All these stunts are diversionary tactics to get peoples minds off the actual state of the economy. Ireland Ltd is heading downhill fast and we haven't seen the worst of it yet.
Look at even our politicians and you can see they are all lining their own pockets and delaying the general election is only to prop up their state pensions and draw what expenses they can while in office.
Three by-elections are well overdue (more diversions) and the results of these will precipitate an election anyway.