Elections, Leixlip.

bricky10

Wonder do FF in Leixlip have any chance in the town council elections on the 5th of June?

LeixlipRed

I hope not. You'll notice all their posters have FF in tiny fonts, barely legible almost.

Blue_Wolf

Does it matter? Leixlip hasn't changed in the 13 years i have been living there so what's going to change now?

madds

Blue_Wolf wrote: »

Does it matter? Leixlip hasn't changed in the 13 years i have been living there so what's going to change now?

No, there have been no changes at all in the town over the past 13 years.

New estates (Glen Easton, Rinawade, etc.)
Pubs (The Courtyard, multiple rebirths of the RyeVale & nightclub)
New train station & car park
Sport - Amenities centre expansion (ongoing), ongoing development of Confey and St Marys GAA clubs
Rye river cleanup
Celbridge/Leixlip interchange
Upgrade of road leading from Louisa Bridge to Intel.
Retail - new LIDL store

etc. etc.

:rolleyes:

Scober11

Well look at their record at a local base and not on a national basis and you will see that both town councillors and particulary their KCC elected representitives have preformed very well.

CptSternn

madds wrote: »

New estates (Glen Easton, Rinawade, etc.)
Pubs (The Courtyard, multiple rebirths of the RyeVale & nightclub)
New train station & car park
Sport - Amenities centre expansion (ongoing), ongoing development of Confey and St Marys GAA clubs
Rye river cleanup
Celbridge/Leixlip interchange
Upgrade of road leading from Louisa Bridge to Intel.
Retail - new LIDL store

etc. etc.

:rolleyes:

None of that is due to any elected officials. Intel and HP moved to the area due to cheap land. Guinness is moving to Leixlip for the same reason. Those other changes are also all due to the influx of large businesses, it has nothing to do with elected officials.

That doesn't stop them for taking credit for it. It seems when something good happens while they are in office they like to hype it as something they had a hand in, yet, when a crisis appears they claim they had nothing to do with it.

Opportunism at its finest.

madds

Read the posts again before you jump in with your size 12's. One of the earlier posters said there have been no changes in Leixlip in the last 10 years. I listed some changes that have taken place. Where did I say the Cllrs were responsible for these changes?

Blue_Wolf

madds wrote: »

Read the posts again before you jump in with your size 12's. One of the earlier posters said there have been no changes in Leixlip in the last 10 years. I listed some changes that have taken place. Where did I say the Cllrs were responsible for these changes?

Well this thread is about Cllrs/elections now isn't it? That is what i was referring to otherwise it wouldn't be relevant. I stated that what's the point of voting as it's not going to make a difference as there hasn't been a change in the last 10 years.
No harm though you just misread it. :rolleyes:

madds

Blue_Wolf wrote: »

as there hasn't been a change in the last 10 years. No harm though you just misread it. :rolleyes:

Fair enough, I'll give you and your little smiley the benefit of the doubt so. No changes in 10 years you say? That statement says more about you than it does about the supposed lack of changes tbh. There have been umpteen changes in the town (and surrounding towns) over the last decade, some visible, others not so. To think otherwise would suggest a lack of basic cop on.

Orion

It's ok lads - I found the toys - they're just there beside your prams

To answer the OP I think the level of anger at an international level is going to seriously hurt FF in every council. Which is a good thing imo.

Blue_Wolf

madds wrote: »

lack of basic cop on.

Ya if you say so.

Gone Drinking

Blue_Wolf wrote: »

Ya if you say so.

Everytime you post about Leixlip, its to put the place down. Its irritating as fcuk.

Move, please move.

Schuhart

bricky10 wrote: »

Wonder do FF in Leixlip have any chance in the town council elections on the 5th of June?

More to the point, has anyone in Leixlip got a chance with FF's latest candidate.

room18

Yeah was driving through Leixlip the other day. I'd say a few years back that FF candidate would have got plenty of votes (FF at prime and she being attractive) but FF are not going well and people who will bother voting will vote FG or Labour.

Terry

Scober11 wrote: »

Well look at their record at a local base and not on a national basis and you will see that both town councillors and particulary their KCC elected representitives have preformed very well.

I'd agree with that to a certain extent.

The ones who seem to be most vocal at local level (to me anyway) are Bernard Caldwell (FF), Theresa Byrne (FG) and Sean and Colm Purcell (LAB).

I've noticed a distinct lack of propaganda for Sean Purcell in the run up to this election and am wondering if he is running at all.
I've always given him my #1 vote because I've always seen him as someone who cares about Leixlip.
From talking to him, he does care a lot about the town and has always done a lot of good for it.

