• CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Seems like a stopgap by TPTB to keep Sinn Fein held back a little longer.

    Imo ever since Brexit, Irish Reunification will most likely happen. Just a matter of when not if.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    7 months ago

    At 37, Harris will be the youngest-ever taoiseach, taking that record from Varadkar who was 38 when he assumed the post in 2017.

    I just wanted to point out that Joe Biden is 81 and Donald Trump will be turning 78 in June.

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      7 months ago

      Just remember that what passes for ‘center right’ in Ireland would be seen as super leftist by American standards.