Ronan Mullen running for Europe

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joseph brand wrote: »

and Liverpool made an absolute show of Arsenal. Ahhh, that's better.

Proof once and for all that there is no god.

wp_rathead

mango salsa wrote: »

I doubt they will. It's 15 counties. There is absolutely no way they have resources to do house to house calls.

but I said "please" 4 times in my post :(:(

Posters going up in Galway

His website doesn't mention the word Catholic as far as I can see.
http://www.ronanmullen.ie/seanad/
It also doesn't mention that he is on the board of catholiccomment.ie

Catholic Comment has been formed to prepare a team of lay people to speak confidently and clearly about the Catholic faith in the media.

Nodin

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Posters going up in Galway

His website doesn't mention the word Catholic as far as I can see.
http://www.ronanmullen.ie/seanad/
It also doesn't mention that he is on the board of catholiccomment.ie

CEIST is the trust fund in which the Sisters of Mercy put over €400 Million worth of property, while refusing to pay any more compo over to the Government.

Banbh

I see it will have charity status. Sooner or later we have to tackle this scam.

Fred Swanson

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Galvasean

Is it just me or does Ronan look like BIFFO after shedding a couple of hundred pounds?

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Posters going up in Galway

I have to apologise to Senator Mullen - the posters weren't election posters at all!
He was on the local wireless this morning in his capacity as Senator rather than as a candidate for election and it seems the posters were advertising an event hosted by himself and were not as I thought election posters. I will try and grab a photo before they are taken down now that the event has taken place.

Another local Senator has posters up advertising a seminar about internet safety for parents. Both senators are barristers.

Banbh

There are Mullen election posters up along the Galway - Clarinbridge road and also election posters for that Labour woman whose name escapes me.

Fred Swanson

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Banbh

I'm obliged m'lod.

Ah but it isn't an election poster - it is an information poster about a seminar that happened last week.

Edit 2:The poster by the other senator I mentioned - I will try to take a picture of Senator Mullen's poster tomorrow.

Edit 1: Image removed because of size -I took this on my way home this evening.

Banbh

And the Ronan Mullen one?

I didn't spot one on my way home.

freyners

They're up in Ballinasloe and Portumna anyways, evil little bigot comes across as punchable even when hes trying to look genuine

Nodin

freyners wrote: »

They're up in Ballinasloe and Portumna anyways, evil little bigot comes across as punchable even when hes trying to look genuine

Try to remember theres a steel lamppost behind it when ye've a few jars in ye.

Banbh

They're a very useful building material. I use polycarbonate sheets for many building and farming jobs, such as henhouses; they're as versatile as plywood sheets and don't rot. It it difficult to paint over the face but the hens don't mind.
I expect to replenish my supply in the coming months.

Not an election poster.

oscarBravo

If it's not an election poster, it's litter.

Obliq

freyners wrote: »

They're up in Ballinasloe and Portumna anyways, evil little bigot comes across as punchable even when hes trying to look genuine

Saw that. Every one of them needs a ladder even to add some details as to his character, never mind take them down. Am thinking paint-gun would do the trick

Obliq

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Not an election poster.

Oh, excellent! Just spotted your useful information. Scratch last post, will try and get round to packing the ladder and doing my civic duty towards keeping a local town litter free!

Fred Swanson

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Obliq

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Better again! Will immediately contact Galway County Council - I suppose they'd be responsible for sorting it? Off to investigate.....

Edit: Waiting on a call back from the community litter warden. Apparently, they took down a number of those signs already. Forgot to ask was he fined over them, will ask the warden. Unfortunately, this may cover his arse if he has permission got:

Posters and signs
The law forbids the putting up of posters/signs on poles or other structures in public places unless you have the written permission of the owner of the pole or other structure in advance of putting up the posters/signs and requires that an article or advertisement must carry the name and address of the person:

Who is promoting or arranging the meeting or event being advertised, or In any other case, on whose behalf the article or advertisement is being exhibited.


http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1997/en/act/pub/0012/print.html#sec2

lazygal

Once again, he'll always be the man who told couples who travelled to terminate fatal foetal abnormalities that they had a wider agenda.

Fred Swanson

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Obliq

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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How interesting. I must be sure and mention that to the warden when I ask about the vile toad's permissions to poster.

Pity I didn't think of it on saturday when I spotted them, or sunday. Can't remember. They're probably all down now, it being long after the event.

sunshine and showers

He has seven days to take down either information or election posters before he's liable for a fine.

Obliq

sunshine and showers wrote: »

He has seven days to take down either information or election posters before he's liable for a fine.

