is_that_so wrote: » SF have the support level and accept that he will go for the big house. Smith is probably the FF front runner and Walsh is just there for the exposure. However, if that alleged FG support is as high as claimed she might do better than people imagine. Even though 30%+ would be two seats I would be surprised to see her in the final mix. Hannigan should get to the current Labour support level and maybe even higher. He might even cause a bit of a stir. As for Casey well it was easy for him to stand out in a field of equally bumbling candidates, much harder here to shine, despite the media devotion.
Mad_maxx wrote: » "media devotion" The media despise casey
WinnyThePoo wrote: » You should check out the first radio debate for the presidential debate. Casey spent his time trying to slag Michael d over his height the entire broadcast. Casey isn't above childish insults himself.
Galwayguy35 wrote: » Ming is popular because he is on the turfcutters side about the disputed bogs but he is still too far to the left for a lot of people.
mgn wrote: » He was telling the truth unlike Higgins saying he wouldn't mind living beside travellers.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Like he told the truth about Higgins objecting to a halting site in Galway? For a man 'who tells the truth' he was far and away the candidate who had to make the most apologies for telling lies. :rolleyes:
FrancieBrady wrote: For a man 'who tells the truth' he was far and away the candidate who had to make the most apologies for telling lies. Like he told the truth about Higgins objecting to a halting site in Galway?
eagle eye wrote: » What lies?
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Wonder has Casey said anything that will allow a certain cohort to make another nuisance compliant to the Guards?
FrancieBrady wrote: » Not to mention again, that saying all 'travellers were basically people who camp on other's land' which was a factual lie. Or that SEMS gave them extra entitlements to ordinary citizens. there was 'the dog grooming' 'that Higgins had objected to a traveller site in Galway,
FrancieBrady wrote: » That the best you can do Plumb...snipe from the sideline? Maybe if you actually openly contributed something in support of Casey and stop attacking those who object to his ego trips.
eagle eye wrote: » I don't know anything about the dog grooming. As far as Michael D is concerned I have a distant memory in my head of him objecting to something to do with travellers way back. Reason I remember it is because I was very surprised at it because Michael D spent his whole life trying to help those with hardships. Lots of travellers camp on other peoples lands. I can tell you about a farmer who got a digger and dug holes all around where they parked on his land with the exception of enough room for them to move off his site. He gave them 24 hours before he finished digging around the area where they had decided to camp. They went after they realised that their threats to him weren't going to work. As for public land, they have had to put up barriers which are low enough to prevent caravans entering public car parks in many towns in the midlands and west of Ireland.
eagle eye wrote: » For me anyways its about the fact that he is not afraid to say these things. I like that and I'm all in favour of people speaking their mind. Only way we change things is when people complain openly and then we sit down and have a conversation and fix things. If he gets elected then it sends a message to every politician on this island that we are not going to keep the heads down and let them do what they want. They need to start listening to us again which they are not doing right now.
FrancieBrady wrote: So basically you are looking for a politician to say what you believe, whether it is a lie or not.
eagle eye wrote: » No I want him elected to open the eyes of all politicians. I'm not against decent people and there are many decent travellers. I am against crime and the use of being a traveller as mitigation for committing a crime.
FrancieBrady wrote: » And 80% of travellers live in settled accommodation.
FrancieBrady wrote: That the best you can do Plumb...snipe from the sideline? Maybe if you actually openly contributed something in support of Casey and stop attacking those who object to his ego trips.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Attacking? Making up stuff again I see. Can't say I'm surprised tbh.
FrancieBrady wrote: You have had a pop at almost everyone who has expressed an anti Casey point. Yet you make no points about Casey yourself.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Everyone? Do you always exaggerate ,no wonder the guards ignored your compliant about Casey. What points is there to make other than he wants to get involved in politics and like any wannabe will say whatever they think will get them elected.
is_that_so wrote: » He's still giving - more column inches about him than any other candidate. If you want to fill papers ...
FrancieBrady wrote: » The Dog grooming was a lie he apologised for. The objection to the halting site was made by another councillor called Higgins. And 80% of travellers live in settled accommodation.
Galwayguy35 wrote: Yes and many of that 80% wreck those houses and dump their rubbish everywhere, but that's what happens when people contribute nothing and get everything free.
Galwayguy35 wrote: » Yes and many of that 80% wreck those houses and dump their rubbish everywhere, but that's what happens when people contribute nothing and get everything free. Casey brings these issues up, something the other candidates would never mention in a million years. Nobody is suggesting he is the most articulate person in the room or that he has the best policy proposals but he says what ordinary people are thinking and this strikes a chord with voters.
mgn wrote: » WinnyThePoo wrote: » You should check out the first radio debate for the presidential debate. Casey spent his time trying to slag Michael d over his height the entire broadcast. Casey isn't above childish insults himself. He was telling the truth unlike Higgins saying he wouldn't mind living beside travellers.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » The halting site on the Headford road out of Galway comes to mind.
Charles Ingles wrote: » 80% you can't just make up figures to make Travelers look bad. Travelers no better or worse than settled folk when it comes to looking after social housing
Galwayguy35 wrote: » I didn't make up anything,
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