I'm not too fond of his brother and I'd be loathe to give him my #1 vote becuase of my personal feelings.

Theresa Byrne it is then.
Again, not too fond of her (on a personal level as I've known her most of my life), but I know she works very hard for this town and has done so in spite of having cancer (in remission).


@ Blue_Wolf, Again I agree to a certain extent.
There are elements in this town who would have it remain in the 1900's if they could.
They don't want to see progress at any level.
It's a miracle that Intel and HP even had permission to build here because it seem to me that any private individual trying to build something ends up being rejected time and again.

One of the things that really gets to me is the rejection of the proposed apartments and car park at the back of (now gone) xtra vision on the Captain's hill.

This was rejected because the people of Riverdale didn't want their view spoiled.
There are 6 houses in Riverdale facing the woodland there and the structure wouldn't have been higher than the trees.
That type of ridiculousness really makes me loathe the people of my town.

There would have been ample parking for the people of Leixlip, but because of what could only have been 6 objections, it was put down.

There are more. Give me time and I'll think of them.

BuffyBot

I really, really should not have to remind people that schoolyard remarks regarding sex do not belong in this thread.

Neither do bad taste "jokes".

I won't be holding off on issuing bans if I see crud like that again.

madds

I normally go the Independent route when voting locally. Catherine Murphy is very hard working and lives locally. Also Barnhall's Anto Larkin has thrown his hat into the ring as an Independent.

bricky10

I'll be voting Kevin O'Connor and Denis McCarthy.

portumna

I won't be voting for the latest FF candidate. I had thought that a new young face on the town council would be good but my views have since changed. I'm not long in the area and was not on the voting register. She called to our house on her door-to-door rounds and we informed her of this and she said that she could sort that out for us. She took our names and address and said that we just needed to wait for a form to be sent out, sign it and send it back. Simple or what? The form never arrived and i had to drive to Naas on Monday to make sure my form was in in time. Not impressed. That is 2 votes lost Ms. Moriarty!

What are peoples opinions of Shane Fitzgerald, the Green candidate? I know he has 2 flower shops in the town but has he done anything for the area?

Schuhart

Terry wrote: »

One of the things that really gets to me is the rejection of the proposed apartments and car park at the back of (now gone) xtra vision on the Captain's hill.

This was rejected because the people of Riverdale didn't want their view spoiled.

[snip]

There would have been ample parking for the people of Leixlip, but because of what could only have been 6 objections, it was put down.

I'm not claiming to know the ins and outs, but I take it there was something more to it than that. IIRC, there is no legal right to a view so I can't see how an application would be ruled out on those grounds.

Also, if people need parking to get around within their own town it suggests a failure of planning that's a bit more fundamental than this single development either going ahead or stopping.

LeixlipRed

portumna wrote: »

I won't be voting for the latest FF candidate. I had thought that a new young face on the town council would be good but my views have since changed. I'm not long in the area and was not on the voting register. She called to our house on her door-to-door rounds and we informed her of this and she said that she could sort that out for us. She took our names and address and said that we just needed to wait for a form to be sent out, sign it and send it back. Simple or what? The form never arrived and i had to drive to Naas on Monday to make sure my form was in in time. Not impressed. That is 2 votes lost Ms. Moriarty!

What are peoples opinions of Shane Fitzgerald, the Green candidate? I know he has 2 flower shops in the town but has he done anything for the area?

Would a better reason to not vote FF be the current economic situation which they're mostly responsible through years of neglect for no? :rolleyes:

portumna

Well you can't blame all that on a young woman running in her first elections now can you? I vote for the candidate that will represent the locality best not for a particular party.

Cill Dara

I am still a little confused as to who to vote for, but I am leaning towards FF again. I dont think I could manage a vote for FG or LB... Shane Fitz will get a tick down the line tho and so will Murphy

Cill Dara

portumna wrote: »

I won't be voting for the latest FF candidate. I had thought that a new young face on the town council would be good but my views have since changed. I'm not long in the area and was not on the voting register. She called to our house on her door-to-door rounds and we informed her of this and she said that she could sort that out for us. She took our names and address and said that we just needed to wait for a form to be sent out, sign it and send it back. Simple or what? The form never arrived and i had to drive to Naas on Monday to make sure my form was in in time. Not impressed. That is 2 votes lost Ms. Moriarty!

