SF’s Paul Donnelly tops poll in Dublin West by-election. Media need to take a long, hard look at themselves. They never gave him chance.
— Seán Mac Brádaigh (@SMacB) May 24, 2014
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
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Hen party 21 women arrived into Springhill Hotel in Kilkenny; some with blow up doll wandered into count centre not knowing what happening
— Damien Tiernan (@damienrte) May 24, 2014
That’s how they electoral roll.
The count centre at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin his morning.
RTÉ exit polls show that Independent and other candidates appear to have won the highest percentage of the vote in yesterday’s local elections, while Sinn Féin appears to be on course to win an MEP seat in Dublin.
From pic 5: Richard Bruton (left) and Labour candidate Andrew Montague (right); People Before Profit candidate Bríd Smith; David Hall; Mary Mitchell O’Connor (red) and Green Party leader and MEP candidate Eamon Ryan; Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald and Labour’s Pat Rabbitte.
Cheeky?
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Michael P writes:
A friend of mine spotted that Paul Murphy is being a bit cheeky. He’s sharing an Irish Times article about him on his Facebook, but has edited the headline to make it seem like it’s suggesting that he’s got a chance in the election.
The real headline is (and was, judging by the URL) “Socialist MEP appeals for support for third Dublin seat”. Yet when he shared it on Facebook, he edited the Irish Times article to say “Murphy best placed to take third seat from Labour & FF”. The article and polls suggest no such thing. Harry McGee from the Irish Times actually reckons that the last Dublin seat is down to Eamon Ryan (Greens) and Mary Fitzpatrick (FF), and will just depend on first preferences.
Anyone?
KGB writes:
Not expecting a big turn out here then..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp9_196qq1Y
Madge Mulluchon (Independent) is desperate for your vote and has a crafty plan to get elected involving Linda Martin.
Rumour has it she was due to run with Theresa Heaney and Catholic Democrats.
More of her manifesto here.
Previously: Chaste Out Of Town
Karl McC writes:
Castleknock Road, Castleknock. Is this real life?
Theresa Heaney of Catholic Democrats appeared on last night’s Tonight with Vincent Browne to outline her policies as a candidate in Ireland South.
She said:
“The family which is under fundamental attack particularly from the gay and women’s movement which actually wants the abolition of the family based on marriage”
“I’m the only candidate in Ireland South calling for the withdrawal of the dangerous cervical vaccine which is harming girls”
“That vaccine is a hoax vaccine contaminated”
“I’m not against gay people. I’m against the agenda that is being pushed by the gay liberation movement”
“The waterways in Ireland and the streams are being contaminated by oestrogens from the contraceptive pill”
Watch in full here.
UPDATE: 13,569 first preference votes
Previously: Married Family Values
Stephen Hanlon writes:
With less than 24 hours until voting opens, it would appear that political sabotage has begun in Wicklow town.
Botanic Road, Dublin 11 this morning..
(Thanks Rob Twamley)