The Official 2016 Irish General Election thread

[Declan]

Hadn't seen that mail AZ.

Party political questions shall not be discussed at its meetings, and no Committee, Club, Council or representative thereof shall take part, as such, in any party political movement.

Is my reading of this that you can be a member of a political party but just not bring it up at meetings or is it a blanket ban on being a member of a political party?

[Rossfan]

Likely outcome??
http://elaine.ie/2016/02/10/fine-gael-fianna-fail-coalition/

Irish Times predictions ( totals from their Constituency predictions)
Blueshirts 54
Builders/Auctioneers Party 34
Sons of Slab 23
Labour 16
Lucy's lùlàs 3
Róisin/ Murphy/Donnelly 3
Anti everything alliance 4
Greenies 1
All kinds of everything Independent and others 20.

So what will be the outcome of the October election??

[AZOffaly]

Hadn't seen that mail AZ.

Party political questions shall not be discussed at its meetings, and no Committee, Club, Council or representative thereof shall take part, as such, in any party political movement.

Is my reading of this that you can be a member of a political party but just not bring it up at meetings or is it a blanket ban on being a member of a political party?

It means you cannot 'represent' the GAA and be part of any party. In a personal capacity, you can do what you like, but you cannot be Joe Bloggs, of Tipperary GAA.

[AZOffaly]

From the Indo...

FG 60
FF 29
SF 24
Lab 12
Independents 18
Triple A Golden Mavericks 4
Renua 4
Greens 1
Social Dems 3
ULA 1
People Before Profit 1

That leaves me a few deputies short by my count, maybe I missed a couple.

[AZOffaly]

This is interesting enough. Get a look at all the candidates in a 50 second promo, hosted by RTE.

You can filter by party, or by constituency.

http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/candidates/

[Dinny Breen]

Definitely different - Martin Heydon South Kildare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6FkRjjGsBM

[AZOffaly]

Definitely different - Martin Heydon South Kildare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6FkRjjGsBM

Holy Jaysus.

[seafoid]

Getting very interesting now. FG and Labour are nowhere near 50%. FF are on a similar level to SF.
Indos seem to be doing well. Lot of people not happy with things.

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ivan-yates/cornerstone-of-stability-is-shaky-in-a-highly-fluid-and-unpredictable-election-34443266.html

[Farrandeelin]

Getting very interesting now. FG and Labour are nowhere near 50%. FF are on a similar level to SF.
Indos seem to be doing well. Lot of people not happy with things.

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ivan-yates/cornerstone-of-stability-is-shaky-in-a-highly-fluid-and-unpredictable-election-34443266.html

Didn't read the article, but I can't imagine it being any other way come the election. I can't see FG not being in government, but they may have to depend on the Lowrys and independents cut from the same cloths as them if they want to govern again. That is with the help of a depleted Labour party.

[Rossfan]

Expect the " stable Government " cliche to become very prevelant from now to polling day.

[armaghniac]

On the debate there on TV3, Martin did decently, Enda was wooden, Burton's screeching did Labour no favours and Adams looked very uncomfortable re the Special Criminal Court.

[Shamrock Shore]

"Burton's screeching"

Two years she lectured me for................two years. And that was before she glammed up!

[armaghniac]

"Burton's screeching"

Two years she lectured me for................two years. And that was before she glammed up!

Accountants deserve her.

[ashman]

Martin was the most impressive .

[Il Bomber Destro]

Gerry won hands down.

Took Martin to town when he was moralising about the O6.

What did Fianna Fail ever do for the O6? They stood by obsequiously while a foreign military raised hell on Irish soil in a sectarian statelet they were complicit in a situation they allowed fester. It's hard to listen to a guy talk about matters in the O6 when his party have no interest in them.

Fianna Fail were a party that introduced internment, so it's hardly surprising they are a bit warped on justice.