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Roscommon should be Fitz Maurice 1 I think and Dennis naughton should be 2. The damage he did himself by being in government in the environment portfolio. One department that's perceived to be most damaging from a rural roscommon point of view.
I think he'll actually get credit with electorate with how the National broadband has panned out, even if he poorly handled the ethics side of his involvement.
3rd seat will probably go to Murphy, but he's harmless. There's better candidates out there. Carroll would be excellent if he ran. But roscommon is a FF county, often returning 2 FF candidates in the past, so you'd think Murphy should still make it regardless.
On Westmeath side, boxer should walk in however is in danger because he's so Athlone based. Athlone is the accidental success that gets cold political shoulder from both roscommon and Westmeath. Troy will get in. Will Peter Burke get in? Penrose not running is a big blow to Labour. He was a cert.
IMHO two seats in Westmeath up for grabs, 1 in Roscommon
On a single entity for Athlone, yes there are efficienies and advantages. But also disadvantages and lack of trust of Athlone and Westmeath councils. Their management of West Athlone is very, very poor. You don't have to out to monksland to see empty units (of which there are not many anyone). The other big fear is that Athlone udc would stick their social housing out here, when they've loads of land in Athlone since the border moved on Westmeath side a number of years ago. And then there's the GAA thing
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Roscommon should be Fitz Maurice 1 I think and Dennis naughton should be 2. The damage he did himself by being in government in the environment portfolio. One department that's perceived to be most damaging from a rural roscommon point of view.
I think he'll actually get credit with electorate with how the National broadband has panned out, even if he poorly handled the ethics side of his involvement.
3rd seat will probably go to Murphy, but he's harmless. There's better candidates out there. Carroll would be excellent if he ran. But roscommon is a FF county, often returning 2 FF candidates in the past, so you'd think Murphy should still make it regardless.
On Westmeath side, boxer should walk in however is in danger because he's so Athlone based. Athlone is the accidental success that gets cold political shoulder from both roscommon and Westmeath. Troy will get in. Will Peter Burke get in? Penrose not running is a big blow to Labour. He was a cert.
IMHO two seats in Westmeath up for grabs, 1 in Roscommon
On a single entity for Athlone, yes there are efficienies and advantages. But also disadvantages and lack of trust of Athlone and Westmeath councils. Their management of West Athlone is very, very poor. You don't have to out to monksland to see empty units (of which there are not many anyone). The other big fear is that Athlone udc would stick their social housing out here, when they've loads of land in Athlone since the border moved on Westmeath side a number of years ago. And then there's the GAA thing
Boxer will top the poll
He has been very active in longford (Where there is no td)0 -
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