Newbridge Chat Thread

L1011

Having people who aren't the candidate canvassing shows that they actually have some support base beyond themselves

GavMan

I've yet to meet any candidates or canvassers. Have interacted with McLoughlin-Healy before and found her professional and helpful. Seemed to do a lot of good work on the KWETB governance issues. Seemed badly dealt with by FG. Will probably give her my first preference

tommyboy26

aldi were granted there extension for previously attained planning permission. so we an opening date of November i imagine work will begin fairly soon.

Badly Drunk Boy

Just in case people haven't seen the full list, here is the list of candidates for Newbridge:

Newbridge Local Electoral Area - 15 candidates (6 seats)

ASPELL Murty FF
BUCKLEY Antoinette FF
CONNOLLY Noel SF
CONNOLLY Enda GP
DELANEY Gerard IND
DEMPSEY Tom FG
HEAVEY Noel FF
McCABE Morgan IND
McLOUGHLIN HEALY Fiona IND
MOLYNEAUX Damian AON
O'DWYER Tracey FG
O'DWYER Peggy FG
O'REILLY Ciara LAB
PENDER Chris SD
POWER Robert FF

WishUWereHere

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Just in case people haven't seen the full list, here is the list of candidates for Newbridge:

Newbridge Local Electoral Area - 15 candidates (6 seats)

ASPELL Murty FF
BUCKLEY Antoinette FF
CONNOLLY Noel SF
CONNOLLY Enda GP
DELANEY Gerard IND
DEMPSEY Tom FG
HEAVEY Noel FF
McCABE Morgan IND
McLOUGHLIN HEALY Fiona IND
MOLYNEAUX Damian AON
O'DWYER Tracey FG
O'DWYER Peggy FG
O'REILLY Ciara LAB
PENDER Chris SD
POWER Robert FF

Thanks for that BDB...Pity not to see Paddy Kennedy's name on the list.

That's one hell of a banner over Johnsons..talk about overdrive, bearing in mind the other posters/banners around the town from the same bloke.

Damien360

WishUWereHere wrote: »

Thanks for that BDB...Pity not to see Paddy Kennedy's name on the list.

That's one hell of a banner over Johnsons..talk about overdrive, bearing in mind the other posters/banners around the town from the same bloke.

That banner is so in your face that I wondered who is paying for it. As odd as it seems, he ain't getting my vote.

WishUWereHere

Damien360 wrote: »

That banner is so in your face that I wondered who is paying for it. As odd as it seems, he ain't getting my vote.

Agree entirely with You Damien, and I'll also not be voting for him. Nor will I be going anywhere near Johnson's for a pint for the duration of that banner being up.

tommyboy26

glennons undertakers have been granted permission to open a funeral home on the main street where the ptsb bank use to be.

anyone else think its an odd place for it?

WishUWereHere

Great to see the Central chipper open again - or at least the take-away part is. Not sure when the sit down is re-opening though.

Cazale

WishUWereHere wrote:

Great to see the Central chipper open again - or at least the take-away part is. Not sure when the sit down is re-opening though.

Just got a burger meal out of it. Doesn't look like there is a huge amount of work left to do for the sit down area.

aodh_rua

The first count for Newbridge hasn't started yet, but a full tally was completed earlier.

Looks like Fiona McLoughlin Healy (Ind) is way out in front and will top the poll with a big surplus. Peggy O'Dwyer (FG) and Rob Power (FF) are neck and neck in second on third over 1000 votes behind Fiona. Tracey O'Dwyer (FG) should get elected, and then two out of three between Chris Pender (SD), and Noel Heavey (FF) and Antoinette Buckley (FF).

aodh_rua

The first count for Newbridge hasn't started yet, but a full tally was completed earlier.

Looks like Fiona McLoughlin Healy (Ind) is way out in front and will top the poll with a big surplus. Peggy O'Dwyer (FG) and Rob Power (FF) are neck and neck in second and third, over 1000 votes behind Fiona. Tracey O'Dwyer (FG) should get elected, and then two out of three between Chris Pender (SD), and Noel Heavey (FF) and Antoinette Buckley (FF).

WishUWereHere

Cazale wrote: »

Just got a burger meal out of it. Doesn't look like there is a huge amount of work left to do for the sit down area.

Got my weekly supper from Central - it's fully open now, nice and airy I might add.

