If you are thinking of donating to a charity this year you might consider the Kerry Rape Crisis Centre for their support of a victim of sexual assault subject to horrific community bullying in Listowel.
Many of the polls have showen a big slump in Fianna Failure and rises for Labour and Fine Gael. But if an election was called tomorrow who would lose out and who would win?
I am going to try and do a review of all the constiuencies. If people have Views on anyone please drop us [...]
The Oireachtas has today launched a detailed profile based on the 2006 Census of all the constituencies in the country. The information is quite interesting and comprehensive and details all 42 constituencies in the country.
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.
Hayes FG 7681
Mcgrath FF 7128
Healy Ind 5575
Manseragh FF 5570
Ambrose FF 4090
Prendergast Lab 3156
lBrowne SF 1133
Lowry (Ind) 27.8%
Smith (FF) 19.7%
Hoctor (FF) 18%
Ryan (ind) No word
Coonan (FG) 15.4%
Kathleen O’Meara (Lab) 10.1%
Seamie Morris (SF) no word
South
Tom Hayes (FG) 22%
Mattie McGrath (FF) 20%
Dr Martin Mansergh (FF) 16%
Seamus Healy (ind) 14%
Phil Prendergast (Lab) 8%
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 [...]
Starting on RTE 1 now (10:20). Updates following.
Its over now, watch it when it goes live here.
Health:
Interesting response to Caoimhghin O Caolain on health. Two out of fifty in the audience would like to see SF in government but in a head to head on health with Mary Harney the majority of the group were [...]
Sorry for not updating the local news for a while but it takes time, something I am short of at the moment. I do hope to get back to it as there are great stories in the regional papers. From the Nationalist (South Tipperary):
Fianna Fail general election candidate Cllr. Siobhan Ambrose has been attacked by [...]
Cowen says Harney’s use of State jet not a matter for him
“My function is simply to approve the use of the service,’’ he said.
Fear and Loathing in Dublin – WSJ.com
The Wall Street Journal says we have nothing to fear in voting No to Lisbon. It also takes a cut at our finance minister.
Maman Poulet » The Reasons Why?
Political spice. I like it.
Stephen Spillane – The New Commission, What Happens Next?
Excellent guide on what happens to the next EU Commission as they make their way through parliament
C4 invests in political blogger Slugger O’Toole | Media | guardian.co.uk
Congrats to Mick and the gang on what looks like a very interesting proposition. Keen to see what the investment will mean longer term.
