General Elections. The Constituency of Tipperary

giveitholly wrote: »

Does that not say a lot about the other candidates running,they can't be up to much if the above are getting in

I think that the Pope, Luke Skywalker, Mother Theresa, Leonardo Da Vinci, Stephen Hawking, Marie Curie could run in Tipperary and Lowry and McGrath would still get elected. It says more about the people of Tipperary that we keep voting for these jokers.

I'm nowhere near Lowry's area and didn't give him a scratch but to keep getting returned comfortably time and time again he must be doing something right

callaway92 wrote: »

Ya I feel kinda ill from it to be honest.

He’s polling well everywhere in the county meaning it’s a Sinn Fèin thing rather than a Browne thing to be honest.

Definitely a Sinn Fein thing. A lot of my friends were planning on voting Sinn Fein, in spite of him rather than because of him.

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

FG got their strategy wrong in Tipp it seems. Madness running two candidates from the same part of the county

They weren’t the same part of the County - Clonmel and either Nenagh or Thurles, can’t remember - had never heard of her before and unfortunately for him, Garret Ahern wasn’t a very friendly fellow and not overly liked.

It wasnt me123 wrote: »

They weren’t the same part of the County - Clonmel and either Nenagh or Thurles, can’t remember - had never heard of her before and unfortunately for him, Garret Ahern wasn’t a very friendly fellow and not overly liked.

They’re both based in the south of the county, not FGs original strategy, but they were very close in votes when the party voted on who to run. I don’t think there was anyone strong in north tipp, and FG probably wanted to run a woman as well. Much as it pains me to say it, because he wasn’t up to much, I think Tom Hayes would have had more of a chance than Ahearn, Ahearn doesn’t have the personality for the job, and was banking on his surname to get him elected.

jlm29 wrote: »

They’re both based in the south of the county, not FGs original strategy, but they were very close in votes when the party voted on who to run. I don’t think there was anyone strong in north tipp, and FG probably wanted to run a woman as well. Much as it pains me to say it, because he wasn’t up to much, I think Tom Hayes would have had more of a chance than Ahearn, Ahearn doesn’t have the personality for the job, and was banking on his surname to get him elected.

Whatever way they both got nominated they are pulling from the same bloc and have succeeded in splitting the vote almost bang down the middle. I honestly don’t know how the party didn’t see that coming.

What is the SF candidate like? I’ve never heard of him before, is he a councillor?

I wouldn’t be looking to Peadar Toibin for honesty either - how anyone voted for Aontu is beyond me

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

FG got their strategy wrong in Tipp it seems. Madness running two candidates from the same part of the county

Think HQ wanted Newman. Fg ran their selection committee and Aherne came out top, barely ahead of her. They only ever intended to run one.
I’m presuming there was a fear Newman might run independently and hurt Aherne’s chances.

So they had to run her possibly due to the gender quota/ party hq/her vote from the selection committee.

Either way fg called it badly. They should’ve one seat given their number of councillors across the county.

Brown is a complete joke. If I ran for sf I’d probably have done as well.
Best thing about sf getting into power would be the electorate realising the emperor has no clothes

Helpneeded86 wrote: »

What is Brownes background? Unemployed on the ballot paper. I mean we are not exactly in times of high unemployment.

And now he’ll never need to think about working again

blackbird99 wrote: »

what makes you think he ever thought about working. organising darts touraments in pubs is about his limit

Well yes. True story. Sad state of affairs really.

He is unemployed because he was a county councillor until last May. He narrowly lost his seat because SF ran 2 candidates and the transfers went in favour of his running mate.

julyjane wrote: »

He is unemployed because he was a county councillor until last May. He narrowly lost his seat because SF ran 2 candidates and the transfers went in favour of his running mate.

What was he doing before he became a councillor ?
I know it's not necessarily possible to continue to work and be a councillor, depending on your occupation. But 9 months is a good amount of time to try and secure work again.

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

The purpose you are eluding to certainly isn't in the dail :pac:

Not going to argue that point.