European Parliament Elections 2019

BonnieSituation

blanch152 wrote: »

Ming didn't turn up to Strasbourg for something like 18 months.

Between your obsessing over SF and now your obsession with Luke Flanagan's attendance record despite being told repeatedly why...

It's almost like you're gunning for an attack from someone to go on the defensive.

is_that_so

irishash wrote: »

By MGQ, I am guessing you mean Máire Geoghegan-Quinn?

She never ran for European Election, nor was ever a commissioner. She was appointed to the European Court of Auditors by the government in 2000 and served for 10 years.

She was also EU Commissioner for Research , Innovation and Science from 2010-2014.

Gael23

According to RTEs Barry Lenihan, Lynn Boylans vote IS being distributed

SirGerryAdams

Gael23 wrote: »

According to RTEs Barry Lenihan, Lynn Boylans vote IS being distributed

It doesn't matter anyways. Daly has moved into 3rd position and Boylans votes will just extend her lead. She got over half of Gary Gannons votes.

Gael23

SirGerryAdams wrote: »

It doesn't matter anyways. Daly has moved into 3rd position and Boylans votes will just extend her lead. She got over half of Gary Gannons votes.

Hardly surprising. Left votes stay on the Left

Fan of Netflix

Daly pretty much has the 3rd seat it appears. Andrews in the Brexit seat. Looking like we will be due 4 Dail by elections.

Fan of Netflix

Gael23 wrote: »

Hardly surprising. Left votes stay on the Left

Labour transfers rarely do. But then lefties would say they aren't left!

Leonard Hofstadter

The gap between Casey and Walsh is (thankfully) widening. On the first count, there were 7,850 votes between them, but on the latest count, that's now gone up to 12,823. Obviously McGuiness's transfers helped Walsh enormously, but it's still very hard to see how he can overtake her. For the first time in my life, I agree with Ming, FG will get two seats here, it's just a matter of time before she's elected.

Chips Lovell

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Gael23

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

Labour transfers rarely do. But then lefties would say they aren't left!

I was referring to Garry Gannon transferring to Daly

Loafing Oaf

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

Daly pretty much has the 3rd seat it appears. Andrews in the Brexit seat. Looking like we will be due 4 Dail by elections.

Or a general election that would subsume them...

An Ciarraioch

Leonard Hofstadter wrote: »

The gap between Casey and Walsh is (thankfully) widening. On the first count, there were 7,850 votes between them, but on the latest count, that's now gone up to 12,823. Obviously McGuiness's transfers helped Walsh enormously, but it's still very hard to see how he can overtake her. For the first time in my life, I agree with Ming, FG will get two seats here, it's just a matter of time before she's elected.

Also, Smith will overtake him on Rabbitte's transfers (over 70%, apparently).

Loafing Oaf

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Also, Smith will overtake him on Rabbitte's transfers (over 70%, apparently).

A Rabbitte leap, one might say...

Corby Trouser Press

Anyone else find the RTE coverage of these elections very lacklustre and misdirected?

RTE were out on Friday with the by now infamous exit poll and had all the big name presenters doing shifts throughout Saturday and early Sunday.

However, there was actually very little of note to report across this period.

The "Green Wave" actually turned out to be 1 MEP and 5.6% of Local Election vote share but this was all that they had to talk about on Saturday/Early Sunday.

The interesting stuff has only happened over the last 36-48hrs with the first tallies for the Euros announced and in terms of TV broadcasts we had a really bizarre 9pm news bulletin last night (the presenter struggling through without an autocue) and then Claire Byrne last night meeting the new councillors... but no broadcast from the count centres.

I have been relying on twitter feeds from journalists at the centres... maybe Radio is doing a good job of keeping track of it?

Did RTE News heads think it would all be done and dusted by Sunday?

Gael23

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

Daly pretty much has the 3rd seat it appears. Andrews in the Brexit seat. Looking like we will be due 4 Dail by elections.

Daly,Wallace,Fitzgerald, who is the 4th?

dmakc

Who will get South's final seat?

Fan of Netflix

Corby Trouser Press wrote: »

Anyone else find the RTE coverage of these elections very lacklustre and misdirected?

RTE were out on Friday with the by now infamous exit poll and had all the big name presenters doing shifts throughout Saturday and early Sunday.

However, there was actually very little of note to report across this period.

The "Green Wave" actually turned out to be 1 MEP and 5.6% of Local Election vote share but this was all that they had to talk about on Saturday/Early Sunday.

