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The RPA released a consulation document today on the feasibility of a new Luas line ‘E’ from Dundrum to Christchurch, covering Terenure and Harold’s Cross. The proposal for line E was not included in Transport 21 but the RPA are hoping that the study will be included in a later revision of the project. It [...]
Labour/Fine Gael/Green missed out by 7 seats. Where were these 7 seats that they could have won that would have won the election. Here is 3 seats that decided the outcome.
Which elects O Snodaigh and brings the SF total to 4 seats. Thanks to Wednesday in the comments.
Word from the count centre is that Catherine Byrne (FG) is going to be elected without reaching quota on the final count, which means that Aongus O’Snodaigh (SF) will shade it ahead of Eric Byrne (Lab), with just 67 votes between them.
Right now papers are being re-checked to make sure that none of Eric’s votes [...]
As above. Talleymen are only 60% on this though. It is still wide open
I have not received the latest count but it’s Eric Byrne fighting for the last seat again, this time against outgoing TD. Aengus O’Snodaigh.
Tonights Herald splashes the front page with the story Eric put up on the blog a few days ago. It was mentioned in a roundup. It appears a building firm sent him an unsolicited donation for E500. He sent it back and before I left I got a comment from him. (Didn’t have time to [...]
Our second candidate from Labour (and final, we tried to get two from everyone) Eric Byrne. Councillor and blogger. Eric took time to talk to me in his office in Crumlin.
Previous: Ciaran Cuffe (Green), Ruairi Quinn (Lab)
There will be more this evening as we keep going and editing. No specific time for the next one [...]
I subscribe to The Phoenix magazine and received their ‘election special’ in the post this morning which, as you guessed, has a slightly heavier political slant than usual.
Their actual ‘election special’ section, however, was little more than an extended edition of the very hit-and-miss “satire” pages which grace every issue.
Regular readers of this section will [...]
Last time around it was McDowell climbing the poll that seemingly decided the result. Will John Gormley attacking McDowell coming down from a poll be this on. Footage here sorry about the quality. Hat tip Damien
View This Video on You Tube
Press release titles of the day? For the chuckle factor anyway. Kenny’s appeal goes down the YouTubes in video views stakes - Ambrose. Councillor Siobhan Ambrose, Fianna Fáil candidate in Tipperary South thinks that because more people have seen her youtube video than a version of Enda Kenny’s party conference speech [...]
This morning the Progressive Democrats added to their cache of high-profile candidates with the announcement that Frank McNamara is to contest the election for them in Dublin South Central. This means the party is running two candidates in the five seater, with local activist Ben Doyle on the ticket also. There is likely to [...]
Amidst the plethora of “2006-in-review” articles populating today’s papers, there is one very interesting piece in the Tribune. The way our electoral system works makes polls slightly unhelpful—ignoring particularity within constituencies and also the nature of transfers—but the Tribune have taken a look across the most contested constituencies to attempt to predict the likely election [...]
News this evening that the long Mitchell presence in the Dail will end next year with Gay’s decision to pursue his MEP career rather than run again as a TD. FG sound optimistic that they can hold the seat with Catherine Byrne, but that still leaves Labour with a battle to get their second [...]
The second and final part of the interview Eric Byrne did with Irish Election. Part 1 is here. The last three questions have been asked in the comments elsewhere.
IE.com: Slightly connected, business and the private sector make a great deal of noise about tax levels, so much so that Pat Rabbitte suggested that Labour would [...]
Part 1. Eric Byrne is a Labour Councillor and Candidate for Dublin South Central in 2007. He blogs here.
IE.com: Eric, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. First of all, your running in Dublin South Central next year, how do you fancy your chances? Is there a better platform for Labour success on [...]
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.
Think tank: Time for democracy to click into place
Dan Sullivan gets himself into The Sunday Times, calling for the internet to connect citizens to a more meaningful democracy. Its an argument I agree with wholeheartedly myself. Have a read and let him know what you think.
Colm Burke MEP reckons that we need to get honest and tell people we will be holding a second Lisbon Vote in Oct 2009 with protocols desigend to secure a yes vote.
