General Election 20 GalwayWest

zell12 · 14-01-2020 12:21pm #1

General election for five TDs held on 08 February
Ensure you are registered to vote!
Current reps:
Connolly Catherine Ind
Cuív Ó Éamonn FF
Grealish Noel Ind
Kyne Séan FG
Naughton Hildegarde FG

Unclear how many candidates are running, when debates are on

Whereisgalway · 14-01-2020 2:12pm

zell12 wrote: »

General election for five TDs held on 08 February
Ensure you are registered to vote!
Current reps:
Connolly Catherine Ind
Cuív Ó Éamonn FF
Grealish Noel Ind
Kyne Séan FG
Naughton Hildegarde FG

Unclear how many candidates are running, when debates are on

All 5 have been underwhelming to say the least, 3/4 seats up for grabs

Zzippy · 14-01-2020 2:13pm

Whereisgalway wrote: »

All 5 have been underwhelming to say the least, 3/4 seats up for grabs

If there's anything to be said for 4 of them, at least they aren't racists.

zell12 · 14-01-2020 2:27pm

Anyone seen an election poster garnishing a telegraph pole yet?

topcat77 · 14-01-2020 3:02pm

I'm hoping Fidelma Healy Eames decides to put her name on the ticket. I do love a good laugh.

Bredabe · 14-01-2020 3:20pm

Zzippy wrote: »

If there's anything to be said for 4 of them, at least they aren't racists.

I used to be a big fan of Eamonn's, but the suggestions he made about jail for women and abortions, were a big shock to my system.

I know from experience that it can take a long time for new voters to make it onto the register and I've read that people on the supplementary maynot be able to vote because of the tight margins on this one.

*CHECK YOU AND YOURs ON THE REGISTER OF ELECTORS AND FOLLOW UP IF NOT.

aw · 14-01-2020 3:21pm

topcat77 wrote: »

I'm hoping Fidelma Healy Eames decides to put her name on the ticket. I do love a good laugh.

A nation holds its breath!

ronnie3585 · 14-01-2020 3:49pm

Bredabe wrote: »

I used to be a big fan of Eamonn's, but the suggestions he made about jail for women and abortions, were a big shock to my system.

Indeed, the abortion referendum really showed what religious lunatics O'Cuiv and Grealish are.

Stewball · 14-01-2020 3:54pm

I'll be voting for Catherine Connolly again.
I've always been a Labour voter up until the last election, but until Howlin, Burton & Kelly are gone I won't be voting for them again.

Bredabe · 14-01-2020 4:48pm

Because of impossible to find insurance and rents rise x3, my friend has to retire from her own side of their business.

Understandably, she is very shaky and emotional. Im encouraging her to respond to each candidate and answer each door knock.

She needs the free therapy:D

Bredabe · 14-01-2020 4:51pm

Mike Cubbard running in GE as Ind.
Ref, his facebook page.

what_traffic · 14-01-2020 5:12pm

People Before Profit select Joe Loughnane to contest General Election in Galway West
https://connachttribune.ie/people-before-profit-select-joe-loughnane-to-contest-general-election-in-galway-west/

Any Official Gov Site with list of canidates?

aw · 14-01-2020 5:31pm

Adrian Kavanagh from NUIM's blog is one of the best around:

https://adriankavanaghelections.org/2017/04/19/candidates-for-the-next-2017-2021-general-election-by-constituency/

Relevant part quoted below as of today.

Galway West (5 seats): Deputy Hildegrade Naughten (Fine Gael), Deputy Sean Kyne (Fine Gael), Deputy Éamon O Cuiv (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Ollie Crowe (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Niall McNelis (Labour), Mairéad Farrell (Sinn Féin), Conor Burke (Solidarity), Joe Loughnane (People Before Profit), Jessy Kelly (Jessy Ní Cheallaigh) (RISE), Niall O Tuathail (Social Democrats), Cllr. Pauline O’Reilly (Green Party), Nicola Daveron (Renua), Cllr Mike Cubbard (Independent)

A review of potential general election candidates for Galway West in the Galway Advertiser (20th April 2017) reported that Cllr. Peter Keane and John Connolly, who ran in 2016, are likely to be contesting the Fianna Fail nomination to run alongside Eamon O Cuiv in this constituency as the party’s Galway City-based candidate, with a third candidate expected to be running from the Oranmore area. The account also speculates that Cllr. Nial McNeilis will be asked to run for Labour in this constituency, while it also noted that some local Sinn Fein party members would like to see Cllr. Mairead Farrell join Senator Trevor O Clocharthaigh on the Sinn Fein ticket for the next general election.

The Galway Independent (26th July 2017) has noted that Cllr. Peter Keane has declared his intention to seek a nomination to contest the general election at the upcoming Fianna Fail selection convention.

