Poll
Question:
Who got/will be getting your No. 1
Option 1: I'm from the 6 counties and want to vote Sinn Féin
Option 2: I'm from the 6 counties and want to vote for someone apart from Sinn Féin
Option 3: Fine Gael
Option 4: Labour
Option 5: Fianna Fáil
Option 6: Sinn Féin
Option 7: United Left Allianz
Option 8: The Green Party
Option 9: New Vision
Option 10: Independant
Option 11: Christian Solidarity Party
Option 12: South Kerry Independent Alliance
Option 13: I spoiled/intend to spoil my vote
Gonna add a poll to this to see how accurate or not we are. Have included an option for our estranged 6 county friends who want to have their vote counted. Just vote for the no.1 you've already given or intend to give later on.
Poll added. If I forgot an option let me know. The United Left Alliance (ULA) is an electoral alliance of left-wing political parties and independent politicans in the Republic of Ireland, formed to contest the 2011 general election. The grouping consists of three existing political parties, the Socialist Party, the People Before Profit Alliance, and the Workers and Unemployed Action Group, as well as former members of the Labour Party.
Voted for Ming ( 2 Hosp Action, 3 SF, 4 Lab ,5 Feighan, 6 Naughten, blank 2 FFRs and Green) who is in the New vision group.
This poll is ruined by the Nordie savages already.
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Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on February 25, 2011, 10:41:39 AM
This poll is ruined by the Nordie savages already.
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They can't resisting hitting the buttong if they see SF ::)
There's not a hope in hell SF will get anywhere close to 38% except on this board.
Still not sure to be honest who to vote for.
Got my one and only biteen of a canvass last night, it was an online reply to a query I sent to all candidates earlier in the week from Michael Kennedy FF TD in Dublin North, and this one part that sticks out from it, "This is going to be a very tough election for me and I would really appreciate your support."
So I replied "Dear Michael, thanks for the honest reply, this is going to be a very tough election for 4 and half million people in this proud country of ours, so f**k your honda civic, I've a horse outside"
Looks like I wont be voting FF so. The South Kerry Independent Alliance would have got my vote only they dont run candidates in Dublin North, maybe the next election they will go nationwide !!
Quote from: Kerry Mike on February 25, 2011, 11:17:59 AM
Still not sure to be honest who to vote for.
Got my one and only biteen of a canvass last night, it was an online reply to a query I sent to all candidates earlier in the week from Michael Kennedy FF TD in Dublin North, and this one part that sticks out from it, "This is going to be a very tough election for me and I would really appreciate your support."
So I replied "Dear Michael, thanks for the honest reply, this is going to be a very tough election for 4 and half million people in this proud country of ours, so f**k your honda civic, I've a horse outside"
Looks like I wont be voting FF so. The South Kerry Independent Alliance would have got my vote only they dont run candidates in Dublin North, maybe the next election they will go nationwide !!
I voted Sinn Fein #1, Labour #2 Fine Gael #3. didn't bother going down the paper in case I accidentally gave Michael Lowry or Maire Hoctor a transfer.
When do they start counting the votes?
1. FF 2. Independent 3. Labour
Quote from: Capt Pat on February 25, 2011, 11:50:14 AM
When do they start counting the votes?
Tomorrow morning at 9am I think
Quote from: tommysmith on February 25, 2011, 11:51:06 AM
1. FF 2. Independent 3. Labour
Your democratic right of course, but that makes me want to bang my head against a brick wall
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on February 25, 2011, 10:41:39 AM
This poll is ruined by the Nordie savages already.
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*yawn*
Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 11:13:53 AM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on February 25, 2011, 10:41:39 AM
This poll is ruined by the Nordie savages already.
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They can't resisting hitting the buttong if they see SF ::)
There's not a hope in hell SF will get anywhere close to 38% except on this board.
A little message from a TD in waiting ;D ......
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Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 11:52:16 AM
Quote from: tommysmith on February 25, 2011, 11:51:06 AM
1. FF 2. Independent 3. Labour
Your democratic right of course, but that makes me want to bang my head against a brick wall
Im kidding i havent actually made my mind up yet but i think i will vote for an independent and do something i never did in my life and given Sinn Fein 2 and 3. I wouldnt like to see them in goverment but they will work in the area that they are elected and not just twiddle their thumbs and lift a wage.
