General Election 2016 Galway West

snubbleste

NUIG SU have a hustings for the constituency on Thursday 4 Feb, O’hEocha Theatre, NUIG @ 1800.
This is an excellent set-up as you can pose questions to the candidates on why they are running and outline the matters that concern you.
Confirmed so far:
Catherine Connolly (Ind)
John Connolly (Fianna Fáil)
Mike Cubbard (Ind)
Fidelma Healy Eames (Ind)
Tommy Holohan (AAA-PBP)
Derek Nolan (Labour)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Féin)
John O'Mahony (Fine Gael)
Niall O'Tuathail (Social Democrats)
Seamus Sheridan (Green Party)

gordongekko

snubbleste wrote: »

NUIG SU have a hustings for the constituency on Thursday 4 Feb, O’hEocha Theatre, NUIG @ 1800.
This is an excellent set-up as you can pose questions to the candidates on why they are running and outline the matters that concern you.
Confirmed so far:
Catherine Connolly (Ind)
John Connolly (Fianna Fáil)
Mike Cubbard (Ind)
Fidelma Healy Eames (Ind)
Tommy Holohan (AAA-PBP)
Derek Nolan (Labour)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Féin)
John O'Mahony (Fine Gael)
Niall O'Tuathail (Social Democrats)
Seamus Sheridan (Green Party)

Seems a poor enough turn out.

snubbleste

I went to the 2011 one.
Fidelma was really entertaining at talking nonsense, and she was running for FG at the time. She could not even answer questions properly. Cuív Eamonn Ó was contrite as an outgoing FF minister

Robbo

snubbleste wrote: »

I went to the 2011 one.
Fidelma was really entertaining at talking nonsense, and she was running for FG at the time. She could not even answer questions properly. Cuív Eamonn Ó was contrite as an outgoing FF minister

Thank you for citing Cuivs name correctly. Says a lot about how a man views the electorate that he'll change his surname by deed poll to appear a couple of rungs high on the ballot sheet.

Ficheall

All I want from the candidates is that they don't put up those hideous posters all over the place, or shove spam through my letter box.

Baggy Trousers

Damn I will miss this, I have a date!
Let me know how they get on.

snubbleste

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

Damn I will miss this, I have a date!
Let me know how they get on.

Wha? It's the perfect place to bring a date.

ben.schlomo

Ficheall wrote: »

All I want from the candidates is that they don't put up those hideous posters all over the place, or shove spam through my letter box.

Safe to say that will be happening.

snubbleste

Current odds 04/02/16

sgthighway

I would be interested in attending this and providing updates.
Can anybody tell me have they Whiffy back there?

biko

One of the posters on a pole in Eyre Sq, the pedestrian crossing to the hotel, is actually in front of, and covering, the traffic lights.
Great job, poster-hanger-upper!

The Randy Riverbeast

sgthighway wrote: »

I would be interested in attending this and providing updates.
Can anybody tell me have they Whiffy back there?

By back there you mean in the time machine?

You're a few hours late :pac:

Baggy Trousers

snubbleste wrote: »

Current odds 04/02/16

I am not so sure.
I think Kyne will struggle. I really do.
O'Cuiv and Grealish will take seats.
Trevor, hard to call the SF vote.
O'Mahony is a hard one to call after the move from Mayo.
Connolly has a really good chance. She is growing on me too.
I think Nolan is gone.
Naughton might just do it this time.
Eames - no chance!

TerrorFirmer

biko wrote: »

One of the posters on a pole in Eyre Sq, the pedestrian crossing to the hotel, is actually in front of, and covering, the traffic lights.
Great job, poster-hanger-upper!

Anyone in the city to take a picture of this? Who's the offending candidate?

Zzippy

biko wrote: »

One of the posters on a pole in Eyre Sq, the pedestrian crossing to the hotel, is actually in front of, and covering, the traffic lights.
Great job, poster-hanger-upper!

Name and shame!

weshtawake

I think Kyne will suffer from the horrendous ongoing roadworks in Moycullen village. Even though most likely powerless to do anything about it i do think people will vent their frustration on him.

