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It has been revealed in the last few hours that former Dun Laoighre Councillor Ness Childers has resigned from the Green Party. It is believed that she is hoping to secure a nomination for the European Elections as a Labour Party Candidate in the East Constituency.
Ms Childers resigned from Dun Laoighre Council in [...]

A sizeable portion of the Moyross housing estate in Limerick is located in Limerick County Council territory. This area could now be a part of the city as early as next week when, as recommended by the Fitzgerald Report on regeneration and tackling social exclusion in Limerick.
However, twenty years after the estate was built, [...]

ph33r meh gimpin skillz.

Video from yesterday’s Save Our Slots Rally
I am unable to embed them here, but they can be found at the below link
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Update Simon. Video added below

Reports reach us this evening that activists canvassing in Limerick’s north side of the city had to withdraw from the Moyross estate after a group of youths hurled verbal abuse at them.
The activists were travelling in a car which was fitted with a loud-hailer.

There was a big headline “BUILDERS CHEQUES FOR TDs” whch took up the whole front page, but I have removed this
The story continued on page 2

I am lost for words. That is all
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During this evening’s edition of RTÉ’s Questions and Answers, Labour party Leader Pat Rabbitte, withdrew his “menopausal Paris Hilton” remark.
The withdrawal came after a viewer comment suggested that it was derogatory to women.
Rabbitte initially made the remark during last Wednesday’s leaders’ debate between Pat Rabbitte, Trevor Sargent, Gerry Adams and Michael McDowell.

Sinn Féin’s Maurice Quinlivan is hoping his floating poster can attract some floating voters.

Out of Sheer boredom, I decided, for no particular reason to compose the 30th Dail based entirely on betting odds. Here are the results
Be advised that these results are based on betting odds alone, and the results may seem off the wall for some.
FF - 71 (-7)
FG - 50 (+18)
GP - 9 (+2)
LP - [...]

If you go down to North Dublin today your in for a big surprise…
A young mother today rounded on Fianna Fáil TD Ivor Callely after her young children were canvassed by adults in teddy bear suits outside school gates.
The 33-year-old woman insisted she was shocked by the former junior minister’s electioneering stunt outside the junior [...]

I mentioned this in the comments on the Day 12 Roundup, but the Irish Examiner covers it in more detail
A CONTROVERSIAL solicitor yesterday sparked a security alert when he tried to brandish a plastic toy sword at the Taoiseach.
The incident happened during a shopping centre walkabout in Limerick.
Armed gardaí minders moved in after John Devane, [...]

But Willie didn’t really know what it was he was signing.
Willie O’Dea thought he was putting his signiture to a leaflet for Niall Collins when he signed the dotted line.
In reality, he was signing a letter urging former former constituents to give their Number One vote to Niall Collins. 1,300 copies of the letter [...]

Whilst looking for something completely different on Google news, I came across this:
Cllr Frank Chambers, Fianna Fail candidate, said that Mayo students in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway would struggle to make it home.
They are now in “limbo land” over their chances of getting home to vote, he said, and “every effort should be made [...]

Election candidates are going overkill on the election posters before the election has even been called. Picture : Limerickblogger.org
Lashing up the election posters could prove to be a costly mistake for politicians in Limerick, given that it is a week before the traditional Bonfire night on April 30th.

Did Willie O’Dea put his posters with the dodgy punctuation up to take advantage of the celebrations associated with the ancient pagan feast of Bealtain?