Never work with children or animals? Think again. The cutest party political broadcast in recent history paid off, and the Irish Green Party entered government last week, in a coalition with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats.
It's hard to know how to feel about this. As someone who grew up in Ireland in the dark days of the 1980s, it's a thrill to see Greens in power in a country which, for all its plastic bag bans, still has a long way to go.
On the other hand, Fianna Fáil? Party of endless corruption scandals? Of personal condolences to the German embassy on the death of Hitler? Led by a man who was recently forced to admit that he did not have a bank account during his time as Minister of Finance?
As a friend of mine put it: 'Can they really put manners on the bricks and cement party?' It's hard to see how.
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I must admit I am very unhappy about Tara!
however defenders argue without the Greens FF would be even worse, I am not persuaded at all.
It will be interesting to see if we have a greener Ireland or not.
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