This morning.

Leinster House, Dublin 2.

Labour by-election candidate Senator Ivana Bacik with her Director of Elections Duncan Smith TD in the final hours of campaigning ahead of Thursday’s Dublin Bay South by-election.

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This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Green Party candidate, Claire Byrne and Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan at the party’s closing press call for the Dublin Bay South by-election.

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This afternoon.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2

People Before Profit candidate Brigid Purcell with Paul Murphy TD launching the party’s Youth Manifesto outside Leinster House.

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This afternoon.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Social Democrats candidate Sarah Durcan with party co-leader Roisin Shortall talk to media outside Leinster House.

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FIGHT!

Meanwhile…

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    2. phil

      I think its suggests there be a balance, for every 1 for FG , there should be 5 for Sin Fein .

    3. Ouch

      It is saying that any criticism should be constructive, which is a fair point as the article went beyond that.

  2. Johnny

    Teneo Ireland CEO and current government advisor Mark Garrett,would be no stranger to perennial student Duncan,is Declan’s bro playing a role,28 days is almost up,he be out soon ?

    -Between 2008 and 2014 Mark was Chief of Staff to the Irish Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste), Minister for Foreign Affairs & Labour Party Leader. –

    https://www.teneo.com/person/mark-garrett/

    1. Johnny

      too articulate,has more than whiff of the bar off it,retired beak my guess or two bit ambulance chasing lawyer, yesterdays man crying in his cornflakes,the end empire west brit stuff.

      ps-like ,who has been lamenting,TD’s leaving politics,only ones leaving are either voted out or die in office,often by their own hand,allowing the seat safely stay in the family.

        1. Bitnboxy

          Lol. I doubt anyone would be giving up such a position! Still choice in DBS is Geoghegan or Bacik- none of the others are at the races. Boylan of the Shinners heart isn’t in it. The sitting Shinner Chris Andrews won’t want her to win. There aren’t two Shinner seats in DBS.

          1. goldenbrown

            and I don’t care about that to be fair, Bacik is what she is and that’s ok

            my only problem with her is that she in no way represents or espouses the mission statement of what was the Irish Labour Party. centre-left? democratic socialist party? ya, sure, ok. but that ship has long gone to the bottom of the ocean for me

            and as for SF PBP etc. well they have no place winning seats there, they’re not representative of the majority of addressees there so why should they?

            this isn’t an indicative vote on the state of the nation

            no matter how much the narrative in the media tries to push that message, make out that it is. it’s not. it’s a D4/D6 election. and a person who represents the majority of the addressees of said constituency should get the seat, just like Yoghan, Lucinda and others did in the past

            simples

          2. Bitnboxy

            I can see what you are saying Goldenbrown. I don’t blame some younger folks for abandoning the traditional centrist parties but I don’t think the populist ones have any good answers of substance either. The housing crisis though is first and foremost a failure of politics- of dramatic proportions and the ongoing failure to grasp this by both the current government and some in the opposition will have more dramatic consequences in years to come.

        3. Johnny

          fun link-Duncan has NEVER,ever held a job nor earned a wage,he’s a dependent off the state,with no world experience,none whatsoever,other than backing Kelly.

          “At this point, Labour’s director of elections, Duncan Smyth, interjected to say a “whole lot of work” needs to be done on getting people to consider careers in politics.

          “If you look at the work that councillors have to do and sacrifices they have to make. We need to have a conversation at some point about how we can get people into politics,” Mr Smyth said.

          Mr Smyth insisted Ms Bacik would not be “double jobbing”

          -is this really the future of Labor in Ireland under Kelly-Duncan and Ivana,ahem all best with that.

        4. Lilly

          The Reid professorship of criminal law at TCD was originally intended for those starting out on their academic careers, as far as I’m aware. Mary McAleese hogged it long after she would reasonably have been expected to vacate, as did Ivana Bacik.

          1. Bitnboxy

            Bacik has been a practising barrister throughout her career though and is known as a very able one. While connections get you everywhere when you start, there does come a point where you kind of have to be extremely good to make a career out of it.

  4. Bitnboxy

    God, could Fine Gael not have come up with a better candidate than Geoghegan? It is not his background I have an issue with, that shouldn’t bar him from seeking election but given that he burned his bridges with Fine Gael, flouncing off to join Lucinda Creighton and her husband’s ill-fated “Renua”, one would think his chances of ever being selected again on a Fine Gael ticket finished then and there. Funny how the auld lads club didn’t want to extend the same forgiving hand to Kate O’Connell.

    Also Geoghegan was not exactly convincing in the recent debates – really poor. Not that this will stop him getting a very sizeable vote in DBS.

    1. goldenbrown

      the answer here is no they couldn’t
      but what’s the problem in that though?
      he accurately represents his party’s apex
      he accurately represents the voters in swathes of that particular borough
      it is what it is, it’s faithful, it’s honest
      (possibly abhorrent to many of us but it’s honest)

      same goes for Bacik

      1. Bitnboxy

        Lol. I’m in neighbouring DL but were I in DBS – Bacik would have my vote – stands apart from the others. Appreciate not everyone sees it this way.

  5. george

    Barry Ward writes “anti-Fine Gael” as though it is discrimination. If you don’t like Fine Gael you’re allowed to be anti-Fine Gael. That’s democracy.

  6. Clampers Outside

    I thought the responses to Barry Ward were hilarious.

    This one…

    “I know this is besides the point of whether he would make a good TD or not but do you honestly in your heart of hearts believe that it is totally fine for two out of his grandparents to have been SC justices and both his parents to have been too? That sits fine with you?”

    Jaysus… Remember folks, if you grew up in a home where your parents and grandparents succeeded, you should never go into politics because their successes mean you’re unfit…. Or something to that affect :)

    1. Johnny

      (500,000 a year coming in the door on Jan 1 from the state,every year till death,its more than enough pork for any family)

        1. Johnny

          Anything interesting happening in transgender sports these days Clampers, Olympian’s to watch ?

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