This morning/afternoon.
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin.
Fianna Fáil Party Leader Micheál Martin launching the Fianna Fáil General Election 2020 manifesto
Among the pledges:
FF would lengthen maternity benefit to 30 weeks and bring in new childcare tax credits.
It would also double child benefit payments for the first month after the birth of a child.
Fianna Fáil also promises to reduce classroom sizes to a class size of 20 to 1 if in the next government.
The party will also reduce income taxes and cut capital gains tax to 25%.
On housing, the party will introduce a first-time buyers top SSIA-type scheme, capped at €10,000, and expand the current help to buy grant measures.
It also promises to build 50,000 affordable homes for prices below €250,000.
I’d recognise a Haughey anywhere, that eerie hawkish face….
He is more of a chicken really.
But great to have him there…as a reminder.
a ChickenHaughey if you will.
https://www.fiannafail.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fianna-Fail-General-Election-Manifesto-2020.pdf
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And with that it was gone
Theatre is right.
More like Schmuck alley
It’s just like the 1980s. Here we go again! Free stuff!
(Can someone call the IMF)
Leo was on Newstalk yesterday talking about his drugged-up past. This makes for toe-curling watching. Make of his definetly not awkward at all responses what you will.
https://youtu.be/yTnUeX_Kozc
“Drugged-up past”. Yeah, had a drag of a joint twice at a party. Shocking stuff.
Even if someone had been a drug addict in the past should that preclude them from being Taoiseach?
No one should be precluded from being Taoiseach because of their past. Even a past addiction would be fine.
The main thing is that they’re trustworthy and don’t tell lies. I do believe that Leo does now know why funding violent crime by buying drugs is wrong.
We can all relax anyway, because Leo is clearly telling the truth in the above video with Ivan Yates. That’s as clear as day. Everyone should watch the video to see how clear that is.
And he sidestepped the question about other drugs with a ‘not since I became an elected representative’ line.
Before he was an elected representative, he was a doctor. So, by avoiding that particular question, what would reckon? Did he do so when he was a doctor?
Imagined aspirational waffle for the Northerners and precious little else – some Republican party Fianna Fáil turned out to be. Micheál demonstrating his skill with the long finger before he’s even sat down.
Look at them there with their fake smiles and fake promises, go on outa that.
Live at the Apollo double bill today.