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Results: Quota 86, Doherty (SF) 103 and Kelly (LAB) 96 elected on first count.
Update 24/07:
Doherty (SF) 1st count
Ryan (Lab) 1st count
Moylan (FF) 14th count
Walsh (FF) 16th count
O’Brien (FF) 16th count
6 seats remaining
Seanad results at seanadrcount.ie and the Labour blog.
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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.
The blue lines don’t represent elected candidates - they represent “Oireachtas sub-panel” candidates, of whom no more than six and no fewer than five can be elected.
Correction - at least four Oireachtas and four non-Oireachtas should be elected.
Currently elected:
Doherty (SF) 1st count
Ryan (Lab) 1st count
Moylan (FF) 14th count
Walsh (FF) 16th count
O’Brien (FF) 16th count
Looking at it at the moment, Carty and Callanan (FF), along with Burke, Bradford and JP Phelan (FG) all look to be safe (Phelan because he’s an Oireachtas panel candidate). The last seat could be any one of Regan, Comiskey and Byrne (all FG).
FF 5 (-1) FG 4 (no change) Lab 1 (no change) SF 1 (+1)
my mistake thanks paddy.
I edited the post with your update.
Cheers
Burke (FG) elected on 20th count.
Standing at 21st count
JP Phelan (FG) 83.865
Bradford (FG) 79.342
Callanan (FF) 77.793
Carty (FF) 73.206
Regan (FG) 65.593
Byrne (FG) 52.701
Colleary (FF) 50.540
Bohan (FF) 49.419
The first remaining five are all almost certain winners (Carty, Phelan and Regan are all Oireachtas sub-panel so there can’t be any repeat of yesterday’s freak result).
Bohan is from Leitrim and may move Colleary (from Sligo) closer but it’s unlikely to change the eventual order.
Callanan (FF) elected on 22rd count
Bradford (FG) elected on 24th count
Phelan (FG) elected on 24th count
Regan (FG) elected on 26th count
Carty (FF) elected on 26th count without reaching quota