What are peoples opinions of Shane Fitzgerald, the Green candidate? I know he has 2 flower shops in the town but has he done anything for the area?

I had the same problem as to not being on the register, but I received my forms in the post with a personalised note, which I thought was a nice touch...

Maybe there was a mix up in sending out your form? Not an excuse but these things do happen..

room18

If I still lived in Leixlip (moved a while back) I would be voting for Denis McCarthy and Kevin O'Connor. I know Denis has done a lot for Ryevale, so if he could bring that to the town itself it would be great. I was reading O'Connor's manifesto and it looks alright compared to some others running. I wouldnt be voting for Fitz.

LeixlipRed

portumna wrote: »

Well you can't blame all that on a young woman running in her first elections now can you? I vote for the candidate that will represent the locality best not for a particular party.

Yes, yes you can She's a member of FF isn't she? Her father is too. He's also a publican who has allegedly flouted planning laws on numerous occasions. Is this starting to sound familiar or do I need to trawl the internet for the hundreds of identical FF politicians who have similar misunderstadings with the law? Don't be so bloody naive.

L1011

portumna wrote: »

Well you can't blame all that on a young woman running in her first elections now can you? I vote for the candidate that will represent the locality best not for a particular party.

If someone is in it solely to represent the locality best, they would be running as an Independent. Aligning to a party suggests acceptance/support of that parties national politics and a desire to be part of it...

Spiderman80884

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Yes, yes you can She's a member of FF isn't she? Her father is too. He's also a publican who has allegedly flouted planning laws on numerous occasions. Is this starting to sound familiar or do I need to trawl the internet for the hundreds of identical FF politicians who have similar misunderstadings with the law? Don't be so bloody naive.

One who will NOT be getting my vote is Moriarty. To me this is just a cynical FF bandwagonner who has little or no regard for the area aside from the promotion of her business. I don't think she's even in the town a wet day tbh and there are far more worthy candidates in the area who are more deserving of a vote than her.

For me, I'll be voting Shane Fitzgerald No. 1 and probably Catherine Murphy No. 2. After that I'm not really sure.

Blue_Wolf

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Everytime you post about Leixlip, its to put the place down. Its irritating as fcuk.

Move, please move.

You must live in a fantasy world if you think Leixlip is so high and mighty. Do you work on the town council?

What are the proposed changes that the CLLR's propose to do anyways?

L1011

Spiderman80884 wrote: »

To me this is just a cynical FF bandwagonner who has little or no regard for the area aside from the promotion of her business. I don't think she's even in the town a wet day tbh and there are far more worthy candidates in the area who are more deserving of a vote than her.

Remove the candidate name, and that describes Brid Feely perfectly. Arrives in the town from Wexford, opens a business, runs for council for FF.

Comes last in the poll (in 2004), even after an independent who was only known in one of the two towns in the old Leixlip Area ward. She's running again, though, so theres determination there, at least.

ana ng

Spiderman80884 wrote: »

One who will NOT be getting my vote is Moriarty. To me this is just a cynical FF bandwagonner who has little or no regard for the area aside from the promotion of her business.

One look at her website would put you off totally anyway -

the communities concerns, developing the public amenities and it surrounding area, i.e. children’s play area’s, maintaining and grooming tourist attractions

I don't normally play spelling nazi, but if you are running for public office the one thing you'd expect is some attention to detail with publicity statements.

highlight overall public concerns that involve Garda suppot

and

to invoke both new ideas’s and schemes for the benefit of the town and it residents.

Maybe this explains it though

In 2004, I graduated from Portobello College with a BA in business studies

This and the fact that she has only worked in the family business wouldn't give you a whole lot of confidence in her ability to do anything in the real world.

av8rirl

Spiderman80884 wrote: »

One who will NOT be getting my vote is Moriarty. To me this is just a cynical FF bandwagonner who has little or no regard for the area aside from the promotion of her business. I don't think she's even in the town a wet day tbh and there are far more worthy candidates in the area who are more deserving of a vote than her.

For me, I'll be voting Shane Fitzgerald No. 1 and probably Catherine Murphy No. 2. After that I'm not really sure.

A little history lesson regarding people just moving into town... and I'm not knocking anyone... We are all free to vote for whoever we choose... the important thing is that we DO vote!

Before the last local election (2004), Shane Fitzgerald had never lived in Leixlip. He is from Mayo and married a Leixlip girl... but he was actually living in Lucan! Shane is hard working and seems to be involved in everything in the town. But there are also rumours of a hot head!

