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Limerick City constituency

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    #152
    watchingthepols
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭watchingthepols


    Amazotheamazing wrote: »
    The Council appoints that, not the Gardai, afaik, and they can't object to who's on it.

    Thats very true, the Gardai have to deal with all kinds of people.

    where%27s+willie.jpg


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    #153
    molard
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭molard


    i see the election campain has started mossy has his poster up near thomand park.beside his is gerry adams i see he is not using his new title of baron since he is no longer a mp.will these posters be concerned littering in the eyes of the littering laws.we wait and see.


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    #154
    RonMexico
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    molard wrote: »
    i see the election campain has started mossy has his poster up near thomand park.beside his is gerry adams i see he is not using his new title of baron since he is no longer a mp.will these posters be concerned littering in the eyes of the littering laws.we wait and see.

    Haven't much to worry about, do you?



    Meanwhile the country goes up in flames. :rolleyes:


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    #155
    flutered
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    molard wrote: »
    i see the election campain has started mossy has his poster up near thomand park.beside his is gerry adams i see he is not using his new title of baron since he is no longer a mp.will these posters be concerned littering in the eyes of the littering laws.we wait and see.

    the guy has been slandered, collected for it, he has been found guilty of no crime, he is entitled to run for office as is gerry adams, just what is your beef, as for littering, are sinn fein the only party that litters, i doubt it said croker.


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    #156
    Amazotheamazing
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    flutered wrote: »
    the guy has been slandered, collected for it, he has been found guilty of no crime, he is entitled to run for office as is gerry adams, just what is your beef, as for littering, are sinn fein the only party that litters, i doubt it said croker.

    Interesting phrase to use in relation to SF, apt too.


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    #157
    liammur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭liammur


    It will be interesting to see if M Martin has any impact locally. Being a munster man, one would suspect he might, just a pity as a minister for trade and enterprise he failed this region as abysmally as Mary Harney. :mad:


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    #158
    Browney7
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    Latest odds from Paddy Power. Giving Leddin a shout so they are. Obviously missing a few candidates.

    Willie O'Dea 1/40
    Michael Noonan 1/20
    Jan O'Sullivan 1/14
    Kieran O'Donnell 8/11
    Joe Leddin 1/1
    Maurice Quinlivan 7/4
    Peter Power 5/2


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    #159
    watchingthepols
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭watchingthepols


    Browney7 wrote: »
    Latest odds from Paddy Power. Giving Leddin a shout so they are. Obviously missing a few candidates.

    Willie O'Dea 1/40
    Michael Noonan 1/20
    Jan O'Sullivan 1/14
    Kieran O'Donnell 8/11
    Joe Leddin 1/1
    Maurice Quinlivan 7/4
    Peter Power 5/2

    The odds on Leddin no way represent value for money. I don't see him as being as short as being even money. I would see him as realistically having something like a 4/1 chance. Paddy Power needs to try offer some decent odds. I suppose the bookie is thinking that the election will bring out even more mug punters than usual. No punter with cop on would go anyplace near these bad value odds.


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    #160
    L.T.P.
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭L.T.P.


    molard wrote: »
    i see the election campain has started mossy has his poster up near thomand park.beside his is gerry adams i see he is not using his new title of baron since he is no longer a mp.will these posters be concerned littering in the eyes of the littering laws.we wait and see.

    Its on private property so its not littering :D


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    #161
    vkid
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    can't believe there are 13 people that would vote FF after all they have done (or not done in Limericks case)

    De mind is boggling


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    #162
    Amazotheamazing
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    watchingthepols wrote: »
    The odds on Leddin no way represent value for money. I don't see him as being as short as being even money. I would see him as realistically having something like a 4/1 chance. Paddy Power needs to try offer some decent odds. I suppose the bookie is thinking that the election will bring out even more mug punters than usual. No punter with cop on would go anyplace near these bad value odds.

    Paddy Power didn't get rich by giving away money, I presume they've done research and reckon that the above is the likely finishing order. I reckon they've the order roughly right tbh.


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    #163
    osarusan
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    Remember that Paddy power's odds (and those of any bookmaker) have very little to do with what they think will be the outcome of a particular event, and have everything to do with what prices they think they need to offer to maximise profits from the punter.


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    #164
    liammur
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    vkid wrote: »
    can't believe there are 13 people that would vote FF after all they have done (or not done in Limericks case)

    De mind is boggling

    Agreed.
    We can't complain about not getting jobs etc if we continue to vote for FF, because it means we are happy with our lot.


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    #165
    allimac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭allimac


    It looks as if Kevin Kiely will now run as an independent.Article in the Limerick post today,can't find a link,This should throw a spanner in the works as I reckon he will get a lot of working class votes particularly on the northside of town.


