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Cork City Local Elections - 7 June 2024

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  • 13-04-2024 1:14pm
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    Brussels Sprout
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    The Local elections are less than 2 months away so presumably many of the candidates have been nominated and registered at this stage.

    A reminder that the boundaries of Cork City were expanded just before the last election in 2019. We still have the same 5 constituencies: 3 in the south side and 2 in the north.

    The councilors elected last time from each of those were:

    North East

    • Kenneth O'Flynn (FF) since joined the new Independent Ireland party
    • John Daniel Maher (Lab)
    • Ger Keohane (Ind)
    • Joe Kavanagh (FG)
    • Oliver Moran (GP)
    • Ted Tynan (WP)

    North West

    • Tony Fitzgerald (FF)
    • Thomas Gould (SF) since been elected to the Dail. Co-opted by Mick Nugent
    • Kenneth Collins (SF)
    • Damian Boylan (FG)
    • John Sheehan (FF)
    • Fiona Ryan (SOL-PBP) since resigned. Co-opted by Brian McCarthy

    South Central

    South East

    • Des Cahill (FG)
    • Lorna Bogue (GP) since joined her own new party, An Rabharta Glas
    • Mary Rose Desmond (FF)
    • Terry Shannon (FF)
    • Kieran McCarthy (Ind)
    • Deirdre Forde (FG)

    South West

    • Derry Canty (FG)
    • Fergal Dennehy (FF)
    • Colette Finn (GP)
    • Colm Kelleher (FF)
    • Garret Kelleher (FG)
    • Thomas Moloney (Ind)
    • Henry Cremin (SF)

    No idea how many of those are going to be running in June but perhaps others, more familiar, can confirm and also mention any interesting candidates that are confirmed to be running.



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    #2
    Brussels Sprout
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    Oh and Election Posters can go up from the 8th May.



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    MrFrisp
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    As far as I know, Mick Finn is not running.



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    opus
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    Going by the leaflets left in my letter box, two candidates for Cork NW are:

    Louise Jordan (GP)

    Michelle Gould (SF)



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    MrDerp
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    https://adriankavanaghelections.org/2024/02/20/for-those-not-about-to-rock-we-salute-you-county-and-city-councillors-who-will-be-stepping-down-at-the-2024-local-elections/#more-20716

    always worth keeping an on Adrian Kavanagh’s page if you’re interested in it. The above example he’s pulled together a list of all non standing existing councillors.



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    Bielsa2020
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    it’s high time election posters were done away with. They’re all eye sores, adds to litter, not exactly environmentally friendly and do any of us actually decide who we’re voting on based on a poster?? They’re not cheap either so I’m surprised they’re still a thing.



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    2k9cian2k9
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122023657#Comment_122023657

    I would totally agree! Same goes for the leaflets they put through the letterbox. 9 in total in over the past month of which every single one went straight into the recycling. Absolute waste of money, increases litter and refuse. My vote will be based on what the candidates actually do and deliver for the local area.



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    Pen Rua
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    Well, what’s the alternative? Not everyone is online / on X / on Facebook etc, so social media won’t get your campaign to everyone.

    I know some countries on the continent have walls for pasted posters around, but idk if this is complimented with leaflet drops.

    We’ve had a small handful of leaflets in. One came from a National Party or Ireland First type fella. I’m sure without coincidence it was dropped in the middle of the night when no one would have been awake to challenge them…



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    Hangdogroad
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    I came home a few weeks ago to find a leaflet from one of those "patriot" types. Not giving him any publicity but he's a convicted burglar and drug dealer with no ties to the electoral ward and the name hes running under isn't his real one.

    Think the only other leaflet through the letterbox was for someone running for the Workers Party, I didn't even know they were still going.



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    the beer revolu
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    I've gotten leaflets in the door from Sin Fein and The Greens, despite having a, "no junk mail", sign. They don't seem to accept that their leaflets do not have a name or address on them, so are junkmail!



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    Brussels Sprout
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    Yeah I don't really get the disgruntlement with the posters and leaflets. The posters almost all go up and come down in the space of a month. As for the leaflets - it's hardly a great imposition to put it in the bin if you're not interested.

    One of the most difficult things for candidates, especially new ones, is to gain name recognition. Mass leafletting is a sure fire way to get your name out there. Even if only 5% read it that's still going to be more efficient than pretty much any other use of resources (obviously they're also going to be door knocking, attending debates and all of the other things that are the mainstay of any campaign).

    My sister isn't interested in politics but she always votes as she see's it as her civic duty. She is the archetypal floating voter. On the day of the 2020 general election I saw her spread all of the leaflets out on her kitchen table and read through them before deciding who she was going to vote for. People like her are the reason why these are still a thing.



