The End Of The Greens....

Neverbeenaworsetimet · January 23, 2011, 4:06pm

The lads finally get the message (not that it’s for the good of the country of course but still).

rte.ie/aertel/104-01.html

How many is the minimum no. of Ministers as per constitution by the way??

RomanticIreland · January 23, 2011, 4:07pm

FF have 7 now.

BrendanG · January 23, 2011, 4:12pm

Here’s a better link as aertel links are dynamic and will disappear in a day or two. (Much like the Greens)

rte.ie/news/2011/0123/politics1.html

temene · January 23, 2011, 4:13pm

One of the questions asked was if the Greens regretted going into bed with Bertie in 2007. Sargent didn’t answer that one.

Neverbeenaworsetimet · January 23, 2011, 4:15pm

For now yes

BoyRacer · January 23, 2011, 4:39pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb_qHP7VaZE

temene · January 23, 2011, 4:48pm

“It’s been episode after episode, you would’nt see it on Fr. Ted” - Mary Lou McDonald on the government
She was also asked about Jean McConville who intends to run in Louth against Adams.

V4Victory · January 23, 2011, 5:57pm

hahahaha things are getting warmer now hahahaha

Mantach · January 23, 2011, 6:10pm

We’re leaving the government, but we’ll support the Finance Bill.

What way will they vote in the No Confidence motion?

Any chance Gormless will step down as leader of the party as well?

BottomsUp · January 23, 2011, 6:13pm

zerohedge.com/article/irelan … -coalition

Ireland Government Crumbles As Green Party Pulls Out Of Ruling Coalition

It has been a while since we had one of those “before Asia opens” kind of Sundays. Today just may be one. BBC has just reported that the Irish Green party has pulled out of the ruling coalition with Fianna Fail which is “expected to bring forward the general election from 11 March.” In other words suddenly the entire Irish “rescue”, taken for granted for over a month, will have to be reexamined, once the new ruling party, which will certainly be from the current opposition reevaluates the terms. Elections are now expected to come some time in mid-February. Look for peripheral bond spreads to go whooosh tomorrow.
From BBC:
The party's announcement, after a meeting in Dublin, follows a decision on Saturday by PM Brian Cowen to quit as leader of his Fianna Fail party.

Mr Cowen had said he would stay on as PM until the election, a move opponents had described as "farcical".

The Greens' decision removes the ruling coalition's two-seat majority.
There is more, including full Green party statement.

Calina · January 23, 2011, 6:28pm

I wonder how Graham Linehan feels about being referenced by Sinn Fein.

Dubhgeannain · January 23, 2011, 6:30pm

After watching the highlights of their conference. The only good thing I nice thing I can say is, at least I’m covered now for on of my 5-a-day today.

I’m sure there’ll be more than a few turnips on the telly later too.

BottomsUp · January 23, 2011, 6:50pm

If FF no longer have a majority are they not required to have an election immediately?

Open_Window · January 23, 2011, 7:11pm

Well I thought the position was always that FF had a slim majority without the greens, thus they never needed them and thats why the Green made the biggest political miscalculation ever but bang on if your where a bum on a seat in cabinet pension wise.

The greens where a good lighting rod and have gone the way of the PD’s in their first government. Some achievement.

The greens lost many members on the NAMA vote. The greens where sold out by their own leadership.

Nothing new in politics if you ask me. Many members who have left the green have gathered together in a new movement I think… an fios nua… or something like that. I have little knowledge beyond that right now.

discostu · January 23, 2011, 7:19pm

My own take on it, is that once Cowens game of Golf with Seanie became public it was a case of “caught us in the roughtus” and they had to “pull out”

JohnnyTheFox · January 23, 2011, 8:31pm

fisnua.com/

yoganmahew · January 23, 2011, 8:50pm

No. A motion of no confidence that is passed, a defeat of a Finance bill in the Dail (not the Seanad), or a request for dissolution are, I believe, the three ways the government can be considered fallen. There have been plenty of minority governments in the past, both here and abroad.

You lot would want to read up on how government works a bit and how voting works…

Coles2 · January 23, 2011, 9:33pm

For the sake of conversation?

Open_Window · January 23, 2011, 9:34pm

Thanks but they lost me here…

yoganmahew · January 23, 2011, 9:46pm

For the sake of your blood pressure. There’s no point railing about stuff that is not wrong. There’s plenty of wrong stuff to rail about…