Election Results

Lady Chatterton

5h4mr0(k wrote: »

Yeah, I was hoping that was how it was going to go. Only hope now is that Hillary might transfer more to J Breen than Dooley.

No love lost between Hillery and Dooley supporters but FF blood is thicker than water unfortunately

5h4mr0(k

MrsD007 wrote: »

No love lost between Hillery and Dooley supporters but FF blood is thicker than water unfortunately

The blood part might be superfluous....

Lady Chatterton

Some wishful thinking from the Clare Champion ....................

Dooley seat in danger?
Written by NC (Clare Champion)


Fianna Fail's sitting TD in Clare deputy Timmy Dooley could struggle to retain his seat. His running mate Dr John Hillery was excluded on the ninth count and the redistribution of his votes will now decide who is next eliminated.

Deputy Dooley currently has 7,071 votes, less than independent James Breen who is on 7,678 and Fine Gael's Tony Mulcahy who has 7,228.

James Breen is a former Fianna Fail County Councillor and could benefit from some of Dr Hillery's transfers.

Deputy Dooley needs in excess of just over 4,500 votes to make the quota. If he does not get sufficient transfers from running mate Dr Hillery his seat could be in danger.

Deputy Dooley is likely to garner a significant number of transfers from Dr Hillery which would put him ahead of Fine Gael candidate Councillor Tony Mulcahy. However if Councillor Mulcahy is eliminated on the 10th count, Breen is likely to get more of his transfers than Dooley. This would mean Breen would take the fourth seat.

5h4mr0(k

Of those remaining, Dooley has received the fewest transfers so far.

Lady Chatterton

5h4mr0(k wrote: »

Of those remaining, Dooley has received the fewest transfers so far.

Yeah, that is true but tally men are expecting a 60% - 70% transfer from Hillery to Dooley. I bet James is sorry he had a barney with Hillery during the Clare FM debates.

melonstar

it would be amazing if clare didnt have a ff td!!

5h4mr0(k

He got the bulk of them, but he's not yet over the line. I guess there's still some hope. :rolleyes:

Lady Chatterton

Tenth Count


Electorate: 82,745

Poll: 58,495

Invalid: 579

Valid: 57,916

Quota: 11,584

4 seats

James Breen (NP) +1,054 to 8,732

Pat Breen (FG) +509 to 10,988

Joe Carey (FG) +283 to 8,617

Timmy Dooley (FF) +3,526 to 10,597

Michael McNamara (Lab) + 567 to 10,552

Tony Mulcahy (FG) +210 to 7,438

Tony Mulcahy, has been excluded and his 7,438 votes are now being redistributed.

melonstar

this is so exciting
RTE obviously dont think so - no mention of Clare since the tally at 11 this morning.

Yurt

I know its a pure joke iv been glued to Rte all day and its all Dublin,Cork,Kerry and Laois/Carlow...i haven't heard clare mentioned once..

Lady Chatterton

James is 1865 votes behind Dooley so it is all over folks

melonstar

they put up the first count n the screen mistake around 3pm instead of one of the Dublin constituencies
Nothing since then

5h4mr0(k

They showed the count after Connolly was eliminated.

Scrummage

Looking like 1 FF, 1 Labour, 1 IND, 1 FG unless transfers go to Joe Carey he will be next to be eliminated

5h4mr0(k

Scrummage wrote: »

Looking like 1 FF, 1 Labour, 1 IND, 1 FG unless transfers go to Joe Carey he will be next to be eliminated

Carey and P Breen should get the bulk, and Breen will be elected. His surplus should go to Carey.

J Breen will end up being eliminated. Two FG.

Lady Chatterton

What is James at I wonder?

5h4mr0(k

MrsD007 wrote: »

What is James at I wonder?

Trying to find some straws to clutch at...

highlydebased

Dooley :mad: why!!

It's looking like he's now going to get a seat. I'm irate!

Lady Chatterton

5h4mr0(k wrote: »

Trying to find some straws to clutch at...

