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Locals Galway City 2019

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    #122
    RainNeverBow
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭RainNeverBow


    Was at the disability debate thing tonight in the Connacht. Was interesting to see them in action. But one FF candidate sent some random fella instead of going who was shouted out for trying to speak on his behalf 😂


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    #123
    dilallio
    Registered Users Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭dilallio


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    Spotted this on reddit.


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    #124
    Triangle
    Registered Users Posts: 960 ✭✭✭Triangle


    Bredabe wrote: »
    It seems to be a personal choice with the SD's, as I travel around I see posters for some candidates and not others.
    For myself, as a visual person some kind of visual presentation is important, when I spoke to candidates, I mentioned the poster park idea. A lead balloon reception tho.

    True, I was a member of the soc dems and also greens. The smaller parties seem to allow candidates more freedom in their choices (more grass roots driven)
    It's one of the reasons they appeal to me.


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    #125
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,953 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    I got a leaflet in the post for Maria Walsh this morning.
    I have no idea how she's running as an MEP. If a man had made the comments she made last week when talking about how she'd take on another canditate in elections he'd definitely have been resigning post haste.
    "Ms Walsh said: “I have a crown and sash from the Rose Of Tralee in one hand and in the other hand my marksmanship is 37 out of 40 shots with a Steyr rifle....I’m not here to be pushed over.” "

    Who could possibly send that out on a European stage to represent us?


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    #126
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,141 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    I got a leaflet in the post for Maria Walsh this morning.
    I have no idea how she's running as an MEP. If a man had made the comments she made last week when talking about how she'd take on another canditate in elections he'd definitely have been resigning post haste.
    "Ms Walsh said: “I have a crown and sash from the Rose Of Tralee in one hand and in the other hand my marksmanship is 37 out of 40 shots with a Steyr rifle....I’m not here to be pushed over.” "

    Who could possibly send that out on a European stage to represent us?
    Why would they be resigning?


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    #127
    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    I got a leaflet in the post for Maria Walsh this morning.
    I have no idea how she's running as an MEP. If a man had made the comments she made last week when talking about how she'd take on another canditate in elections he'd definitely have been resigning post haste.



    Who could possibly send that out on a European stage to represent us?

    In a male candidate I would assume it was willy waving:rolleyes:, in a women of Marie's background I find it refreshing.

    * I expect there are plenty of people in the EUP who can use firearms as well.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    #128
    xckjoo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,387 ✭✭✭xckjoo


    Bredabe wrote: »
    In a male candidate I would assume it was willy waving:rolleyes:, in a women of Marie's background I find it refreshing.

    * I expect there are plenty of people in the EUP who can use firearms as well.




    :eek: you can't be saying things like that in this day and age. We're all equal now. Women can wave their willys too :pac:


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    #129
    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    xckjoo wrote: »
    :eek: you can't be saying things like that in this day and age. We're all equal now. Women can wave their willys too :pac:
    Very true, while I can be majorily sure the male candidates have a willy, I cant be that sure that Marie does.;)

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    #130
    RainNeverBow
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭RainNeverBow


    Lol didn't take long to slip into transphobia there lads. And for what? If saying something stupid was a sackable offense we wouldn't have many politicans of any kind!

    That said she hasn't a chance


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    #131
    what_traffic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭what_traffic


    https://www.galwaycity.ie/for-voters-information/#10

    A local electoral area (LEA) is an electoral area for elections to local authorities in Ireland. There are three Local Electoral Areas or LEAs in Galway City. They are East, Central and West. Each area has 6 Members elected to Galway City Council. Candidates seeking election will campaign in their Local Electoral Area for votes. You can only vote for a candidate who is seeking election in your Local Electoral Area.

    View the Local Electoral Area boundaries for Galway City

    https://galwaycity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicGallery/map.html?appid=3853b01e8241421999b9b933265ea4ec&group=fb38dabbbc074c99a251fc18e3f1b97c&webmap=844b630eddce48a28fe96a23b891ccd5


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    #132
    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    RainNeverBow wrote: »
    Lol didn't take long to slip into transphobia there lads. And for what? If saying something stupid was a sackable offense we wouldn't have many politicans of any kind!

    That said she hasn't a chance
    Speaking for myself, I wasn't being transphobic, just being giddy. I will of course apologise to any of the mentioned candidates who feel I have slighted them with my mention of them having or not a willy.

