2016 General Election Waterford

Jambo

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Reports in coming of a two Fine Gael politicians having it out at the bull post on Ballybricken. Over to you in the news room Mike Hunt.

Wouldn't be surprised to be honest, I commented on Coffeys Facebook that it was looking tight, so all the blurshirts attacked my opinion, deleted my negative assumption and blocked me! Talk about throwing the toys out of the pram.

Waterfords never been on the receiving end for years under successive government's and had always been looked over except during the last Dail when it was pillaged and plundered by neighbouring FG and LAB TDs and ministers while their Waterford colleagues hid in the shadows so they could get their committee snd ministerial positions! Thank God the electorate has noticed and voted to change.

Harry Palmr

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Just like the Cummins Dynasty. Filled with an odious sense of self-entitlement and superiority. No way should a 25 year old Fine Gael politician been made "mayor" twice within three years.

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Last time Waterford had a Sinn Féin TD was in 1923 when Caitlin Brugha was elected to the Dáil.

Taxburden carrier wrote: »

wow...didn't know we had a woman elected here that far back

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Yeah same actually, She was the Wife of Cathal Brugha.

Hmmmmmmmm!

Royal Legend

Jambo wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised to be honest, I commented on Coffeys Facebook that it was looking tight, so all the blurshirts attacked my opinion, deleted my negative assumption and blocked me! Talk about throwing the toys out of the pram.

Waterfords never been on the receiving end for years under successive government's and had always been looked over except during the last Dail when it was pillaged and plundered by neighbouring FG and LAB TDs and ministers while their Waterford colleagues hid in the shadows so they could get their committee snd ministerial positions! Thank God the electorate has noticed and voted to change.

They are doing that nationwide, already seen a couple of sore losers on RTE, Mairead McGuinness, arrogant Pat Rabbitte and the slimey Brian Hayes

Harry Palmr

What a pity that Waterford has a female poll-topper this time, (the distaff side being so hip these days) she would be given a prominent position for the sake of window dressing but FF will not be part of the next Government short of a miracle.

hardybuck

Harry Palmr wrote: »

What a pity that Waterford has a female poll-topper this time, (the distaff side being so hip these days) she would be given a prominent position for the sake of window dressing but FF will not be part of the next Government short of a miracle.

You should put a bet on that. Paddy Power's odds wouldn't indicate a miracle is required.

Royal Legend

Harry Palmr wrote: »

What a pity that Waterford has a female poll-topper this time, (the distaff side being so hip these days) she would be given a prominent position for the sake of window dressing but FF will not be part of the next Government short of a miracle.

Would not be so sure of that.

The electorate has spoken and nearly 70% do not want the present government

Harry Palmr

Royal Legend wrote: »

Would not be so sure of that.

The electorate has spoken and nearly 70% do not want the present government

But equally they have not given FF or anyone else a ringing endorsement to govern.

Harry Palmr

FF Mary Butler elected
Cullinane to follow
John Halligan to follow
FG have split the vote

dark crystal

Mary Butler elected on the first count.


Breakdown of voting here:

http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/waterford/

dzilla

Well done Mary Butler, and well done to people of Waterford for voting the strongest person and party in, I am a proud Deise man today.

Harry Palmr

Imagine not being partisan and entirely objective instead!

tomwaterford

dzilla wrote: »

Well done Mary Butler, and well done to people of Waterford for voting the strongest person and party in, I am a proud Deise man today.

Given the state FF left the country in....i am amazed how much FG are genuinely disliked.


Can't see the next govt making five years....no one with a clear enough majority outside of a FF/FG combo to avoid parish pump politics

PTH2009

19:41

Up to 80 ballot papers are understood to have been counted as spoiled votes as the papers weren't stamped by the presiding officer at the polling station. It is believed that those votes were not franked prior to being handed to the voters.


some people my god stupidity is not the word. Did i hear that 2 boxes went missing from Waterford ???

Dick phelan

dzilla wrote: »

Well f*ck off and move somewhere else

Yeah great attitude, unless you like things the way they are fcuk off elsewhere, the reason i'm down about it is because i do actually care about our city and i know that Butler and FF will do nothing for us or the city. If i was leaving Waterford i wouldn't give a ****e.

tombliboo83

If ff had've ran 2 candidates in Waterford fg would've been goosed. Another junior ministry is perhaps the best we can hope for.

taytobreath

paudie and deasy fighting for the last seat.
who will win?

Wanderer78

taytobreath wrote: »

paudie and deasy fighting for the last seat.
who will win?

who cares. it ll change nothing

homolumo

The people of Waterford have short memories. Whatever about electing Mary Butler to elect her as poll topper beggars belief.

tombliboo83

homolumo wrote: »

The people of Waterford have short memories. Whatever about electing Mary Butler to elect her as poll topper beggars belief.

Short memories and just goes to show that the ff vote merely went into hiding in 2011. They're back...

Royal Legend

Mary Butler might be a great TD for Waterford, we have not had a decent Waterford TD since Martin Cullen.

Best of luck to Mary

Could be two TD's from Portlaw elected, Coffey the better of the two FG IMO, hopefully we will see the back of legacy politics with the elimination of Deasy

boodiebhoy

PTH2009 wrote: »

19:41

Up to 80 ballot papers are understood to have been counted as spoiled votes as the papers weren't stamped by the presiding officer at the polling station. It is believed that those votes were not franked prior to being handed to the voters.


some people my god stupidity is not the word. Did i hear that 2 boxes went missing from Waterford ???

I saw a figure of 400 on facebook (un stamped votes )

Royal Legend

boodiebhoy wrote: »

I saw a figure of 400 on facebook (un stamped votes )

do they know which polling station they came from?

boodiebhoy

Wasn't stated.

PTH2009

boodiebhoy wrote: »

Wasn't stated.

a farce and plain stupidity and ignorance. the officer jobs was a simple task and he/she didnt do it :mad:

Wanderer78

PTH2009 wrote: »

a farce and plain stupidity and ignorance. the officer jobs was a simple task and he/she didnt do it :mad:

is there something more sinister at play here?

Gael23

80 unmarked votes.
Too close to call for last seat.

Wanderer2010

Never mind the spoiled votes, why don't some of those Presiding Officers step aside? Every single year for the past 20 years or so the same old faces handing out the papers, and most of them have very good jobs and huge pensions. One man there he's nearly 80 if he's a day, retired principal big massive pension and he doesn't need a cent. Disgraceful when you see all the young unemployed out there...

tomwaterford

tombliboo83 wrote: »

Short memories and just goes to show that the ff vote merely went into hiding in 2011. They're back...

Quite how a more or less unknown topped the poll....Is there regional break downs available??
Showing which area elected who most etc??

tombliboo83

tomwaterford wrote: »

Quite how a more or less unknown topped the poll....Is there regional break downs available??
Showing which area elected who most etc??

Rte seems a decent source. Fg 25.9% national share ff 25% so far

tomwaterford

tombliboo83 wrote: »

Rte seems a decent source. Fg 25.9% national share ff 25% so far

I do apologise....I mean in local areas....say percentage in portlaw,ballybeg,Dungarvan etc