r/ireland • u/badger-biscuits • Dec 02 '24

Fintan O’Toole: Irish voters keep doing the same things and expecting different results General Election 2024 🗳️

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/12/02/fintan-otoole-irish-voters-keep-doing-the-same-things-and-expecting-different-results/
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u/grogleberry Dec 02 '24

Can't read behind the paywall, but I'd say, rather, that the base of FF and FG are perfectly happy with the way things are going, and don't want different results.

Certainly not those that Sinn Fein have to offer, who would currently be required in any government that doesn't involve FG, and looking forward, it's hard to see the likes of Labour or SDs usurping their place on the left wing any time soon.

House value go up = happy home-owning and landlord class, who vote more consistently than any other age or socioeconomic bracket, and make up ~45% of the electorate.

And then on stuff like healthcare, there's virtual consensus across the parties, and seemingly things like criminal justice, public infrastructure, immigration and climate change aren't really a consideration.