Paul Kelly (FF) doesn't live in Leixlip but has a business in Leixlip. I rate him as very knowledgable and hard working.

Tom Neville (FG) wasn't living in Leixlip. He was born, raised and schooled in Leixlip but had moved well before the 2004 local election. His brother Joe (who does live in Leixlip) was co-opted to LTC last month as Tom has moved abroad with work.

Colm Purcell (Lab) doesn't live in Leixlip. Again he is old Leixlip but doesn't actually live there. I wouldn't vote for him if you paid me to!

So that was 4 out of 9 town councillors who weren't living in Leixlip when they got elected to LTC in 2004. I'd say it shouldn't be held against Ms Moriarty that she isn't long in the town! She won't be getting my No1 vote but like the rest of them, she will get a ticked box somewhere down along the list.

Right now its difficult to pick who will get elected to LTC on Fri. So lets all get out and exercise our right to vote!

LeixlipRed

If you tick the box that'll be a spoiled vote. Google proportional represantation.

av8rirl

LeixlipRed wrote: »

If you tick the box that'll be a spoiled vote. Google proportional represantation.

Thanks for the words of wisdom. I am aware of the procedure!!! And I'll be numbering them 1 to 14.

Altho having been involved in the count previously, I can tell you that a ticked box doesn't spoil a vote... it only spoils it if you have more than one tick... if there is only ony tick and nothing else on the ballot paper it is deemed a valid vote!

Bosco84

Joe Neville called to my door a week back and seemed very informed and passionate about the area. I suppose having grown up in the Leixlip and still living here that is only natural but at least its good to see that anyway. He also was able to answer any national questions I had and seemed pretty on the ball. I reckon its time this town had a fresh voice on the County Council, to go along with Catherine Murphy who will be there also.

av8rirl

Catherine Murphy should be there... but she has been a little quiet since the last general election. I know she had to wait to be co-opted back onto KCC but she doesn't seem to have the profile that she did before the last local election and before the by-election where she was elected to the Dail.

I know that Paul Kelly is worried about his seat. But then I suppose anyone that goes to the public for a vote has reason to be worried!

Bosco84

Catherine Murphy has been quiet as she hasn't had any political position since the last general election. I have no doubt that she still has the profile and should top the poll. I can't forsee a former TD not getting into the County Council or indeed the Town Council in Leixlip.

Paul Kelly on the other hand, I don't know too much about. I understand that he has been a Councillor for many years in the local area.

madds

Murphy will get my vote. She's been a tireless worker for the community for years now.

Heard on the grapevine that Kelly is not impressed that his "Barnhall RFC" vote may be taken from him with Anto Larkin's decision to run as an Independent.

av8rirl

Laura Moriarty is also involved with Barnhall RFC so that vote will be split 3 ways. Both Laura Moriarty and Anto Larkin are only running for LTC and not KCC so Paul Kelly should have the Barnhall vote for KCC. Anto Larkin had previously campaigned for Paul Kelly and they are friends for a long time.

Catherine Murphy has been a county councillor for the last year or so since Gerry McDonagh stood down and she was co-opted back onto KCC. McDonagh was the one who was co-opted to KCC when Murphy was elected to the Dail.

Both Murphy and Kelly have been public representatives since 1988 when Leixlip Town Commissioners were first founded. Murphy is a particularly canny electioneer and it would seem to me that she has done a nice little trick in launching her campaign with the other independents Gerry McDonagh and Denis McCarthy. Not sure if either of these two will get elected but from her side, she should pick up transfers from both of these because of the association with them. That means transfers from both sides of the town. Its very unlikely that she'll need any transfers but a nice bit of electioneering all the same!!

As you may tell from this post, I think Catherine Murphy is very good at her job. But bear in mind that she is a full time public representative with a grown family and therefore doesn't have to juggle another job with a KCC or LTC role. I think Sean Purcell may be the only other one in a similar position... but obviously not as effective!

