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Joe McHugh is set top the poll and join his wife Olwyn Enright (yes Bloggorah that’s a female Olwyn Enright!) in Dail Eireann.
Tallies…
Blaney 6275
Doherty 330
Gallagher 512
Harte 1290
Keavney 6252
MacLochlainn 6630
McDaid 6724
McGuinness
McHugh 8447
McLaughlin 801
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Here’s the Dept of Finance statement issued late last evening about the Minister’s discussion with the banks. I think we know why some banks didn’t want to be in the guarantee scheme: those in the scheme can be made an offer they can’t refuse: to merge.
Mary Harney’s expensive trip to Houston and Phoenix.
The FAS/Florida row is not the only time the issue of her travel costs has arisen.
techPresident – The Future of Campaign Technology: The Ground Game
Irish Parties looking at learning online and database lessons from Obama could do worse than bear this post in mind. Almost as soon as the election is over, improvements and evolution are making some parts redundant and others essential. Get your campaign an i-phone for everyone? Might be better than printing flyers, it goes to show how parties, if they take it seriously, need to keep ahead of the wave - not just follow.
Colman at the EuroTrib give his reasoning on why Lisbon is dead. The Government's incapable handling of the budget cuts are the nail in the coffin.
Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar offers his view on how the SBP Opinion Poll would translate in an election.
For those of us interested in party, that’s:
Blaney, Niall Party: Fianna Fail
Doherty, Mary Party: Christian Solidarity Party
Gallagher, Frank Party: Green Party
Harte, Jimmy Party: Independent
Keaveney, Cecilia Party: Fianna Fail
MacLochlainn, Padraig Party: Sinn Fein
McDaid, James Party: Fianna Fail
McGarvey, Ian Party: Independent
McGuinness, Arthur Party: Independent
McHugh, Joe Party: Fine Gael
McLaughlin, Siobhan Party: Labour
So basically, after McHugh, there are 4 candidates (SF, 3xFF) in with a shot of the other two seats. It looks to be damned close:
If Blaney is eliminated then SF are home safe I think, as the Blaney vote is more like an SF vote than FF (Blaney won as Independent FF last time, it goes back to the Arms Crisis).
FG McHugh 8447
FF McDaid 6724
SF MacLochlainn 6630
FF Blaney 6275
FF Keavney 6252
Ind Harte 1290 (Ind - former FG)
Ind McGuinness ? (not mentioned in the tally above - presumably very low?)
Lab McLaughlin 801
GP Gallagher 512
CS Doherty 330