Irish general election: 25 February 2011

[Keystone Phil]

Enlighten the ignorant on this issue (and this might be a really stupid question with an obvious answer but I'll ask it anyway): is Fianna Fáil expected to take a real pounding?

[Keystone Phil]

Wow. And it looks like Fine Gael has never been the top vote getter. This should be interesting.

[Keystone Phil]

Ideologically speaking, someone like myself would be most similar to Fine Gael, right? I wouldn't be with Labor and I read that Gael is generally considered to be to the right though it seems to be a little more complex than that.

[Keystone Phil]

It's strange. Fianna Fáil have no ideology

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Fine Gael have traditionally not been all that different

Yeah, that's what I was gathering.

I'll always find it funny to read about a party which includes my name in its own name.

Fail? Yeah, that's awesome.

[Keystone Phil]

It's strange. Fianna Fáil have no ideology

...

Fine Gael have traditionally not been all that different

Yeah, that's what I was gathering.

I'll always find it funny to read about a party which includes my name in its own name.

Fail? Yeah, that's awesome.

His surname is almost "Hermione", so I suppose he meant "fine".

Just for the record, his first name is "Gael" and that's the party he meant. I was just being a smartass. 

Though maybe you knew that judging by the link you added in your post.

[Keystone Phil]

So when is the snap election likely to be held?

[Keystone Phil]

So when is the snap election likely to be held?

An election has already been called. For March 11.

Before you move into condescending mode, you might want to read what I read - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12261077

The Green Party in the Republic of Ireland is to decide today whether to stay in the coalition government.

If the party pulls out, it will force an election next month - earlier than a planned poll on 11 March.