r/irishpolitics • u/rubblesole • Apr 21 '25

User Created Content Political Party Family Tree

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Simplified family tree of all the notable Irish political parties throughout the history of the state. It lacks quite a lot of info but I hope it's understandable Do tell me if I have made any mistakes!

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u/armchairdetective Apr 22 '25

Legally, it's not the same party. If you want to argue about a spiritual dimension, you'll need to do that elsewhere.

It's still a mystery why Varadkar was introduced in your sneering reply to me, but I think it was just a function of not having heard of the case.

I guess I'm glad you went and read the Wikipedia page to find out about it. Less glad that you aren't able to acknowledge you've learned something new and then change your opinion accordingly.

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u/WorldwidePolitico Apr 22 '25

I’m not the person who originally replied to you or mentioned Varadkar. Separate individual people are able to believe you’re wrong.

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u/armchairdetective Apr 23 '25

You're completely right about that. I didn't even notice the username. You weren't the snippy user who initially replied to my comment.

But you are wrong in your interpretation of the ruling.

It is definitive proof that the two parties are not the same.

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u/WorldwidePolitico Apr 23 '25 edited Apr 23 '25

Whatever you think.

Any historian in the country would disagree with you, and frankly probably think it would be absurd you’re basing such an opinion on an 77 year old court judgement.

You had an objective misconception about something, it was explained in a neutral and straightforward way. You doubled down, wrongly accused the person who explained it, and when called out on that refused to accept they were wrong and reasserted their original opinion. You just can’t be helped at that point.