Sinn Féin #1, Joan Collins (People Before Profit) #2, Lab #3, Lab #4, Green #5.
Tried to give the Blueshirts a preference but the pencil self-combusted. I took that as a bad omen for me and promptly dropped my sheet in the box and left.
Quote from: tommysmith on February 25, 2011, 11:59:37 AM
I wouldnt like to see them in goverment but they will work in the area that they are elected and not just twiddle their thumbs and lift a wage.
May I ask why you wouldnt like to see people who
"will work in the area that they are elected and not just twiddle their thumbs and lift a wage." in government? What sort of people should be in government?
Quote from: Nally Stand on February 25, 2011, 11:58:30 AM
Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 11:13:53 AM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on February 25, 2011, 10:41:39 AM
This poll is ruined by the Nordie savages already.
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They can't resisting hitting the buttong if they see SF ::)
There's not a hope in hell SF will get anywhere close to 38% except on this board.
A little message from a TD in waiting ;D ......
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::)
I'm not anti-SF. I think they'll do pretty well and it's good for democracy to see an alternative view emerging. Dáil Éireann was getting very stale.
But every poll that is put up on this site is skewed unrealistically in favour of SF, and it's very frustrating as you never get an accurate representation. I know SF has a lot of voter's in the 26 counties (and more than ever now), but I don't think that can account for the huge swings in their favour on this site.
I would think that has to be down to people from the 6 counties voting (on these polls, not the GE ;)).
Lab 1 Lab 2 IND 3 IND 4 SF 5 IND 6 IND 7 IND 8
Quote from: Rouge_Diablo on February 25, 2011, 12:10:36 PM
Quote from: tommysmith on February 25, 2011, 11:59:37 AM
I wouldnt like to see them in goverment but they will work in the area that they are elected and not just twiddle their thumbs and lift a wage.
May I ask why you wouldnt like to see people who "will work in the area that they are elected and not just twiddle their thumbs and lift a wage." in government? What sort of people should be in government?
As a party i dont think that they would be the best at running the country, but the people that are running for them will work for the people in their areas and are not afraid to ask the hard questions in the Dail.
QuoteWhat sort of people should be in government?
The state got into a complete mess by people voting for county councillor type candidates who busy themselves doing food works, but who haven't a clue about national policy.
Voted 1 FG (first time ever)
2 Independent
rough estimates removing the occupied territories votes
Fine Gael 9 20.93
Labour 1 2.3
Fianna Fáil 7 16.3
Sinn Féin 15 34.8
United Left Allianz 1 2.3
The Green Party 1 2.3
New Vision 2 4.6
Independant 5 11.6
Christian Solidarity Party 0 0
South Kerry Independent Alliance 1 2.3
I spoiled/intend to spoil my vote 1 2.3
Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 12:14:43 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on February 25, 2011, 11:58:30 AM
Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 11:13:53 AM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on February 25, 2011, 10:41:39 AM
This poll is ruined by the Nordie savages already.
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They can't resisting hitting the buttong if they see SF ::)
There's not a hope in hell SF will get anywhere close to 38% except on this board.
A little message from a TD in waiting ;D ......
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::)
I'm not anti-SF. I think they'll do pretty well and it's good for democracy to see an alternative view emerging. Dáil Éireann was getting very stale.
But every poll that is put up on this site is skewed unrealistically in favour of SF, and it's very frustrating as you never get an accurate representation. I know SF has a lot of voter's in the 26 counties (and more than ever now), but I don't think that can account for the huge swings in their favour on this site.
I would think that has to be down to people from the 6 counties voting (on these polls, not the GE ;)).
Oddly enough Mayo, i'm going to agree with you. People shoudl click the first button (6 counties option) if they are gonna vote SF rather than spoiling the attempt to get an accurate viewpoint.