Zzippy

Hmm... anyone there to confirm/refute?

https://twitter.com/Jensteve/status/695611580919214080

Zzippy

Zzippy wrote: »

Hmm... anyone there to confirm/refute?

https://twitter.com/Jensteve/status/695611580919214080

I don't know but she seems to have an axe to grind with Nolan & Labour.

LoonyLovegood

I was there (I'm biased in favour of the Social Democrats, and I'll admit that straight away) but Kyne and Nolan were chatting to each other while other candidates were talking, and just being disrespectful to most of them.

JohnCleary

Zzippy wrote: »

Hmm... anyone there to confirm/refute?

https://twitter.com/Jensteve/status/695611580919214080

Take this 'woman' with a pinch of salt. I was sitting beside her... i'm convinced herself and Eames are civil partners. Clapping like made for anything Eames said (or sputtered manure, rather), silent for the rest.

J.pilkington

JohnCleary wrote: »

Take this 'woman' with a pinch of salt. I was sitting beside her... i'm convinced herself and Eames are civil partners. Clapping like made for anything Eames said (or sputtered manure, rather), silent for the rest.

Looking at a few of the loons Twitter posts would indicate a certain bias!

snubbleste

Newstalk currently predict 2 FG, 1 FF, 2 Ind
Kyne, O'Mahony, CuívÓ, Connolly, Grealish

gordongekko

They are a very uninspiring bunch.

It doesn't seem that long ago that now matter who was in government we would have a minister. I just can't even imagine any of them being put in charge of an under 7 soccer team not alone being incharge of running part of the country.

nuac

Ficheall wrote: »

All I want from the candidates is that they don't put up those hideous posters all over the place, or shove spam through my letter box.

Agreed.

At the suggestion of Westport Tidy Towns' Committee the candidates do not put up posters in Westport Urban Area.

I already see some posters in various centres on traffic lights, at junctions and other places where they are a distraction and a traffic hazard

Is Nicola Daveron (Renua) living in the constituency? Her practice seems to be in Dublin.

Gadgetman496

Deleted User wrote: »

Is Nicola Daveron (Renua) living in the constituency? Her practice seems to be in Dublin.

This is what they have on their site about her

I thought she was originally from Headford

http://www.renuaireland.com/2015/12/21/nicola-daveron/

saltsun

Robbo wrote: »

Thank you for citing Cuivs name correctly. Says a lot about how a man views the electorate that he'll change his surname by deed poll to appear a couple of rungs high on the ballot sheet.

Trevor is doing the same, on election posters at least, I'll assume the ballot paper will be similar.

snubbleste wrote: »

Newstalk currently predict 2 FG, 1 FF, 2 Ind
Kyne, O'Mahony, CuívÓ, Connolly, Grealish

I think it'll be O'Cuiv, Kyne, Grealish, O'Clohertaigh, the last seat will be a scrap between O'Mahony, Connolly, and Nolan.

Zzippy

saltsun wrote: »

Trevor is doing the same, on election posters at least, I'll assume the ballot paper will be similar.



I think it'll be O'Cuiv, Kyne, Grealish, O'Clohertaigh, the last seat will be a scrap between O'Mahony, Connolly, and Nolan.

I think Kyne may be under threat. Himself and Nolan have been invisible the last 5 years. O'Mahony may well take the only FG seat

saltsun

Zzippy wrote: »

I think Kyne may be under threat. Himself and Nolan have been invisible the last 5 years. O'Mahony may well take the only FG seat

I would agree Nolan is an invisible man, having heard complaints to that effect from people who voted Labour last time out.

But, I'd strongly disagree that Kyne has been invisible. I would say his seat is quite safe, he'll be in the top three if not the top two. O'Mahony won't be taking all the Mayo votes, O'Cuiv wasn't long in attending mass in Ballinrobe, possibly even before the change was officially announced. O'Mahony is a parachutist, Galway West would be nuts to elect someone (AFAIK) living in Roscommon.

