Dublin West General Election 2011 [Mod note post #218]

Flimbos · 08-02-2011 2:11pm

I was very surprised to see FF run a second candidate at all. I didn't know a lot about David McGuinness, besides the fact that he's a young councillor.

I just looked up his website and see that he is from Corduff in Blanchardstown... the same area that Patrick Nulty is from.

Maybe FF see Nulty as Lenihan's biggest threat for the 4th seat, and put McGuinness in, in an attempt to split the local vote around Corduff?

chucknorris · 08-02-2011 2:27pm

It would be foolish not to run him as BL is ill and as an elected councilor it would also be disrespectful to those people who voted. If the worst happened.

godscop · 08-02-2011 2:38pm

Has anybody met or know the young candidates ? We all know the older ones from tv and the area. Nulty canvassed my house and to be honest he impressed me. Havent had anyone else call yet.

chucknorris · 08-02-2011 2:40pm

godscop wrote: »

Has anybody met or know the young candidates ? We all know the older ones from tv and the area. Nulty canvassed my house and to be honest he impressed me. Havent had anyone else call yet.

I know them both personally. Same primary school, Same community, three years apart but different parties.

But equally respected in that general area.

Polls wont do them justice. They will attract a younger vote.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 08-02-2011 4:01pm

I think it's a shame McGuinness is running now. I suppose it'll be a while before another GE but the fact that he's FF is going to stop people voting for him, which is a shame as I think he's quite a good candidate.

chucknorris · 08-02-2011 4:09pm

Sure it wont do him any harm

Pineapple stu · 08-02-2011 8:47pm

We have a new Independant candidate. I dont know anything about him but it looks like he will be getting my second preferance vote

Dead Kennedys · 08-02-2011 9:14pm

newbie here, could somebody set up a poll for this thread? would be interesting to compare to GE results to Boards poll for D15.

Morag · 08-02-2011 9:50pm

Dead Kennedys wrote: »

newbie here, could somebody set up a poll for this thread? would be interesting to compare to GE results to Boards poll for D15.

Can't see the point when there is a poll running as part of www.boards.ie/vote

http://www.boards.ie/vote/results.php?type=local&c_id=21

athtrasna · 09-02-2011 1:54am

Shame McGuinness doesn't know the difference between a public (oh go on put your poster up if you want to) road and a private (the council hasn't taken this road in charge so f-off with your poster) road. Poster inside Waterville tonight...which is still private property. Won't win him any votes!

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 8:41am

athtrasna wrote: »

Shame McGuinness doesn't know the difference between a public (oh go on put your poster up if you want to) road and a private (the council hasn't taken this road in charge so f-off with your poster) road. Poster inside Waterville tonight...which is still private property. Won't win him any votes!

Are you referring to the one that was on a lampost inside the Waterville junction near Corduff? It can only be that one and you will find it was taken down.

It was ironically erected by a lad from Anna court in Waterville.

I think a more pressing matter is the groups of people actively taking down candidates posters and/or damaging them. It is illegal.

Now both concerns (by you and me) are technically illegal. ie; posters in private roads and defacing or removal of posters. My point is you will find a far worse organized occurrence of the latter.

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 11:37am

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0209/1224289344690.html

I would like to think the younger generation, in which Dulbinwest has a higher proportion than most; will keep this election interesting. The Irish Times seem to reckon it's almost a fore gone conclusion and it may well be unless the unknowns come out and vote in large numbers.

godscop · 09-02-2011 12:53pm

His strong base in middle-class Castleknock and the Lenihan tradition in Dublin West, should see him safely home...:mad: joke

BostonB · 09-02-2011 1:06pm

Considering the cost of the posters, its shameful they are being used at all.

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 1:43pm

BostonB wrote: »

Considering the cost of the posters, its shameful they are being used at all.

It's true, however it's either a case everyone uses them or everyone doesn't use them. Take a stand and don't use them; to only find yourself at a major disadvantage.

godscop · 09-02-2011 2:05pm

Alot of them are getting stolen or vandalised !

Morag · 09-02-2011 2:15pm

tbh looking at all the posters it just makes me wish I had a paint ball gun.

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 2:22pm

godscop wrote: »

Alot of them are getting stolen or vandalised !

Yep there are crews actively taking them down.

godscop · 09-02-2011 2:28pm

Whos posters are getting removed ?

Flimbos · 09-02-2011 2:31pm

Pineapple stu wrote: »

We have a new Independant candidate. I dont know anything about him but it looks like he will be getting my second preferance vote

Here's a profile of the new candidate.

http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-west/clement-esebamen/

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 3:25pm

godscop wrote: »

Whos posters are getting removed ?

The obvious ones -

godscop · 09-02-2011 3:49pm

Fianna Fail and the Greens then..

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 4:00pm

godscop wrote: »

Fianna Fail and the Greens then..

Spot on.

godscop · 09-02-2011 4:04pm

I saw a few on the ground probably due to the weather. Still waiting for some other candidate to canvass my home. The area is huge but havent seen any of them out and about, only Nulty who called to my house and estate.

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 4:14pm

godscop wrote: »

I saw a few on the ground probably due to the weather. Still waiting for some other candidate to canvass my home. The area is huge but havent seen any of them out and about, only Nulty who called to my house and estate.

What's your estate generally?

godscop · 09-02-2011 4:19pm

Im in Clonsilla, lived in the area all my life.

chucknorris · 09-02-2011 4:28pm

godscop wrote: »

Im in Clonsilla, lived in the area all my life.

No wonder you seen Nulty, his extended family originate from there and he is Clonsilla Inn friendly

As for the others, I'm sure their moving toward your direction.

athtrasna · 09-02-2011 4:41pm

chucknorris wrote: »

Are you referring to the one that was on a lampost inside the Waterville junction near Corduff? It can only be that one and you will find it was taken down.

It was ironically erected by a lad from Anna court in Waterville.

I think a more pressing matter is the groups of people actively taking down candidates posters and/or damaging them. It is illegal.

Now both concerns (by you and me) are technically illegal. ie; posters in private roads and defacing or removal of posters. My point is you will find a far worse organized occurrence of the latter.

That one was down and beside the lamp-post this morning and there was a second one on the path across the road from it,slightly further in to Waterville.

Am still watching the pole opposite the shops, almost every party postered that at some stage during the locals/europeans and got calls to remove them!

godscop · 09-02-2011 4:53pm

Well i drink in the clonsilla inn sometimes and the only politicans i have seen in it are Bruton and Lenihan. To be honest they both werent drinking but mingling and only stayed for an hour. :eek:

Dead Kennedys · 09-02-2011 8:00pm

Sharrow wrote: »

Can't see the point when there is a poll running as part of www.boards.ie/vote

http://www.boards.ie/vote/results.php?type=local&c_id=21

Fair play, didn't see that.

Dublin West General Election 2011 [Mod note post #218]

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