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The reason Dublin Central's votes are so low is to do with the demographics, the constituencies are determined by the population irrespective of eligibility to vote. Because the inner city has a large non-national population its numbers are sufficient for three seats, but the electorate is a lot smaller and the turnout is one of the lowest in the country to boot, it's an unique case amongst the 40 constituencies.

That's the second time in the last week that you've posted something that sated the political junkie in me. Maith an fear.

I don't think Trump holds a candle for the KKK. But he thinks the people who vote for him, and have propelled him this far, hold a candle for the KKK. It's a sensible calculation on his part.

As we near the moment when he is crowned King Donald I of the GOP, let us pause to anticipate the contortions that the They Are Both As Bad As Each Other Brigade will go through to stay on the right (so to speak) side of the line. By the time they're done Hillary Clinton will have sunk the Lusitania and killed the Lindbergh baby.

Even the penalty kick gods are abandoning Liverpool

The Constitution allows for seats up to 30,000 in size. Given the requirement to have boundaries adhere to some kind of natural hinterland rather than snake - or salamander, if you prefer - their way around the landscape, Connacht would likely lose if it went to the Supreme Court in Dublin. Insert obvious joke here.

Although,  in fairness, I'm sure the other side can dig up some embarrassing endorsement too.

Don't Google 'jimmy savile liverpool'. No, really.

I've always thought Seamus Mallon was having a dig at Unionism. That is certainly a better application of the term than to the Provos whose opinion on Sunningdale carried no weight whatsoever.

Alex Frei's reaction on making the draw was ace. He was well chuffed with himself.

Was Bogdan not a freebie?

Ripoff!

I see Napoli went out tonight, one of the favourites I'd have thought?

Probably 8-10 teams still in it who will fancy their chances of winning it under the right circumstances..

Plenty of exciting European names left. There's nothing wrong with the Europa League that moving the games to Wednesday night wouldn't solve.

The TV money is now driving European football, thursday nights it is and will remain.

You are right. Doesn't mean I'm wrong though

No it is beyond politics when it uses someone else's misery or plight.

Gee, I can't imagine why SF would like that to be true.

(PS I don't think you are a Shinner lackey.)

I am surprised Stew still supports the GOP. There is no party for regular conservatives. The GOP is a prisoner of the Koch brothers. Middle class salaries are stagnant. 1% salaries are booming.

The wacky thing about modern conservatism is how deeply radical it is. Robespierre would be agog at the extent to which the GOP want to change things. Go figure.

I have a voting card for my late grandmother at home. Given she voted several times for SF in the 1918 election, I might feel compelled to honour her memory by doing the same. Yes, compelled . . .

I see Napoli went out tonight, one of the favourites I'd have thought?

Probably 8-10 teams still in it who will fancy their chances of winning it under the right circumstances..

Plenty of exciting European names left. There's nothing wrong with the Europa League that moving the games to Wednesday night wouldn't solve.

I wonder if the Let Someone Else Pay for it Nordies can't read or are just fibbers

Will Vote, SF 15
Can't Vote, SF 1

They just can't help themselves, it's in their programming. Nothing more than a cult.

Most of them were probably very close to the medals after the first count as well, maybe with a party member going to be eliminated or dividing up a surplus?

Yeah, I'd say that was a useful strategy back in the days of the 2.5 party system for FG and FF. Run three candidates in a four/five seater and hoover up votes all over the constituency. The man (or occasional woman) who was second of the three might miss out, but the party won't care. The problem these days is that such a strategy assumes you have at least two quotas between the three candidates on the first count. There's very few places - Mayo for FG? - where that will be the case.