Arghus

As much as I won't be voting for the guy, I don't think I'd consider Kyne invisible: He's been in the media doing and saying "things" over the last five years.

Nolan on the other hand is a complete mystery. His poster slogan should be "Remember me?"

TerrorFirmer

I think Nolan is media friendly enough. He's on the radio/in the papers fairly frequently. Kyne is most likely safe. I think O' Cuiv, Kyne, Grealish, O' Clochartaigh and either Mahony or Connolly. I would imagine Trevor and Connolly will take a large share of the votes Derek got last time around.

saltsun

He could well do as Trevor used to be in Labour. They were on Connemara radio last night and I thought Trevor did well, met him a few times. Won't be voting for his party but nice affable guy all the same. For all her talk about Connemara I didn't think Connolly knew much about the place, lots of talk about light rail... Fidelma was her usual car crash self, painful stuff.

Baggy Trousers

I think Kyne will lose votes around Moycullen but will pick up other votes via Walsh not running.

Nolan borrowed Michael D's votes and did very little with them - I think he is gone.

It's just too hard to predict how O'Mahony will perform.

So I am calling it as;
O' Cuiv (FF)
Grealish (IND)
Kyne (FG)
Connolly (IND)
O' Clochartaigh (SF)

(O'Mahony may displace O' Clochartaigh)

PLL

They visited GMIT for hustings Tuesday morning, I was there as apprently I'll have an exam question on those lovely people.

Mock vote seats went to O Tuathail, O'Mahony, Healy-Eames, Hubbard and Grealish. In that order.

Sheridan and Healy-Eames were throwing digs at each other and then she passed him a note.

Got a good vibe off O'Mahony, I wouldn't vote FG though. Grealish and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
were very smiley, easy going in there manner in contrast to some of their very dull rivals.


Was great to see them, I think there was 12/13 in attendance.

Baggy Trousers

PLL wrote: »

They visited GMIT for hustings Tuesday morning, I was there as apprently I'll have an exam question on those lovely people.

Mock vote seats went to O Tuathail, O'Mahony, Healy-Eames, Hubbard and Grealish. In that order.

Sheridan and Healy-Eames were throwing digs at each other and then she passed him a note.

Got a good vibe off O'Mahony, I wouldn't vote FG though. Grealish and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
were very smiley, easy going in there manner in contrast to some of their very dull rivals.


Was great to see them, I think there was 12/13 in attendance.

Interesting to see O'Tuathail (SD) doing well. He is young which helped.

I am starting to like the Social Democrats more and more...their founders Donnelly, Murphy and Shortall are good vocal TDs.

Unrealistic

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

Interesting to see O'Tuathail (SD) doing well. He is young which helped.

I am starting to like the Social Democrats more and more...their founders Donnelly, Murphy and Shortall are good vocal TDs.

On the surface I thought he looked interesting until he listed one of his achievements as having run David Hall's by-election campaign. That was the kiss of death for me. Anyone who would get into bed with Hall will never get a vote from me.

saltsun

Unrealistic wrote: »

On the surface I thought he looked interesting until he listed one of his achievements as having run David Hall's by-election campaign. That was the kiss of death for me. Anyone who would get into bed with Hall will never get a vote from me.

Who is David Hall?

Unrealistic

saltsun wrote: »

Who is David Hall?

Ex- Fianna Failer and former casino owner currently keeping his name in the news on the back of the mortgage arrears campaign.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057214343

Anahita

I'm very new to politics so I have a very possibly stupid question but why is Michaél Martin's poster on the way into my estate in Moycullen when he's not even an option on my election ballot paper....