Of course us 'nordies' aren't allowed to vote in the 26 county election (although Doengal people can...thats not fair ;) ) . However, are the rumours true that 50 buses are being boarded and headed down the M1 from West Belfast????? ::)
Voted 1 FG (first time ever)
2 Independent
3 Labour
Didnt waste any more ink after that....................
Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 12:14:43 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on February 25, 2011, 11:58:30 AM
Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 11:13:53 AM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on February 25, 2011, 10:41:39 AM
This poll is ruined by the Nordie savages already.
(http://www.paddybloggit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fianna_fail1.gif)
They can't resisting hitting the buttong if they see SF ::)
There's not a hope in hell SF will get anywhere close to 38% except on this board.
A little message from a TD in waiting ;D ......
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_foJ2edyf5BE/TUByrBhr7vI/AAAAAAAADnw/eqFBZjQ5tBU/s1600/%2527Yeah-up%2Byours%2521%2527.jpg)
::)
I'm not anti-SF. I think they'll do pretty well and it's good for democracy to see an alternative view emerging. Dáil Éireann was getting very stale.
But every poll that is put up on this site is skewed unrealistically in favour of SF, and it's very frustrating as you never get an accurate representation. I know SF has a lot of voter's in the 26 counties (and more than ever now), but I don't think that can account for the huge swings in their favour on this site.
I would think that has to be down to people from the 6 counties voting (on these polls, not the GE ;)).
To be honest, my post was more in response to the fact that you bothered giving any sort of response to the "nordie savage" post from Peter Sloan the
Goat Great. WUM cnuts like that would be better ignored.
As for the poll, I agree that people should be honest when using these polls. The first two options on this poll allow for people in the 6 counties to express an opinion. To get a view of the 26 counties, then just discount the results from the first two selections. No big issue.
Voted No.1 ULA and left it at that . No SF candidate running and Labour dirtied their bib crawling around after the blueshirts .
Quote from: Nally Stand on February 25, 2011, 02:57:58 PMTo be honest, my post was more in response to the fact that you bothered giving any sort of response to the "nordie savage" post from Peter Sloan the Goat Great. WUM cnuts like that would be better ignored.
As for the poll, I agree that people should be honest when using these polls. The first two options on this poll allow for people in the 6 counties to express an opinion. To get a view of the 26 counties, then just discount the results from the first two selections. No big issue.
You'd think the mods would have invested in that ip recognising software that rte et al use to stop us watching games in the north
1. Lab 2. Ind 3. SF 4.Green 5. FG 6. FG 7. Ind (FF) 8. FF 9. FF
Quote from: Tubberman on February 25, 2011, 12:14:43 PM
But every poll that is put up on this site is skewed unrealistically in favour of SF, and it's very frustrating as you never get an accurate representation. I know SF has a lot of voter's in the 26 counties (and more than ever now), but I don't think that can account for the huge swings in their favour on this site.
I would think that has to be down to people from the 6 counties voting (on these polls, not the GE ;)).
I wouldn't mind but I gave the hoors an option to keep them happy, I think the robots just saw poll, looked for Sinn Féin and automatically ticked the box. :D The north is fcuked when they start to cut back on the public sector. Anyways the early Sinn Féin lead has been rolled in so it'll be interesting if we are anyway close & representative come the final tally. Surprised Labour have done so badly so far.
1. FG
2. Labour
3. Labour
4. SF (1st time)
5. Ind
6. Ind
7. Ind.
8. Support Tyrone's Own Party (STOP)
9. Fr. Neil Horan leppin party
10. Robert Mugabe for Ard Comhairle party
11. Stalin is cool party.
12..........
13..........
14..........
15. Gadafi one big tent party
16. FF (or turd party, fire and theft).
1. Independent
2.SF
3.Independent
4.Labour
1.Ming 2. FG 3 Ind 4. Ind 5. FG
Quote from: ross4life on February 25, 2011, 07:47:03 PM
1.Ming 2. FG 3 Ind 4. Ind 5. FG
Is Ming in with a chance?
Quote from: All of a Sludden on February 25, 2011, 07:48:46 PM
Quote from: ross4life on February 25, 2011, 07:47:03 PM
1.Ming 2. FG 3 Ind 4. Ind 5. FG
Is Ming in with a chance?
