Election 2011 Offical Thread.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

I came to the conclusion last night that maybe we should be increasing TDs and Ministers instead of reducing them. Make it an attractive career for qualified people who might actually sort this crap out.

The three lads around the table last night resembled nothing more than a drunken row in a pub

i presume you meant salaries?  I agree to an extent, although i'd also like to throw in some stipulation about working in the real world for a certain amount of years.

Last night we had a primary teacher v a primary teacher v a trade union activist.

Yes Bogball, much better if we had the accountant & economist from Drumcondra  They were 3 bloody Culchies too 

[AZOffaly]

The last of the Munster predictions are in, bringing our total seats predicted to 118. 60 seats for an overall majority, but we're not predicting anything of the sort at the moment. It does look like FG and Labour can make a comfortable enough majority, but Sinn Fein's (optimistic) total would actually make them a stronger coalition partner. I'll be putting up the Dublin constituencies today and tomorrow, so see how close we can get.

Fine Gael - 46
Fianna Fail - 24
Sinn Fein 23
Labour - 17
United Left Alliance - 1
Others - 7




The Constituency results were

[Bogball XV]

I came to the conclusion last night that maybe we should be increasing TDs and Ministers instead of reducing them. Make it an attractive career for qualified people who might actually sort this crap out.

The three lads around the table last night resembled nothing more than a drunken row in a pub

i presume you meant salaries?  I agree to an extent, although i'd also like to throw in some stipulation about working in the real world for a certain amount of years.

Last night we had a primary teacher v a primary teacher v a trade union activist.

Yes Bogball, much better if we had the accountant & economist from Drumcondra  They were 3 bloody Culchies too 

Exactly, culchies can't really identify with the needs of big city dwellers, maybe there should be a quota to ensure that city dwellers get proper representation at the top table too?
As for the accountant from Drumcondra, I'm not sure we have had one of those before.  There was the shop steward who used to do the bank reconciliations in the Mater hospital though.  It turned out that he was an economic genius too - sure he was in worldwide demand to give talks about the economic miracle he engineered.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

"I've voted Fianna Fáil all my life, and will probably do so again on the day, but I'd like to see Fine Gael with an overall majority" (some elderly county Galway lad on Primetime there).

WTF! And we wonder how we're where we are!

[muppet]

[Poc me]

Did anyone watch that debate there?

Pearse Doherty said that he'd cut ministers wages (180,000) by 40% and cut TD wages by 20%. The anchor asked him to ask others if they'd do the same and not a being would agree, FF siad they were making cuts to wages in the Dail but FG siad absolutely not. They'll cut child benefit and minimum wage but won't take a cut to their hefty wages....great leaders...

[cicfada]

the other night there, 2 lads came to the door. They were canvassing for  Pat Burton, a Fine Gael co councillor here in Cork. They asked who would I  be voting for and I replied, " not FF anyway but to be honest I am not sure about FG  either. I can't see much detail in  their plan and as a Gaeilgeoir I don't get a warm fuzzy  feeling from FG!!" Says one of them back to me....." oh, we're not FG voters either, we are just friends of Pat, helping him a bit" I mean what can you do about that. I still don't know who to vote for, the local Sinn Fein candidate  voted in the  city council,  against the Cork Co board getting vital land to develop the centre of excellence and P Ui C. He is a director of Cork City Fc and loathes the GAA! I will not vote FF, and the Labour people have not come to my house at all!! Independents by the score are going for the dail here so  I am tempted to go for a few of them to be honest! Talk about a lack of choice!!

[Poc me]

Thats a bit of a nightmare cicfada. I'd say SF wouldn't be too happy with that candidate. I doubt that would do their popularity any good! All i'll say is don't vote FG! They are gonna throw the culture away with the sovereignty!

