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Hildegarde Naughton

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  • 14-02-2011 8:58pm
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    Madame Razz
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    In the interests of fairness, it seems only right that all candidates get a thread:)


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    whoopdedoo
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    I'd give her one :p


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    the keen edge
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    whoopdedoo wrote: »
    I'd give her one :p

    You'd only be able to give her a thread? Embarrassing for you.

    Come 'ere Hildegarde, I'd manage a whole spool for ya.:pac:


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    whoopdedoo
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    the keen edge wrote: »
    You'd only be able to give her a thread? Embarrassing for you.

    Come 'ere Hildegarde, I'd manage a whole spool for ya.:pac:

    what the fcuk?


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    biko
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    I've worked with her and she was sound, generally speaking. I don't know her politics though.


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    Zzippy
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    biko wrote: »
    I've worked with her and she was sound, generally speaking. I don't know her politics though.[/QUOTE]

    Its on her posters and all her literature. She's Fine Gael... ;)

    The Indo yesterday had a list of candidates in constituencies which were critical to FG getting an overall majority, and she was listed in Galway West - there were about 13 marginal candidates listed around the country, if they all got in then FG would probably have enough seats to form a govt.


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    Greaney
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    Just a little footnote on her, she had the lowest expenses claims in the council . In a time when some politicians have proved very greedy with their expenses it saying something!!


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    DRakE
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    is she the one who looks like Fernando Torres?


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    snubbleste
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    DRakE wrote: »
    is she the one who looks like Fernando Torres?

    No she's the one that looks like YumYum
    (no policies in this thread *L*)


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    [Deleted User]
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    When you google Hildegarde Naughton the first reply is an ad:
    Vote No1 for Sean Kyne.

    I guess her politics are those of Fine Gael - I want to know if she will give up her teaching position if elected.


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    snubbleste
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I guess her politics are those of Fine Gael - I want to know if she will give up her teaching position if elected.

    She'd have to. FG want 30,000 public sector jobs gone.


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    gordongekko
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    When you google Hildegarde Naughton the first reply is an ad:
    Vote No1 for Sean Kyne.

    I guess her politics are those of Fine Gael - I want to know if she will give up her teaching position if elected.

    +1


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    TristanPeter
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    What worries me most about Hildegarde is that she does panto :D


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    snubbleste
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    TristanPeter wrote: »
    What worries me most about Hildegarde is that she does panto :D

    Dáil would be perfect then *L*


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    Madame Razz
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    TristanPeter wrote: »
    What worries me most about Hildegarde is that she does panto :D

    Musicals are not panto. And I'd say that her considerable experience with Galway musicals is doing her no harm at all in the polls:)


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    TristanPeter
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    Dáil would be perfect then *L*

    Good point. She would be well used to fantastical story lines. Just messing. I don't know anything about her really except that she's with Fine Gael, whom I won't be voting for.


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    Zzippy
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    TristanPeter wrote: »
    What worries me most about Hildegarde is that she does panto :D

    Shhh! She's behind you!


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    muppetkiller
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    Naughton was elected to Galway City Council for the first time in June 2009 ...Has she kept her Teaching job in that time ?


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    TristanPeter
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    Zzippy wrote: »
    Shhh! She's behind you!

    I wish ;)


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    snubbleste
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    muppetkiller wrote: »
    Naughton was elected to Galway City Council for the first time in June 2009 ...Has she kept her Teaching job in that time ?

    yeah.


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    dolphin city
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    i was so turned off by her "portraits" coming through the door that I didn't even read the other side. Vanity at its worst.


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    Madame Razz
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    dolphin city wrote: »
    i was so turned off by her "portraits" coming through the door that I didn't even read the other side. Vanity at its worst.

    You really have nothing good to say about anybody or anything, do you?


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    dolphin city
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    Madame Razz wrote: »
    You really have nothing good to say about anybody or anything, do you?

    when it comes to FF / FG no I don't ( and neither does a lot of other people).

    Seriously tho - who would waste one whole side of a flyer on a "portrait" picture - she should save that for her family album. The general public I'm sure have no interest in it.


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    barryd09
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    Fernando Torres LMAO.


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    galwayfellaBETA
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    Greaney wrote: »
    Just a little footnote on her, she had the lowest expenses claims in the council . In a time when some politicians have proved very greedy with their expenses it saying something!!

    Didn't she also vote against some bit of land rezoning, where the planning office advised that permission should not be granted.... she voted against her parties wishes.

    Based on this she is one of the top runners for my first preference.

    I'd want to know two things before giving my first preference vote:
    1. If elected, will she stand down / resign from her teaching post so that some young teacher gets a shot at a career??
    2. If elected for enough time to receive a (outrageous) TD pension, will she promise to ONLY accept one state pension in the future? (that is will she NOT accept a teachers PLUS a TDs pension) .


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    PomBear
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    Madame Razz wrote: »
    In the interests of fairness, it seems only right that all candidates get a thread:)

    Quite a few haven't got a thread!


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    Madame Razz
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    PomBear wrote: »
    Quite a few haven't got a thread!

    Exactly!! So start them!!:)


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    Fuinseog
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    galwayfellaBETA wrote: »
    Didn't she also vote against some bit of land rezoning, where the planning office advised that permission should not be granted.... she voted against her parties wishes.

    Based on this she is one of the top runners for my first preference.

    I'd want to know two things before giving my first preference vote:
    1. If elected, will she stand down / resign from her teaching post so that some young teacher gets a shot at a career??
    2. If elected for enough time to receive a (outrageous) TD pension, will she promise to ONLY accept one state pension in the future? (that is will she NOT accept a teachers PLUS a TDs pension) .

    she is a very young teacher so I do not think this makes much of a difference.
    these are the questions that could be asked if she ha been a TD for maybe ten years.


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    Da_Viper
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    I met her out at NUIG,

    Seems very articulate and honest, since I told her from the off my views were in no way Fine Gael and had a nice little debate over party policy.

    She agreed with me on many points that would not strictly be in line with fine gael policy and that my solutions were possibly better if certain social change can happen etc.

    Very engaging and I walked away with a good impression anyway


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    galwayrush
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    muppetkiller wrote: »
    Naughton was elected to Galway City Council for the first time in June 2009 ...Has she kept her Teaching job in that time ?

    I'd expect so, her low expense claims would hardly justify giving it up, and councillors don't get a salary as far as i know.


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    Da_Viper
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    Lol at the Torres comment,

    She's all for the eye contact though when talking to her, would still get it though even though he's about 10 years my senior


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