Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
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Oh no..
I made a bubu
Wow another thing we agree on..Dev and his cosy little relationship with the church set Ireland back 40 years..and then another 30 because it was so engraved in society.Would have loved to have seen a republic moulded by Collins
FG now running a former Renua (former Christian right party) candidate in one of the most Liberal constituencies in Ireland shows how out of touch they are..
If Sinn Fein went with one the preference would be Fine Fail since Fine Fail was set up by De Valera - Ireland's greatest disaster - when they split from Sinn Fein in 1926 so they have had the same policies for the last one hundred years when that coward, De Valera, would not go to London to negotiate the treaty but sent Collins who said he was signing his own death warrant by going. And as history shows, De Valera had Collins murdered at Beal Na Blath in 1922.
So a Fine Fail/Sinn Fein coalition would be the logical combination and when you include the "Independents" you would have a majority. Could happen at the switch over in December 2022 when Martin resigns and a new Taoiseach will be elected. It should be Varadkar, our Indian ex-Taoiseach, if Fine Fail are happy to transfer over but what happens if Fine Fail disagree and especially if they are totally sick of the "Greens" by then.
Sinn Fein could also enter government with FF or FG, Leo’s recent comments suggest this is a real possibility
Wow..we agree on 1 thing..Housing policy is a complete disaster here..SF will walk into power..
But there's a flaw to your theory..Support will be needed so the Greens and Social Democrats or Labour(depending how hungry Alan Kelly is) will form a coalition..
SF and Green policies mirror each other in the south..SF up north are more conservative.
I would doubt they would bring People before Profit into the mix (too combative,in political terms)
Forget Shannon. What about the LNG plant that was proposed for Cork and was only abandoned this January because the gas came from "fracking" and the "Greens" objected.
Now, what happens when Sinn Fein becomes the next government?
Give it two or three years at most, Sinn Fein will be the government in Ireland, especially if they win, as anticipated, the Dublin Bay South by-election on July 8th and they become the largest party in Ireland. Ireland is sick and tired of Fine Fail and Fine Gael and most people detest the Green Party so watch this space.
Sinn Fein will not object to that plant in Cork harbour because they will only be interested in a united Ireland and any revenue that will help them get it will be gratefully received and Barryroe gas is not "fracked".
Barryroe gas was always considered a possible FLNG project back to the time when they had the MOA with Shell who are the largest LNG producers in the world. So, if the Kinsale pipeline is not used the solution to Barryroe is an FLNG with offload to the LNG terminus in Cork Harbour.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20455405.html
But if Barryroe gas is developed using a FLNG who can stop them? The gas does not come from "fracking" so it cannot be blocked by "The Greens" and LNG from Barryroe was always considered when Providence signed the MOA with Shell years ago and Shell are the biggest LNG developers in the world and it will need a terminus in Cork harbour to process it and transfer it into the Irish gas network at Whitegate.
And considering the fact that Providence has money in the bank and no debt I am sure Linn et al. can hang on a few years until the government changes with Mary Lou as the new Taoiseach and then we will say to Ryan, "On your bike".
And will Irvine oil object if the oil from Barryroe ends up in Whitegate? Of course not.
So, again, "softly, softly catchee monkey" and goodbye Fine Fail, Fine Gael and The Greens. Your days are nearly done. It is clear that once Fine Fail and Fine Gael joined together the shades of the 1921 Civil War was over which will be replaced by a Sinn Fein government sooner rather than later and again, probably well before "the fat lady sings".
So, like John Milton "I can wait".