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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,347 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Rechuchote wrote: »
    You can name a sub. Not very democratic, but you can. And you don't even have to list your subs before you're elected, though most people do.
    For the Council seat, you don't name the sub in advance. It's actually in control of the Party to identify the replacement, not the individual Councillor. Some parties have a democratic process to appoint the replacement candidate, others do a head office decision.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,273 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    there's one candidate who ran in two areas (i.e. for two council seats) and looks set to be elected in both.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,273 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    jd wrote: »
    Unfortunately no. He lost half his base when the LEAs were re-drawn.
    https://twitter.com/patmontague/status/1132681454436179970


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,948 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    Rechuchote wrote: »
    If I'm remembering history correctly, De Valera applied to join the Commonwealth and was indignantly refused; however, when India shucked off the empire's shackles a few years later it was sleeveenly invited to join.

    Ireland was definitely in what was then called the Commonwealth pretty much by default, because of the Dominion status. They didn't participate in any meaningful way after the early 30s, as far as I know.

    When the Republic of Ireland was declared in the late 40s, that meant Ireland was de facto no longer a dominion and therefore no longer a member (Ireland didn't actually consider itself a member leading up to the declaration anyway apparently) but shortly after the Commonwealth of Nations was set up by the London Declaration. Ireland could have joined that (other republics such as India did), but it never did.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,158 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    Budawanny wrote: »
    Rebecca Moynihan in DCC voted for the Clontarf cycle route.
    https://counciltracker.ie is a handy place to see who voted for what.

    That's a great link. Is there anything like that available for sdcc?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭El Tarangu


    Rechuchote wrote: »
    You can name a sub. Not very democratic, but you can. And you don't even have to list your subs before you're elected, though most people do.


    Interesting... I'd say there is a bit of a jostling for position in the Green Party at the minute, one or two council seats could be unexpectedly looking for subs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,948 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    Mannix Flynn back in, I think.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,792 ✭✭✭jd




  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,273 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Mannix Flynn back in, I think.
    he's still got a flair for whatever it is mannix flynn is flairy at.

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/mannix-flynn-compares-people-before-profit-supporters-to-isis-and-the-taliban-1.3905634


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,507 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao



    He's gas. Even though he got elected, he whines. Then he talks about a better city when he seems to have a policy of voting down most things that make the city better. I really don't know how anyone votes for him.


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  • Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 43,410 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    He's gas. Even though he got elected, he whines. Then he talks about a better city when he seems to have a policy of voting down most things that make the city better. I really don't know how anyone votes for him.
    Presumably most voters don't read up on the candidates policies and views


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,948 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    Presumably most voters don't read up on the candidates policies and views

    And, yet, some voters have quite nuanced judgments:
    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1132579730421669890


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭Rechuchote




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭Mercian Pro


    Presumably most voters don't read up on the candidates policies and views

    No real excuse this time as the Dublin Inquirer survey made it so easy. If candidates didn't bother participating, that told it's own story. Hopefully it will be archived so we can see who's actually walking the walk (or cycling the cyclepath) when it comes to Council debates and votes.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,273 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    No real excuse this time as the Dublin Inquirer survey made it so easy.
    to be fair, they only did it for dublin city council candidates. i don't think there was such a resource country-wide.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭Rechuchote


    to be fair, they only did it for dublin city council candidates. i don't think there was such a resource country-wide.

    It's a Dublin mag. It would be perfectly possible for people to replicate it for other councils.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,948 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    https://twitter.com/MayorMontague/status/1137102106580701184

    My wife's first comment was to wonder how they got the chain back off Nial Ring.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,273 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i sound very irish here; i don't have much truck with FF, but i've met yer man when he was out canvassing for a yes vote in the abortion referendum (i was trying to warn him away from calling into a neighbour of ours who is the parish priest) and he seems like a decent sort.

    not that he got my vote, mind.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,792 ✭✭✭jd


    i sound very irish here; i don't have much truck with FF, but i've met yer man when he was out canvassing for a yes vote in the abortion referendum (i was trying to warn him away from calling into a neighbour of ours who is the parish priest) and he seems like a decent sort.

    not that he got my vote, mind.
    Paul is a decent chap, and works damn hard (I'm not a FFer). He's willing to take risks too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,547 ✭✭✭blackwhite


    tomasrojo wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/MayorMontague/status/1137102106580701184

    My wife's first comment was to wonder how they got the chain back off Nial Ring.

    482221.jpeg


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,273 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    so, has anyone addressed cycling with any candidates calling to the door?

    i've only had one canvasser (socdem) and we ended up discussing other things.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,738 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Waiting patiently. I do have bigger fish to fry as to the whole N11 corridor commuting clusterf*ck (PT/ Park and Ride/ alternative cycle routes or greenways), but any cyclists that use the N11 Bray to Kilmac to access Wicklow either commuting or on spins should be raising cyclists safety during the construction phase of the parallel relief road.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    I haven't spoken to anybody as yet this time (am in DBN) but have previously spoken to Aodhan O'Riordain about it and highlighted the value of quality segregated infrastructure, comparing the S2S as far as Fairview with the remaining route into town in terms of safety.

    Iirc he said his wife cycles and he was strongly supportive of improved infrastructure and protection for cyclists. He was canvassing at the time for a council candidate who cycles to work himself so the conversation was light on persuasion tbh.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,753 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    jeez you do know green issues are about tax raising not providing cycling infrastructure

    /Cynic

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭Ferris


    I haven't spoken to anybody as yet this time (am in DBN) but have previously spoken to Aodhan O'Riordain about it and highlighted the value of quality segregated infrastructure, comparing the S2S as far as Fairview with the remaining route into town in terms of safety.

    Iirc he said his wife cycles and he was strongly supportive of improved infrastructure and protection for cyclists. He was canvassing at the time for a council candidate who cycles to work himself so the conversation was light on persuasion tbh.

    I could be wrong but the labour councillors (along with FFG) in Fingal Coco voted down the use of CPO's to provide a cycleway connecting the new Baldoyle cycleway out to Swords because they were afraid of losing votes. It sould be something to put to them - now it was Cian O'Callahan (SocDem candidate) who told me this but he was for the proposal iirc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    Ferris wrote: »
    I could be wrong but the labour councillors (along with FFG) in Fingal Coco voted down the use of CPO's to provide a cycleway connecting the new Baldoyle cycleway out to Swords because they were afraid of losing votes. It sould be something to put to them - now it was Cian O'Callahan (SocDem candidate) who told me this but he was for the proposal iirc.

    It definitely should if true!


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,971 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Just waiting to see which if any of my local candidates owns up to building the ridiculous new roundabout in Scholarstown which has brought local traffic to a standstill and made an otherwise pleasant cycle far more dodgy. Apparently it is suppose to be a piece of cycling infrastructure too. The lads from "Dumb and Dumber" could have come up with a better design.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,347 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    smacl wrote: »
    Just waiting to see which if any of my local candidates owns up to building the ridiculous new roundabout in Scholarstown which has brought local traffic to a standstill and made an otherwise pleasant cycle far more dodgy. Apparently it is suppose to be a piece of cycling infrastructure too. The lads from "Dumb and Dumber" could have come up with a better design.
    Really a local Council issue rather than a national issue.


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 43,410 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Really a local Council issue rather than a national issue.
    ...and so probably spearheaded by a TD :rolleyes:


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,273 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Noel Rock ... came to my door
    huh, that means he probably called to us too and i missed him. i was hoping to talk to him, had heard he was personally decent but i wanted to give an FGer a few thoughts that have been rattling round in my head.


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