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    #166
    RonMexico
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    I was wondering when that buffoon would show up. :rolleyes:


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    #167
    Insect Overlord
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    Lads and ladies,

    In order to keep this thread open, I'll henceforth be enforcing a "no abuse of politicians" rule. I totally understand why people are ridiculing politicians. But, that doesn't mean I'm happy to let it continue. Keep it civil and we'll keep this running here. Continue the silliness and all further political will be directed to the Politics Forum, where modding tends to be a lot stricter.

    Thanks. :)

    Edit: Link to new Boards.ie General Election 2011 forum: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1431


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    #168
    allimac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭allimac


    RonMexico wrote: »
    I was wondering when that buffoon would show up. :rolleyes:
    As opposed to all the other intellectuals that are running?


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    #169
    L.T.P.
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭L.T.P.


    allimac wrote: »
    As opposed to all the other intellectuals that are running?

    :D I reckon he makes the rest of them look like college professors


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    #170
    allimac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭allimac


    L.T.P. wrote: »
    :D I reckon he makes the rest of them look like college professors
    :DYou mean they work two hours a day,make 80 grand a year and get three months off in the summer?


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    #171
    bernardo mac
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    Utterly depressing that O'Dea should score so highly


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    #172
    liammur
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    bernardo mac wrote: »
    Utterly depressing that O'Dea should score so highly

    I've long noted that Kerry also has got practically no IDA jobs under FF. So I had a look at paddypower to see how many FF tds would be returned in kerry, and I have to say, well done Kerry - looks like none will be.


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    #173
    Xennon
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭Xennon


    Why are we electing anyone?...

    rant

    Ok, so maybe Im a bit off the wall here, but why are we electing people into the same system that allows them to put us where we are now?

    Why doesnt the ballot paper have a 'None of the above' box? which if scored high would mean there would have to be new people chosen to run.

    Why dont we have a system that if you dont vote you are fined?

    The system has failed and continues to do so, yet we continue to feed it.
    There needs to be a change....there needs to be accountability....

    /rant


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    #174
    liammur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭liammur


    Xennon wrote: »
    Why are we electing anyone?...

    rant

    Ok, so maybe Im a bit off the wall here, but why are we electing people into the same system that allows them to put us where we are now?

    Why doesnt the ballot paper have a 'None of the above' box? which if scored high would mean there would have to be new people chosen to run.

    Why dont we have a system that if you dont vote you are fined?

    The system has failed and continues to do so, yet we continue to feed it.
    There needs to be a change....there needs to be accountability....

    /rant

    Yes, i agree but don't fall in to M Martin 'political reform' trap.


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    #175
    D1stant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭D1stant


    Firstly I should apologise.. I'm new in town and therefore do not know local politicians ('sides Willie O Dear) and I havent read all the posts

    But Im not voting FF/FG or Lab. That much I know

    Who is independent and does anyone have poicy links? SF is last resort

    Shame that Dublin gets the Shane Ross / Paul Sommerville types.. havent heard of good indies declaring elsewhere


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    #176
    Kess73
    Registered Users Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    O'Dea doing the rounds this morning. He was in the Ballinacurra road/Ballinacurra gardens area about 20 minutes ago when I was passing. He had 15, yes 15, little helpers with him.

    Talk about arriving mob handed to avoid tricky questions.

    With a bit of luck he will be heading out here to Dooradoyle once he is done in there.


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    #177
    liammur
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    D1stant wrote: »
    Firstly I should apologise.. I'm new in town and therefore do not know local politicians ('sides Willie O Dear) and I havent read all the posts

    But Im not voting FF/FG or Lab. That much I know

    Who is independent and does anyone have poicy links? SF is last resort

    Shame that Dublin gets the Shane Ross / Paul Sommerville types.. havent heard of good indies declaring elsewhere

    Paul Sommerville is certainly someone I would like to see elected, Shane Ross is average at best imo


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    #178
    ShatterProof
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    Spokesperson on Communications, Energy & Natural Resources Willie O'Dea TD !!!!


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    #179
    RonMexico
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    O'Dea appointed to Martin's frontbench and handed the Communications portfolio..

    The more things change, the more they stay the same.:rolleyes:


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    #180
    liammur
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    A useless portfolio.

    A vote for willie = a wasted vote. That would hold true even if he were taoiseach lol


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    #181
    flutered
    Registered Users Posts: 6,668 ✭✭✭flutered


    i had to go into town this morning, posters of heffernan lag and power ff adorning the landscape from caherconlish to limerick, up before the election had been announced thus breaking the law.


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