Election result

**Schumi** · 25/05/2007, 10:04 AM

Looks promising that my sig will come true.

McDowell might be in trouble too.

**Calcio Jack** · 25/05/2007, 10:10 AM

Looks like that Liz O'Donnell will be the first major casualty...

if there is a PD meltown that at least will be some consolation if Lab decide to go in with Bertie..... however whilst the exit poll would seem to be very favorable for FF, they won't get a majority and if the PDs face meltdown and FG/Lab get more transfers than they historically got due to the pre-election agreement...then (big if I know) they might just swing it with the Greens... going to be a long but entertaing few days !!

**OneRedArmy** · 25/05/2007, 10:26 AM

Whilst the % vote in exit polls is generally quite accurate, how this translates into seats can swing hugely.

Still looks like FF-Labour the only viable option though.

Will Rabbitte step down to save his personal dignity though?

The PD collapse is the only positive I can see at the minute....

**OneRedArmy** · 25/05/2007, 10:44 AM

With Luscious Lucinda Creighton of FG looking like taking a seat in Dublin South East I wonder could we see a repeat of the famous 9 and a half day count?

I suspect its Ruari Quinn or McDowell that will lose out (heart says McDowell to go, head says Quinn).

Very interesting.

**BohsPartisan** · 25/05/2007, 10:45 AM

Heard the last seat in DSE is between McDowell and Gormley

**Mr A** · 25/05/2007, 10:49 AM

I read on ireland.com that Ruairi Quinn has polled well. SF seem to be doing much worse than predicted and could lose seats in certain places.

**paudie** · 25/05/2007, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Heard the last seat in DSE is between McDowell and Gormley

Didn't Gormley take McDowell's seat 10 years ago after a long recount?

Greens don't seem to be doing that well. Mayor of Galway not doing great. Talk that Dan Boyle may lose a seat in Cork SC. Possibly 2FF, 2FG, 1 Lab in Cork SC.

**paudie** · 25/05/2007, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Will Rabbitte step down to save his personal dignity though?

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That's going to be interesting.

Howlin has kept a very low profile in the campaign. Perhaps waiting to take over from Rabitte if they go in with FF.

**BohsPartisan** · 25/05/2007, 11:18 AM

The tally's are flabbergasting. Who are these poeple voting for FF?
I've also heard loads of people were turned away from polling stations last night even though they brought passports.

**Magicme** · 25/05/2007, 11:18 AM

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.

**OneRedArmy** · 25/05/2007, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

I've also heard loads of people were turned away from polling stations last night even though they brought passports.

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.

**passinginterest** · 25/05/2007, 11:31 AM

Greens don't seem to be doing well on first preference but if our mini poll is anything to go by (OK it's not) they should pick up a lot of transfers. Same with Labour.

**Magicme** · 25/05/2007, 11:33 AM

Tallies so far Cavan-Monaghan, 95% Boxes Open, FF 38%, FG 31%, LAB 1%, GP 4%, SF 20%, IND 6%, Prediction No data

**Sheridan** · 25/05/2007, 11:41 AM

Would have preferred FG/Lab, but the most important thing (from a basic human rights point of view) was getting rid of the PDs. We're always going to be at the mercy of one of the culchie populist parties until they institute IQ tests at polling stations, but the PDs and their toxic ideology are as big a threat to our society as militant republicanism. Any result that gets shot of them is a good result. The best we can hope for is an FF/Lab government with the justice and health portfolios awarded to Labour ministers.

**MyTown** · 25/05/2007, 11:48 AM

Really disillusioned that a huge majority are still cosying up to lovable Bertie.

I can't believe his judgement has not been questioned on the appointments he made to his A team.

