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Sligo-North Leitrim Election 2011 Mod Warning #290

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    #602
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    We have a mention on RTE.

    :)


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    #603
    ectoraige
    Registered Users Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    When they concede defeat does the count stop?

    No, the count goes on. It's happened before that a candidate has conceded early, and gone on to take the last seat. Can't think for the life of me who it was, even though I was telling somebody all about it a few hours ago. I'm tired.


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    #604
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    And our 30 second segment has concluded.


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    #605
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    I'd rather like to sleep.


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    #606
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    I'm off for a suger rush

    <yawn>


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    #607
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    God how long does it take to count a few hundred votes?


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    #608
    red sean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    irish-stew wrote: »
    I'd assume so. I dont even know how Scanlon got this far, watching his opening speech at the Bigticket, it looked/sounded like he had given up then, totally dwelled on the past rather than what he could/intended to do if reellected.

    No. They only concede defeat to the media, meaning it's unlikely they'll be elected. Ray McSharry famously did it as Tanaiste after the first count in the 80's and was still re-elected later that night.


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    #609
    shellyriver
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭shellyriver


    red sean wrote: »
    No. They only concede defeat to the media, meaning it's unlikely they'll be elected. Ray McSharry famously did it as Tanaiste after the first count in the 80's and was still re-elected later that night.

    Yeah that was a little strange:rolleyes:


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    #610
    red sean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    I'd rather like to sleep.

    Must be the kebabs biggrin.gif


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    #611
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    We have another mention on RTE, mainly to hightlight that there will be no FF seat in the constituancy.


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    #612
    slapbangwallop
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭slapbangwallop


    What astonishes me is that there are at least 9,000 Gombeens in Sligo that marked on their ballot for Mutton Jaws uber-Gombeen Scanlon


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    #613
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    slapbangwallop wrote: »
    What astonishes me is that there are at least 9,000 Gombeens in Sligo that marked on their ballot for Mutton Jaws uber-Gombeen Scanlon

    Politics is subjective. Just because people put down a candidate doesn't make them a 'gombeen'


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    #614
    red sean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    All over.


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    #615
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Have they read out the votes?


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    #616
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Ah I see,just come up on the site.
    Happy out.


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    #617
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    shellyriver wrote: »
    Anybody know which Labour faction quitted Labour before Election? And why?

    Do you mean who were candidates before campaigning started, was Veronica Cawley linked to them at one point?


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    #618
    slapbangwallop
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭slapbangwallop


    They'll be dancing in the lanes of Martin Savage Terrace this evening!


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    #619
    red sean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    According to a caller to Ocean fm on Fri. morning last, and I'm open to correction on this as I was driving at the time and did'nt hear it all, 50% resigned as a result of Susan O'Keefe being nominated. Apparently, new members were allowed to vote at the nomination conference without having been members for the min. statutory time. As a result, Veronica Cawley did'nt get the ticket.
    As I say, open to correction, but I'm sure somebody in the know will post the facts.


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    #620
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Another brief mention on RTE, about a minute total during the last 7 hours. We have a result

    PERRY, John FG 11973 (8th count)
    McLOUGHLIN, Tony FG 11508 (9th count)
    COLREAVY, Michael SF 9771 (9th count)


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    #621
    red sean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    Thanks for posting the figures Stew as I had no other source of info early on, and was depending on you.
    Time for bed!!!!!!!!!!


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    #622
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Finally time for bed.
    Night all,thanks for that Stewie.


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    #623
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    Have they read out the votes?

    They flashed it up on the screen for the amount of time it took them to say the count was complete. Did not see a link from the count centre all day.


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    #624
    genie
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭genie


    Off to bed. Many thanks to everyone who posted on boards.ie during the election campaign. :)


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    #625
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    slapbangwallop wrote: »
    They'll be dancing in the lanes of Martin Savage Terrace this evening!

    Why? What are you implying there? Can you define voters by the area they live in? My in-Laws out the Strandhill road, are also probably dancing in the streets. They used to be traditional 'Blueshirts', but Pearse Doherty grabbed their attention when he won the Donegal By-election.

    But the two main reasons they gave me for their dramatic switch were - 1) disgusted by Perry's extravagant expenses. 2) They believe FG will be as equally meek, in facing up to our IMF/ECB masters.


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    #626
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Right, I'm off to bed too. 2 newly elected TDs to add to the retained Perry seat for the constituancy, and a new goverment at national level. Heres hoping we will see some changes for the better at some point during their reign.

    Night all.


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    #627
    slapbangwallop
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭slapbangwallop


    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    Why? What are you implying there? Can you define voters by the area they live in? My in-Laws out the Strandhill road, are also probably dancing in the streets. They used to be traditional 'Blueshirts', but Pearse Doherty grabbed their attention when he won the Donegal By-election.

    But the two main reasons they gave me for their dramatic switch were - 1) disgusted by Perry's extravagant expenses. 2) They believe FG will be as equally meek, in facing up to our IMF/ECB masters.

    settle down my overactive friend!

    Colreavy is born and bred in Savilooloo Terrace.


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    #628
    Quackles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Quackles


    Woooooo result!!!!!!!!



    That is all :)


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    #629
    DULLAHAN2
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭DULLAHAN2


    red sean wrote: »
    According to a caller to Ocean fm on Fri. morning last, and I'm open to correction on this as I was driving at the time and did'nt hear it all, 50% resigned as a result of Susan O'Keefe being nominated. Apparently, new members were allowed to vote at the nomination conference without having been members for the min. statutory time. As a result, Veronica Cawley did'nt get the ticket.
    As I say, open to correction, but I'm sure somebody in the know will post the facts.

    Was the nominations not deadlocked between cawley and o'keefe when they decided to pull them out of a hat, cawley came out first but o'keefe won as it was she was left in the hat. I remember reading something along the lines of that when it happened.

    You have love,bree and cawley that are ex labour,


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    #630
    Lornen
    Registered Users Posts: 996 ✭✭✭Lornen


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    Ah I see,just come up on the site.
    Happy out.



    Colreavy got in, does this mean kebabs are on you tonight? :pac:


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    #631
    westtip
    Registered Users Posts: 4,282 ✭✭✭westtip


    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    But the two main reasons they gave me for their dramatic switch were - 1) disgusted by Perry's extravagant expenses. 2) They believe FG will be as equally meek, in facing up to our IMF/ECB masters.

    And are isn't Gerrynomics a real good idea. All well and good in opposition- thank god they will neve actually get their hands on the chequebook


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