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Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns joins #MondayGR to discuss the fallout from the by-elections, the prospects for a left-led government, and Sinn Féin’s role in it.
📺 Monday with Gavan Reilly | 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media One.
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@TullMcAdoo Remember when the were 35 percent plus in the polls no knows there policy on anything there all over the place get rid of Mary lou
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For every person who voted for Sinn Féin in Galway West, three people voted for Fine Gael. So it's either the party leader or the party message.
The Week in Politics@rtetwip
Áine Lawlor asks Sinn Féin TD, @loreillysf, "Is angry Sinn Féin a mistake?" after Janice Boylan's loss to Daniel Ennis, in the bye-elections for Dublin-Central. You can catch the re-run of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 00:20am and on the RTÉ News Channel 3pm, 18:30pm and 10pm.
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@DanMulhall It show a vote for lab is a vote for FG and FF and SF have to cop on
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Quite something that Fine Gael, in government since 2011 & not doing too well in opinion polls, have won the bye-election in Galway West. It shows the importance of a candidate with local name recognition and a track record in politics. The transfers from Helen Ogbu put Seán Kyne ahead of Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas on the last count.
rte.ie/news/2026/0524…
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@EamonMelia The I'm alright brigade came out to vote the I'm not alright as usual didn't
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15 years of FG in power and every service destroyed, Rents and homelessness through the roof, Elderly and children with disabilities treated like shite.
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE.
Harry McGee@harrymcgee
Sean Kyne has arrived at the Galway Count Centre to applause from Fine Gael colleagues. Tallies indicate he has narrowed the gap with Noel Thomas to 329 after a phenomenal transfer from Cillian Keane of Fianna Fáil.
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@purdypols Start with distancing themselves from the SD ditch Mary lou and get back to the centre
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Who in their right mind would listen to abortion-loving far left Holly Cairns!?
Mary Regan@MaryERegan
Sinn Fein has to “figure out where they are going” according to Holly Cairns #galwaywest
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@JamesD74431175 @sinnfeinireland Mary lou and Martin are not and will not grow there party's they only shrink them they are to left leaning
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The biggest problem for @sinnfeinireland is that a majority of voters simply dont care about their 2 core issues, namely Palestine and a United Ireland. #dubc #election
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@ger_cosgrove @FineGael FG voter will alway turnout they never change but this was not good for SF and FF and in that I take comfort
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Not a @FineGael supporter, ever have or will ever vote for them, but will done for winning the Galway West by-election. Especially against the right wing racist in Independent Ireland.
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It's incredible that FG won a by-election with the help of Labour, an 'opposition party'. Commiserations to II. It was a powerful vote.
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@lady_valor_07 A shining light among all the madness in the world
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@EavanMurray FFG love a low turnout and as long as that continues there be no change
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Turnout in #GalwayWest is low which will work best for Sean Kyne.
But predictions are it will be a bloodbath tomorrow
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I have to confess that I find it very difficult to take @RTE_PrimeTime seriously, genuinely.
So many topics are avoided e.g. the secret agenda to remove girls-only toilets in Irish schools, unsustainable #OpenBorders migration, the abuse of women and girls in Islam etc. etc.
@AdamsSandr4794 @TheCountessIE @tjmcgibnxy
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Interesting to watch Verona Murphy previously in the Dáil Chamber threatening the Ceann Comhairle before she took over the job after the Lowry Grubby Deal.
Now she treats the opposition like school children, roaring & shouting and them and switching off their microphones.
VideoParliament Ireland@videoparliament
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@DarranMarshall The provincial championship is not the same as it yous to be especially football hurling is different there a bigger average in wining munster and lienster there none in football it has loss it mojo
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Let’s finally bury the ‘scrap the provincial championship’ argument.
Leinster 🏆
#Westmeath - first in 22 years.
Ulster 🏆
#Armagh - first in 18 years
Connacht 🏆
#Roscommon - first since 2019
Munster 🏆
#Kerry (again)
#gaa #UlsterFinal2026
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@goat_poaster I be voting either ind ireland or Auntu whichever has the best chance in next GE to get as many seat in the Dail next time. If the turnout is high either will win alot of new seats and hopefully knockout alot of FF seats
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Major swing for Noel Thomas in Conamara North LEA, Galway West if the TG4/Irish Times poll is to be believed:
Independent Ireland: 41% (24% in 2024)
Fine Gael: 19% (21% in 2024)
Sinn Féin: 10% (18% in 2024)
Fianna Fáil: 9% (20% in 2024)
Social Democrats: 5% (2% in 2024)
Ikon 🐐🦉@goat_poaster
Did a very rough projection of the North Inner City based on the constituency-level swing from the 2024 general election. Hutch: 24% (16% in 2024) Sinn Féin: 22% (25% in 2024) Social Democrats: 18% (13% in 2024) Steenson: 11% (8% in 2024) Fine Gael: 9% (12% in 2024)
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@mulvanypeopleb1 To all the couples who were lucky enough to have baught there overpriced houses and to the couple who are still waiting FFG are absolutely responsible for this mess and will go down in history as the worse government in a housing crisis
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Taioseach getting very tetchy on the housing crisis.
He says the opposition is always cribbing, states we were only building 20,000 in 2020 now it’s over 33,000.
Why is he not challenged on the fact it was him, his party Fianna Fáil who are center in creating this catastrophe.
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@RobbieCoo76 Does the Drinks company charge more for there kegs in Temple bar or do they own these premises
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€17:20 for a pint & a glass of Guinness is absolutely fcuking outrageous, I’d rather drink pints of piss than give those cnuts in Temple Bar a penny of my money, robbing bastards. 🤢🤢
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@IrishmanIRL I taught the last batch in labour were bad but the current lot is another level
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@paddymacc1 @fiannafailparty FF vote vulnerable it not like the FG died hard vote Martin has to go and FF has to Reset
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A taste of what's coming in the next general election
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Total embarrassment for @fiannafailparty in Dublin Central by-election poll
Fianna Fáil at 4% are just one point above Pb4P
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PAC queries RTÉ’s use of taxpayer money after it sent 41 staff to Czechia for World Cup semi-final
The government decided in 2024 that RTÉ will get a guaranteed €725m in public funding up to 2027 after a lapse in TV licence revenues due to the payments scandal at the broadcaster in 2023.
Sinn Féin member of the PAC @cllrcathyb said at the committee hearing “I would like to write to RTE and ask did this actually happen? I'd be very concerned if it did happen.”
#PAC #RTÉ #HowIrelandWorks
independent.ie/irish-news/pol…
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