For me the disasters were
Martin in both Health & in Enterprise & Employment
O'Donoghue (moreso in Justice than in his more recent portfolio)
Cullen in Environment & Transport
Roche in Environment
Cowan in Finance (anybody see whats happened to inflation and interest rates since McCreevey got the red card?)
Hanafin in Education (specifically her shameful MIS-treatment of children with Autism)
Ahern in Foreign Affairs (okay maybe that's just because of the stink he kicked up because Dundalk won the play off...only

)

I can't believe we are choosing the party of

Beverly Flynn, Denis Foley, Ivor Callely, Ray Burke, Padraig Flynn, Donie Cassidy Frank (how big is your property portfolio?) Fahey etc. etc.

(Oh and before FF supporters come back to say they've "expelled" Burke, Flynn and Foley -please spare me the cant - 41.6% in the exit poll suggests the gene pool is still in a very healthy state).

But we've made that choice it seems, and as I democrat I'll live with it, but I hate it. Bluff, bluster, builders money and blatant dishonesty are winning the day in my opinion. The majority disagree & I'll have to live with it, but I'm well sick about it.

**Clifford** · 25/05/2007, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by MyTown

Really disillusioned that a huge majority are still cosying up to lovable Bertie.

I can't believe his judgement has not been questioned on the appointments he made to his A team.

For me the disasters were
Martin in both Health & in Enterprise & Employment
O'Donoghue (moreso in Justice than in his more recent portfolio)
Cullen in Environment & Transport
Roche in Environment
Cowan in Finance (anybody see whats happened to inflation and interest rates since McCreevey got the red card?)
Hanafin in Education (specifically her shameful MIS-treatment of children with Autism)
Ahern in Foreign Affairs (okay maybe that's just because of the stink he kicked up because Dundalk won the play off...only

)

I can't believe we are choosing the party of

Beverly Flynn, Denis Foley, Ivor Callely, Ray Burke, Padraig Flynn, Donie Cassidy Frank (how big is your property portfolio?) Fahey etc. etc.

(Oh and before FF supporters come back to say they've "expelled" Burke, Flynn and Foley -please spare me the cant - 41.6% in the exit poll suggests the gene pool is still in a very healthy state).

But we've made that choice it seems, and as I democrat I'll live with it, but I hate it. Bluff, bluster, builders money and blatant dishonesty are winning the day in my opinion. The majority disagree & I'll have to live with it, but I'm well sick about it.

Spot on, that about sums me up as well. If I can convince the wife to move away again we'll be offski asap. Unbelievable.

**OneRedArmy** · 25/05/2007, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Heard the last seat in DSE is between McDowell and Gormley

I'm not too sure. Its very early days and counting always goes on into a second day in DSE. Gormley usually does very well in transfers and McDowell I would imagine less so. Not sure on Quinn, his first prefs are fairly high but its too close to call at this stage.

FF and FG safe as houses, which is noteworthy in the fact its two new relatively unknown candidates (Andrew and Creighton) against three relative big hitters who are struggling.

**nedder** · 25/05/2007, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

The tally's are flabbergasting. Who are these poeple voting for FF? .

probably the people who are far better off than they were 15 years ago, and were not convinced, particularily by the last weeks debates, that Kenny and Rabitte would be able to do a better job.

**pete** · 25/05/2007, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

I've also heard loads of people were turned away from polling stations last night even though they brought passports.

To think we laughed at the pathetic registration system in the US (e.g. Florida)

Ironically Labour might get into government yet they will be seen as the big losers alongside in the PDs in the election. Looking like PDs getting blamed for everything bad in the government & FF getting all the praise.

IMO Labour failed to get the anti-government vote as voters did not believe they would stay away from FF. FG have picked up all the anti-government vote so whatever happens will be able to spin as success. If the Greens could get tough could become the major party on the left.

**Risteard** · 25/05/2007, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by MyTown

But we've made that choice it seems, and as I democrat I'll live with it, but I hate it. Bluff, bluster, builders money and blatant dishonesty are winning the day in my opinion. The majority disagree & I'll have to live with it, but I'm well sick about it.

Another two factors are timing of the SSIA and a Thursday election.