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The Greens go into Government

‘Asking the Green Party to go into office with Fianna Fail really does not take account of the real world,’ Trevor Sargent, Green Party leader, May 22nd

‘Asking the Green Party to go into office with Fianna Fail really does not take account of the real world,’ Trevor Sargent, Green Party leader, May 22nd

After Green Party TD Ciaran Cuffe described a deal with Fianna Fail as a ‘deal with the devil’ it might be thought shocking that they have just voted to make Bertie Ahern Taoiseach. Nevertheless the decision by the Green Party to support the formation of a Fianna Fail government and enter coalition with it is not surprising. It is however very instructive. In the same week it was revealed that the outgoing FF government was still not be able to provide clean and safe drinking water to the people of Galway, and an Environmental Protection Agency report recorded that across the State water quality has fallen significantly, the Green Party has decided to put back into power the people responsible. In fact Green Party commitment has been procured to ensure that this government lasts a full term.

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Comments (44 of 44)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Doom and Gloom	Etain	Tue Jun 26, 2007 13:26
2	Pond Scum	Green Stalker	Tue Jun 26, 2007 15:12
3	his blog	d'other	Tue Jun 26, 2007 23:13
4	Stop the charade	Jim O'Sullivan	Wed Jun 27, 2007 08:34
5	A 'Green' mark on the remains......	Sharon.	Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:45
6	Give the Greens a chance	Rational Ecologist	Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:37
7	A 'chance' to think up new excuses ?	Sharon .	Fri Jun 29, 2007 13:05
8	Head in the sand	Jim O'Sullivan	Fri Jun 29, 2007 18:06
9	Disappointed	Padraic	Sat Jun 30, 2007 02:06
10	Fair points all round	Rational Ecologist	Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:17
11	'Inside' or 'outside' - no change possible ?	Sharon .	Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:39
12	As I expected	Rational Ecologist	Tue Jul 03, 2007 13:51
13	Be assured	Rational Ecologist	Tue Jul 03, 2007 14:02
14	'Be assured' - moral superiority not an issue .	Sharon .	Tue Jul 03, 2007 16:36
15	Solutions, suggestions please	Rational Ecologist	Wed Jul 04, 2007 13:17
16	Green Party should attempt to maintain the remnants of their political dignity ....	Sharon	Wed Jul 04, 2007 18:50
17	codding themselves	rosa	Wed Jul 04, 2007 20:57
18	Your codding yourself , Rosa !	Sharon .	Wed Jul 04, 2007 23:39
19	Answer my question please	Rational Ecologist	Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:50
20	Kyoto not Kildare Street.	Green Fingers	Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:32
21	no more a green voter	ex green	Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:37
22	Read my answers , please .	Sharon.	Thu Jul 05, 2007 13:39
23	Maturity required	Rational Ecologist	Thu Jul 05, 2007 14:02
24	"Maturity Required" : from whom ?	Sharon.	Thu Jul 05, 2007 14:56
25	"Constructive"?	W. Finnerty	Thu Jul 05, 2007 14:58
26	Aarhus	Rational Ecologist	Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:56
27	Stop with the pontification	Green Fingers	Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:59
28	a bit of something	rosa	Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:13
29	Not Luxemburg I guess	Karl	Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:19
30	Unhelpful	Rational Ecologist	Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:19
31	A bit of something or a load of nonsense	MichaelY	Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:24
32	Rosa	Fintan Lane	Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:29
33	Decide!	G	Fri Jul 06, 2007 13:26
34	The Green Party and their supporters.....	Sharon .	Fri Jul 06, 2007 18:00
35	Numbers	Rational Ecologist	Sat Jul 07, 2007 17:39
36	'Numbers' up : you staying on the 'fence' ?	Sharon .	Sat Jul 07, 2007 18:12
37	"The best that money can buy"	W. Finnerty.	Sat Jul 07, 2007 21:52
38	Hostile government	davekey	Sat Jul 07, 2007 22:03
39	Face the fact	W. Finnerty.	Sat Jul 07, 2007 22:34
40	'Democracy'	davekey	Sat Jul 07, 2007 23:14
41	I'm still waiting Sharon	Rational Ecologist	Mon Jul 16, 2007 14:21
42	Carry on knitting while you are waiting !	Sharon .	Mon Jul 16, 2007 20:29
43	Pointless	Rational Ecologist	Tue Jul 17, 2007 09:58
44	"Pointless" because your conscience has lost .	Sharon .	Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:45

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