Derval MacDonald
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And I should remind our listeners, Derek Mooney, that you used to advise Willie, a special advisor to Willie O'Dea.
You know, how real is the risk, you know, to Fianna Fáil, you know, from this?
Like, I mean, there obviously has been a lot of anger, but all of those main contenders, you know, Jim O'Callaghan, Derek Leary, they rule themselves out.
They're not heaving against Michael Martin.
Do they need it before their centenary?
Do they need it before the EU presidency?
Is it true that you were messaged by someone in the cabinet asking when the army was coming in?
Does that just point to an incredible lack of communication with, not just maybe within Cabinet, but across?
I mean, the big thing is that they're not talking properly to the Parliamentary Party or to the grassroots.
And actually, if you're going to have a coup, maybe a bloodless one is the best.
You spotted a piece by Meir Regan in the Sunday Independent this morning.
Fianna Fáil rebels betting on a bloodless coup.
That notion that they'd wait until after the presidency, wait until after the centenary and sure, look, by this time next year, you're going to be looking into newer cycles.
No vision, no values, no social contract?
On that very happy note, we'll take a very quick break.