Irish Party Loses Its Luster With Voters
Posted by | Posted in Business News | Posted on 22-01-2011
DUBLIN—After nearly 80 years of dominance, Ireland’s longtime political giant—the Fianna Fail party—appears to be headed for a hard fall of historic proportions in elections scheduled for March 11.
Widely blamed for the devastating economic problems that have beset Ireland and necessitated an international bailout, the latest polls give Fianna Fail just 14%—a dire rating for a party that has loomed large in Irish politics since 1932 and has been in government for all but three of the last 20 years.
If that result is reflected in election-day results, Fianna Fail faces the loss of more than 50 seats in …
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