Niall O Tuathail was selected to be the Social Democrats candidate for the next general election at a convention on 27th July 2016,

In late October 2016, it was announced that Pauline O’Reilly would be the Green Party candidate in Galway West, as reported by the Galway Advertiser (26th October 2016).

In November 2016, Nicola Daveron was identified as being the Renua candidate for Galway West – she was also the Renua candidate in that constituency at the 2016 General Election.

Joe Loughnane will be the People Before Profit candidate in this constituency. This selection convention took place in November 2017. This selection was confirmed at a further selection convention which took place in November 2019, as reported by the Galway Advertise (21st November 2019).

Deputies Hildegrade Naughten and Sean Kyne were selected as the Fine Gael candidates at a selection convention on 27th November 2017.

According to the Galway Advertiser (28th November 2017), Labour will hold their selection convention in the Meyrick Hotel on 30th November 2017. Cllr. Niall McNelis is expected to be selected as the Labour Party candidate.

An article in the Galway Advertiser (30th November 2017) identifies Cllr. Mike Cubbard as being a candidate for the next general election here.

Mairéad Farrell was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate at a selection convention on 3rd December 2017. She was unopposed at this. This selection was confirmed at a follow up selection convention on 1st November 2019.

Jessy Kelly was selected as the Solidarity candidate for Galway West at a selection convention on 14th December 2017, but since then defected to Paul Murphy’s new RISE grouping (which remains part of the Solidarity-People Before Profit political grouping). As reported by the Galway Bay FM website (14th January 2020), Conor Burke has been selected to contest Galway West for Solidarity.

A Galway Advertiser (12th September 2019) article predicted that Fianna Fáil would be running two candidates in Galway West at the next general election, with Cllr. Ollie Crowe expected to be the only other candidate to join Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív on the party ticket. Indeed, Deputy Éamon O Cuiv and Cllr. Ollie Crowe were to be the Fianna Fáil candidates selected at the party’s selection convention, which took place in the Galway Bay Hotel on 31st October 2019, as reported on the Galway Daily website (2nd November 2019).

zell12 · 14-01-2020 6:05pm

what_traffic wrote: »

Any Official Gov Site with list of canidates?

Nominations will close 12:00 21/01/20

gordongekko · 14-01-2020 8:25pm

zell12 wrote: »

Anyone seen an election poster garnishing a telegraph pole yet?

Ollie Crowe has a huge sign saying "build the bypass" on the grounds of the huntsman

what_traffic · 14-01-2020 8:33pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Ollie Crowe has a huge sign saying "build the bypass" on the grounds of the huntsman

A big poster out near Carnmore Cross as well, near Glynns Service station/Galway Airport.

ChewyLouie · 14-01-2020 9:01pm

zell12 wrote: »

Anyone seen an election poster garnishing a telegraph pole yet?

Niall Ó'Tuathail (SD) has his posters up on the Quincentenary Bridge.

zell12 · 14-01-2020 9:12pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Ollie Crowe has a huge sign saying "build the bypass" on the grounds of the huntsman

Shades of Frank Fahey there around 2010

ChewyLouie · 14-01-2020 9:52pm

ChewyLouie wrote: »

Niall Ó'Tuathail (SD) has his posters up on the Quincentenary Bridge.

Loads up now, a couple of hours later.

Ollie Crowe's team didn't bother putting them above head height. Must want pedestrians to bypass around them.

Whereisgalway · 14-01-2020 10:14pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Ollie Crowe has a huge sign saying "build the bypass" on the grounds of the huntsman

Hi ollie your first came into public office in 2009.......

Dank Janniels · 14-01-2020 10:48pm

Grealish will top the poll!

shenanagans · 14-01-2020 11:05pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Ollie Crowe has a huge sign saying "build the bypass" on the grounds of the huntsman

Same sign at GMIT roundabout.

basillarkin · 14-01-2020 11:09pm

Only Hildegardes seat is up for grabs imo. The other four should be safe enough. All depends where ó Mahoneys and ó Clochartaigh first pref from 2016 will go.

Whereisgalway · 14-01-2020 11:22pm

basillarkin wrote: »

Only Hildegardes seat is up for grabs imo. The other four should be safe enough. All depends where ó Mahoneys and ó Clochartaigh first pref from 2016 will go.

Catherine “for the common good” Connolly will struggle. Main thing she did was highlight her cronyism by give her sister her CC job

Snow Garden · 15-01-2020 12:46am

Whereisgalway wrote: »

All 5 have been underwhelming to say the least, 3/4 seats up for grabs

I think 4 out of the 5 incumbents will be returned. I would suggest only Sean Kyne is at risk. Hildegarde has worked very hard since 2016.