It's this one... Arghhh...there are also about 16 of them into the village coming from from town on the N59...is it to weaken FG (i.e. Kyne) for the alleged bad act of the road works on the N59 taking so long? So we have to look at his (MM) ugly mug day after day while sitting in sometimes 25 min of traffic in the sheets of rain? And that's supposed to make me like FF? Not bloody likely!

http://media.irishcentral.com/images/FT5S+General+Election+Micheal+Martin+Fianna+Fail+poster+RollingNews.jpg

saltsun

Unrealistic wrote: »

Ex- Fianna Failer and former casino owner currently keeping his name in the news on the back of the mortgage arrears campaign.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057214343

Ironically after explicitly voting them out in 2011, FF are looking like the least worst option for me - still undecided as yet. Current Govt parties have absolutely done backflips to screw me in my own industry - inc 1 sitting TD telling lies to my face. The more left wing parties wouldn't have interest in it, so that considerably narrows my options. Never voted FF before.

nuac

PLL wrote: »

They visited GMIT for hustings Tuesday morning, I was there as apprently I'll have an exam question on those lovely people.

Mock vote seats went to O Tuathail, O'Mahony, Healy-Eames, Hubbard and Grealish. In that order.

Sheridan and Healy-Eames were throwing digs at each other and then she passed him a note.

Got a good vibe off O'Mahony, I wouldn't vote FG though. Grealish and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
were very smiley, easy going in there manner in contrast to some of their very dull rivals.


Was great to see them, I think there was 12/13 in attendance.

Only 12 or 13 there?. Very small crowd from a large student body.
Candidates must have considered it a waste of their time

nuac

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

I think Kyne will lose votes around Moycullen but will pick up other votes via Walsh not running.

Nolan borrowed Michael D's votes and did very little with them - I think he is gone.

It's just too hard to predict how O'Mahony will perform.

So I am calling it as;
O' Cuiv (FF)
Grealish (IND)
Kyne (FG)
Connolly (IND)
O' Clochartaigh (SF)

(O'Mahony may displace O' Clochartaigh)

Why will Kyne lose votes around Moycullen, his home area?

Baggy Trousers

nuac wrote: »

Why will Kyne lost votes around Moycullen, his home area?

1 year+ of extremely badly operated roadworks. Ask anyone in Moycullen/Oughterard.

saltsun

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

1 year+ of extremely badly operated roadworks. Ask anyone in Moycullen/Oughterard.

And all points West, woeful delays.

I think the roadworks were done because people wanted a footpath? In fairness it wasn't a stretch of road I'd like to walk with any regularity.

Doing the Moycullen bypass first may have been an idea.

TerrorFirmer

nuac wrote: »

Only 12 or 13 there?. Very small crowd from a large student body.
Candidates must have considered it a waste of their time

That's how many candidates were there obviously. This is who turned up.

nuac

saltsun wrote: »

And all points West, woeful delays.

I think the roadworks were done because people wanted a footpath? In fairness it wasn't a stretch of road I'd like to walk with any regularity.

Doing the Moycullen bypass first may have been an idea.

OK, but a TD, even a government TD had no operational responsibility for carrying out schemes. That is a matter for Council staff

LowOdour

nuac wrote: »

OK, but a TD, even a government TD had no operational responsibility for carrying out schemes. That is a matter for Council staff

The fecking road works are been carried out in front of his own family home also, so he may not even vote for himself!

Some rather odd posters have gone up around Claregalway and Oranmore -I.m not sure if they are for or against Hildegard Naughton.

Biblical sounding phrases like having your shoulder to the stone for seven years and not to be misled by false prophets.

saltsun

nuac wrote: »

OK, but a TD, even a government TD had no operational responsibility for carrying out schemes. That is a matter for Council staff

Ah now, while I'm not blaming Sean, we know how life works here. A TD will have influence over at least a certain part of the CoCo/Corpo, particularly a recent coco himself.

I'm not arguing against your point, it's technically correct, just that we live in Ireland where rules are meant to be bent, broke, stuffed in suitcases and fired into canals when it suits the right people.

spurshero

I think the 5 elected are o cuiv kyne Grealish Catherine Connolly and sf candidate

saltsun

A lot of damage being done to election posters out West, mostly to SF and FF. Some outright stolen, holes cut in them, defaced, ties cut. Methinks it's going to be tit for tat until polling day, very childish stuff.