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Election posters

  • 20-05-2009 3:20pm
    #1
    jackiebrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 123 ✭✭


    Someone told me today that the cost for the posters in Ireland is around the €7 million mark. Tell me this is incorrect, please.


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  • #2
    ji
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭ji


    yep €15 a pop but the party themselfs pay for the posters through collections..


  • #3
    smegmar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭smegmar


    now that all the nonsense is over, isn't there a deadline to have all posters taken down or else heavy fines?

    can someone tell me how long that is


  • #4
    Alan Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭Alan Farrell


    jackiebrown wrote: »
    Someone told me today that the cost for the posters in Ireland is around the €7 million mark. Tell me this is incorrect, please.

    2000 plus candidates multiplied by x number of posters = a lot. I suppose it could come to €7m
    ji wrote: »
    yep €15 a pop but the party themselfs pay for the posters through collections..

    €8 a pop and I paid for them myself!
    smegmar wrote: »
    now that all the nonsense is over, isn't there a deadline to have all posters taken down or else heavy fines?

    can someone tell me how long that is

    Posters must come down seven days after polling. In this case, Friday June 12th.

    The fine is €150 per posters.


  • #5
    Lockstep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,031 ✭✭✭Lockstep


    In my area, the posters cost €2.50 each and the party pays for around 25-33% of the bill.


  • #6
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Posters must come down seven days after polling. In this case, Friday June 12th.

    The fine is €150 per posters.

    Well Pat The Dope will be fined a fortune so. He has plastered the West with "Thank You" posters over the past 2 days.


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  • #7
    Alan Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭Alan Farrell


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Well Pat The Dope will be fined a fortune so. He has plastered the West with "Thank You" posters over the past 2 days.

    Only if reported.....


  • #8
    parkerpen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭parkerpen


    What a waste. They should be banned in future elections. Some candidates had so many posters that it was unreal.


  • #9
    stesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 297 ✭✭stesh


    ji wrote: »
    yep €15 a pop but the party themselfs pay for the posters through collections..

    Isn't some degree of funding furnished by the exchequer?


  • #10
    Alan Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭Alan Farrell


    stesh wrote: »
    Isn't some degree of funding furnished by the exchequer?

    Yes, but that money is for running the organisation, not elections. Office, employment cost, national policy campaigns etc.


  • #11
    SarahBM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,906 ✭✭✭SarahBM


    Posters for the referendum are just ridiculous! not only are the every where but they are and absolute eye soar!!! Big "NO"'s and "YES"'s everywhere. I hope each organisation takes down they're posters ASAP!!!


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