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GE 2020 Cork North Central. See Mod Note in Post 1

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  • #122
    Cork Trucker
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    I gave Gould number 1, Halpin number 2.


  • #123
    Bannasidhe
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    Cork Trucker wrote: »
    I gave Gould number 1, Halpin number 2.

    The 2nd prefs could shake things up a bit.


  • #124
    Cork Trucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭Cork Trucker


    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    The 2nd prefs could shake things up a bit.

    I agree. Barry cane to my door, I raised an issue with him, follow up contact promised and not forthcoming hence he got no vote. Toomey’s canvasser was too full of herself, I asked to meet him she said not now, I said how will I know him then, when he gets elected came the reply. But a chance for FF/FG. Pity SF didn’t field 2.


  • #125
    thequarefellow
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    Cork Trucker wrote: »
    I agree. Barry cane to my door, I raised an issue with him, follow up contact promised and not forthcoming hence he got no vote. Toomey’s canvasser was too full of herself, I asked to meet him she said not now, I said how will I know him then, when he gets elected came the reply. But a chance for FF/FG. Pity SF didn’t field 2.

    I wonder what is Jonathan O'Brien thinking today, missing out the party?


  • #126
    Itssoeasy
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    thequarefellow wrote: »
    I wonder what is Jonathan O'Brien thinking today, missing out the party?

    What was the official reason for him stepping down ? I mean he was guaranteed a seat. Very strange.


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  • #127
    thequarefellow
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    What was the official reason for him stepping down ? I mean he was guaranteed a seat. Very strange.

    I'd love to know


  • #128
    Itssoeasy
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    thequarefellow wrote: »
    I'd love to know

    Well that's why I asked because if it was a only political decision then it's baffling.


  • #129
    Rows Grower
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    What was the official reason for him stepping down ? I mean he was guaranteed a seat. Very strange.

    He needed to take a break to have more time for personal issues.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



  • #130
    Itssoeasy
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    Rows Grower wrote: »
    He needed to take a break to have more time for personal issues.

    Well that's fair enough.


  • #131
    Vologda69
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    thequarefellow wrote: »
    I'd love to know

    He's studying for a law degree in UCC apparently


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  • #132
    thequarefellow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭thequarefellow


    Vologda69 wrote: »
    He's studying for a law degree in UCC apparently

    Good on him.


  • #133
    Cork Trucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭Cork Trucker


    Vologda69 wrote: »
    He's studying for a law degree in UCC apparently

    Age shall not weary them, he’s nearly 50. I wonder what he’ll do now, unless he is receiving a salary from Cork City FC. Michael Nugent will take Gould’s seat as I doubt Jonathan has the appetite to be a Cllr again


  • #134
    ShamoBuc
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    Thomas Gould SF as expected písses it in Cork North Central.

    13,811 first preference votes. 10356 were needed.


  • #135
    Itssoeasy
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    ShamoBuc wrote: »
    Thomas Gould SF as expected písses it in Cork North Central.

    13,811 first preference votes. 10356 were needed.

    I didn’t hear his name called but how did padraig o Sullivan get on ? Colm Burke got 6000 odd first preferences which is probably better than they expected.


  • #136
    ShamoBuc
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    I didn’t hear his name called but how did padraig o Sullivan get on ? Colm Burke got 6000 odd first preferences which is probably better than they expected.

    8158

    Came up on RTE website Map tracker.


  • #137
    leahyl
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    Well done to Tommy Gould!


  • #138
    Itssoeasy
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    ShamoBuc wrote: »
    8158

    Came up on RTE website Map tracker.

    I'm listening to it on the radio and it was sandwiched in between Bertie ahern and the angelus.


  • #139
    Itssoeasy
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    Just looking at the full first count and ken o Flynn is in the hunt for a seat.


  • #140
    thequarefellow
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Just looking at the full first count and ken o Flynn is in the hunt for a seat.

    If he gets a seat can they co-opt his brother back into his council seat or is he still in jail for the attempted hit on a judge and a garda?


  • #141
    Itssoeasy
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    thequarefellow wrote: »
    If he gets a seat can they co-opt his brother back into his council seat or is he still in jail for the attempted hit on a judge and a garda?

    I've no idea. There's a list of next in line for independents apparently to be co opted. I've no idea who's on that list.


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  • #142
    Cork Trucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭Cork Trucker


    thequarefellow wrote: »
    If he gets a seat can they co-opt his brother back into his council seat or is he still in jail for the attempted hit on a judge and a garda?

    As he’s now an independent it goes to the next unelected candidate. His brother is around the place wearing black sunglasses religiously.

    Tim Brosnan FF would get the seat


  • #143
    thequarefellow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭thequarefellow


    Mick Barry gets 1459 transfers from Gould


  • #144
    mrpdap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 249 ✭✭mrpdap


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Just looking at the full first count and ken o Flynn is in the hunt for a seat.

    Bizarre
    Why would people vote for him ?


  • #145
    thequarefellow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭thequarefellow


    mrpdap wrote: »
    Bizarre
    Why would people vote for him ?

    The pink vote? And the auld ones who were pals with his Da.


  • #146
    Itssoeasy
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    I posted in the who's lost their seat thread but should probably post it here. It's obviously one SF, a FF, probably a FG seat and the last seat looks very interesting. Mick Barry not out of it but a lot of votes to be transferred including a FF and green candidate. It's a case of how the transfers break but it'll be interesting.


  • #147
    dulpit
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    Looks like Ken O'Flynn cost FF a seat without winning himself. I assumed he has burned all of his bridges at this point.

    Fianna Fáil were silly in the first place in running 3 candidates though.


  • #148
    Cork Trucker
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    dulpit wrote: »
    Looks like Ken O'Flynn cost FF a seat without winning himself. I assumed he has burned all of his bridges at this point.

    Fianna Fáil were silly in the first place in running 3 candidates though.

    If they didn’t run Sandra Murphy I reckon Tony Fitzgerald was in. As for O’Flynn/FF those bridges were burned in 2011


  • #149
    thequarefellow
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    dulpit wrote: »
    Looks like Ken O'Flynn cost FF a seat without winning himself. I assumed he has burned all of his bridges at this point.

    Fianna Fáil were silly in the first place in running 3 candidates though.

    He can fall back on his councillor role. Unfortunately Cork's Northside residents are stuck with him for the time being.


  • #150
    Cork Trucker
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    thequarefellow wrote: »
    He can fall back on his councillor role. Unfortunately Cork's Northside residents are stuck with him for the time being.

    Just the north east ward thank god


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  • #151
    thequarefellow
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    Cork Trucker wrote: »
    If they didn’t run Sandra Murphy I reckon Tony Fitzgerald was in. As for O’Flynn/FF those bridges were burned in 2011

    Exactly:) He just hung around like the embarrassing friend you can't shake off.


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