Unless he hadn't permission got in the first place, in which case he's liable even within those limits.

sunshine and showers

Obliq wrote: »

Unless he hadn't permission got in the first place, in which case he's liable even within those limits.

Exactly. Even better. If I lived in that constituency I'd be best mates with the litter warden by May from all the calls I'd be making.

Fred Swanson

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Obliq

sunshine and showers wrote: »

Exactly. Even better. If I lived in that constituency I'd be best mates with the litter warden by May from all the calls I'd be making.

I'll do my best, but essentially if they don't want to bother fining him, they won't. Left a super polite message based on being a good bit disgusted with all the illegal election style posters advertising a public meeting for Ronan Mullen. Suggested they were worth 150 per poster to the local council.

Fred Swanson wrote: »

I would be 100% certain he did not ask the ESB or Eircom for permission.

The ESB and Eircom waste thousands in man hours removing these unauthorised posters from their property.

There seems to be an unwillingness to do anything about politicians who break the law in this manner.

That could be the biggest sticking point here alright. Nobody wants to be the one going after a politician who could be in local govt. next year and could make their job difficult.

Ps. Slightly unfortunate that I'm a teensy bit outside the constituency. Winging it here ;-)

sunshine and showers

Looks like I forgot about there only being three constituencies now. Senator Mullen is running in my home constituency where I'm registered to vote. Going to be visiting home more often to play spot-the-illegal-poster!

Fred Swanson

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westmidlands

Obliq wrote: »

I'll do my best, but essentially if they don't want to bother fining him, they won't. Left a super polite message based on being a good bit disgusted with all the illegal election style posters advertising a public meeting for Ronan Mullen. Suggested they were worth 150 per poster to the local council.

Ronan Mullen is not the only politician in the Midlands/North-West area that has such posters up at the moment advertising public meetings, as has been mentioned already in this thread. Will you be complaining about those posters too? If not then I think this is extremely petty.

If you disagree with his stance on certain issues debate with him or his campaigners and don't vote for him. Calling up the council and trying to him fined , when other politicians have done the same thing, just because you don't agree with him doesn't seem to me like the adult way of showing your disagreement of his views.

Obliq

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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My imagination is still working great then Yeah, I don't expect a call back from this fella today, it being close to 5.00. I won't be at him too much but I was planning on sympathising about how difficult they are to fine. Might just mention that Mr. Mullen hasn't a prayer in his own private hell of getting in again anyway....

Obliq

westmidlands wrote: »

Ronan Mullen is not the only politician in the Midlands/North-West area that has such posters up at the moment advertising public meetings, as has been mentioned already in this thread. Will you be complaining about those posters too? If not then I think this is extremely petty.

If you disagree with his stance on certain issues debate with him or his campaigners and don't vote for him. Calling up the council and trying to him fined , when other politicians have done the same thing, just because you don't agree with him doesn't seem to me like the adult way of showing your disagreement of his views.

Yes, actually. I will. That Lorraine Higgins labour wan very stupidly put a massive poster up on some railings too. However, Ronan had about 10 or 12 of them. As it happens, any politician is fair game for these tactics if they don't stick by the rules of poster/littering. It's not petty, it's WAR.

Obliq

Got my call back. A lovely man altogether, we had a great chat. Unfortunately, they do play softly softly with any political advertising and it all comes down to "use of discretion" as to whether a politician gets a rough road and a fine or not. Their first move is to ask nicely to remove the signs within a few days and depending on the reaction, they'll think about which way to move next. If they're taken down, then they leave it.

He knew the elections weren't till May, and agreed that election style posters were very unattractive. However, if they were on lamp-posts (most of them, I'd say) then that's council property and they don't give permissions one way or another, but will remove them at their discretion. The extremely nice man will be checking out Portumna in the next few days So got nowhere very much, but will be sure and call him back if they're still up next week. They HAVE fined politicians before, but he couldn't tell me if they ever actually received the money.......

Brian Shanahan

westmidlands wrote: »

If you disagree with his stance on certain issues debate with him or his campaigners and don't vote for him. Calling up the council and trying to him fined , when other politicians have done the same thing, just because you don't agree with him doesn't seem to me like the adult way of showing your disagreement of his views.

No matter the message I'd personally ring up and complain any politician who did something illegal. They're not above the law, any of them, no matter how much they think they are.

But there is something especially odious about the likes of that stunted (both mentally and phisically) little muppet. If I were in charge, he'd have a special exception written into my freedom of speech law.

