De Burca latest statement - Very Cutting

[Rocky]

She's taking the strength away from her original argument.



So is it about the Green's lack of principle or her lack of a job in Brussels? There is no consistency with her.

It seems to be both. Her argument is that the final straw for her was the Green's lack of principle in pushing the right green-minded people (e.g. herself) into the right positions and with that for allowing Fianna Fail to break another deal that it made with the Green party.

If it was simply about getting an easy job, she would have taken the other job in Brussels or even just remained being a Senator and it's not like she has a nice job to go back to in RTE or anything like that.

Although to be fair it is a bit weak and it probably would have been better politics to wait until the Greens lost some battle with FF and resigned on that.

[Anorakphobia]

Fianna Fail humiliate Greens for the umpteenth time.

FF have them by the balls now, they now know there is nothing and I mean nothing the Greens will not roll over on because the alternative precipitates a GE and the certain loss of all 6 of their seats.

If the Greens had gone on NAMA, they would have saved probably 4 of their seats as I firmly believe enough of the electorate would have rewarded them for bringing FF to its knees.

It's too late now, it's now simply a question of Gormley and Ryan getting their profiles high enough for a few cushy PR/Media gigs post their political careers.

Meanwhile the country burns.

[KongMing]

How so? Her political career is over. Can't do any more harm.

She's making herself unemployable in a specialty where vast amounts of trust and confidentiality are paramount - psychology. This public airing of dirty laundry is unseemly and it is time for her to realize that the Greens are finished - have been for some time. Participating further in these skirmishes with them in the media only taints her image further. Gormley & Co. have so much mud on them as it is that slinging any more just covers up whats already there.

[oceanclub]

I find it hard - to say the least - to view what Deirdre appears to be arguing as anything other than self serving and selfish. She was unhappy at the direction the Green Party was taking, and their actions in Government, and - apparently - the way to appease her was to secure for her a senior position in Brussels.

If she got the job she would have moved off the stage without a fuss. She didn't get it, so cue fuss.

I mean, seriously?!

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Both sides are coming out of this atrociously. Meanwhile, the rest of us can just sit back, eat popcorn and enjoy the bloodsports:



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[KongMing]

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Both sides are coming out of this atrociously. Meanwhile, the rest of us can just sit back, eat popcorn and enjoy the bloodsports:



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Lmao....aren't the Greens against bloodsports?

[oceanclub]

Lmao....aren't the Greens against bloodsports?

Only for animals - human beings are fine!

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[toxic avenger]

Three years too late anyway. The time to stand on principle was when a deal was done with the perjurer in 2007. Rather hollow complaining after that...

[Thac0man]

Well De Burca has to say something. Her actions are entirely in keeping with claims that she was going to damage the party if she did not get her own way. As a private citizen she is perfectly entitled to sue anyone in the Green party who is acccusing her or acting out of self interest... yet she has not and seems disinclined to do so. In my opinion she is unprepared to clear her name and exhonerate herself because she is unable to. The Greens claim she did not get a plumb job in keeping with her ambition, so she made good on a threat to quit and damage the party.

Getting an EU job would have taken her out of the firing line when the government has to face the music at the next election, so she jumped before the public pushed her. Rats, sinking ship, etc etc.



... another politician who does not get their own way suddenly finds a conscience. How sadly predictable.

Three years too late anyway. The time to stand on principle was when a deal was done with the perjurer in 2007. Rather hollow complaining after that...

Spot on. De Burca had years to make a stand on any issue of conscience, but chose to keep quiet. Only now when the clock is ticking down on this government does she discover her principles. She has nowhere to turn and not way she can save face. Things are no so rosey outside of the Ivory tower.

[loner]

Ithink Dan Boyle has to explain why he refused to vote for the Govt as referred to in Deirdres letter ,what excuse he gave at the time and why no disciplinary action was taken against either of them at the time

[loner]

Anyone think we should be gearing ourselves for an early General Election?