WishUWereHere

aodh_rua wrote: »

The first count for Newbridge hasn't started yet, but a full tally was completed earlier.

Looks like Fiona McLoughlin Healy (Ind) is way out in front and will top the poll with a big surplus. Peggy O'Dwyer (FG) and Rob Power (FF) are neck and neck in second and third, over 1000 votes behind Fiona. Tracey O'Dwyer (FG) should get elected, and then two out of three between Chris Pender (SD), and Noel Heavey (FF) and Antoinette Buckley (FF).

No mention of Dempsey? Guess the banner man didn't work eh? Ridiculous the amount of posters he and O'Dwyer and the FF bloke Heavey put up around the town.

Thanks for the heads up!

aodh_rua

WishUWereHere wrote: »

No mention of Dempsey? Guess the banner man didn't work eh? Ridiculous the amount of posters he and O'Dwyer and the FF bloke Heavey put up around the town.

Thanks for the heads up!

Dempsey got less than 5%, he is a long way from contention

Badly Drunk Boy

WishUWereHere wrote: »

No mention of Dempsey? Guess the banner man didn't work eh? Ridiculous the amount of posters he and O'Dwyer and the FF bloke Heavey put up around the town.

Thanks for the heads up!

I'd say the details of his past recently reported didn't help his cause.

WishUWereHere

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I'd say the details of his past recently reported didn't help his cause.

Thanks for the link BDB. He was also a film director? LOL, Anything this geezer hasn't tried his hand at? Won't be as a councillor for a while anyhow - good!

WishUWereHere

Anyone know why only F McLH has been elected?

Voting that tight?

aodh_rua

WishUWereHere wrote: »

Anyone know why only F McLH has been elected?

Voting that tight?

They only finished the count late this afternoon. Fiona had more than second and third combined, the rest took a long time to reach the quota or get elected without reaching it.

The 6 elected are:

Fiona McLoughlin-Healy IND
Peggy O'Dwyer FG
Tracey O'Dwyer FG
Chris Pender SD
Rob Power FF
Noel Heavey FF

They'll sit as a Municipal District Committee with the 5 Kildare councillors...

Suzanne Doyle FF
Anne Connolly FF
Mark Stafford FG
Kevin Duffy FG
Patricia Ryan SF

tommyboy26

anyone recommend a good doctor in newbridge.

i am considering changing from newbridge family practice

Roadtoad

Is the full table of count results for Newbridge area available anywhere? Link, screenshot or whatever.
Pretty please.

WhatsGoingOn2

Roadtoad wrote: »

Is the full table of count results for Newbridge area available anywhere? Link, screenshot or whatever.
Pretty please.

https://kilcullenbridge.blogspot.com/search/label/Local%20Elections%202019

Roadtoad

I see College Park has two MEPs. Well done ladies!
Moore Park showed well, but lost out in later counts.

saladtime

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WishUWereHere

Fabulous display of knitted goodies in Linear Park by the bridge.

Well done to everyone who contributed.

WishUWereHere

Crikey, the traffic all afternoon in both directions on this road is crazy - particularly from NS as far as Dunne's.

afkasurfjunkie

GavMan wrote: »

I've yet to meet any candidates or canvassers. Have interacted with McLoughlin-Healy before and found her professional and helpful. Seemed to do a lot of good work on the KWETB governance issues. Seemed badly dealt with by FG. Will probably give her my first preference

She seems to have been blocked from being elected to the KWETB again. Other councillors are not too fond of her policies on transparency it seems.

WishUWereHere

afkasurfjunkie wrote: »

She seems to have been blocked from being elected to the KWETB again. Other councillors are not too fond of her policies on transparency it seems.

Mind me asking what is happening OP?

Like Gavman I never saw one of the potential councillors, though I often see FMcLH up in Sarsfields. Has Newbridge gone that big that prospective Cllrs couldn't call to the doors of their prospective voters?

afkasurfjunkie

WishUWereHere wrote: »

Mind me asking what is happening OP?

Like Gavman I never saw one of the potential councillors, though I often see FMcLH up in Sarsfields. Has Newbridge gone that big that prospective Cllrs couldn't call to the doors of their prospective voters?

I’m not exactly sure. I just follow her on Instagram and saw her talk about it on her stories. Ive no idea how the council works to be honest but it sounded like schoolyard bullying by exclusion.

L1011

An Independent, particularly one who left a party in a huff, will find it hard to make alliances and hence get nominated to positions