Hello again to terms such as “rigged” and #NotMytaoiseach, last heard of in 2020 when a particular cohort of the Irish population seemed to misunderstand how democracy works in the Republic. “Rigged”, of course, is a US import now scattered freely around Irish media by people who should know better. #NotMyTaoiseach, a rip-off from the American #NotMyPresident, is once again pushed into service for the Irish version. A former politician whose career greatly benefited from the democratic deficit in Seanad elections has fired the term “sham election” out there about this one.
It is always entertaining to watch politicians and their conflicting interests dancing on the head of a pin, not to mention hearing answers to important questions fade into a sludgy grey.
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