Joan Burton has officially resigned as Labour Leader at a meeting of the party today in Dail Eireann. She led for less than 2 years #iestaff

— McConnellDaniel (@McConnellDaniel) May 10, 2016

*scrapes tiny violin*

Pic via Sinead Hussey

Meanwhile,

“sup?

Joan Burton 1989 election literature.

Via Alan Kinsella

Meanwhile…

Alan Kelly at government buildings this morning

Staying in Friday?

Gareth Naughton writes:

Alan Kelly, deputy leader of the Labour Party, will appear on The Late Late Show this Friday [RTÉ 1 at 9.35pm].The Tipperary TD will join Late Late host Ryan Tubridy for a wide-ranging interview about the Labour party’s disastrous general election as well as his views on Irish Water, the housing crisis and the new government. And we’ll be finding out where his own political ambitions lie now that Joan Burton has resigned as leader of the Labour Party…

*flings remote*