six county elections 05/05/2011

[Ulick]

It would be good if it prompted a change in leadership, but it doesn't really look like it's on the cards at the minute - difficult to see who'd stick their neck out.

Someone needs to step up to the mark and quickly. Must say though I got a chuckle out of an incident on Thursday evening outside the polling station in Aghagallon. I was chatting to some of the SDLP canvassers when a fairly prominent local GAA figure and teacher came over to me for a yarn after he'd been into vote. As he was leaving he says to me "Ulick, yis really need to get rid of that clown Caitríona Ruane, she's wrecking the education system." Then he turns, *stooped* over a little and says directly and 'forcefully' to Dolores Kelly's sister, "but she's not even half as bad as that useless, hateful hoor Margaret Richie!". Needless to say the Stoops were all speechless as yer man headed off down the road and me left pissing myself.

[Tony Baloney]

SDLP get back a seat in West Tyrone. So it looks like being down 2 seats from last time. Given that the losses in FST, Strangford, Nth Antrim and Sth Antrim were very narrow (surprisingly narrow in Nth Antrim, a seat which had pretty much been written off) and that the percentage held up on such a low turnout, they might conisder themselves unlucky. Or wonder if a better performance on the leaders' debates may have swung a few crucial votes.

SF steady, but no mission of a SF First Minister in the next 10 years with the DUP retaining a comanding lead and the TUV project as good as finished. The UUP is utterly headless and Tom's outburst is going to be one of the big news stories from this election. It's going to make it very uncomfortable for the UUP's moderates such as McCallister, McCrea and Nesbitt, because they're all likely to be cornered on it.

Declan O'Loan was badly hampered by the boundary changes, in particular places like Waterfoot and Cushendall being absorbed into East Antrim.

Aye he lost a good few hundred votes there. Good to see Oliver McMullan getting in at East Antrim as he will at least get stuck in and represent the local people unlike some of the trailer trash running for council seats in the area.

[Gaffer]

It would be good if it prompted a change in leadership, but it doesn't really look like it's on the cards at the minute - difficult to see who'd stick their neck out.

Someone needs to step up to the mark and quickly. Must say though I got a chuckle out of an incident on Thursday evening outside the polling station in Aghagallon. I was chatting to some of the SDLP canvassers when a fairly prominent local GAA figure and teacher came over to me for a yarn after he'd been into vote. As he was leaving he says to me "Ulick, yis really need to get rid of that clown Caitríona Ruane, she's wrecking the education system." Then he turns, *stooped* over a little and says directly and 'forcefully' to Dolores Kelly's sister, "but she's not even half as bad as that useless, hateful hoor Margaret Richie!". Needless to say the Stoops were all speechless as yer man headed off down the road and me left pissing myself.

Aye, hilarious indeed ! I'm splitting my sides here 

That teacher sounds like one ignorant gulpin !!

[randomtask]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barry-McElduff-Keeping-her-lit/222438894433553?sk=wall

brilliant 

[dillinger]

Let this fool no-one, the vast majority of Unionists want to see the nationalist people back in the 70s with no say, no rights and no chance.

Don't be silly

[Milltown Row2]

Every Friday I take my girls to the local swimming pool (the Valley) after school. As I approached I noticed the carpark was full and the penny dropped, bloody election! Asked the security guard and he said they were closed till the 10th!! I thought that they must be getting work done.

But no they obviously knew they had kids in from the deaf dumb and blind school in to count the votes and that it would take a while

[Maguire01]

It would be good if it prompted a change in leadership, but it doesn't really look like it's on the cards at the minute - difficult to see who'd stick their neck out.

Someone needs to step up to the mark and quickly. Must say though I got a chuckle out of an incident on Thursday evening outside the polling station in Aghagallon. I was chatting to some of the SDLP canvassers when a fairly prominent local GAA figure and teacher came over to me for a yarn after he'd been into vote. As he was leaving he says to me "Ulick, yis really need to get rid of that clown Caitríona Ruane, she's wrecking the education system." Then he turns, *stooped* over a little and says directly and 'forcefully' to Dolores Kelly's sister, "but she's not even half as bad as that useless, hateful hoor Margaret Richie!". Needless to say the Stoops were all speechless as yer man headed off down the road and me left pissing myself.

He sounds like a class act. Nice way to speak to someone.

[Trout]

Tom Elliott at the count - "flags of a foreign land" and "Sinn Fein scum" 

His second point is correct.

[Ulick]

It would be good if it prompted a change in leadership, but it doesn't really look like it's on the cards at the minute - difficult to see who'd stick their neck out.

