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**Lang Spoon** · 19-02-2020, 19:52

Please god let ronan Mullen be beaten into the dust by Coppinger.

**Lang Spoon** · 19-02-2020, 20:21

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 14:10

Sean O'Fearghail re-elected Ceann Comhairle, with 130 votes to 28 for Denis Naughten.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 14:12

Sol-PBP will vote for Mary Lou for Taoiseach.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 14:38

As will Pringle, Catherine Connolly and Joan Collins, for 45 votes.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 14:46

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1230502020953624578

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 17:57

Still haven't gotten around to the votes for Taoiseach yet.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 19:13

Varadkar defeated 107-36, so technically has to resign.

**Lang Spoon** · 20-02-2020, 19:21

Whose is the 36th vote?

**Lang Spoon** · 20-02-2020, 19:22

Genetic FG Indo? Lowry? naughten?

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 19:22

Seán Canney. Martin had more success with independents, "only" defeated 41-97.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 19:37

Mary Lou:

Tá 45
Níl 84

29 abstentions, so she theoretically could get to 74 votes.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 19:56

Eamon Ryan just gets the Greens' own 12 votes, with 115 against, and 28 abstentions.

**Lang Spoon** · 20-02-2020, 20:34

ML's 45 now doesn't seem so bad if Micheal can't swing the Indos either.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 20:56

The Greens appear to have actively voted against her - which sets up an FF-FG-Green alliance.

**Lang Spoon** · 20-02-2020, 21:15

Heh, so it's all just a play until Eamon Does The Decent Thing (and destroys his party for the sake of a few years in Gov, and maybe one good policy outcome, but def not housing).

**Lang Spoon** · 20-02-2020, 21:17

Or another election. FG big house grassroots look like pitchforking anyone who says they should coalesce with their more déclassé right wing twin.

**Diable Rouge** · 20-02-2020, 22:39

https://twitter.com/PresidentIRL/status/1230618994480177153

He may be Acting Taoiseach for quite some time.

**Diable Rouge** · 21-02-2020, 16:04

The Greens and Soc Dems are the subject of much online criticism for not voting for McDonald yesterday - would have been premature to row in before talks have concluded, though of course, if either enter coalition with FF and FG, then the flak will be entirely justified, given left transfers were pivotal to seat numbers.

**Diable Rouge** · 21-02-2020, 16:22

Meanwhile, the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, agrees with the PSNI assessment that both Sinn Féin and the IRA remain under the control of the Army Council.

**The Awesome Berbaslug!!!** · 21-02-2020, 18:17

Well we don't have to worry about reports that sinn Fein negotiators having to leave the room every five minutes looking to get approval from the coterie of aging senior republican figures. Gerry is going to be in the room with them.