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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DgNvtvkC7E
YouTube: Hugh O’Connell
AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL week where its own future and the abortion bill were hot topics there was more drama in the Seanad today as one Labour senator objected to being made ‘act like a robot’ and Fianna Fáil staged a walkout.
The Fianna Fáil leader in the upper house, Darragh O’Brien, led his colleagues out of the chamber amid a dispute over the government’s removal of Fidelma Healy-Eames, Paul Bradford and James Heffernan from three Oireachtas committees.
Healy-Eames and Bradford, both Fine Gael, were removed after their vote against the abortion legislation this week while Heffernan’s removal comes some seven months after he resigned the whip over the budget.
The appointment of Labour’s John Kelly to the European Affairs Committee – to replace Heffernan – led to the man himself objecting to his appointment, accusing the government of “bullyboy tactics”.
“I disagree that TDs and senators are expected to park their conscience at the front door of Leinster House and act like robots for five years,” he said amid uproar in the Seanad and applause among some colleagues for his stand.
After ten minutes of back and forth among senators, many of whom objected to the motion to replace Kelly with Heffernan, a vote was called and Fianna Fáil senators walked out:
YouTube: Hugh O’Connell
The government won the vote by 22 to 11 but five Labour senators abstained.
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And watch Sky News’ breaking news stories every time someone is elected is Dudly North or Sidcup. No thanks
@Bar Bar Drinks: The exit poll is an excellent barometer, and has always been very accurate and is far better than any poll pre election. The election exit poll will be released at 10 in the evening and then you will know, no need to stay up.
@ktsiwot: You have me mistaken for someone who cares
@Bar Bar Drinks: good reply
@ktsiwot: Yeah right, after the last election, the poll’s were dead on?
@Bar Bar Drinks: Actually Bar Bar, you wont hear anyone being elected to Dudly north or Sidcup because this is a snap election, so local elections don’t coincide.The last snap election was 1992. I acknowledge your indifference in advance :)
The result is preordained.
The print media, social media and the US all dictate a Theresa May and Tory victory.
Corbyn and Labour did not get a fair opportunity. That’s life. Democracy and public opinion are much easier to manipulate than ever before. That’s just the way it is. Labour will have to do its best in opposition.
We live in a more doctrinaire world
@Tony Daly: Or maybe Corbyn is seen as too far left with an irresponsible approach to budgeting. Don’t like the result? It couldn’t possible be that the majority just don’t agree with your politics oh God no it must be something else
@Simon: I think anyone can see the press was clearly biased against Corbyn, regardless of anything else that may have swayed the voters.
@Rui Firmino: maybe the Russians did it
@Tony Daly: yea cause they got it so right with Trump didn’t they
@Tony Daly:
Such utter tripe. The problem with Labour is that Corbyn is unelectable. A government needs to understand fiscal policy and needs to be able to show a sound fiscal strategy. This is exactly why SF, AAA or whatever they call themselves here will never get into power
@Tony Daly: Well you can still win with all the print and Radio TV media biased against you…Look at Trump….
@Tony Daly: Labour and Corbyn have been gaining ground every single day of the campaign even though he hasn’t got costings done for anything he says.
@John003: that would be good point except for the fact that every news channel carried every trump “speech” as breaking news and in full, thus giving him the equivalent of million of dollars in free advertising.
@Tony Daly: Nonsense. People have more information about political parties and their policies than you can shake a stick at.
At the last election in the UK, only 43% of people aged between 18 and 24 bothered to vote.
@Dave O Keeffe: Yes and the only reason is because May has messed it up with the dementia tax . Its not because hes a good canidate
@Simon: I do not like Corbyn myself, however the abuse by paper and TV has been scandalous and seems to be backfiring which is interesting.
@Rui Firmino: The BBC is biased against anything which is anti-tory. Some really terrible reporting all though the election campaign giving maximum coverage to Theresa May’s one person campaign and little menrion of any other conservitive. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was never interviewed because everyone knows that his views are different to May’s.
Very unfair to the electorate having to choose leadership based on one single persons views. God help Britain for the coming Brexit negotiation if May is leading the charge.
@Simon: Pray tell, why would Corbyn be seen as ‘irresponsible’ towards budgeting if there wasn’t shameless bias in the press? Unlike Treeza’s chaotic and ever U-turning mess, Corbyn’s budget is actually costed.
@Chris Kirk: Your on planet Mars . The BBC are pro labour anto tory . But would only know that if you leved in the UK
@Dave O Keeffe: Really? The Labour manifesto was fully costed, unlike the tory one. Keep up son.
@Chris Kirk: The BBC, if anything, is left leaning. They are most certainly pro-remain.
@Tony Daly: I would disagree with much of what you say here. I would say with the availability of the internet there is far more actial information out there to help people form their opinions if they wish. There is much to admire about Jeremy Corbyn, but some of his views basically make it impossible for him ever to get elected in the UK. Most people can see he’s a decent guy, but he could never get elected in the UK. It will never happen.
@David Murphey: I actually think the turnout might be higher this time around. I would say that people seem disgruntled, but with the English it’s difficult to tell whether that’s a normal state of mind easily resolved by a cup of tea or whether it spurs more voters into action.
Just voted, would be great to see the back of May.
She does have a nice bottom, for sure.
@Ben Coughlan: at least the result is in quickly not like here where we have loads of seagulls leaning over barriers for days on end
@Tweety McTweeter: Ah stop, you’re killing me. People are looking at me like I’m mental for laughing out loud on the train.
