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Post by ofunknownorigins on Mar 20, 2024 13:00:47 GMT
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 20, 2024 13:20:59 GMT
The link didn’t work but it does take you to the BBC News site where it’s a live story.
Here’s a few bullet points.
Leo Varadkar is resigning as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader after a turbulent number of weeks for his party
He says his decision to step down is for both "personal and political" reasons
A new leader "will be better placed" to lead the party into the next general election, Varadkar adds
Tánaiste (Irish deputy PM) Micheál Martin says Varadkar's announcement is "unprecedented in many ways"
His departure as head of the three-party coalition does not automatically trigger a general election, but he will be replaced by a new Fine Gael leader
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Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 20, 2024 13:42:27 GMT
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Post by ofunknownorigins on Mar 20, 2024 13:44:42 GMT
The link didn’t work but it does take you to the BBC News site where it’s a live story. Here’s a few bullet points. Leo Varadkar is resigning as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader after a turbulent number of weeks for his party He says his decision to step down is for both "personal and political" reasons A new leader "will be better placed" to lead the party into the next general election, Varadkar adds Tánaiste (Irish deputy PM) Micheál Martin says Varadkar's announcement is "unprecedented in many ways" His departure as head of the three-party coalition does not automatically trigger a general election, but he will be replaced by a new Fine Gael leader Thanks I fixed the link. He must think his party doesn’t have a chance in the elections with him leading it. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 20, 2024 13:47:15 GMT
The link didn’t work but it does take you to the BBC News site where it’s a live story. Here’s a few bullet points. Leo Varadkar is resigning as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader after a turbulent number of weeks for his party He says his decision to step down is for both "personal and political" reasons A new leader "will be better placed" to lead the party into the next general election, Varadkar adds Tánaiste (Irish deputy PM) Micheál Martin says Varadkar's announcement is "unprecedented in many ways" His departure as head of the three-party coalition does not automatically trigger a general election, but he will be replaced by a new Fine Gael leader Thanks I fixed the link. He must think his party doesn’t have a chance in the elections with him leading it. The recent referendum results were a disaster for him. I think I started a thread about that a few weeks ago. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Mar 20, 2024 15:07:22 GMT
Thanks I fixed the link. He must think his party doesn’t have a chance in the elections with him leading it. The recent referendum results were a disaster for him. I think I started a thread about that a few weeks ago. Maybe it was your thread that caused him to resign. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 20, 2024 15:08:10 GMT
The recent referendum results were a disaster for him. I think I started a thread about that a few weeks ago. Maybe it was your thread that caused him to resign. I’d like to think so! |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Mar 20, 2024 15:27:00 GMT
Maybe it was your thread that caused him to resign. I’d like to think so! This board wields incredible power. |
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Post by notoriousnobbi on Mar 20, 2024 15:59:26 GMT
This board wields incredible power. This is why I'm posting here... ;) |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 20, 2024 16:20:19 GMT
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Post by mowlick on Mar 20, 2024 17:09:36 GMT
This board wields incredible power. A small band of ill equipped, but determined freedom fighters, defied an empire as their smouldering anger burst into violence upon discovering that it was really the Black and Tans who broke Monkey's squash racket
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Post by primethefirst on Mar 20, 2024 17:20:42 GMT
So..is he going to be replaced by someone with a father from Zaire, or a mother from Senegal?
Who is waiting in the wings?
I assume not Justin Barrett.
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Post by Lux on Mar 20, 2024 18:00:39 GMT
The Irish electing a gay Prime Minister is already a huge achievement it's like America electing its first black president.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 21, 2024 19:16:54 GMT
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Post by mowlick on Mar 21, 2024 19:50:22 GMT
The Irish electing a gay Prime Minister is already a huge achievement it's like America electing its first black president. Possibly, but Varadkar had little choice.
Buggers can't be choosers
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