Someone needs to step up to the mark and quickly. Must say though I got a chuckle out of an incident on Thursday evening outside the polling station in Aghagallon. I was chatting to some of the SDLP canvassers when a fairly prominent local GAA figure and teacher came over to me for a yarn after he'd been into vote. As he was leaving he says to me "Ulick, yis really need to get rid of that clown Caitríona Ruane, she's wrecking the education system." Then he turns, *stooped* over a little and says directly and 'forcefully' to Dolores Kelly's sister, "but she's not even half as bad as that useless, hateful hoor Margaret Richie!". Needless to say the Stoops were all speechless as yer man headed off down the road and me left pissing myself.

He sounds like a class act. Nice way to speak to someone.

He had a point though - Ritchie is a liability for the Stoops.

[ziggysego]

Tom Elliott at the count - "flags of a foreign land" and "Sinn Fein scum" 

His second point is correct.

Less of it.

[Ulick]

I expect former paramilitary member Tom Elliott wasn't to happy seeing his old adversary Seán Lynch, comrade of Séamus McElwaine getting elected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Lynch_%28Politician%29

[Arthur_Friend]

SDLP get back a seat in West Tyrone. So it looks like being down 2 seats from last time. Given that the losses in FST, Strangford, Nth Antrim and Sth Antrim were very narrow (surprisingly narrow in Nth Antrim, a seat which had pretty much been written off) and that the percentage held up on such a low turnout, they might conisder themselves unlucky. Or wonder if a better performance on the leaders' debates may have swung a few crucial votes.

SF steady, but no mission of a SF First Minister in the next 10 years with the DUP retaining a comanding lead and the TUV project as good as finished. The UUP is utterly headless and Tom's outburst is going to be one of the big news stories from this election. It's going to make it very uncomfortable for the UUP's moderates such as McCallister, McCrea and Nesbitt, because they're all likely to be cornered on it.

Declan O'Loan was badly hampered by the boundary changes, in particular places like Waterfoot and Cushendall being absorbed into East Antrim.

Aye he lost a good few hundred votes there. Good to see Oliver McMullan getting in at East Antrim as he will at least get stuck in and represent the local people unlike some of the trailer trash running for council seats in the area.

Do you know who got elected from the Glens for the council Tony?

[Minder]

Pretty good line by John O'Dowd about Elliott

"I share the views of many in the Ulster Unionist Party [that] Tom Elliott will never make a political leader."

[Minder]

SDLP get back a seat in West Tyrone. So it looks like being down 2 seats from last time. Given that the losses in FST, Strangford, Nth Antrim and Sth Antrim were very narrow (surprisingly narrow in Nth Antrim, a seat which had pretty much been written off) and that the percentage held up on such a low turnout, they might conisder themselves unlucky. Or wonder if a better performance on the leaders' debates may have swung a few crucial votes.

SF steady, but no mission of a SF First Minister in the next 10 years with the DUP retaining a comanding lead and the TUV project as good as finished. The UUP is utterly headless and Tom's outburst is going to be one of the big news stories from this election. It's going to make it very uncomfortable for the UUP's moderates such as McCallister, McCrea and Nesbitt, because they're all likely to be cornered on it.

Declan O'Loan was badly hampered by the boundary changes, in particular places like Waterfoot and Cushendall being absorbed into East Antrim.

Aye he lost a good few hundred votes there. Good to see Oliver McMullan getting in at East Antrim as he will at least get stuck in and represent the local people unlike some of the trailer trash running for council seats in the area.

Do you know who got elected from the Glens for the council Tony?

Counting doesent start until Monday Arthur, do keep up.

[Arthur_Friend]

SDLP get back a seat in West Tyrone. So it looks like being down 2 seats from last time. Given that the losses in FST, Strangford, Nth Antrim and Sth Antrim were very narrow (surprisingly narrow in Nth Antrim, a seat which had pretty much been written off) and that the percentage held up on such a low turnout, they might conisder themselves unlucky. Or wonder if a better performance on the leaders' debates may have swung a few crucial votes.

SF steady, but no mission of a SF First Minister in the next 10 years with the DUP retaining a comanding lead and the TUV project as good as finished. The UUP is utterly headless and Tom's outburst is going to be one of the big news stories from this election. It's going to make it very uncomfortable for the UUP's moderates such as McCallister, McCrea and Nesbitt, because they're all likely to be cornered on it.

Declan O'Loan was badly hampered by the boundary changes, in particular places like Waterfoot and Cushendall being absorbed into East Antrim.

Aye he lost a good few hundred votes there. Good to see Oliver McMullan getting in at East Antrim as he will at least get stuck in and represent the local people unlike some of the trailer trash running for council seats in the area.

Do you know who got elected from the Glens for the council Tony?

Counting doesent start until Monday Arthur, do keep up.

Thats just laziness.