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General Election 2016 Galway West

snubbleste · 2016-02-04 13:16:51

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)…

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#152 02-03-2016 11:50am
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So has everyone who was signed up for Irish Water cancelled their direct debit mandates?

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#153 02-03-2016 11:55am
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Oh, puke. You got fired, get over it.
How Labour’s Derek Nolan feels after losing the election

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#154 02-03-2016 11:56am
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I wonder who will be co-opted to Catherine's seat on the City Council? I think it has to be another independent.

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#155 02-03-2016 11:58am
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thesandeman wrote: »

I wonder who will be co-opted to Catherine's seat on the City Council? I think it has to be another independent.

Dunno, I already asked on thread.
Does Catherine have a deputy, so to speak?

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#156 02-03-2016 12:27pm
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snubbleste wrote: »

Dunno, I already asked on thread.
Does Catherine have a deputy, so to speak?

All Councillors have to submit an envelope containing the name of someone they wish to nominate to replace them in the event something happens to them. Catherine would have had to do that from the time she was elected to the Council just like all the others.

She has this done (she mentioned it on GBFM the Monday after the general election).

My bet is it contains the name of her sister Colette who was a former Councillor prior to losing her seat last time out.

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

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#157 02-03-2016 12:29pm
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But Colette is Labour. I think they have to replace like with like.

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#158 02-03-2016 12:37pm
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snubbleste wrote: »

Oh, puke. You got fired, get over it.
How Labour’s Derek Nolan feels after losing the election

Good article. Hopefully he will land on his feet. politics is no bed of roses.

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#159 02-03-2016 1:26pm
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thesandeman wrote: »

But Colette is Labour. I think they have to replace like with like.

I'm not sure if that's the case.

The rules state the following.

If a councillor dies, resigns or becomes disqualified from being a member of the council, the vacancy is filled by co-option. The political party who originally nominated the member who caused the vacancy nominates a new member and the council then passes a resolution to appoint the new member.

As Catherine was elected as an independent there is no party as such and it doesn't seem to specify that the nominee has to be from the same party?

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

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#160 02-03-2016 1:56pm
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True. I'm trying to think if this situation happened before but I can't.

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#161 02-03-2016 2:42pm
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snubbleste wrote: »

Oh, puke. You got fired, get over it.
How Labour’s Derek Nolan feels after losing the election

Oh boo-hoo, "Naive in thinking that we would be thanked for it and foolish for thinking that facts, reason and rational discussion would convince people of our virtue." Spare us the self-righteous diatribe, the public judged ye as doing a bad job and acted accordingly.

Half of the clowns telling us about the "need for Labour's influence now more than ever" were the same crowd plastering 'Gilmore for Taoiseach' posters around the city and wetting themselves at the demise of other smaller parties in recent times.

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#162 02-03-2016 4:00pm
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thesandeman wrote: »

I wonder who will be co-opted to Catherine's seat on the City Council? I think it has to be another independent.

Council seats are deemed to belong to the party and not the candidate so the party chooses the replacement. Independents are a weird one though: according to this , independents can nominate anyone "regardless of political stripe or experience".

I doubt Connolly will nominate a Labour party member though, especially not her sister. She'd get crucified for this.
Maybe a high profile independent or someone like O'Tuathail.

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#163 02-03-2016 4:05pm
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Lockstep wrote: »

.. Maybe a high profile independent or someone like O'Tuathail.

But who?

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#164 02-03-2016 4:22pm
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I was going to suggest an anti water charge person but that's not going to be an issue anymore.

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#165 02-03-2016 4:24pm
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I want names!

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#166 02-03-2016 4:26pm
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Only person I can think of would be Mike Geraghty or perhaps cormacocorcorain.com,

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#167 02-03-2016 4:41pm
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Much as I'd like to see O'Tuathail get it, I don't think CC would nominate a political rival whose increased profile as a member of the council could increase his vote at the next general election and threaten her own seat.

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#168 02-03-2016 4:59pm
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It can be anyone so it doesn't necessarily have to be anyone currently prominent in political circles.

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#169 02-03-2016 5:26pm
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Gadgetman496 wrote: »

It can be anyone so it doesn't necessarily have to be anyone currently prominent in political circles.

Fidelma?

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Practically someone involved in her campaign will probably be nominated - to help with local issues and keep the profile up.

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#171 02-03-2016 6:14pm
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Robbo wrote: »

Fidelma?

Wash yer mouth out!

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#172 02-03-2016 7:36pm
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snubbleste wrote: »

Only person I can think of would be Mike Geraghty or perhaps cormacocorcorain.com,

Doubt she'd pick an ex PD like Geraghty and IIRC, O Corcorain is a hardcore pro lifer.

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#173 02-03-2016 7:38pm
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Zzippy wrote: »

Much as I'd like to see O'Tuathail get it, I don't think CC would nominate a political rival whose increased profile as a member of the council could increase his vote at the next general election and threaten her own seat.

You're right of course. He's too much of a threat for the left wing city vote.

I genuinely can't think of who she might pick.

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#174 05-03-2016 2:18pm
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Give it to the lad that got 20 odd votes in the election.

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#175 05-03-2016 2:42pm
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^
Anybody know what he was campaigning (if it could be called that) for? I tried googling him but couldn't even find him.

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#176 05-03-2016 2:46pm
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thesandeman wrote: »

^
Anybody know what he was campaigning (if it could be called that) for? I tried googling him but couldn't even find him.

You should've searched this thread, you'll find the answer http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=98786368&postcount=74

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#177 05-03-2016 3:42pm
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thesandeman wrote: »

^
Anybody know what he was campaigning (if it could be called that) for? I tried googling him but couldn't even find him.

The man is clearly not well.

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#178 05-03-2016 4:11pm
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TerrorFirmer wrote: »

The man is clearly not well.

Are you a doctor?

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#179 05-03-2016 4:22pm
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Whereisgalway wrote: »

Are you a doctor?

The man wanted a full recount after getting 22 votes, somewhat sort of the quota of 10,712.

He also made a scene at the count center over this.

I don't think you need to be a doctor to see that the man is not well to some degree.

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#180 05-03-2016 5:12pm
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thesandeman wrote: »

^
Anybody know what he was campaigning (if it could be called that) for? I tried googling him but couldn't even find him.

There was a voice of him on the rte site. Rough summary, my politics, my way.

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#181 05-03-2016 5:17pm
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TerrorFirmer wrote: »

The man wanted a full recount after getting 22 votes, somewhat sort of the quota of 10,712.

He also made a scene at the count center over this.

I don't think you need to be a doctor to see that the man is not well to some degree.

That's entirely his own business, maybe he had reasoning behind all of this. Calling someone "not well" is entirely ur own opinion but the wrong one unless u have medical evidence to back this claim up.

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