From top: Members of the Labour party at its think-in at the D Hotel in Drogheda, Co Louth; a number of political correspondents outside a meeting of the party yesterday
Yesterday.
At the Labour party think-in in Drogheda, Co Louth.
A number of political correspondents listened through a door while a private meeting of Labour party members was under way.
Further to this…
Jennifer Bray, in Times Ireland edition, reports:
Brendan Howlin was excoriated by disgruntled members at a private meeting during the Labour Party’s think-in yesterday.
Mr Howlin faced a sustained onslaught about his leadership and was told that the public was “indifferent” to him and that the manner in which he was elected leader was “disgraceful”.
During a sometimes raucous meeting, councillors also vented their frustration about “disenfranchised” voters and the direction of the party.
Alan Kelly, the Labour TD for Tipperary, attacked his party, saying that the performance of the parliamentary group was “not good enough”.
Members should be encouraged to break ranks to air their grievances, he said, while representatives in the Dáil needed to be in the media more often.
Meanwhile, this morning.
Elaine Loughlin, in the Irish Examiner, reports:
A lengthy and at times heated debate on the Labour party leadership ended with members hugging each other, Brendan Howlin has revealed.
Mr Howlin has said the issue of leadership of the Labour party has been put to bed until after the next General Election.
Latest: Labour party are now united, says Brendan Howlin (Elaine Loughlin, Irish Examiner)
Pics: Labour and Sean Defoe
alan kelly having a go? he’s one of the main reasons voters were turned off the labour party. him and joan.
+1913
+1
+1
And not a glass to the door from any of them, pffft.
Amateurs!
Olga Cronin crawled through the air vent.
I LOL’d :)
How many foodbanks do they anticipate they’ll be opening when they return to power?
…no Joan?
fit looking bunch
aren’t they
bursting with youth and vitality
even I’m exited
Think you ‘exited’ a long time ago…
this is getting a small bit boring for everyone else
just saying
Ha
I’m that excited
I exited insteada coming
reminds me of a Limerick:
There once was a man from Kent
whose dick was so long it was bent.
To stay out of trouble,
he put it in doubled.
And instead of coming he went
You bore the pants off me but I don’t say anything.
ah dote
I’ll take that as a compliment
as for not saying anything
so who exactly is the liar?
and since you insist I own and run the place work away lads
I’m having a ball watching it all
@Niggeldy, why would you think anyone cares if you’re bored or not?
their betrayal of the poor of Ireland must never be forgiven..
Lovely photo of the entire labour party and supporters.
Be holy god. What’s the average age of them?
Alan Kelly is a bodily appendage. You can decide which one
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day – I never hear of Labor being quoted in the media any more these days; they do really need to something radical to stop the rot.
How about they get rid of the pension watchers at the top and start to figure out how to attract younger people? The age demographic of that picture says it all.
tis lovely all the same
int’it
the smell of trolls falling apart
I think you forgot to swap out into your two other log ins Midgie
do you want me to do here for you
The whole top table of that party needs to go. It’s the only way they will gain any level of credibility back
that photo looks like the cast of Cocoon.