    *I work with transkids on occasion, so far not one of them has told me that have an issue with that phrase from an old person like me.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    #133
    xckjoo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,387 ✭✭✭xckjoo


    RainNeverBow wrote: »
    Lol didn't take long to slip into transphobia there lads. And for what? If saying something stupid was a sackable offense we wouldn't have many politicans of any kind!

    That said she hasn't a chance
    Um. What transphobia? :confused:

    I'm making the point that equality means if you're going to judge one gender for a silly statement like that then you should equally judge another gender for it. Accusing us of transphobia for that is reactionary and belittling of actual transphobia that people experience.


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    #134
    RainNeverBow
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭RainNeverBow


    Im not gonna get into it but ye made it about gender for seemingly no reasons. She will be judged on her comments like all the rest


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    #135
    xckjoo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,387 ✭✭✭xckjoo


    RainNeverBow wrote: »
    Im not gonna get into it but ye made it about gender for seemingly no reasons. She will be judged on her comments like all the rest


    That was exactly my point but I injected a little light hartedness into it. Mentioning gender doesn't make something transphobic though. And again I think it does a disservice to people experiencing real transphobic behaviour to suggest it does.


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    #136
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 25,118 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Two councillors came to my door, on different evenings.
    Both dropped paper in the letterbox and left.
    Clearly engaging with voters.


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    #137
    ChewyLouie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    We haven't had a single candidate or canvasser to our door or a single leaflet in the letterbox. Living in the city. Was visiting friends in Tuam last weekend and they had several visits in the couple of hours we were there.

    Others getting much canvassing in the city?


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    #138
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,141 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    We've had about 6, city east.


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    #139
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 25,118 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    We've had about 6, city east.
    Are you a brown envelope stockist? :o


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    #140
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,141 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    zell12 wrote: »
    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    We've had about 6, city east.
    Are you a brown envelope stockist? :o
    Envelopes of all colours, lest anyone suggest any form of discrimination.


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    #141
    RainNeverBow
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭RainNeverBow


    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    We've had about 6, city east.

    Jaysus; that's a lot which ones? Only got 3 here in central, Hoare, Byrne, and Nolan


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    #142
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,141 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    RainNeverBow wrote: »
    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    We've had about 6, city east.

    Jaysus; that's a lot which ones? Only got 3 here in central, Hoare, Byrne, and Nolan
    Crowd, Larkin, Independent fella, Lynch, McDonnell and a.n other.


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    #143
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Who are Aontú?


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    #144
    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    flazio wrote: »
    Who are Aontú?


    Peadar Tóibín new party, anti choice, conservative and eurosceptic.
    Horrible use of the brown/yellow pallet on the posters(tho that might be a girl thing)

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    #145
    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,224 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    How about choosing candidates based solely on looks for locals and Europe?
    Maria Walsh's poster is stunning.
    She has my No 1. No question of that. If Mary Mitchell O'Connor was running for locals she'd get a 1 as well. ( Just what is it about the air in East Galway/Shrule?)
    That way people would be able to actually name their city councillors and MEPs .


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    #146
    RainNeverBow
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭RainNeverBow


    Anyone listen to the debate? I could only catch the first half. When do the podcasts go up?


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    #147
    Rolllo
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭Rolllo


    My mother got a flyer with a hand-written 'sorry you were out when I called' note on it. She wasn't out, they didn't call, and it wasn't him who put it in the door. Some integrity these lads.


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    #148
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Many 'called' but never knocked at the door. Just put in a flyer. ALL camps :/

    The exception being Mike Cubbard and it was in a deluge. I was in the back garden rescuing laundry!


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    #149
    what_traffic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭what_traffic


    Plenty of leaflet drops - only two callers.
    Am right on the Western edge of Galway Central so was a surprise that 1st caller
    was
      FAHY Frank FG (he is based in Menlo)
      McDONAGH John LAB ; (he is based in Shantalla)


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    #150
    what_traffic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭what_traffic


    Full listing of all candidates on the RTE Website
    https://www.rte.ie/news/elections2019/2019/0505/1047628-galway-city-council/


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    #151
    Zzippy
    Registered Users Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    what_traffic wrote: »
    Full listing of all candidates on the RTE Website
    https://www.rte.ie/news/elections2019/2019/0505/1047628-galway-city-council/

    What an utterly depressing list.

    Is the Nuala Nolan running for Aontu in the east ward the same Nuala Nolan who was a Labour councillor in central previously, IIRC? That's quite the change in outlook...


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