madmaggie wrote: » Do others on here find that parties only target certain areas? Out here it's the two main parties, as it's a farming area, rarely see a Labour person, never SF. Jennifer was out here three times last general election. PBP lady would get short shrift. I know a candidate from one of the two main parties didn't bother going to a council estate as he thought the residents wouldn't be his demographic. You can't assume everyone in one area is of one mind.
Nokia6230i wrote: » As heard on this mornings KCLR Live Tullow LEA won't have to worry about being ready for a Trans candidate or a PBP one or both as M/x O'Keeffe is now no longer running. The PBP Carlow & Kilkenny LE 19 Candidate Launch is on tonight in Seven Oaks @ 7:30pm; me thinks Richard Boyd Barrett who was on KCLR Live this morning in Part One/First Hour and who also was at an IT Carlow SU "Meet the Politicians" event @ 1pm Lunchtime today will be somewhat underwhelmed by attendance; the smallest of the upstairs function rooms (Rossmore suite) is being used.They shout a lot, make some noise and throw their weight around @ various protests on & off line but they don't gain traction at the polling booths, in the polls etc. Would love to know their membership numbers locally and nationally but the viewing figures for Wallaces live stream launch as I mentioned in 4043 were fairly embarrassing; is this a sign of how she's perceived locally, regionally and nationally?
Jed and Dave wrote: » im not into politics myself. Wouldent agree with alot of what PBP are shovelling but one thing i do agree with them on is all the posters around town on derelict houses saying people need to live here. Carlow town needs more people living in it but they wouldent because the town is overrun with traffic.. the air quality in town is terrible
Tullow has been riddled with neglectful politicians, the town and surrounding areas have been forgotten about as parish pump politics trumps. I think we need to all rise together and fight for an honest politics that deliver.
Noun. parish pump politics (uncountable) (Ireland, derogatory, informal) political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.
Nokia6230i wrote: » However they do have another PBP member running in Tullow (another person who'll be handed theirs) and another in Kilkenny City (Carlow College Lecturer).
road_high wrote: » Europe? Wtf I thought it was the local Council she was going for? Not a snowballs chance of her going to Europe
road_high wrote: » Her launch is next weds 23rd Jan in the Seven Oaks 7.30pm if you’re interested in heading along and supporting her!!! Fightback not cutbacks!!
Ivefoundgod wrote: » Does nobody remember the last time Wallace ran? She was on Vincent Brown with all the other Carlow/Kilkenny candidates and was shown up as the absolute fool she was. Her solution to the housing crisis was to take houses off landlords and give them to the homeless. How she expected the landlords to hand over the keys without issue was never answered as she kept repeating the same nonsense when pressed by Vincent. She repeats mindless PBP slogans about the wealthy and how its unfair for the average person, honestly she seems like someone who genuinely thinks every middle class or above person has scammed the system somehow and are walking around with 1000s in their pockets rather than having worked hard to get where they are. Our local politicians are of such a low level in general its hard to believe someone could stand out as being even more clueless and yet she managed it. If she gets more than double figures in votes i'll be shocked.
ScallionAyter wrote: » Surely A Wallace is exactly the same in that regard, and worse. When's the last time she earned a living and helped to pay for the services and housing she wants for everyone?
road_high wrote: » she has a cohort of followers , the types that believe welfare Christmas bonuses (for d poor Childers) and free foreva homes are fundamental human rights...!
Nokia6230i wrote: » Attended a meeting with Sen. Murnane O'Connor today; I think she still thinks she's a Cllr. from the questions she was asking. Brevity isn't her strong point; it's more about word count and quantity rather than quality of query. Meeting went on but without her presence it'd've been over at least half hour earlier. Any opportunity to speak or ask questions or congratulate somebody on something she took it no matter what relevance it had. Makes me wonder when speaking times for politicians are totted up annually; the higher the better in theory but in hers absolutely not.
radharc wrote: » Whatever about other local politicians, I don't think you can say McGuinness sits on the fence, he is one of the most outspoken TDs in the country and would clearly be front bench for FF if he played the same game as the rest of them.
road_high wrote: » I actually sort of like A Wallace though her policies are mostly out of line with my beliefs- i do actually admire her for having a few beliefs and sticking by them- it's more than can be said for the likes of Murnane or John McGuinness who are both dreadful public reps and sit on any fence for as long as humanly possible. A Wallace was actually very good during the 8th Amendment and I have to hand it to her- fearless in her campaigning and did a lot of canvassing around Carlow/KK * I'm in no way connected to her, just my own observations. I think she'll stir things up in Carlow CoCo which would be no harm at all.
Nokia6230i wrote: » Carlow has a European Election candidate for the Ireland South constituency > https://www.carlowlive.ie/news/politics/358397/carlow-candidate-selected-to-run-in-european-elections-for-people-before-profit.html Her announcement on Facebook via a live stream was embarrassing; it peaked at 16 viewers; one would've expected PBP to instruct their members by SMS or e-mail etc. to tune in to bump up the numbers; majority of the time it was going from 2 to 7 viewers..... Richard Boyd-Barrett is coming to town next Wednesday to officially launch her campaign; I believe they've booked the broom cupboard for this purpose because no extra space will be reqd.
Thundercats Ho wrote: » Are they opening brown street bar again, where the casino is, or is this a new place?
Nokia6230i wrote: » Not quite sure why I couldn't edit this but my bad; the above isn't Spoons. It's McCormacks new place on Brown St./College St. Strange this is while they use a PO Box in Nationalist it's his actual e-mail listed in window of establishment.
Nokia6230i wrote: » Not sure if Wetherspoons held their open day earlier in month but would imagine the "New Bar/Food Outlet Carlow Town" (with no name) advertising for staff (Manager/Bar Staff/Commis Chef or Cooks/Cleaner) is them; they're using a PO Box as e-mail.
Nokia6230i wrote: » An addiction is an illness perhaps but not a disability. It's a kick in the teeth for someone unemployed to see these duckers sitting down coining it in on the streets of Carlow and mobile beggars then being able ride the train for free when Mr. or Mrs. "Ordinary" Unemployed who don't shoot up have to pay €19. Something Day Return to Dublin etc.
Starfleet Student wrote: » Yes free travel pass. ADDICTION is seen as a disability in this Country.
road_high wrote: » Can you in all seriousness see these types paying for a bus or train fare? I certainly can’t
