god damned election posters!! /Merge

Freddie59 · 25-02-2011 12:56PM

I don't think they impact on people's decisions anyway. They're worse than plastic bags were. Can't we get rid of these as well? Or just designate areas where they can be displayed, like on the continent?

SomeFool · 25-02-2011 12:58PM

It would even the field a little for candidates with smaller budgets than the big parties too, they're expensive to print and distribute.

My name is URL · 25-02-2011 12:59PM

They should be restricted to certain places.. outside public buildings and the like.

tbh, I don't even think they're intended to garner votes.. they're mainly to increase the profile of the candidates. Nobody has ever based their votes on posters, I hope.

orourkeda · 25-02-2011 01:00PM

I cant see the harm in them. The only main restriction should be that they are secured properly.

Hande hoche! · 25-02-2011 01:02PM

They make a nice change from traffic cones in terms of stuff
students steal.

pablomakaveli · 25-02-2011 01:04PM

I think they're a waste and an eyesore. They won't have any impact on who i vote for and i don't think many others are swayed by them either.

bonerm · 25-02-2011 01:08PM

They should be banned for no other reason than I'm sick of looking at this fella every day on the way to work.

mailforkev · 25-02-2011 01:15PM

Yes they should be banned.

Along with all other campaign literature that get put through the letterbox and goes straight into the recycling bin.

Each household should receive a simple state funded and produced document (nothing fancy) containing the names of each candidate in their constituency, their party affiliation and 100 words or less written by each candidate explaining why you should vote for them.

They can then all get off their arses and call door to door to further their vote (I live in Dun Laoghaire constituency, one of the most hotly contested in the country, and only had 2 callers, Hanafin for FF and Barrett for FG).

CrazyRabbit · 25-02-2011 01:24PM

At the very least, they should be securely fastened to poles/railings. I've driven my motorbike over a few that have fallen off . They don't exactly provide great grip!

And campaign literature, like all other unsolicited mail, should be illegal. It's basically legalised dumping of rubbish on private property.

Cathaoirleach · 25-02-2011 01:25PM

Six One News: Election posters bonanza for printing firms

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/0202/media-2898197.html

Azureus · 25-02-2011 01:30PM

They're an eyesore, asking for graffiti and half of em fall off. As someone else said it would even the playing field for the smaller parties because of expenses if they didnt exist. People dont need unhelpful posters that give no info shoved in their face. I cant stand them and would LOVE if they were banned. Afaik most other countries dont allow them.

Yakult · 25-02-2011 01:36PM

Terrible eye sores (Especially when they are still hanging off) and I can bet that alot of them wont come down for another month or two.

Daegerty · 25-02-2011 01:39PM

But I had a great time going around with a snips and tearing them down.. what will I do for entertainment before the next election?

Cathaoirleach · 25-02-2011 02:19PM

Daegerty wrote: »

But I had a great time going around with a snips and tearing them down.. what will I do for entertainment before the next election?

It's perfectly legal to remove these posters as they are effectively illegal advertisements on public property. There is no law in place that allows these posters.

If a Garda catches you defacing or removing an election poster, what exactly can they charge you with? Nothing. It would not stand up in court.

However, if you remove a poster and then dump it on the street, you could be charged for illegal dumping. That is all.

You will find many illegal signage erected by businesses on public property. Eg. "Máire's B&B - Next Left" or "O'Carroll's Plastic sh!te Ahead". These signs are illegal and should be removed, but there is no enforcement.

But remember, most advertisements are legal as they are on rented private property. Removing or defacing these will land you in court.

Freddie59 · 25-02-2011 02:22PM

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

Six One News: Election posters bonanza for printing firms

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/0202/media-2898197.html

No-one's blind here.:rolleyes: and this means what, precisely? That printing firms would go under if it weren't for elections?

Cookie_Monster · 25-02-2011 02:25PM

Absolutely 100%

They are a visual eyesore, a waste of resource and thousands will litter the country for the next few month cos politicians are too lazy to clean up properly after themselves.

Those plastic ties are always left on the lampposts too :mad:

Cathaoirleach · 25-02-2011 02:27PM

Freddie59 wrote: »

No-one's blind here.:rolleyes: and this means what, precisely? That printing firms would go under if it weren't for elections?

I think the formatting was copied from RTÉ over to Boards. I didn't notice, sorry.

ejmaztec · 25-02-2011 02:32PM

When they stick half a dozen copies of the same poster next to each other, the **** who put them up really excel themselves. One's a mess!:mad:

Saadyst · 25-02-2011 02:32PM

I hate these posters, they don't even put any effort in about informing you of their policies, or what they are bringing to the table. Just a photoshopped picture of a cheesy grin and VOTE MEEE!!!

conorhal · 25-02-2011 03:00PM

Yes, thank God they should all be gone by St. Patrick's day. Dublin looks tatty enough as it is without a clutter of fugly politico's leering down on festival tourists like a warning advert against drinking too much and shagging a horny Irishman.

danh789 · 25-02-2011 03:14PM

Jesus Christ, things are bad enough at the moment on the jobs front but now you want to get rid of something that is creating work for graphics designers, photographers, printing companies, people putting up and taking down the signs and Im sure there is other sectors that I havent even thought of. For f**k sake.

ejmaztec · 25-02-2011 03:19PM

danh789 wrote: »

Jesus Christ, things are bad enough at the moment on the jobs front but now you want to get rid of something that is creating work for graphics designers, photographers, printing companies, people putting up and taking down the signs and Im sure there is other sectors that I havent even thought of. For f**k sake.

They could do wanted posters instead, and we could all be Dog The Bounty Hunter.

Daegerty · 25-02-2011 04:17PM

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

It's perfectly legal to remove these posters as they are effectively illegal advertisements on public property. There is no law in place that allows these posters.

If a Garda catches you defacing or removing an election poster, what exactly can they charge you with? Nothing. It would not stand up in court.

However, if you remove a poster and then dump it on the street, you could be charged for illegal dumping. That is all.

You will find many illegal signage erected by businesses on public property. Eg. "Máire's B&B - Next Left" or "O'Carroll's Plastic sh!te Ahead". These signs are illegal and should be removed, but there is no enforcement.

But remember, most advertisements are legal as they are on rented private property. Removing or defacing these will land you in court.

Great, now just need a purpose for 30 or 40 election posters. I'm thinking of using them to hold up insulation in the roof

donvito99 · 25-02-2011 04:26PM

Ha..69 say yes

Cathaoirleach · 25-02-2011 04:35PM

Daegerty wrote: »

Great, now just need a purpose for 30 or 40 election posters. I'm thinking of using them to hold up insulation in the roof

Go for it!

kraggy · 25-02-2011 04:41PM

Yes.

Besides being an eye-sore, they're hazardous.

Royal Irish · 25-02-2011 04:47PM

Anyone else vote yes as soon as they opened the thread, thinking it was about banning posters for starting threads about the election?

hardcore · 25-02-2011 04:50PM

I dont like them on national roads as there such an eyesore and also a safety hazard.

mariaf24 · 25-02-2011 04:50PM

One of my local candidates is easy on the eye so i have no problem with his posters :pac: And yes i did vote him no. 1 today :pac:

I think they should definitely be banned at roundabouts, very dangerous imo.

25-02-2011 04:53PM

If they are not all gone by Monday, the parties should be fined for littering.
Yes, I am serious. They should be banned. Especially leaving 5 million plastic ties on the lampposts

god damned election posters!! /Merge

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