Election result

[monutdfc]

50% of FF's vote is believed to come from 65s
Is that for real or is my sarcasm detector on the blink?

[Poor Student]

Is that for real or is my sarcasm detector on the blink?

No, really, it's what they reckon from research.

[pete]

In Dublin Central based on 70% tallies looks like FF vote has increased. SF vote has fallen. RTE are predicting FF to lose a seat & close call between FG/Labour/SF. I think FF could keep 2 seats but with 3 candidates this time will depend on how the 1st preferences are distributed (Bertie does not share well).

[Dodge]

In Dublin Central based on 70% tallies looks like FF vote has increased. SF vote has fallen. RTE are predicting FF to lose a seat & close call between FG/Labour/SF. I think FF could keep 2 seats but with 3 candidates this time will depend on how the 1st preferences are distributed (Bertie does not share well).

Woman I work with voted for Cyprian Brady because "its a strange name"

I'm not kidding either

[OneRedArmy]

(Bertie does not share well).Thats a bit selfish of him given all his mates share a lot with him....

[Poor Student]

John Curran (FF) in Dublin Mid-West takes the first seat. Harney sits second but takes a big hit of nearly 6% in first preference votes.

[Jerry The Saint]

No, really, it's what they reckon from research.

Research, eh? Well if they say so, I'm convinced. :)

[Poor Student]

Mary Lou McDondal not looking likely. Seán Crowe struggling too. SF definitely not living up to their billing.

[Mr A]

Mary Lou McDondal not looking likely. Seán Crowe struggling too. SF definitely not living up to their billing.

Which is fantastic :)

McLochlainn may take a seat in Donegal Northeast, but it's hard to call. FF's attempt to keep their 3 seats may have backfired as they could end up losing two of them.

[Calcio Jack]

If you aren't on the register it doesn't matter what you bring?

Seems after the register being 400,000 over with duplicates and dead people last time around the "clean up" has disenfranchised thousands of legitimate voters this time around.


And the Minister resonsible Dick Roche looks like he's going to top the poll in wicklow.... could only happen in Ireland :confused:

[Poor Student]

Which is fantastic :)

McLochlainn may take a seat in Donegal Northeast, but it's hard to call. FF's attempt to keep their 3 seats may have backfired as they could end up losing two of them.

O'Snodaigh is definitely struggling too.

Seamus Brennan has passed the quota in Dublin South. Liz O'Donnell is currently losing out to Alan Shatter.

[pete]

Has Dick Roche managed to clean up a lot of the vote early vote often crowd?

[Poor Student]

Seán Crowe lost out to Senator Brian Hayes, a big blow for SF, he polled fairly weakly.

[OneRedArmy]

Has Dick Roche managed to clean up a lot of the vote early vote often crowd?whilst throwing the baby out with the bathwater.....

[McShels]

The folowing is true, the count centre in Wicklow may have to be closed and the count moved elsewhere due to water contamination.......
Already the toilets have been closed, I kid you not!

Rabbitte got in on 2nd count, RTE radio were at one stage saying there could be as little as 30 votes between McDowell and Gormley

[Mr A]

There's about 250 between Gormley and McDowell and that's likely to grow with the next few eliminations apparently. Not over yet though.

Wille O Dea gets 2.5 quotas- who needs vote management eh? What a plonker.

[John83]

Have signed up for text alerts on RTE for Cavan/Monaghan Constituency but nothing yet so must have no real news yet. Gonna check local radio stations website & c if they have anything.

Looks like usual suspects of SF Caomhaghin O'Caolain & FG Seymour Crawford are safe as is Brendan Smyth FF. Last seat a battle for other FF candidate Margaret Conlon who is not doing as well as expected.
ireland.com has regular updates, broken down by constituency.

[Dodge]

Harney's not home in Dublin Mid West either. I think it'll be a fight between Harney and Fitzgerald of FG for the last seat. She'll probably take it though

[Mr A]

Harney made it, with an unexpected gain for Labour.

[Réiteoir]

McDowell has conceded in Dub South East and is leaving politics

Thank you Lord

[Sheridan]

Someone get the **** to put it in writing before he sees Wall Street again and changes his mind. Cheerio, Maggie McDowell.

Rabbitte backpedalling like crazy on the prospect of governing with FF on RTE just now. Seems to be a growing consensus among analysts that they've jumped the gun in declaring this one done and dusted.

[pete]

McDowell has conceded in Dub South East and is leaving politics...

When I see muppets like Dick Roche getting re-elected I see McDowell as a loss to politics here. Doesn't mean I would vote for him but still a loss as he is clearly intelligent.

[dahamsta]

Yahoo!

[Lionel Ritchie]

When I see muppets like Dick Roche getting re-elected I see McDowell as a loss to politics here. Doesn't mean I would vote for him but still a loss as he is clearly intelligent.

