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Update: Head office must have been worried for the press released the result this evening. It is a blow for any who may have wished to see a return of the Spring dynasty to this particular fold as Senator Alan Kelly took the nomination for Labour candidate for MEP in the South. It was widely [...]
The report of the 2007 Consituency Commission is out, some would say a little bit too late but how and ever. Kerry is to remain split, with Kerry South a 3 seater while Kerry North joins to West Limerick in also remaining a 3 seater. Dublin Euro is a 3 seater, Dun Laoghaire is a [...]
I believe one motion on Shannon has been defeated by 1 vote. 68 to 67. Watch or listen live.
Kerry North fully declared. Deenihan (1) Ferris and McEllestrim elected too.
Kerry South: Healy Rae takes last seat so FF-FG-Ind but recount begins at 21:50
Update: Foley said to be polling well, may challenge McEllistrim for final seat. Depending on Labour transfers
Early doors in Kerry North, Tralee and some North Kerry boxes open with Fine Gael’s Jimmy Deenihan ’storming ahead’ on first preferences. It seems likely that he will top the poll. Ferris and McEllistrim polling well likely to take [...]
From Breakingnews.ie, Martin Ferris’ blood sample returned below the legal limit. On less political circus and it is likely to provide a boost from rural parts of the constituency.
Further to P O Neill’s original post. From The Evening Echo via breakingnews.ie;
“In an interview on local radio, Deputy Ferris admitted that he had drank two pints and a glass of red wine in the course of Saturday night. He said he is awaiting results of analysis on a urine sample that he gave to [...]
The key sentences, following his arrest on suspicion of drunk-driving sound tough but it’s not clear what they actually mean in his case.
View This Video on You Tube Morgan Stack is the guy running on the 9/11 was a government conspiracy ticket in Kerry North and Cork South Central. Strange video, in some respects apart from the subject but also the credits at the start of the video. The video is quiet well shot (. And clearly [...]
The Examiner has an interesting story this morning suggesting that one of Det. Gerry McCabe’s killers (Michael O’Neill) is to be freed on May 17 for good behaviour, serving eight of eleven years. The Examiner suggest this may be a headache for the government with an election possible on the 18th May. To be fair [...]
The Sindo carry the story that Sinn Fein TD Martin Ferris has been accused of calling a group of travellers “dirty smelly pavees”.
The alleged incident took place on Thursday afternoon in Tralee, after Mr Ferris went to the halting site along with another Sinn Fein official. It is understood they asked for the return [...]
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 [...]
Word has reached me—not entirely confident about the source—that RTE have bought the rights to show Loose Change, the show about 9/11 being a government conspiracy, etc., etc. It will be interesting to see if the program discusses the reality behind some of the claims. Anyway, it might give Morgan Stack who we interviewed here [...]
There’s been an interesting trend in the recent TG4 polls conducted by TNS/MRBI compared to national figures being delivered by RedC and TNS/MRBI in the Sunday Business Post and The Irish Times respectively. Added to this can be the reporting in The Kerryman of two polls seen there.
There appears to be an increasing trend [...]
Not more polls, you say! But it appears that Labour could be back with a bang in Kerry. The Kerryman reports that two polls in North Kerry show Labour Cllr. Terry O’Brien winning a seat if not topping the poll. It also suggests that Martin Ferris will be fighting it out with Fine Gael’s Jimmy [...]
From the Indo, former Mayor Terry O Brien is due to be selected tonight as Labour’s candidate for Kerry North. They are trying to win back Dick Spring’s seat which was lost to Sinn Fein’s Martin Ferris last time out.
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.
