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Local Elections 2014: What issues will you be raising with candidates on the door?

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    #32
    Twigster
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Twigster


    haro124 wrote: »
    We've only been canvassed by ff and FG which I find strange. Everyone seems to be just dropping off leaflets


    I'm in Trim and we havn't even gotten many leaflets. Only seen one candidate so far at the door. You'd think the likes of Sinn Fein and independents would be trying to get out as much as possible to get themselves known.


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    #33
    haro124
    Closed Accounts Posts: 684 ✭✭✭haro124


    I'm in the kells lea and the I only see the seats going to ff, FG and sf. Only one independent in the area surprisingly


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    #34
    Call me Al
    Registered Users Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Call me Al


    Does anyone know of any websites with up to date info on the Meath election results?
    I can't find anything on the Meath Chronicle website which I think is very disappointing.


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    #35
    bladespin
    Registered Users Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Call me Al wrote: »
    Does anyone know of any websites with up to date info on the Meath election results?
    I can't find anything on the Meath Chronicle website which I think is very disappointing.

    Not the chronic's biggest fan but it's not a 24hr news media, it's the local paper, weekly updates are about as much as you should expect.

    http://www.election.meath.ie


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    #36
    Call me Al
    Registered Users Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Call me Al


    Thanks bladespin, I've just found the LMFM twitter feed too!


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    #37
    haro124
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    Fianna Fáil at 26.5% in meath . Wow


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    #38
    Stroke Politics
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Stroke Politics


    Like a dog returning to lick up it's own vomit, the sheeple of Co Meath are returning to the maFFia....


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    #39
    Twigster
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Twigster


    I think it's a different story with local elections, I based my vote on who I know works hard for the area, and who I feel deserves it, not based on their party. Europe and any future general election might be a different story.


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    #40
    bladespin
    Registered Users Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Very simply it's about performance regardless of party, what I'm seeing here is the people who have been visible out and about over the last few years have won the vote, can't argue with that.


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    #41
    haro124
    Closed Accounts Posts: 684 ✭✭✭haro124


    New Kells Councillors:
    Sarah Reilly (FG)
    Eugene Cassidy (FG)
    Bryan Reilly (FF)
    Sean Drew (FF)
    Ben Gilroy (Ind)
    Johnny Guirke (SF)
    Michael Gallagher (SF)


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    #42
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    Twigster wrote: »
    I think it's a different story with local elections, I based my vote on who I know works hard for the area, and who I feel deserves it, not based on their party. Europe and any future general election might be a different story.

    Exactly. My #1 went to the candidate who I feel has represented me best over the years. He is aligned with a party I'd not vote for in a general election at this time.

    On a slightly related note - what is taking Trim so long to get the counts finished???


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    #43
    Twigster
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Twigster


    PauloMN wrote: »
    Exactly. My #1 went to the candidate who I feel has represented me best over the years. He is aligned with a party I'd not vote for in a general election at this time.

    On a slightly related note - what is taking Trim so long to get the counts finished???

    Full recount after the tenth count. Something like seven votes in it for the last seat.


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    #44
    haro124
    Closed Accounts Posts: 684 ✭✭✭haro124


    Enda Flynn (FG), Noel French (FG), Ronan McKenna (FF) elected


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    #45
    Hammer Archer
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Christ, the county council can't even spell the name of Ratoath correctly in their result sheets/public statements :rolleyes:
    Constantly referring to it as "Rathoath".
    Anyhoo, recount in Ratoath is due at 2pm. Why it has to wait til then, I don't know.


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    #46
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    Hammer Archer wrote: »
    Christ, the county council can't even spell the name of Ratoath correctly in their result sheets/public statements :rolleyes:
    Constantly referring to it as "Rathoath".
    Anyhoo, recount in Ratoath is due at 2pm. Why it has to wait til then, I don't know.

    The teachers will be finished their real jobs at 2pm, then they can start counting again!


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    #47
    Stroke Politics
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Stroke Politics


    PauloMN wrote: »
    The teachers will be finished their real jobs at 2pm, then they can start counting again!


    You might want to have a look at this....

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=90561432&postcount=39


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    #48
    Hammer Archer
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Anyone have any idea what's going on in the Ratoath count? Recount should have been at 2pm but I've seen nothing about it on the Meath Co. Council election website, the Chronicle or on RTE.


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