Cabaal

westmidlands wrote: »

Ronan Mullen is not the only politician in the Midlands/North-West area that has such posters up at the moment advertising public meetings, as has been mentioned already in this thread. Will you be complaining about those posters too? If not then I think this is extremely petty.

If you disagree with his stance on certain issues debate with him or his campaigners and don't vote for him. Calling up the council and trying to him fined , when other politicians have done the same thing, just because you don't agree with him doesn't seem to me like the adult way of showing your disagreement of his views.

You assume far too much here,

Regardless of what party or non party a person is part of, if they break the law i will report them.

Hell, in the past I've reported my local insurance broker who I have insurance through for littering because they stuck up 8 illegal road side signs around where I live.

Littering regardless of who you are is wrong,

westmidlands

Cabaal wrote: »

You assume far too much here,

Regardless of what party or non party a person is part of, if they break the law i will report them.

Hell, in the past I've reported my local insurance broker who I have insurance through for littering because they stuck up 8 illegal road side signs around where I live.

Littering regardless of who you are is wrong,

Yes, actually from reading the thread I got the impression that Ronan Mullen was going to be the only person reported, which I didn't think was entirely fair seeing as others have posters up around aswell. I see now though that I got the wrong impression and that people are talking about reporting all the politicians involved.

Obliq

westmidlands wrote: »

Yes, actually from reading the thread I got the impression that Ronan Mullen was going to be the only person reported, which I didn't think was entirely fair seeing as others have posters up around aswell. I see now though that I got the wrong impression and that people are talking about reporting all the politicians involved.

In fairness to you assuming that, my annoyance about the posters was increased 10 fold by the fact that I can't abide the bloated weasel who is Ronan Mullen. However, in the interest of fairness I did look around for other politicians and found one. One other, with one poster. Probably legal, since she would have had to ask the owners of the house that the railings belonged to, but I mentioned her to yer man anyway....

Cabaal

westmidlands wrote: »

Yes, actually from reading the thread I got the impression that Ronan Mullen was going to be the only person reported, which I didn't think was entirely fair seeing as others have posters up around aswell. I see now though that I got the wrong impression and that people are talking about reporting all the politicians involved.

This thread is about Ronan Mullen's, of course he's going to be mentioned more then anyone else

Fred Swanson

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Nodin

westmidlands wrote: »

Ronan Mullen is not the only politician in the Midlands/North-West area that has such posters up at the moment advertising public meetings, as has been mentioned already in this thread. Will you be complaining about those posters too? If not then I think this is extremely petty.

If you disagree with his stance on certain issues debate with him or his campaigners and don't vote for him. Calling up the council and trying to him fined , when other politicians have done the same thing, just because you don't agree with him doesn't seem to me like the adult way of showing your disagreement of his views.

.....given that the nature of the vile creature and the actions of his fellow travellers and associates, it strikes me that the phrase "alls fair in love and war" apply here. Not that its love.

Nodin

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Isn't serving their time punishment enough.

Banbh

My interest is in stopping Ronan Mullen getting elected and will use every opportunity to thwart him and the sinister cartel that back him - just as they do to my civil liberties.

Nodin

Banbh wrote: »

My interest is in stopping Ronan Mullen getting elected and will use every opportunity to thwart him and the sinister cartel that back him - just as they do to my civil liberties.

Yep. They've certainly no notion of "fair play" or a level playing field. It's his ilk that have the censorship board being called to "review" Alan Shatters book, for fecks sake.

Hotblack Desiato

Nodin wrote: »

Yep. They've certainly no notion of "fair play" or a level playing field.

Certainly not in relation to their secretive funding, in the past they have been more than willing to use funding from US conservatives to illegally subvert the political process in this country. We're still stuck with the 8th amendment, 30 years on, and it'll probably last another 30 :mad:

It's his ilk that have the censorship board being called to "review" Alan Shatters book, for fecks sake.

Pretty sure that's a Poe-like incident. There's nothing like forcing the minister to reconvene a panel he and pretty much everyone else had hoped had gone away forever, to review a book - the minister's own book - to highlight how ridiculous and wrong state censorship is. He did shift the responsibility onto the Department of Arts - conflict of interest - but surely it's also a conflict of interest for that department to promote and censor the arts at the same time.

jank

Brian Shanahan wrote: »

No matter the message I'd personally ring up and complain any politician who did something illegal. They're not above the law, any of them, no matter how much they think they are.

But there is something especially odious about the likes of that stunted (both mentally and phisically) little muppet. If I were in charge, he'd have a special exception written into my freedom of speech law.

There is a little dictator in every left winger I suppose, which is ironic.

PopePalpatine

Do you actually have something to add beyond fist-shaking?