[lawnseed]

the other night there, 2 lads came to the door. They were canvassing for  Pat Burton, a Fine Gael co councillor here in Cork. They asked who would I  be voting for and I replied, " not FF anyway but to be honest I am not sure about FG  either. I can't see much detail in  their plan and as a Gaeilgeoir I don't get a warm fuzzy  feeling from FG!!" Says one of them back to me....." oh, we're not FG voters either, we are just friends of Pat, helping him a bit" I mean what can you do about that. I still don't know who to vote for, the local Sinn Fein candidate  voted in the  city council,  against the Cork Co board getting vital land to develop the centre of excellence and P Ui C. He is a director of Cork City Fc and loathes the GAA! I will not vote FF, and the Labour people have not come to my house at all!! Independents by the score are going for the dail here so  I am tempted to go for a few of them to be honest! Talk about a lack of choice!!

name the shinner please

[mylestheslasher]

According to an opinion poll in the Anglo Celt paper in cavan, Sinn Fein are on track to win 2 seat although FG are making a fight for the  last one. O Caoliain is going to top the poll with a sizeable surplus which is predicted to go 80% to Kateryn Reilly.

[lawnseed]

According to an opinion poll in the Anglo Celt paper in cavan, Sinn Fein are on track to win 2 seat although FG are making a fight for the  last one. O Caoliain is going to top the poll with a sizeable surplus which is predicted to go 80% to Kateryn Reilly.

o caoliain is a terrific td and a worthy representative and I've heard Reilly on the radio equally competant. i have to say young mcgurk i think his name is- sounds very impressive i'd like to see him get in

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

I came to the conclusion last night that maybe we should be increasing TDs and Ministers instead of reducing them. Make it an attractive career for qualified people who might actually sort this crap out.

The three lads around the table last night resembled nothing more than a drunken row in a pub

i presume you meant salaries?  I agree to an extent, although i'd also like to throw in some stipulation about working in the real world for a certain amount of years.

Last night we had a primary teacher v a primary teacher v a trade union activist.

Yes Bogball, much better if we had the accountant & economist from Drumcondra  They were 3 bloody Culchies too 

Exactly, culchies can't really identify with the needs of big city dwellers, maybe there should be a quota to ensure that city dwellers get proper representation at the top table too?
As for the accountant from Drumcondra, I'm not sure we have had one of those before.  There was the shop steward who used to do the bank reconciliations in the Mater hospital though.  It turned out that he was an economic genius too - sure he was in worldwide demand to give talks about the economic miracle he engineered.

You having a bloody laugh, maybe there should have been a quota to represent the people West of the Shannon, shited on from a high since the Brits fckd off (and under them too).

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

the other night there, 2 lads came to the door. They were canvassing for  Pat Burton, a Fine Gael co councillor here in Cork. They asked who would I  be voting for and I replied, " not FF anyway but to be honest I am not sure about FG  either. I can't see much detail in  their plan and as a Gaeilgeoir I don't get a warm fuzzy  feeling from FG!!" Says one of them back to me....." oh, we're not FG voters either, we are just friends of Pat, helping him a bit" I mean what can you do about that. I still don't know who to vote for, the local Sinn Fein candidate  voted in the  city council,  against the Cork Co board getting vital land to develop the centre of excellence and P Ui C. He is a director of Cork City Fc and loathes the GAA! I will not vote FF, and the Labour people have not come to my house at all!! Independents by the score are going for the dail here so  I am tempted to go for a few of them to be honest! Talk about a lack of choice!!

Jesus man, Fine Gael want to encourge Irish by making it a choice, and one Sein Fein man not being a fan of the GAA is not worth letting those traitors off.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Thats a bit of a nightmare cicfada. I'd say SF wouldn't be too happy with that candidate. I doubt that would do their popularity any good! All i'll say is don't vote FG! They are gonna throw the culture away with the sovereignty!

Throw what culture away, they are making Irish a choice not a chore. The Welsh speak it because the want to.

[cicfada]

The Sinn Fein candidates name is Jonathon O'Brien and as for the Irish,  Kenny has twice appointed  people to spokesmen for the Gaeltacht portfolio that have NO Irish at all This allied to getting rid of Irish for the LC,  ( that's effectively what  it is) just does not sit well with me! It will decimate the economies of the Gaeltacht areas as the "Mna ti!  rely on Sumer courses for much of their annual income! Kenny says that he wants to establish a commissoin to examine the teaching of Irish in school but has already decided to get rid of thecompulsion of  Irish for the LC. What's the piont in the commission then?? Sure he has already made his mind up!!