Arrogance Is A Drug

at

Saturday.

Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

Leader of the CCP Labour Party Alan Kelly speaking to delegates at the Mansion House where the party’s annual conference was held over the weekend.

Mr Kelly told the assembled:

“Some parties in the current government think they have a right to always govern. While others in opposition go around arrogantly acting like their ascension to high office next time is just inevitable”.

Labour leader Alan Kelly criticises ‘arrogance’ of Sinn Féin in his first major speech as party leader (Independent.ie)

Sam Boal/RollingNews

Meanwhile…

Saturday afternoon.

Outside the Labour Party conference.

Anyone?

Eamon Farrell/RollingNews

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24 thoughts on “Arrogance Is A Drug

  1. Madam x

    The lady on the pavement has probably only been here a short while but has seen straight through Labour arrogance

  2. Paulus

    Years ago, a girlfriend and I used to support them. Following an election I had to break the news to her:

    ‘Love, Labour’s lost’.

  3. spud

    I just can’t see Kelly as a leader of anything…. may an U11 GAA club?
    Strikes me as more unlikable than likable.

  4. Tony_k

    The lady was communicating with the trees on the quays on Saturday. Barefoot. Palms against bark having the chats. Bowed after.

  5. D-troll

    bit arrogance for labour to have it in the grandeur of the mansion house.

    though i expect they only needed a small venue. ive a shed out the back they could have used, not as extravagant as the champagne socialists would like though.

    1. ce

      Yeah, Ivana seeded some doubts again after the Zappone thingy… not a great start…

      Still they are one of the few parties not taking nonsense about tax…

      Anyway, Labour + SD + Shinners + 2 or so surviving Greens would be my somewhat hopeful bet…

      The Shinners + Messiah Healy-Rea and Independents for the national herd would be a disaster, as bad if not worse than FF/FG

      1. V aka Frilly Keane

        an eFFer
        ex elected Rep but every bit the useless conniving expense claimer
        so take this with whatever seasoning you need
        but this lad told me that the next Government will be SF FF & Labour
        No Independents

        and now I heard this from someone else – far more accomplished and name recognition
        that the main parties are all determined to move away from Independents
        wether that is to keep the gigs and clout for their own
        or whether they want to force the electable Independents to join up
        I dunno

        In any event
        This current Government will go full term or as good as
        a Whelehan type scandal excepted of course

        1. goldenbrown

          I doubt even a Whelehan type scandal would derail this monstrosity..as many lockdowns/pandemics as it takes lol

          hmm. a SF+FF(split)+Lab?

          or what about a straight SF sweep? is that even mathematically possible I wonder…

          1. U N M U T U A L

            They’ll need rebrand…

            How about? “Sinn Failour”

            I can just imagine the poster slogans.

            “Use Your Voice,
            Vote for Hobson’s Choice!”

  6. bisted

    …long time to go until the next election but I really believe the shinners missed a chance by not fielding enough candidates last time…the FFG axis will endure for generations…the Alan Kelly/Eamon Ryan will poll pityfully but enough to provide the third leg of the stool…the movement for change was a nice idea…FFG will adopt it!

    1. Cian

      SF only fielded one candidate in the vast majority of constituencies.
      FF (and FG) tended to field two in each constituencies.
      SF, FF and FG got 24, 22, and 21% of the 1st preferences.

      For SF this went to their one candidate, and they got in on the first (few) counts.

      For FF (and FG) they split their vote across the two candidates which generally led to both getting a few transfers until finally one was disqualified and the other getting a seat.

      If SF had fielded 80 candidates they would suffered the same fate. Yes, they might have got an extra 4-6 seats in the places they did well with just one candidate (and they might have lost 1-2 seats where a split vote could have lost them any seat)

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