I certainly hope so, he did well in the local elections & is the current major of Roscommon town plus has a huge online campaign that should get him the third seat.
Quote from: ross4life on February 25, 2011, 07:54:10 PM
Quote from: All of a Sludden on February 25, 2011, 07:48:46 PM
Quote from: ross4life on February 25, 2011, 07:47:03 PM
1.Ming 2. FG 3 Ind 4. Ind 5. FG
Is Ming in with a chance?
I certainly hope so, he did well in the local elections & is the current major of Roscommon town plus has a huge online campaign that should get him the third seat.
heard him on the radio one day, not even remotely impressed, but he'll hardly be worse. If he at least manages to get weed legalised it'll be a productive vote.
1.FG
2.SF
3.Ind
4.FG
5.SF
a last minute run thrpough the ballot paper in Dublin North for me and I regret it already.
1 lab
2 lab
3 FG
4 Fg
5 Ind
6 Soc
7 FF
8 FF
9 Green/Yellow party
SF
Labour
FG
FG
SF
FF
SF
FF
Independent.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on February 25, 2011, 10:15:23 PM
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 10:13:52 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on February 25, 2011, 10:09:53 PM
SF
FF
SF
FF
Independent.
Get this lad a pint.
I don't drink so you'll have to get me something else!
I'd have thought you'd have had to have had a few to come clean about a ballot paper like that :o
FG now 5/4 to get more than 81 seats.
I'm done with elections if that turns out to be the case, time after time, the result confounds me. I'm obviously very out of touch, maybe I should spend less time on here and more time in the pub connecting with the ordinary man :o
Any Exit Poll results yet?
Quote from: All of a Sludden on February 25, 2011, 11:23:26 PM
Any Exit Poll results yet?
8am tomorrow morning for RTÉ. Haven't heard of any others.
You Mexicans are fairly open about your voting choices. Up north we keep it shut til the deathbed, even within families.
Quote from: ONeill on February 25, 2011, 11:31:45 PM
You Mexicans are fairly open about your voting choices. Up north we keep it shut til the deathbed, even within families.
Well you are highly unlikely to vote for either of the unionist parties so you wouldn't need to be a genius to work out how you would vote.
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 10:42:15 PM
Brilliant paper.
Sound man.
Ha, Ha, Hardstation its all Fine Gael's fault ::) , deluded or what.
Quote from: ONeill on February 25, 2011, 11:31:45 PM
You Mexicans are fairly open about your voting choices. Up north we keep it shut til the deathbed, even within families.
I suppose that's one of the things that distinguishes north and south, down here death tends to signal the end of your voting career ::)
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 11:40:12 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 25, 2011, 11:36:17 PM
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 10:42:15 PM
Brilliant paper.
Sound man.
Ha, Ha, Hardstation its all Fine Gaels fault ::) , deluded or what.
It is, as much as it is anyone's fault.
I think people can get longer than 5 years on death row.
Tick, tick, tick........
Is that the sound you hear when people disagree with your politics hardstation? :o
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 11:46:13 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 25, 2011, 11:42:50 PM
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 11:40:12 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 25, 2011, 11:36:17 PM
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 10:42:15 PM
Brilliant paper.
Sound man.
Ha, Ha, Hardstation its all Fine Gaels fault ::) , deluded or what.
It is, as much as it is anyone's fault.
I think people can get longer than 5 years on death row.
Tick, tick, tick........
Is that the sound you hear when people disagree with your politics hardstation? :o
What shite are you talking? The Rathlin Island votes will fairly fcuk yis.....
It must be the shite your talking bouncing right back at you.
Why would anyone vote FF? Don't understand it. It's like people in an abusive relationship returning to the abuser for one last chance. They should have been buried for a generation.
Quote from: hardstation on February 25, 2011, 11:51:33 PM
Jaysus
A man who doesn't know the difference between Tory and Rathlin. Who lets these people out?
Tell me he doesn't get a vote........?
Wow a slip up about 6 months or something ago. Who lets a boy out who has Fcuk Fine Gael as part of their footer today, but never once had Fcuk Fianna Fail as it raped the Irish nation, don't be taking shite.