I was thinking something similar. The most I can hope for now is a re-shuffle -can I suggest moving Roche to minister for being sodomised by large hairy men who use sandy vaseline.

Another flower amongst the dirt was watching the pantene provo Mary-Lou squirming at where it all went wrong for them today. They've apparently already started "analysing the data and causal factors" which possibly means there's someone in an ER out there minus a couple of knees or ankles as we speak.:eek::D

[sonofstan]

Another flower amongst the dirt was watching the pantene provo Mary-Lou squirming at where it all went wrong for them today. They've apparently already started "analysing the data and causal factors" which possibly means there's someone in an ER out there minus a couple of knees or ankles as we speak.:eek::D

:D

I'm not sure where the McDowell rep for intelligence comes from though; his judgement is remarkably bad, he's ill-tempered and prone to hysteria, he's not notably loyal. I guess it's because he was auditor of the L&H or something, which often garners people an undeserved reputation for brilliance among people who remain impressed by those who impressed them at college.

[pete]

Another flower amongst the dirt was watching the pantene provo Mary-Lou squirming at where it all went wrong for them today. They've apparently already started "analysing the data and causal factors" which possibly means there's someone in an ER out there minus a couple of knees or ankles as we speak.:eek::D

She was parachuted into my patch but I did not realise until recently that previously provo candidate here got a lot of personal votes due to his Portlaoise stint. Mart Airhead lost brought SF vote down 5% to only 9%.

[mypost]

pantene provo Mary-Lou

:D :D :D

[bennocelt]

wouldnt be too hard on all the poor fools who voted for the builders party, sure what was the alternative.....a FG/lab coalation.that was a non runner

FF: but come on how the hell can.................Blaney, Cullen, jacob, and mary o rourke (FFS) get votes.............who votes for these people.....then i flick on to RTE 1 and see daniel o donnell in the RDS...and his "Rock and Roll show"!!! ........with all the aul ones..............typical FF voters.............probably be up for the bog ball tomorrow, after mass (of course)

still better the devil you know........
FG: will never get back into government until they have a radical shake up of the party...............many like me who would think of voting for anyother party.........depending on their policies.......but would NEVER vote for the farmers party

Lab: as the fella said...........they should have went for it alone and then decided..........Rabbitte is a ****.............can you make the same mistake twice and go into power with FF.............yes probably you can

SF: a good kick up the ar se............too many yuppies in the party now..........who would have thought that you would get D4 guys running the show in certain places................and what were they doing with mary lou in dublin

Greens: happy with this, decent party, good TDs

terrible that O Higgens lost his seat, one of the few politicans that really tries and is honest.......just shows that irish people dont really care about social issues, but just about how much money they can make, what a shame
then you see J healy rea and lowry and beverly copper fylnn..getting in.............and thats democracy for you!!!

and what about all the bloody nurses.................would bet that a lot of them still voted for FF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that would be so typical!!!

[dahamsta]

Were you going for some kind of unreadability award there or something?

[pete]

Were you going for some kind of unreadability award there or something?

He edited the post too. :D :eek:

[mypost]

just shows that irish people dont really care about social issues, but just about how much money they can make.

and what about all the bloody nurses.................would bet that a lot of them still voted for FF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that would be so typical!!!

I would agree with that.

Doesn't matter, that the housing, health service, infrastructure, transport, inflation, pensions are all in crisis, it's all about how many € people get, that decides the election. :rolleyes:

Don't worry, having voted for it to continue, they'll start whinging about it again next week, when it's too late to do anything about it. :rolleyes:

[Dodge]

People seem to forget that majority of people did not vote for FF (or PD)

58.4% of the electorate voted against them and that doesn't include all those not bothered/registered to vote. These people are more than likely the ones complaining about things next week

[bennocelt]

Were you going for some kind of unreadability award there or something?

thanks for that:rolleyes

anyway my "excuse" was 12 hour trip home, no sleep, and ireland-ecuador match
whats yours, apart from the obvious;)


People seem to forget that majority of people did not vote for FF (or PD)

58.4% of the electorate voted against them and that doesn't include all those not bothered/registered to vote. These people are more than likely the ones complaining about things next week

thats true enough too, and i agree
but since i was just home on friday, i missed the election, having it on a thursday def affected the turnout

and the postal vote! the only time i hard about that was the day of the deadline on RTE, no chance

are the governement really giving people chances to vote?
should be like in france, etc...spread out over the weekend

[pete]

and the postal vote! the only time i hard about that was the day of the deadline on RTE, no chance...

I heard the postal vote deadline was the tuesday after election was announced (sunday).

Does anyone know what the turnout was in the end?

I think if they made it easier for people to vote & ensured the electoral register was actually correct we would have a much higher official percentage.