@john g mcgrath: What? Does it seriously take days to get the results?
@Tweety McTweeter: They ALL have lovely bottoms
@Bwen Coughlan: we are in JUNE
@Ben Coughlan: How long have you lived in the UK . People can still remember Blair and Brown . Why would anyone vote for Labour TAX and Spend . If Labour are the next goverment they may run thier five years but wont be elected again for a long time . They will make a mess of this country . None of Corybns spending plans is costed
@Tweety McTweeter: Shoes made in China…..
@john g mcgrath: That’s because we have PR, a lot fairer than Britain.
@john g mcgrath: proportional representation is a far superior system.
@Ben Coughlan: I agree, but I gave him a green thumb because I laughed at the leaning seagulls.
I will in me hole!
@Joe Soap: someone watched the Snapper last night!
@Joe Soap: i dont even watch our own .ill wait u til its all over so its confirmed.
Corbyn all the way.
A big NO just like I stayed up (not) during the election of our own home grown excuse for a Government.
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Why would we do that, we’re not British.
Our closest neighbour and ally and just a stone-throw across the pond. Our biggest trading partner and country we share most cultural bonds with. Not to mind that we share a land border with them and both share a strong interest in the Northern part of this island.
Yea, why would Irish people have any interest in the makeup of the British Government?
@Tweety McTweeter:
USA is our biggest trading partner. If you want to stay up for foreign elections, i would suggest the French or German elections, given that we share a currency and economic union with them.
@Fred Jensen: ya know, being anti-British doesn’t make you any more Irish. I thought we left that crap behind us in the 90s.
The UK is our closest ally, deal with it.
@Tweety McTweeter:
Not only our closest ally but also an economy which has a direct impact on our own. There is nothing wrong with not staying up to watch it but it a little scary how so many people can’t see how the election in the UK has a direct impact on us.
@Nick Allen: Actually by far our biggest trading patrner is the EU single market. Culturally its the USA as its their films, tv, music and employment that dominant.
@Mike Kelly:
I didn’t dispute that in my post. I agreed with Tweety that the UK is our closest ally which is different to a trading partner.
@Fred Jensen: the 1970′s were just off the phone, they’re asking how you are.
@Fred Jensen: Yes, it has no effect on us who our neighbours put in charge of negotiating their withdrawal from our common union, the effective sundering of the Good Friday Agreement, the re-organisation of border arrangements in our own island or their nuclear arsenal. It’s no concern of ours!
@Fred Jensen:
A huge proportion of British people have some Irish ancestry and vice versa in Ireland. A portion of Ireland still remains part of the UK. We have strong ties of culture, history and economy.
@Fred Jensen: The journal are asking this question, Fred, because a substantial number of their readers might be A) based in NI B) Irish citizens living in Britain or C) British citizens living in the RoI. All of who would be elligible to vote in this election. But then you already knew this, didn’t you?
@Harry Whitehead: *all of whom
@Fred Jensen: They are indeed with a 22% share,
isnt Google wonderful :-)
Its like waiting for paint to dry……
@Chris Kirk: i heard u the first time
@Terry McSweeney: Good man Terry, full of wit this morning….
By 11pm the exit polls will have the result fairly accurately….No need to stay up all night….
Absolutely, can’t wait but I’m a sad political junkie. Never been a more important election in the UK in terms of the affect it will have on Ireland. Expecting a Tory landslide but you never know.
Oh yeah just to see Labour getting slated
Like the sell out never again Labour few here
Who will never ever be elected by the people
Whom they betrayed
4 weeks ago the buzzfeed editor was on the Andrew Marr show,talking about internet stats and bloggers etc,hands down labour were well ahead engaging voters etc as they felt the mainstream media weren’t giving them a voice,Bernie sanders team are behind Corbin and driving policy May has been more than lagging behind, none of the front bench like hunt etc have been seen or come forward with views etc,Tory’s read this so so wrong,don’t be surprised to see a labour/coalition government,
Pretty sure I’m registered to vote in this election but can’t seem to find the Facebook page where I can vote? ☑️ ❌
I used to make a big night of watching UK elections, have friends around, beer & crisps, etc. but this time I won’t because (1) due to staff shortages I am needed at work all day tomorrow, and I dare not work a day while pooped (I did once and it did not end well), and (2) Although Labour has put up a magnificent fight, I have a feeling it won’t be enough to avert another crushing disappointment like I remember from 1992 and 2015.
Not at gunpoint
Would I stay up for elections in a different county? No.
I’ll be up and hoping that further progress is made in efforts finally destroy the cancer of partition.
After that we can begin to work on the partition of minds created by that same cancer.
absolutely foooking not
Definitely! Few beers and bag of popcorn! Should be great crack altogether
Exit poll will be available at around 11 pm tonight.
Which is pretty accurate as people are asked which way they actually voted, not which way they are about to vote.
No I can wait. .Friday morning. .
Will still be in work throughout the night
I’m opening a new can every time the party I didn’t vote for wins a seat; if they win, I won’t care as much.
I said YES, I’ll stay up all night and it’ll be in bed I’ll be.
Theresa’s husband will be up all night though and it won’t be the Viagra.
Corbyn is a clearly principled man. So they go after his ability to balance a budget. Yet the conservatives didn’t even cost their manifesto they didn’t think they needed to and knew if they did it would be held up later as yet more lies.
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