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Post by neilm on Jan 15, 2016 15:35:18 GMT
Aah how annoying, I'd actually considered getting a passport and then finding a way to register to vote.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 11:32:52 GMT
Interesting poll result so far which demonstrates just how crowded the field is among the centre and left parties in Ireland as opposed to the right of the political spectrum. So much so that Fine Gael are ahead with less than 30% of the vote with twice as many votes as their nearest rival at the moment, that rival being Renua.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 16, 2016 13:13:58 GMT
Interesting poll result so far which demonstrates just how crowded the field is among the centre and left parties in Ireland as opposed to the right of the political spectrum. So much so that Fine Gael are ahead with less than 30% of the vote with twice as many votes as their nearest rival at the moment, that rival being Renua. FG-Renua-Green government. You heard it heard first. |
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Post by Ghyl Tarvoke on Jan 16, 2016 23:59:10 GMT
It's very silly, silly to see Irish politics on a left-right spectrum or to understand that there is a 'split' in the left. For a start, a lot of people voting for the Far Left now are ex-Fianna Fail voters and repeatedly we have seen in by-election conservative-inclined voters (that is FG, FF and most Independents) preferencing the Far Left over SF, the supposedly more 'moderate' party (It's how the Socialist Party have won two by-elections).
On the other hand a lot of FF voters (i.e. those that still voted for them in 2011 and will do so this year too) will not switch to FG because they are 'those bastards' and against it on principle, whatever that principle is (although occasionally this might be relaxed if the FG candidate is a very, very local one. (S)he might get a second preference then).
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Post by mrhell on Jan 24, 2016 11:44:15 GMT
I've just passed some John Lyons posters on a main road in Dublin on my way to watch horse racing in Leopardstown.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 1, 2016 14:03:44 GMT
Expected to be called tomorrow. Meanwhile:
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 1, 2016 16:49:06 GMT
It's like some kind of banjo-twanging Up Helly Aa.
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Post by iainbhx on Feb 1, 2016 18:39:18 GMT
It's like some kind of banjo-twanging Up Helly Aa. With added Cap of Powah. The cute hoor is going to get re-elected isn't he? |
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Post by greatkingrat on Feb 1, 2016 19:07:48 GMT
Paddy Power have him as 1/14 to be elected, so it is highly likely.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 1, 2016 22:34:31 GMT
It's like some kind of banjo-twanging Up Helly Aa. With added Cap of Powah. The cute hoor is going to get re-elected isn't he? Sadly yes. It's amazing that Ireland's revolt against the FF gene pool didn't sweep that lot away too. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 3, 2016 10:05:02 GMT
26 February it is.
All being well we should know the result sometime in April.
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Post by The Bishop on Feb 3, 2016 11:08:56 GMT
Yes, this could make the recent Spanish result appear a model of clarity in comnparison......
Though one thing looks certain - Irish Labour looks set for the same sort of historic drubbing FF recieved last time around.
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Post by Ghyl Tarvoke on Feb 3, 2016 13:48:26 GMT
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Post by neilm on Feb 3, 2016 14:50:19 GMT
Amazing.
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Post by greatkingrat on Feb 3, 2016 14:51:22 GMT
Yes, this could make the recent Spanish result appear a model of clarity in comnparison...... Though one thing looks certain - Irish Labour looks set for the same sort of historic drubbing FF recieved last time around. Actually they are currently polling about 9% which is similar to the vote they have got for most of their history. It is more that 2011 was exceptionally good for them than 2016 will be exceptionally bad. |
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Post by Ghyl Tarvoke on Feb 3, 2016 15:05:07 GMT
Yes, this could make the recent Spanish result appear a model of clarity in comnparison...... Though one thing looks certain - Irish Labour looks set for the same sort of historic drubbing FF recieved last time around. Actually they are currently polling about 9% which is similar to the vote they have got for most of their history. It is more that 2011 was exceptionally good for them than 2016 will be exceptionally bad. Yes but historically Labour got a lot more seats than one 'should' with their first preference vote level due to the ability to pick up preferences for various different parties. This time they are probably only going to be restricted to Fine Gael transfers. |
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Post by iainbhx on Feb 3, 2016 20:01:04 GMT
He's got an election song as well. |
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Post by greenhert on Feb 3, 2016 21:02:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 21:05:22 GMT
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Post by obsie on Feb 4, 2016 0:24:08 GMT
Yes, this could make the recent Spanish result appear a model of clarity in comnparison...... Though one thing looks certain - Irish Labour looks set for the same sort of historic drubbing FF recieved last time around. Only losing 60% of their vote and three-quarters of their seats would be an okayish result for Labour. |
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