My prediction is
1. O'Cuiv
2. Grealish
3. Naughton
4. Connolly
5. Not sure - I'd like to see Niall O'Tuathail get it perhaps.

thesandeman · 15-01-2020 6:18am

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Catherine “for the common good” Connolly will struggle. Main thing she did was highlight her cronyism by give her sister her CC job

I like the way you covered all your bases there by saying CC. It would be embarrassing if you got your county and city mixed up again.
Anyway Catherine was one of the only TDs in the last Dáil to speak her spake without having to join any alliance. Hopefully some people will have spotted that.

Whereisgalway · 15-01-2020 7:08am

thesandeman wrote: »

I like the way you covered all your bases there by saying CC. It would be embarrassing if you got your county and city mixed up again.
Anyway Catherine was one of the only TDs in the last Dáil to speak her spake without having to join any alliance. Hopefully some people will have spotted that.

She came Out with a few sound bits on the tuam babies scandal, tries to piggy back onto Vicky Phelan’s great work and on seemed to have got caught involved in vote gate.

ben.schlomo · 15-01-2020 9:36am

Whereisgalway wrote: »

She came Out with a few sound bits on the tuam babies scandal, tries to piggy back onto Vicky Phelan’s great work and on seemed to have got caught involved in vote gate.

Ignoring her work on the PAC too I see. That's a real vendetta you got there.

Whereisgalway · 15-01-2020 10:11am

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Ignoring her work on the PAC too I see. That's a real vendetta you got there.

Vendetta? Jesus boards is attracting posters the lowest integrity......It’d of a more healthier nature/debate if you told me about her work on the PAC?

pure.conya · 15-01-2020 10:40am

what_traffic wrote: »

People Before Profit select Joe Loughnane to contest General Election in Galway West
https://connachttribune.ie/people-before-profit-select-joe-loughnane-to-contest-general-election-in-galway-west/

Any Official Gov Site with list of canidates?

ah stop, what drugs are PBP and Joe on at all?

zell12 · 15-01-2020 12:25pm

Harry Magee of the IT, hints that
Grealish and O Cuiv will get elected
Pauline O'Reilly will come close to a seat
Two Fine Gaels seats would be pushing it

ben.schlomo · 15-01-2020 12:26pm

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Vendetta? Jesus boards is attracting posters the lowest integrity......It’d of a more healthier nature/debate if you told me about her work on the PAC?

For someone who has dismissed her so easily and slated her for a long time on here I would have assumed you'd know of all her work? Or is it an uninformed opinion of her that you have?

ben.schlomo · 15-01-2020 12:27pm

pure.conya wrote: »

ah stop, what drugs are PBP and Joe on at all?

Between him, Burke from Solidarity, Farrell and the one from Paul Murphy's shower, the hard left are splitting their vote incredibly stupidly.

Homelander · 15-01-2020 12:46pm

Not sure about CC or Hildegarde. Can't see Kyne, Grealish not getting elected, O Cuiv goes without saying.

what_traffic · 15-01-2020 1:23pm

pure.conya wrote: »

ah stop, what drugs are PBP and Joe on at all?

You should ask him, I don't know the man at all. Just seen the story online and posted to this thread.

Would recommend you get a solicitor though.

biko · 15-01-2020 3:10pm

Removed some posts that may get boards in trouble as they could be said to be defamatory.

Please keep this thread civil.

jr86 · 15-01-2020 3:12pm

zell12 wrote: »

Harry Magee of the IT, hints that
Grealish and O Cuiv will get elected

Putting his neck on the line there :pac:

they'll absolutely cruise in

pure.conya · 15-01-2020 3:13pm

when a man states freely that he's ****in sorted out a lot of drugs for people in this town it usually means he's ****in sorted out a lot of drugs for people in this town, the dope!!

again PBP and Joe are off their noodles if they think they've a snowballs chance in hell of him becoming a TD, they'd really want to lay of the craic because it's going to their heads now big time

Snow Garden · 15-01-2020 3:43pm

zell12 wrote: »

Harry Magee of the IT, hints that
Grealish and O Cuiv will get elected
Pauline O'Reilly will come close to a seat
Two Fine Gaels seats would be pushing it

O'Reilly (GP) will not go from 0-to-60 in GE20. Not a hope. Not in a constituency as complex as Galway West! She is a decent candidate but she's not a miracle worker.

O'Brolchain got 1,120 FP votes in 2011 (down from 3,026 in 2007 boomtime).
Sheridan got 1588 FP votes in 2016.

People will be too scared of losing the Bypass and new taxes to vote Green in large numbers in Galway West.

O'Cuiv and Grealish will romp home.

what_traffic · 15-01-2020 6:43pm

biko wrote: »

Removed some posts that may get boards in trouble as they could be said to be defamatory.

Please keep this thread civil.