Was just talking to someone who is at the count and apparently he is worried that his votes and Pat Breen's have been mixed up ....... now you weren't expecting that were you?

littlesthobo

As good as over. 1. P Breen Fg
2. M Mac Lab
3 T Dooley FF
4 J Carey FG
Its disgraceful that Dooley was re elected. Theres a lot of people out there that should be ashamed of themselves

Lady Chatterton

Eleventh Count


Electorate: 82,745

Poll: 58,495

Invalid: 579

Valid: 57,916

Quota: 11,584

4 seats

James Breen (NP) +622 to 9,354

Pat Breen (FG) +2,346 to 13,334

Joe Carey (FG) +2,344 to 10,961

Timmy Dooley (FF) +368 to 10,965

Michael McNamara (Lab) + 1331 to 11,883

Pat Breen & Michael McNamara have been elected

CiaranMT

Final count in Clare:

Carey fg
Breen fg
McNamara Labour











.... Dooley ff... :mad:

Lady Chatterton

Final Count


Electorate: 82,745

Poll: 58,495

Invalid: 579

Valid: 57,916

Quota: 11,584

4 seats

James Breen (NP) +166 to 9,520

Joe Carey (FG) +1,528 to 12,489

Timmy Dooley (FF) +56 to 10,965

Michael McNamara (Lab) + 1331 to 11,021

Joe Carey & Timmy Dooley elected

Timmy was elected without reaching the quota

5h4mr0(k

CiaranMT wrote: »

Final count in Clare:
.... Dooley ff... :mad:

We can all sleep well for the next 5 years knowing Timmy is working hard on our behalf.


We just have to hope that he doesn't get knocked down by a car while removing his posters which were illegally placed on the M18 motorway.


I'd just like to point out that he and FF are not the only ones to have endangered peoples lives by illegally placing posters on the motorway.

Lady Chatterton

And the Oscars go to ................

Lady Chatterton

CiaranMT wrote: »

Final count in Clare:

Carey fg
Breen fg
McNamara Labour











.... Dooley ff... :mad:

Ah, but at least we have McNamara

CiaranMT

5h4mr0(k wrote: »

We can all sleep well for the next 5 years knowing Timmy is working hard on our behalf.


We just have to hope gets lost in the corridors of the Dáil and is never seen again.

FYP

CptSternn

I think it is disgraceful Dooley was re-elected as well, however, there are some positive things that will come of this -

1. He won't be able to retire with full benefits. He will have to suffer along his other brethren who lowered pensions. Seriously, if he had lost he would have ended up costing the taxpayers more money on some levels.

2. He has no power. His party has been reduced to minuscule numbers never before seen. You think he was ineffective before? Now he has no power and no friends in power. No more deals for mates in Clare, no more gravy train for his local supporters. See how long his base sticks by him when his office has been cut off at the knees.

3. He is going to be the Dail whipping boy. Him and his party cohorts are going to get thrashed, regularly. Being an opposition small party which NO ONE will deal with, life will no longer be as fun inside or outside the Dail.

He won't make it past this term. His own party ran another candidate in hopes of pushing him out. The local papers covered the fact he had much strife with Hilary during the campaign. That means a large chunk of his own party view him as a liability. Couple that with the fact you will be hard pressed to find anyone who will admit to liking him in public and the other aforementioned issues listed above and it paints a grim picture for his political future.

phill106

I still cant believe dooley got in, what were those voters thinking!

pedroThePirate

Nationwide, not a vote FOR Fine Gael but rather a vote
AGAINST Fianna Fail. And, coupled with the extraordinarily
high turnout, a vote FOR change.
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Yet, here in Clare, old family voting brainwash, dating back to
the Civil War and the Treaty, clings on by desperate fingernails
made grubby with cow sh**e. In a sane world, Dooley would
have fallen at the first fence but there are obviously more folk
in the county who believe that they can continue to cream off EU
money under FF than we think.
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In the end, a country which holds democratic elections gets the
government it deserves, not necessarily the government it
actually needs.
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Will FG + Labour strive to redress the bank iniquities ? NO.
Will they combat the reign of gangster terror in our cities ? NO.
Will they pass legislation to reverse home repossessions ? NO.
Will they invest in education, transport and healthcare ? NO.
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Enda Kenny's role model is Tony Blair, and Tony Blair was just
Mrs Thatcher wearing a Marks and Spencer suit. Ireland is in for
five tough years.

C