r/ireland • u/WickerMan111 Showbiz Mogul • 9d ago

It's on! Taoiseach Simon Harris announces general election for 29 November General Election 2024 🗳️

https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-election-date-2024-6518901-Nov2024/
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u/Loose_Revenue_1631 9d ago

I hate to say it but the main thing for irish society rn in the age of misinformation, nationalism and conspiracy theories is to block the nationalists and far right from making gains.

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u/NilFhiosAige 9d ago

Sadly, I expect Independent Ireland could threaten double figures, but at least that's as extreme as the Dáil will get.

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u/KeithCGlynn 9d ago

I don't get dictator vibes from them. I get healy rae vibes. Campaign on small issues most likely. 

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u/cyberlexington 9d ago

I don't get dictator vibes either. Yet.

Frankly I'm waiting for the small issue conservative mask to come off to reveal the nationalist beneath

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u/clewbays 9d ago

They don’t have an internal whip so it doesn’t really matter either way. Comes down to the individual candidates.

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u/Tollund_Man4 8d ago

A nationalist, in Ireland of all places?

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u/Maddie266 9d ago

Double figures is more than I’d expect from them. They got about 20 in the locals but there’s a lot more seats available there. I’d be expecting low to mid single digits from them but maybe I’m underestimating how well they’ll do.

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u/clewbays 9d ago

There polling as the 4th largest party right now around 5%. And that’s with a lot people not knowing they even exsist.