Quote from: All of a Sludden on February 25, 2011, 11:35:47 PM
Quote from: ONeill on February 25, 2011, 11:31:45 PM
You Mexicans are fairly open about your voting choices. Up north we keep it shut til the deathbed, even within families.
Well you are highly unlikely to vote for either of the unionist parties so you wouldn't need to be a genius to work out how you would vote.
You haven't been to Co Down.
Whats with the Mexian shite again, yet you lads are bloody sensitive yourselves.
Gerry, pass us a can there will you if you're still up. :)
Christ another decent thread gone down the pan & you can't blame PSTG this time.
Quote from: hardstation on February 26, 2011, 12:06:31 AM
I don't comprehend. Official line of whom? Me? I don't really have an official line.
You usually just echo everything O`Neill says.
"Why are you canvassing so close to the polling station when it's illegal?" a supporter of Fianna Fáil's Mary Fitzpatrick shouted at two younger men clutching leaflets for the party's Cyprian Brady in their hands. As the pair half-heartedly protested innocence, he screamed: "Fianna Fáil could be wiped out in Dublin and we have a chance in this seat."
"Calm down, we all have Fianna Fáil's best interests at heart," replied the Brady bunch. "No you don't, or you wouldn't be doing this," countered the Fitzpatrick activist, who then called the police on his mobile. The Garda arrived within minutes and calmed both sides down. Such are the dynamics of STV, which gives voters a more sophisticated range of options than Britain's proposed AV reform.
"I voted for leftwing independents," said Róisín Beirne, 24, a sculptor who lives in working-class-but-gentrifying Phibsborough. In 2007, when Fianna Fáil's Bertie Ahern unexpectedly beat Kenny just before the Celtic Tiger boom exploded, Beirne included Greens and Fine Gael candidates in the mix. No longer. "Voting for Fine Gael or Labour isn't change, it's the same. I'm not sure I have any faith in their ability to run the economy."
Older people were more likely to stick with old loyalties. "I've always voted Fianna Fáil and I did again. I don't like Enda Kenny, he's not honest, and they're all to blame. Someone should have told the banks to stop lending," said Kathleen Duignan, 82 outside All Saints Presbyterian church polling station.
In Glasniven, 83-year-old Ann Watters says much the same, except she's a life-long Fine Gael voter. "The banks and the politicians were hand in hand."
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A NUMBER of problems have been reported at polling stations, including voters discovering they are not on the register, are only registered to vote in local elections or, in one case, have a vote at seven years of age
Trinity College's Student Union president Nikolai Trigoub-Rotnem said last night they had received "quite worrying reports" from over a dozen students, mainly in the Dublin City Council area, that they were not on the register.
They were among more than 2,000 students who registered through a union initiative.
A spokesman for Dublin City Council said applications received by the cut-off date of Tuesday, February 8th, were processed and dealt with.
The seven-year-old voter, Dublin South East resident Jack O'Toole of Pearse House on Pearse Street, has been getting voting cards since he was three years of age.
His father, Kevin O'Toole, said yesterday that as well as the polling cards his son has also been receiving estate agents' letters for apartments and circulars from a few TDs.
"I haven't a clue why he's on the register," he said. "I never thought about it at first. We just threw them out. But then I thought somebody was frauding his name."
He decided to check it out, and brought his son to St Andrew's resource centre polling station and showed the card, which was then torn up.
Mr O'Toole is none the wiser about why his son was on the register as no other adult member of the family was or is called Jack. His two other children, Gavin (12) and Lucy (seven months), have never received polling cards.
In Dublin West it has been the opposite experience for a number of Bosnian immigrants who are Irish citizens.
Six Bosnians were not permitted to vote when they went to their polling stations at Ladyswell national school in Mulhuddart and St Ciaran's national school in Hartstown despite being registered as citizens with their local authority, according to Valerie Hughes.
Ms Hughes, who works with members of the Bosnian community in Ireland, said she had spent two days helping members of the community to register, ensuring all documentation was correctly filled out and proof of citizenship provided.
