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What are these council elections about?

  • 02-06-2009 12:16am
    #1
    Aziraphale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭


    Are they happening all over Ireland? What exactly do councillors do?

    Is it coincidence that they're happening on the same day as the important (European) elections, or are they linked to them?


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  • #2
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Aziraphale wrote: »
    Are they happening all over Ireland? What exactly do councillors do?

    Is it coincidence that they're happening on the same day as the important (European) elections, or are they linked to them?

    Moved to Conspiracy Forum


  • #3
    Aziraphale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Aziraphale


    I'm serious! How do local elections in one random country happen to be on the same day as the European elections?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's so you can decide who's going to receive the brown envelopes for the next five years.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Aziraphale wrote: »
    I'm serious! How do local elections in one random country happen to be on the same day as the European elections?


    Simple, it's to save the cost of having two election within days of each other.


  • #6
    Aziraphale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Aziraphale


    Seriously, seriously. Assume I am an idiot from outer space. What are these elections about?


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  • #7
    Aziraphale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Aziraphale


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Simple, it's to save the cost of having two election within days of each other.

    Okay, but then is it coincidence that the local elections happen to be due at the same time as the European ones?

    Um, I don't get the brown paper envelope thing. :?:


  • #8
    Hackysack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭Hackysack


    Azirphale wrote:
    Seriously, seriously. Assume I am an idiot from outer space. What are these elections about?
    Change.


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Aziraphale wrote: »
    Okay, but then is it coincidence that the local elections happen to be due at the same time as the European ones?

    Um, I don't get the brown paper envelope thing. :?:

    The envelopes contain "incentives" for the councillors to support whatever you are wanting done.


  • #10
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    Aziraphale wrote: »
    Assume I am an idiot from outer space.

    Assume?


  • #11
    Aziraphale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Aziraphale


    grasshopa wrote: »
    Assume?

    Okay, that's how I get attention. "Boardlings! I AM an alien from outer space."


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  • #12
    Aziraphale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Aziraphale


    Aziraphale wrote: »
    outer space
    — aka West Cork.


  • #13
    Aziraphale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Aziraphale


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The envelopes contain "incentives" for the councillors to support whatever you are wanting done.

    Is that true?


  • #14
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Aziraphale wrote: »
    Is that true?
    According to AH every politician is a brown envelope scumbag.
    According to reality not every politician is a brown envelope scumbag.


    Go figure.


  • #15
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    According to AH every politician is a brown envelope scumbag.
    According to reality not every politician is a brown envelope scumbag.


    Go figure.

    I'm not saying all, but there are enough to keep the redtops busy!


  • #16
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    Aziraphale wrote: »
    Seriously, seriously. Assume I am an idiot from outer space. What are these elections about?


    I never assume as it makes an ass out of u and me. These elections are about Fianna Fail being removed from control of the county councils thanks to the Constitution and rules saying there must be an election every 5 years. You'd hardly expect to get off the gravy train on their own would you?


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