Bosco84

As a new person into the town, I feel that it is appropriate to vote for somebody who is was reared and still living in the locality. Also, the fact that Joe Neville was the only to call to my door and to speak to me on a variety of issues, I think I will give him my vote. I think a blend of youth and experience would be ideal for the Town Council and the County Council. From what I have read, I have no doubt that that Catherine Murphy will make the county council so I think I will give Joe my number 1 this time round.

swiftypuma

For Local Elections People Should Be Looking At What People Have Done And Are Doing For The Area Over What Party Is Supporting Them!!

portumna

Leixlip Town Council

Catherine Murphy (Ind), who topped the poll, followed by Sean Purcell (Lab) were both elected to Leixlip Town Council after the first count. Paul Kelly (FF) and Kevin O'Connor (FF) are both in danger of losing their seats.


http://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/ELECTION-2009-RESULTS.5342137.jp


Not looking good for FF around here! I'd say Anto Larkin is after takin alot of votes from Kelly. There'll be rows in Barnhall.

portumna

Returned: (In order of election): Catherine Murphy (Ind)/ Sean Purcell (Lab)/ Colm Purcell (Lab)/ Joe Neville (FG)/ Bernard Caldwell (FF)/ Shane Fitzgerald (GP)/Anthony Paul Larkin (Ind)/ Teresa Byrne (FG)/ Pat Burke-Walsh (FG).

Only 1 FF and Paul Kelly got elected to KCC but can't make it onto LTC.

madds

Delighted for Anto Larkin. He'll shake them up.

tbk

Delighted for Anto!


As soon as I heard he was running I knew he was going to be elected!

The man is what old and new leixlip is all about, and I have no doubt in my mind he will shake things up and will nothing but a credit to the town and the people who live here!

He has my full backing in any of his future decisions and wish him the best of luck

cayote

portumna wrote: »

Returned: (In order of election): Catherine Murphy (Ind)/ Sean Purcell (Lab)/ Colm Purcell (Lab)/ Joe Neville (FG)/ Bernard Caldwell (FF)/ Shane Fitzgerald (GP)/Anthony Paul Larkin (Ind)/ Teresa Byrne (FG)/ Pat Burke-Walsh (FG).

Only 1 FF and Paul Kelly got elected to KCC but can't make it onto LTC.

I live in same estate as Shane Fitzs and delighted he got elected as he is always working for the area. Gave him my #1.

Great to see Bernard Caldwell get in, gave him my #2 for all his work with the festival (chairman) and also for the Christmas lights (again chairman). Good job...

Seth Brundle

Young Moriarty was quite clueless when she knocked at our door. When asked about her policy of improving public transport, I asked what she hoped to achieve. She didn't say anything so I asked her would she hope to encourage competition (given that Noel Dempsey is nailing that coffin closed!). She just started rambling about how she wanted to benefit the area!
Also given the fact that her family believe that a public space should become part of their private business (a business that she apparently manages) does not indicate a good starting point for her to cater for the area's best interests!

Terry wrote: »

One of the things that really gets to me is the rejection of the proposed apartments and car park at the back of (now gone) xtra vision on the Captain's hill.

This was rejected because the people of Riverdale didn't want their view spoiled.
There are 6 houses in Riverdale facing the woodland there and the structure wouldn't have been higher than the trees.
That type of ridiculousness really makes me loathe the people of my town.

There would have been ample parking for the people of Leixlip, but because of what could only have been 6 objections, it was put down.

I think it was as much because of the proposed exit onto Captain's Hill.
There was/is another proposed development along Captain's Hill where the creche is at the junction of Avondale. Feckin monstrosity tbh. The residents Assoc. (incl. Teresa Byrne) and Emmett Stagg were the only ones vocal about it.

portumna wrote: »

What are peoples opinions of Shane Fitzgerald, the Green candidate? I know he has 2 flower shops in the town but has he done anything for the area?

I bought a small Christmas tree in the shop on green lane. It was in a large pot with clay etc. I asked him if it was just fixed in or actually growing and was told that it was growing and that I could plant it after Christmas. Grand so - I paid up and he put it into my car.
As it turned out, he was lying to me. He or his business will never get the steam off my wee again!

Joe Public

kbannon wrote: »

I bought a small Christmas tree in the shop on green lane. It was in a large pot with clay etc. I asked him if it was just fixed in or actually growing and was told that it was growing and that I could plant it after Christmas. Grand so - I paid up and he put it into my car.
As it turned out, he was lying to me. He or his business will never get the steam off my wee again!

Was that the shop with the big window?

Seth Brundle

Ha Ha. :rolleyes:
In my defence, it actually did look real and there was no visible evidence that it wasn't! Anyhow my point was that he will not now receive a vote from me regardless of his party membership.

Stev_o

Congrats to Larkin, to get elected on your first outing is some achievement. One of the nicest fellas i ever met and i wish him well.

bricky10

I voted for Kevin O'Connor, but sadly he didnt get in. Anyone know how much votes Moriarty got?

I'd say if you put an FG badge on a dog in Leixlip they would vote for it! Disgrace