A number did not receive polling cards, and when they went to vote were told they were not registered as citizens and only allowed to vote in local and European elections.
"Voting is an important and fundamental right, and the people who are supposed to compile the register should do so correctly," she said.
Suljo Zukanovic, a bus driver living in Hartstown, has been in Ireland 12 years and an Irish citizen for eight years.
He has voted in every election since 2004. "In 2009 I got two voting cards," he said yesterday.
Mr Zukanovic said his wife Ilona's name was on the register but he was excluded.
A spokeswoman for Fingal County Council said "there has been a continuous campaign for the last number of months to encourage people to check that they are on the register". Amendments and additions could have been made to the supplementary register. The spokeswoman said it was up to the individual voter to check they were on the electoral register correctly, which they could do at checktheregister.ie
The council said Mr Zukanovic had been registered in 2004, but only to vote in local elections and no amendments had been notified since.
In Meath West, the ballot paper logo for Christian Solidarity Party candidate Manus MacMeanmain displayed a black and white picture of acorns and oak leaves while the party's logo is actually a yellow Celtic cross with green edging.
Mr MacMeanmain said it put him at a disadvantage as there was a certain proportion of the electorate who would recognise the logo and it featured prominently on his promotional literature.
He added that none of the major parties would be happy if such a mistake had been made.
Emigrants have also complained about the failure to allow them to vote.
One emigrant, Evan Cleary, said he was "not able to vote because I live abroad and can't afford to fly home just to vote. There really should be a system to allow people to vote from abroad, like so many other countries' electoral systems allow."
Hardstation i'm not the biggest fine gael fan myself but your Fcuk the.... is a bit OTT? just out of interest if you had one word to describe Michael Collins what would it be?
Quote from: hardstation on February 26, 2011, 12:26:15 AM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 26, 2011, 12:23:29 AM
Quote from: hardstation on February 26, 2011, 12:21:11 AM
Quote from: ONeill on February 26, 2011, 12:15:13 AM
"I voted for leftwing independents," said Róisín Beirne, 24, a sculptor who lives in working-class-but-gentrifying Phibsborough. In 2007, when Fianna Fáil's Bertie Ahern unexpectedly beat Kenny just before the Celtic Tiger boom exploded, Beirne included Greens and Fine Gael candidates in the mix. No longer. "Voting for Fine Gael or Labour isn't change, it's the same. I'm not sure I have any faith in their ability to run the economy."
Older people were more likely to stick with old loyalties. "I've always voted Fianna Fáil and I did again. I don't like Enda Kenny, he's not honest, and they're all to blame. Someone should have told the banks to stop lending," said Kathleen Duignan, 82 outside All Saints Presbyterian church polling station.
In Glasniven, 83-year-old Ann Watters says much the same, except she's a life-long Fine Gael voter. "The banks and the politicians were hand in hand."
So was every hoor in the free state......Jaysus..........
O the Great Sein Fein is here to save us all :D Its called IRELAND by the way.
You keep kidding yourself. That money really is yours, you earned it........
Tick, tick, tick........
Northern Bank, Northern Bank, Northern Bank
Jazus that clock still ticking, must look under my car.
Translated from French newspaper.
Le Fianna Fail, victime attendue des législatives irlandaises
The Irishmen started to vote Friday to renew their Parliament and to drive out capacity Fianna Fail, first political victim of the crisis of the debt in Europe.
This legislative ballot is occasion for voters traumatized by economic collapse of the " tiger celte" and the prospect years austerity to sanction the great party which has held the orders of the country for 14 years and l' directed during 61 the 79 last years. Gael Fine, party of centre right, are at the head surveys even it is not certain; it will obtain the majority of the 166 seats of the Parliament, which would be without precedent since its creation there is nearly 80 years. The last investigations opinion credit Gael Fine with 38% of the voices and approximately 80 elected officials and predict a memorable slap for its historical rival of Fianna Fail with a score elected officials against 78 in the outgoing parliament.
