Yearly Archives: 2016

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This afternoon.

Bríd Smith of the Anti Austerity Alliance/People Before Profit wins the final seat in Dublin South Central after a marathon recount in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

It means AAA/PBP will have six TDs in a new dáil, on par with Labour (pending the final Longford Westmeath count).

Pic: Cllr John Lyons

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Unsuccessful Independent general election candidate for Mayo Gerry O’Boyle

Further to yesterday’s post…

The Mayo News reports:

A defeated Mayo candidate in the general election is to launch a High Court bid to have the constituency’s result declared null and void and a new election called.

Independent candidate Gerry O’Boyle received just 126 first preference votes, but he claims ‘there was a thousand votes robbed off me’.

Mr O’Boyle further claims that he lost a lot of votes in Claremorris and Ballyhaunis, claiming votes went ‘missing’ sometime between the polling stations closing on Friday night and the count starting in the Royal Theatre in Castlebar on Saturday morning.

Ballyhaunis-based O’Boyle said he is lodging High Court application papers this week and applying to get the ‘General Election Mayo four-seater recalled as a new election’.

“I’ve had people contact me from all over the county who said they voted for me and it didn’t come through. I’m not in this to get a seat. I know my vote wouldn’t be that high, but I expected to get 1,000 to 1,200 first preferences,” Mr O’Boyle told The Mayo News last night.

“For instance, in the Crossboyne box I have nine dead certs there, and only one vote came up on the tally. We have a whistleblower in relation to what I am saying, but I am not willing to say any more about the whistleblower, as there is a legal case pending. We’ve enough evidence. Independents were targeted. You might think I’m mad, but I’m not. It was a total fraud,” he added.

…“Something went wrong. I’m not a whinger. I’m a fair sport player. I can take my beating. I’m not a child throwing my rattle out of the cradle. I know I’m right here,” he said.

Independent candidate claims election was ‘rigged’ (The Mayo News)

Previously: Hold The Mayo

Pic: Gerry O’Boyle (Facebook)

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Jaykers.

Brian Conroy writes:

Someone has applied for a trade mark for “Pint Aid”, which hopefully means some way that I can drink for charity. Huzzah! It’s like the Trocaire 24 Fast, except without the fasting and instead of not eating, you eat AND drink instead.

Charity begins at home…..provided you live over a pub. Also, this might have nothing to do with drinking for charity, I’m speculating wildly.

Anyone?

Pint Aid – Drink Outside The Box (Brian Conroy)

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From top: Fine Gael’s Paschal Donohoe, Heather Humphreys, Paul Kehoe, Alan Kelly and Taoiseach Enda Kenny arriving at the Dáil this afternoon

The first post-election Cabinet meeting of Fine Gael and Labour gets under way this afternoon.

Government TDs who lost their seats, from both parties, are expected to attend.

Hot skinny jeans fella.

It’s not always about you.

Sam Boal/Rollingnews

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Mary writes:

Just spotted these tweets about reporters having to pay to access the press area of the count in Mayo at the weekend. Is that normal? Do all reporters have to pay at every count centre?

Anyone?

Pic: Ferghal O’Connor