This afternoon.
Fingal, Dublin.
Dublin Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan after handing in her nomination papers for the upcoming EU elections at the office of the Dublin County Returning Officer. Ms Boylan will faces a ballot (top) that includes Barry Andrews standing for Fianna Fáil.
Above from left: Louise O’Reilly TD, Lynn Boylan and Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald.
Speaking Live from New York this evening on @cnni, Sinn Féin President @MaryLouMcDonald has said that a referendum on Irish Unity is inevitable in the event of a no-deal Brexit.#Time4Unity #BrexitVote #Tá32 pic.twitter.com/RIAWCj5Zsb
— Sinn Féin (@sinnfeinireland) March 12, 2019
Their day.
It’s coming.
Outcome of vote shows ‘disregard for people of Ireland’ – McDonald (RTÉ)
Zero tariffs on EU goods coming into NI in no-deal Brexit (RTÉ)
Earlier: Derek Mooney: Leaderless Top the End
President of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald
In theory Sinn Féin’s seven *absent* MPs could now hold the balance of power in the House of Commons. Instead their arch rivals in the DUP get to hold the HoC to ransom with a demand that runs contrary to what most in N Ire want. #Brexit really is mad. https://t.co/VHc9KVbVzX
— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) February 20, 2019
Commons arithmetic now:
Conservative 314
Labour 247
SNP 35
Ind Group 11
Lib Dems 11
DUP 10
SF 7
Plaid Cymru 4
Green 1
Speaker 1
Vacant 1
other inds 8Tories + DUP no longer command absolute majority, but with SF absent and Speakers' deputies non-voting, practical threshold 320
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) February 20, 2019
FIGHT!
Rollingnews
This morning/afternoon.
Leinster House, Dublin 2
Leafers of the Labour Party and Sinn Féin take to the plinth to discuss the no confidence motion in Minister for Health Simon Harris, tabled by Sinn Féin and now supported by Labour. From top: Labour’s Brendan Howlin with Senator Kevin Humphreys (L) and Senator Ged Nash; Mary Lou McDonald.
Fight, etc.
Labour to support motion of no-confidence in Simon Harris (RTÉ)
This morning.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (pic 1) and Leader of Fianna Fail Micheal Martin (pic 2) address the All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit watched by Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald with Deputy Leader Michelle O’Neill MLA. It follows another Parliamentary defeat for UK Prime Minister Teresa May last night.
Mr Varadkar said:
“One of the most striking things about what’s unfolded since the UK’s decision to leave has been the remarkable solidarity from the EU side, despite many attempts to bilateralise issues.
The solidarity has been strong and resolute and those who think it will break at the last moment are in for a nasty surprise”.
Hmm.
Taoiseach says Brexit extension possible but not inevitable (RTÉ)
It’s time Sinn Féin ended its backing for the Maduro regime and listened to the people of Venezuela. They want democracy, freedom and prosperity. pic.twitter.com/d7NREh8fZE
— Fianna Fáil (@fiannafailparty) February 5, 2019
It’s time Fianna Fáil ended its backing for the Varadkar regime, amirite.
Previously: Bryan Wall: Oily Business
Meanwhile…
Tánaiste @simoncoveney announces Ireland's support for Mr. Juan Guaidó. Full statement available at https://t.co/8Tx5ckfHcQ pic.twitter.com/kGISqkTncr
— Irish Foreign Ministry (@dfatirl) February 6, 2019
Irish times today (top) and yesterday (above)
This morning.
Professor Fiona de Londras tweetz:
I see the Irish Times’ opinion pages are replete with Sinn Féin bashing columns today. I do wonder what would happen if people engaged with Sinn Fein’s actual policies (especially economic and social) instead of taking swipes at them based on some (now outdated) sense of their ‘untouchability’.
It is not that I think Sinn Féin’s approach to the current sit in Venezuala isn’t problematic (it is). It’s that the only actions many prominent journalists seem to engage with are ones that allow them to denigrate Sinn Féin without engaging with their actual policies.
‘Establishment’ voices can keep on treating Sinn Fein as if they are toxic if they want, but the reality on the ground is that they connect meaningfully with many people’s everyday realities and hardships, and a lot of politics is about being and feeling heard. And that is about policy.”
FIGHT!
This afternoon.
Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Niall writes:
Shinners marching off to the commemoration of the 1st Dail!!
More as we get it.
Earlier: January 1919
Déanaigí comóradh linn ar bhunú na Dála! Cuirigí spás in áirithe ar cheann de na turais treoraithe ar Theach breithe na Dála, Uimhir 6 Sráid Fhearchair! Ticéid ➡️ https://t.co/hpXNjBcdnB pic.twitter.com/ZVPevJlNbE
— Conradh na Gaeilge (@CnaG) January 16, 2019
Uh?
Sinn Féin Bank!?
Anyone?/TROID!
Varadkar’s Housing Plan has to go – @EOBroin https://t.co/Fi3w7Yrnq5 pic.twitter.com/MxJ47yLEvJ
— Sinn Féin (@sinnfeinireland) January 15, 2019
This morning.
Government Buildings.
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin TD launching a mobile billboard on the housing crisis
Mr Ó Broin said:
“Last year, when we tabled our motion of no confidence in [Housing] Minister Eoghan Murphy, we made it clear that both he and the Governments failing housing plan [Rebuilding ireland] had to go if there was to be any chance of tackling the housing crisis.
It now appears that the Taoiseach is concerned than his colleagues’ failures are reflecting badly on him. There are ever growing murmurings from Fine Gael backbenchers and cabinet sources that the Taoiseach’s relationship with Minister Murphy has soured and that the Minister for Housing is set to be moved.
Replacing Eoghan Murphy, but leaving Rebuilding Ireland in place, will change nothing. Rebuilding Ireland is as much Leo Varadkar’s housing plan as it is Minister Murphy’s. Its failures are as much, if not more so, the Taoiseach’s failings as that of his cabinet colleague.”