The majority of the commentators estimate that Gael Fine will need the support d' independent elected members or wait this it forms a coalition government with the members of the Labour Party, credited d' approximately 20% of the votes. In spite of stormy debates due to electoral campaign, Fine Gael and Labour already controlled together and both plead for a renegotiation of the terms of the loan of 85 billion euros granted by European Union and the Funds international currency to save the country of the bankruptcy. bursting of the real estate bubble and the rescue of the banks have constrained the Irish government to claim last year this help in exchange of drastic measurements of rigour. Much Irishmen saw an intolerable loss of sovereignty there. A LIMITED ROOM FOR MANEUVER Enda Kenny, chief of Gael Fine that one waits to see becoming next the Prime Minister, is already returned to Brussels and Berlin.
Even if it obtains an easing of its conditions of loan, within the framework of the installation a more total European mechanism, Ireland has; a limited room for maneuver and will have to always reduce its budget deficit of almost 12% of the gross domestic product this year to less than 3% d' here 2015. If the growth is not with go, the new government could be constrained to take measures; austerity additional, with the risk to very quickly lose its popularity near the voters. Even if the country again knows a massive emigration and an unemployment rate with 10%, Ireland was not confronted with protest movements extended as in Greece, another large victim of the crisis of the debt in the euro area.
The left parties, whose nationalists of Sinn Fein, saw their dimension climbing by promising to cancel rescue plan UE/FMI, but one waits this they remain largely minority at the Parliament, the Irish voters preferring to support the parties which preach a low level imposition. The polling stations opened with 07:00 GMT and will close with 22:00 GMT. The first surveys of exit of the ballot boxes are awaited in the night. The counting of the voice, complex because of the way of voting proportional, should be prolonged at Sunday. Jean-Stephan Brushes for the French service
I voted 1 SF Colreavy, 2 LAB O Keefe, 3 IND Clarke, 4 LAB Cawley, 5 Bree
Anybody but fine gael or fianna fail is my motto.. i voted based on the canvassers intelligence, media coverage, policies and also gave labour no2 as i dont want a fine gael only govt.
Quote from: hardstation on February 26, 2011, 12:46:45 AM
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on February 26, 2011, 12:43:17 AM
I voted 1 SF Colreavy, 2 LAB O Keefe, 3 IND Clarke, 4 LAB Cawley, 5 Bree
Anybody but fine gael or fianna fail is my motto.. i voted based on the canvassers intelligence, media coverage, policies and also gave labour no2 as i dont want a fine gael only govt.
Fair play.
Between himself and Farrendeelin (who are, imo, the young lads inda wesht), they have thrown a serious vote.
Farrendeelin still voted ff 2 and 4 which if i was a dictator in this country id be getting the white coats after him, same goes for anyone who voted fg.
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Voted 1 FG (first time ever)
I've seen a few of these; are they the equivalent of:
Lord forgive me, for I know not what I do! ;) We've all been there lads.
Some of the rubbish on this thread that I've just had to trawl through beggars belief. If ye can't behave yerselves ye'll get the road. Cop on and don't be children. Hardstation, MayoGHU, ye two in particular.
Its quite shocking that 48% of previous FF voters changed to FG, only 10% changed to SF.
How the f**k is that shocking, why would people who normally vote for a centre right party change to a left wing party when there is an alternative centre right option?
Quote from: stephenite on February 26, 2011, 11:58:23 AM
How the f**k is that shocking, why would people who normally vote for a centre right party change to a left wing party when there is an alternative centre right option?
My thoughts exactly - moving from FF to FG is by far the most logical.
Fine Gael 17 (14.2%) 21%
Labour 4 (3.3%) 5%
Fianna Fáil 12 (10%) 15%
Sinn Féin 22 (18.3%) 27%
United Left Allianz 3 (2.5%) 4%
The Green Party 5 (4.2%) 6%
New Vision 3 (2.5%) 3%
Independant 10 (8.3%) 12%
Christian Solidarity Party 1 (0.8%) 1%
South Kerry Independent Alliance 2 (1.7%) 2.5%
I spoiled/intend to spoil my vote 2.5%
Stripping out the northern vote we're left with the bold figures (give or take a rounding here and there). Not exactly capturing the mood of the country on here. The old saying about the GAA being FF at play certainly stands up well.