
@Ken Mc Carthy: You’re saying you have dyslexia?
@Brendan O’Brien: it doesn’t bother me one iota/ never hindered my career or life— its other small minded idiots that seem to have the problem with it!
@Ken Mc Carthy: I’ll stick to mocking your hero-worship of Trump and such things in future.
What qualifies as durable?
@George Vladisavljevic: no idea but you have to ‘strive to support’ it
@George Vladisavljevic: Well, you could have a durable relationship with your doctor, dog, grocer or your local handyman!
@George Vladisavljevic: Thomas Byrne FF on upfront with Katie Hannon Monday night was asked this in a debate with peader Tobin of Aontu, he hadn’t got a jot and tried bluffing his way through the answer, Tobin ran rings around him.
@Seanie: I was watching that……like seriously……Thomas byrne was the best they could put ‘out to bat’?? Tobin didn’t even have to try very hard…….. byrne scored plenty of own goals
@George Vladisavljevic: the durable bunny
(Vote NO) to this lieing government they have gone rogue deliberately trying to feed misinformation to the Irish people to get a yes vote it NO .and if they try to get it passed a second time it will be NO again.
I think this referendum will very well display that the loud, vocal, right wing commentary as seen in the comments section of the journal are not at all representative of the views of the general population. It’s all, no/no on here but this referendum will easily pass.
Empty can makes most noise!
@Soundy Sound: if it does easily pass I would be very worried for the critical thinking of the nation.
I don’t see it passing but it depends on the profile of the turnout. Unfortunatly we have ppl who will just vote for whatever the govt say without looking at what being asked to vote for.
Your constitution is the last protection against government overreach. Unless you are 100% certain of what the change will cause it should always be a no vote.
When you can’t define durable it opens potential legal chaos for absolutly no reason at all.
Senator Michael McDowell have all spoken very well on this as an ex min for justice and AG he is very well placed to do so. An honest man in my view.
I would urge anyone unsure to look at his 8 page document on it and why it should be No/No.
@Soundy Sound: were you not watching the news last night? no side zero coverage, obviously a governmental ploy.
@Soundy Sound: more likely than not this referendum will pass as its got all government parties pushing it, a quango set up & paid to push it ( electoral commission), media fully behind the government mantra of a ‘yes’ vote & the ( not even) subtle dictat that if we don’t bring in the correct result we’ll have to go again. The legal profession see this as a goldmine for sure but you’re wild accusation of labeling anyone who opposes this being rammed through as the ‘far right’ just once again shows how that term ( far right) has become so diluted & misused as to make it a worthless insult
@R B: I just do with what the govt demand us to do!
@Éanna o Sca: I just do the opposite of what gov demand us to do*
@Ken Mc Carthy: A Trump supporter balking at the term ‘far right’ – LOL etc.
@R B: what critical thinking, a nation of sheep it is.
@Brendan O’Brien: hi Kevin….adults are talking here…. give mommy back her phone
@Soundy Sound: if it does pass don’t bother with the mother’s day card after voting the only mention of her out of the constitution a big NO/NO from me
@R B: Senator McDowell on YouTube also. He’s excellent
Voting no to both
Sinn fein will re run it if they get into government if the Yes vote fails to go through….They reckon they can reword it to sway a Yes vote
@Mark Rooney: well, there’s something to be said for that approach….. the vague makey uppy present wording is wide open to different interpretations & legal challenges. A bit of clarity would go a long way to swaying me over to the government mantra (a ‘yes’ vote)
@Mark Rooney: Sinn Féin are doing their best to not be in government. They are the worst opposition party I have ever seen.
What if your relationship on durex?
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