The interesting stuff has only happened over the last 36-48hrs with the first tallies for the Euros announced and in terms of TV broadcasts we had a really bizarre 9pm news bulletin last night (the presenter struggling through without an autocue) and then Claire Byrne last night meeting the new councillors... but no broadcast from the count centres.

I have been relying on twitter feeds from journalists at the centres... maybe Radio is doing a good job of keeping track of it?

Did RTE News heads think it would all be done and dusted by Sunday?

Was saying similar, really poor show from them but then who is surprised. They should have broadcasts on their news now channel at least.
They had their entire election coverage based on inaccurate exit poll. Apparently Fianna Fail are absolutely raging as it vastly underplayed their performance and overplayed the Greens. FF looking for an enquiry into RTE poll:


https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/fianna-f%C3%A1il-td-calls-for-inquiry-into-rt%C3%A9-tg4-exit-poll-1.3906105

L1011

Gael23 wrote: »

Daly,Wallace,Fitzgerald, who is the 4th?

Kelliher.

Gael23

dmakc wrote: »

Who will get South's final seat?

Bitter Fight between Deirdre Clune and Liadh Ni Riada.

Fan of Netflix

Gael23 wrote: »

Daly,Wallace,Fitzgerald, who is the 4th?

Billy Kelleher in the South has a seat wrapped up on his figures.

An Ciarraioch

Gael23 wrote: »

Daly,Wallace,Fitzgerald, who is the 4th?

Kelliher.

RandomName2

Corby Trouser Press wrote: »

Anyone else find the RTE coverage of these elections very lacklustre and misdirected?

RTE were out on Friday with the by now infamous exit poll and had all the big name presenters doing shifts throughout Saturday and early Sunday.

However, there was actually very little of note to report across this period.

The "Green Wave" actually turned out to be 1 MEP and 5.6% of Local Election vote share but this was all that they had to talk about on Saturday/Early Sunday.

The interesting stuff has only happened over the last 36-48hrs with the first tallies for the Euros announced and in terms of TV broadcasts we had a really bizarre 9pm news bulletin last night (the presenter struggling through without an autocue) and then Claire Byrne last night meeting the new councillors... but no broadcast from the count centres.

I have been relying on twitter feeds from journalists at the centres... maybe Radio is doing a good job of keeping track of it?

Did RTE News heads think it would all be done and dusted by Sunday?

I'm wondering if the

'Majority in favor of a united Ireland' exit poll is as inaccurate?

Leonard Hofstadter

Kelliher is a dead cert to take a seat here. Wallace will get the second seat, he looks like he'll get the third one.

L1011

RandomName2 wrote: »

I'm wondering if the

'Majority in favor of a united Ireland' exit poll is as inaccurate?

The other referendum one was accurate.

SirGerryAdams

Corby Trouser Press wrote: »

Anyone else find the RTE coverage of these elections very lacklustre and misdirected?

RTE were out on Friday with the by now infamous exit poll and had all the big name presenters doing shifts throughout Saturday and early Sunday.

However, there was actually very little of note to report across this period.

The "Green Wave" actually turned out to be 1 MEP and 5.6% of Local Election vote share but this was all that they had to talk about on Saturday/Early Sunday.

The interesting stuff has only happened over the last 36-48hrs with the first tallies for the Euros announced and in terms of TV broadcasts we had a really bizarre 9pm news bulletin last night (the presenter struggling through without an autocue) and then Claire Byrne last night meeting the new councillors... but no broadcast from the count centres.

I have been relying on twitter feeds from journalists at the centres... maybe Radio is doing a good job of keeping track of it?

Did RTE News heads think it would all be done and dusted by Sunday?

Yeah I was actually watching saturday morning/afternoon. They didn't have any counts to go off yet they were on for hours and then when they would have started getting some tallys they weren't on air.

Gael23

Leonard Hofstadter wrote: »

Kelliher is a dead cert to take a seat here. Wallace will get the second seat, he looks like he'll get the third one.

O Sullivan for the 4th?

SirGerryAdams

Why did they eliminate two candidates at once in MNW?

is_that_so

L1011 wrote: »

The other referendum one was accurate.

That was a no-brainer and just housekeeping. This one is a bigger challenge.

robman60

Gael23 wrote: »

Bitter Fight between Deirdre Clune and Liadh Ni Riada.

Throw Malcolm Byrne in there too. You'd have to tip Clune, another hopeless, voiceless politician for it, but the Wexford factor could see Byrne get trannsfers from Doyle. Labour vote will put Clune over the top I expect.

is_that_so

SirGerryAdams wrote: »

Why did they eliminate two candidates at once in MNW?

Because their total combined vote would not have elected anyone nor allowed candidates to improve their position vis a vis expenses.