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I've noticed many MEPs running for Dail seats. I am sure they will say they will drop the MEP seat if elected to the Dail but a lot of them seemed to do u-turns. Getting elected as an MEP & then dumping when getting something better doesn't say much for their credibility.
Would you vote for sitting MEP?
Will most likely vote for whichever random independant far left guy runs in Limerick
The "Labour" representatives in this town have been riding Jim Kemmys corpse to the Dail for far too long now and are worthy of nothing but contempt
Tim O'Malley is a worm, infact all PDs in general could be categorised such. Vile, heartless, snobs the lot of them
Don't think the Greens are running in Limerick but even if they are I won't touch off them. Dangerous party
Sinn Fein won't be getting a vote due to their pathetic scrambling away from the left as they become more popular and "mainstream". Also for having some of their policies written in crayon
Fianna Fail need booting IMO so I will probably give a preference to the Fine Gael lads, Michael Noonan being a decent politician on local issues :eek:
Although as sure as I'm sitting here the next government will be Fianna Fail/Labour
Any backing for this or is it just plucked out of the air??Quote:
Also they're not going to sort out the problems in the Hospitals,Housing Industry,Roads etc any quicker than FF.
I feel the same way - albeit not about the Greens - but I'll vote anyway. At the very least you can vote for the least worst, and prevent transfers to incompetent morons.Quote:
Originally Posted by anto1208
I don't think they can do that any more. It's one or the other from this election on.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
I'll have to, Coveney's my MEP, and although he bugs me on some things, he's better than most and deserves to be somewhere on my ballot card.Quote:
Would you vote for sitting MEP?
adam
Just after walking up the town and good ol' Bertie was on the Main Street visting Joe Behan. They had an announcer and music playing over speakers. When Bertie arrived the announcer asked for everyone there to give him a "Bray welcome". :rolleyes:
Makes me regret throwing those rotten eggs in the bin yesterday.
I myself will give my number to Sinn Féin, 2 & 3 (pos. 4) to Labour, the rest to Greens, Socialists, People B4 Profit (a local party of Labour rejects that my father has joined) and then Independents.
Only then will I vote for FG or FF, if at all.
Hope he got a Fassaroe welcome! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
Unfortunately, no. It was just a couple of aul dears and a few Gardaí clapping.Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsPartisan
Heard him on Newstalk on Saturday morning, they did a q and a type interview for 3 mins. He didn't know the party mandate, the thoughts on education, the name of the campaign manager in the South or about 5 other things. He actually only joined the party 4 weeks ago cos fatty harney asked him to. Unbelievable indeed, lucky you being in that constituency.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
tAKE off the blueshirt there will yaQuote:
Originally Posted by dahamsta
i vote for Sinn fein, the only 32 county party,
labour are a joke, conolly would be turning in his grave
way to prove him wrong bennocelt...
:D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Indeed :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Although I must add since I'm getting ready to leave for the Shels game I am wearing a blue shirt :eek: :rolleyes:
Voting for a Fine Gael member doesn't make you a member or follower of the party. My politics have been clearly stated previously on the forum, if you use the search function you might find them, and look a little less like a... SF voter.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
adam
oh Dodge............is there no end to your wit:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
and whats with you and the limerick posse;)
I used to think bad selection of candidates in Cork South Central until I moved to Dublin.
Horrible options for Dublin Central:
Last election:
- Bertie Ahern. FF <yawn>
- Tony Gregory - Ind - I wouldn't agree with some of his policies but an honest politician so will get something from me,
- Joe Costello - Lab - I have never heard or seen him locally or in the media before the last or since the last election.
- Dermot Fitzpatrick - FF - Bertie dragged him in on transfers last time & anonymous since. He standing down (seems like he did this 5 years ago) & daughter trying to get in on name recognition.
Shinners only just lost out last time but have parachuted Mary Lou MacDonald in this time & I would think unfortunately very likely to get a seat. I would guess at expense of FF. No PD candidate & Greens (Patricia McKenna) would need large increase to get seat. FG have no chance & probably only building for the future.
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Originally Posted by pete
MEPs cannot hold a double mandate, but that doesn't prevent them from seeking other elected offices. Every MEP (in the Rep. of Ireland at least) has a list of replacements in case they gain election to another post (or die), which is known at the time of the European elections (therefore you don't get by-elections to the European Parliament).Quote:
Originally Posted by dahamsta
So do you think (former) MEPs should just twiddle their thumbs in the couple of years between Dáil and European elections? Its perfectly legitimate to move between one and the other (in either direction), and from the politician's point of view Dáil Éireann is more important than the EP.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
If they're forced to give up their seat, I have no problem with voting for an MEP. If they could keep both, I wouldn't.
Eh? A stupid question I'd imagine, but what's the difference?Quote:
Originally Posted by crc
I think pete's point was probably that some pols can't seem to make their mind up whether they want to serve their constituency, their country, or Europe. Or themselves, which seems to be the common choice.Quote:
So do you think (former) MEPs should just twiddle their thumbs in the couple of years between Dáil and European elections?
adam
They can't hold two positions at the same time but they can go up for election for the Dáil under the condition that they resign their European seat if elected to the Dáil.Quote:
Originally Posted by dahamsta
They can enter the election but if elected must give up their MEP seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by dahamsta
That's exactly what I was saying. Jesus, I thought I was pedantic!