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    PreCocious
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    A ban will suit incumbents. Annoys me to see tidy town groups force a no-poster policy. It's undemocratic (not their job, not their place) but also smacks of an agreement, by those who have seats and a profile, to keep out other candidates, especially those in smaller parties or less-established groupings.



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    L1011
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    Tidy Towns are starting to demand even larger no poster areas. Many of the individual groups across the country are politically connected so yes, there is a huge smell of trying to protect sitting candidates from it.



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    the beer revolu
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    Whatever about banning leaflet drops, they could respect, "no junk mail", signs.

    @Brussels Sprout ,"As for the leaflets - it's hardly a great imposition to put it in the bin if you're not interested."

    That, entirely, misses the point!



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    Brussels Sprout
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122029120#Comment_122029120

    The thing is classifying campaign leaflets as junk mail in the run-up to an election is entirely subjective. Personally I wouldn't classify that as junk mail. Clearly you would.

    If you're that bothered about it, just stick a temporary note on your letterbox for the next month saying "No election material".



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    #16
    the beer revolu
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122029492#Comment_122029492

    Anything that doesn't have a name and address on it is junk mail. (actual local or national government notices excepted)



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    #17
    Brussels Sprout
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122029614#Comment_122029614

    In your opinion. "Junk mail" is a vague term.

    If your notice instead said "No unsolicited mail" then I'd agree that they shouldn't be posting their leaflet in there but as it stands they probably don't agree that it's junk mail.



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    JP Liz V1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122023657#Comment_122023657

    I agree

    https://forumofgames.com/




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    chalkitdown1
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    If everyone else in the South East could NOT vote for Terry fúcking Shannon this time, (or ever again, really) that'd be absolutely swell.

    Sound.



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    DylanQuestion
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122033393#Comment_122033393

    Why? Not disagreeing (or agreeing), just curious on your reasoning

    Does anyone have a list of South East candidates? From what I could find


    FINE GAEL:
    Des Cahill, Deirdre Forde, Barry O’Brien
    LABOUR:
    Peter Horgan
    GREENS:
    Honore Kamegni
    SOC DEMS:
    Susan Doyle



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    chalkitdown1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122085226#Comment_122085226

    He objects or votes against any and all potential to move the city forward with the times. Constantly campaigns against BusConnects etc and has openly stated that he wants it to fail.

    He's just generally a dinosaur, parish-pump politics type who should have no business helping to run a city.



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    #22
    Brussels Sprout
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122085226#Comment_122085226

    Not sure if this is the final list (I'd be surprised if there are no independents running):

    image.png

    source



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    DylanQuestion
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    No Terry Shannon?



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    corkie
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    Is there a list of candidates available yet, I'm south central.

    Nominations

    The period for receipt of nominations for the local elections begins at 10 am on Saturday, May 11 2024 and ends at 12 noon on Saturday, May 18 2024. https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/news-room/latest-news/information-on-the-upcoming-local-elections.html

    @Brussels Sprout Nominations haven't been done yet, going by the above?

    The Digital Services Act 2024 [EU] ~ Social Media and You ~ Nanny State guidance for parental monitoring of apps ~ Censorship: - broad laws that will probably effect Adult use of same.



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    Gru
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122090065#Comment_122090065

    Cllr. Kieran McCarthy (Ind) is running, William O Brien (Ind) is running,

    Terry Shannon is running and not in that list either, there isn't a T. Lucey running.



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    #26
    Brussels Sprout
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    Got a flyer in the door for one of those new nativist parties "Ireland First". Seems they're running 2 candidates in the north side wards whose claim to fame was being arseholes to librarians last year.



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    Pen Rua
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    Had my first canvasser of the election season, a Soc Dem. Took time to listen to my issues with our street, and went about his canvassing and sales pitch.

    My wife thinks she had a canvasser during last week. I wasn't home, but was told he came to the door in a salesman type role (maybe for an energy company?) and then segued into local election canvassing mode.



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    Brussels Sprout
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122107966#Comment_122107966

    That sounds like Joe Harris. He was a former councilor for the Soc Dems. He was going door to door selling pre-pay electricity systems in my area a year or two ago. He might be running again as an independent.

    Edit: Yup, he's running in the South-Central Ward for the new Independent Ireland party.



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    Pen Rua
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    That tracks to what was relayed to me. At least he was time efficient - selling electricity and canvassing.



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    DylanQuestion
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    There need to be rules on the amount of posters you can hang in a certain radius. I have not forgotten your name and face between one pole to the next, or the next 10 poles



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    corkie
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122114392#Comment_122114392

    Subliminal messaging FG posters are on every second pole, from what I have seen.

    The Digital Services Act 2024 [EU] ~ Social Media and You ~ Nanny State guidance for parental monitoring of apps ~ Censorship: - broad laws that will probably effect Adult use of same.



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