I believe you removed the Wrong Post?

what_traffic · 15-01-2020 7:16pm

https://connachttribune.ie/mayor-of-galway-to-contest-the-general-election/
"
Mayor of Galway Mike Cubbard has formally announced his bid to contest the upcoming general election in Galway West.
"

Laviski · 15-01-2020 7:23pm

what ever way you are inclined, just get out an use your vote

don't like any of the candidates , spoil your vote - its still counted!

Voting for FF? spoil your vote, i'm no FG lover (and ain't getting #1) but FF is the one party that brought the country to breaking point which many seem to forget. FF haven't cleared ranks yet, a few still there that were in the cabinet table from that time including its current leader.

so i ask to remember of where we were 10-13 years ago how it affected you, how we got there and who was responsible.

the message again, ensure you are registered and vote on the day even if it means spoiling it cause its still counted.
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basillarkin · 15-01-2020 7:48pm

Have always been a floating voter but havent forgotten what FF and co have done in the past. FG have been terrible with the health service and housing, add in the debacle with the costings of the childerns hospital and the national broadband plan and they are not in a good place going into the election. Although MM propped them up I can see FF been returned as the main party but who will be in the position as kingmakers is anybody guess. I believe the greens wont do as well as they have in the locals. Lab are hoping to double their seats to around 15 which wont be easy. Nobody wants SF. The thoughts of MM been leader of the country is sending a shiver down my spine.

zell12 · 15-01-2020 8:19pm

flazio · 15-01-2020 10:18pm

basillarkin wrote: »

Have always been a floating voter but havent forgotten what FF and co have done in the past. FG have been terrible with the health service and housing, add in the debacle with the costings of the childerns hospital and the national broadband plan and they are not in a good place going into the election. Although MM propped them up I can see FF been returned as the main party but who will be in the position as kingmakers is anybody guess. I believe the greens wont do as well as they have in the locals. Lab are hoping to double their seats to around 15 which wont be easy. Nobody wants SF. The thoughts of MM been leader of the country is sending a shiver down my spine.

I'd say we'll end up with another confidence and supply agreement only this time it'll be FF with the minority government and FG doing the propping.

shenanagans · 16-01-2020 12:00am

I hope the Greens have a great election and gain seats but I've never even heard of Pauline O'Reilly. What Galway needs is a minister that will have enough influence to get the f**king road built.

Zzippy · 16-01-2020 12:15am

O'Cuiv, Freakish and one of Kyne/Naughton will get back in. I'd fear for Connolly, I like her but independents get very little media attention for their work in the Dail, so she's suffered for not courting the racist vote and gaining media attention that way. If there is to be a surprise I don't think it will be O'Reilly, more likely O'Tuathail could take a seat. Hopefully it's a FG seat he takes and not CC's.

Ha, just spotted the autocorrect for Grealish above, think I'll leave it as is

Bredabe · 16-01-2020 1:35pm

zell12 wrote: »

A FF TD local to me at the time, told me that they didnt crash the economy and IF they did, they didnt mean too. :mad::eek:

FG TD in the same area let slip that they have No interest in rebuilding the losses to the country caused by FF.:(

Denial and arrogance from the two main parties and both still in their seats.

I would expect the same kind of sentiments from the relevant parties here.

fergiesfolly · 16-01-2020 1:53pm

Bredabe wrote: »

A FF TD local to me at the time, told me that they didnt crash the economy and IF they did, they didnt mean too. :mad::eek:

FG TD in the same area let slip that they have No interest in rebuilding the losses to the country caused by FF.:(

Denial and arrogance from the two main parties and both still in their seats.

I would expect the same kind of sentiments from the relevant parties here.

Ya. Unless you're a close friend to either of those TDs, I can't imagine they let those lines slip out intentionally.
Or, you could name and shame.

Bredabe · 16-01-2020 2:33pm

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Ya. Unless you're a close friend to either of those TDs, I can't imagine they let those lines slip out intentionally.
Or, you could name and shame.

I'm not sure if you are implying that I'm lying or want me to break anonymity.

Im not a friend of either person I've quoted, but I take their carelessness about saying things like this as a sign of their apathy about my personal opinions on the topics and their arrogance about how sure they are people will vote for them no matter what they do.

Snow Garden · 16-01-2020 3:22pm

Bredabe wrote: »

I'm not sure if you are implying that I'm lying or want me to break anonymity.

Im not a friend of either person I've quoted, but I take their carelessness about saying things like this as a sign of their apathy about my personal opinions on the topics and their arrogance about how sure they are people will vote for them no matter what they do.

But like...what does this even mean??

FG TD in the same area let slip that they have No interest in rebuilding the losses to the country caused by FF.

I honestly have no idea what you or the FG TD is saying. Rebuilding what? Were they saying they are not going to pay the national debt? banking debt?
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General Election 20 GalwayWest

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