Limerick Local Elections

s7ryf3925pivug

The Specialist wrote: »

]It’s fraud whatever way you paint it. This candidate broke election rules, hasn’t a clue about what the the party he’s standing for has as policies or anything else but still gets a seat??! I don’t think foreign nationals should have a vote - what use is their input?

Limerick is not Iraq and the sooner the Muslim population start adapting this the better. If you want sharia and to dictate what gender of paramedics call to your store - you can **** the **** off and so can they.

We don’t “need “ to accept this view - the Muslims can adjust or they can **** off to whatever ****hole in the desert they crawled out of.

I doubt there was fraud. I think you are overestimating how well thought out his actions are

According to a canvasser, any Polish people she spoke to were unaware they could vote. People legally resident here should be able to vote in local elections because they are part of the local community same as Irish citizens. I don’t think that should include asylum seekers, as it hasn’t been decided whether they can legally reside here.

I’ve met a lot of Muslims here and one of them was an advocate of Sharia and I’d like him to fnck off too. I reckon most of the other Muslims I met would also like him to fnck off.

I think someone who tries to dictate the gender of paramedics who may operate in their store should be educated about what is acceptable and not acceptable in his new home, and not pandered to. I agree that such views are not acceptable. But again most Muslims I’ve met in Limerick aren’t like that.

Insect Overlord

The Specialist wrote: »

We don’t “need “ to accept this view - the Muslims can adjust or they can **** off to whatever ****hole in the desert they crawled out of.

What exactly are you supposed to be a "specialist" in, anyway..?

osarusan

Insect Overlord wrote: »

What exactly are you supposed to be a "specialist" in, anyway..?

"telling it like it is" I imagine.

Kenny B

kingtut wrote: »

Just talk a walk around my area and found 3 poles that had cable ties just lying at the bottom of them! Such a disgrace! This is why they should be legally obliged to print their names on the cable ties. It's pure littering and shows the candidates don't give a damn about the environment.

There are also plenty of posters still up (I took a photo of a few of them so I can check them again when the posters are removed and see which candidate they belonged to).

Those photos are inadmissible,

You need a person pointing at them, stern face optional.

bigpink

What visas are all the Aisans on here?Whats the minimum visa to vote

Cookiemunster

bigpink wrote: »

What visas are all the Aisans on here?Whats the minimum visa to vote

You were already told that any legal resident in Ireland is entitled to vote in local elections. It doesn't matter if they're Asian, African or bloody Martian.

bigpink

So what are the minimum requirements to vote?What visas are they on
So can illegals vote if they have an address

bigpink

As someone here said I have Lavtivan neighbors I don’t think they were aware they could vote in Irish elections

Cookiemunster

bigpink wrote: »

So what are the minimum requirements to vote?What visas are they on
So can illegals vote if they have an address

Well if they're illegal then they're not legal residents are they? It's not that hard to understand.

bigpink wrote: »

As someone here said I have Lavtivan neighbors I don’t think they were aware they could vote in Irish elections

Well that's though luck on them. As EU citizens they're entitled to vote in local and European elections in Ireland.

kilburn

Interesting comments from Cllr Lynch in today's leader regarding his constituents.

Really looking forward to reporting the green party candidates for littering after this weekend

realdanbreen

kilburn wrote: »

Interesting comments from Cllr Lynch in today's leader regarding his constituents.

Really looking forward to reporting the green party candidates for littering after this weekend

Sean Lynch FF comes across as being very bitter in that report. Talk about a sense of entitlement!

osarusan

kilburn wrote: »

Interesting comments from Cllr Lynch in today's leader regarding his constituents.

Going out all guns blazing kind of stuff.

realdanbreen

osarusan wrote: »

Going out all guns blazing kind of stuff.

Not sure if it's the FF part of him or the ex detective part of him that's breaking out! Either way looks like the electorate dodged a bullet there.

phog

kilburn wrote: »

Interesting comments from Cllr Lynch in today's leader regarding his constituents.

Really looking forward to reporting the green party candidates for littering after this weekend

A green party candidate tweeted photos of cable ties supposedly left behind by another election candidate. Other than the other candidate having posters in the same location I'm not sure how the GB candidate was so sure who owned or left the cable ties behind - dangerous ground to be threading on.

kingtut

phog wrote: »

A green party candidate tweeted photos of cable ties supposedly left behind by another election candidate. Other than the other candidate having posters in the same location I'm not sure how the GB candidate was so sure who owned or left the cable ties behind - dangerous ground to be threading on.

Got a link to the tweet?

as per one of my previous posts they should be forced to print their names on the cable ties. I found several on the ground yesterday.

I also took photos of some posters that are still up so that I can check if any cable ties remain in place afterwards (and I will be able to identify who owns them). The posters I took pics of belong to The Social Democrats, Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail. There were no posters still up for any other parties in my immediate area.

johnnyryan89

Do these posters have to be down by midnight tonight or Friday night?

Insect Overlord

Just spotted between 10 and 20 posters of different sizes belonging to 3 different candidates, between the Crescent shopping centre and the roundabout below the interchange (next to Cedar Downs). Hope they haven't been forgotten!

kingtut

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Do these posters have to be down by midnight tonight or Friday night?

Friday night.
So far I see at least 3 candidates with a ton of posters left up everywhere!

JamesBond2010

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Just spotted between 10 and 20 posters of different sizes belonging to 3 different candidates, between the Crescent shopping centre and the roundabout below the interchange (next to Cedar Downs). Hope they haven't been forgotten!

On the back road as well that behind punches pub can't think of that road name posters along there as well.
I contacted some of them didn't even get a response of fianna fail fellow probably claim he knew nothing about it.

chicorytip

JamesBond2010 wrote:

On the back road as well that behind punches pub can't think of that road name posters along there as well. I contacted some of them didn't even get a response of fianna fail fellow probably claim he knew nothing about it.

New Street.

bigpink

bigpink wrote: »

What visas are all the Aisans on here?Whats the minimum visa to vote

Student visas afaik.

I don't think the media do a fair service in this area. It tends to have two distinct narratives. These are variations of a) all immigrants are coming here to destroy everything you've ever loved or b) all immigrants are brilliant people and you are a terrible person for not being their best mate.

In reality, there is no homogenous immigrant group, so it's a disservice to everyone to group them together. Indeed, there is no homogenous "muslim" group. I know muslims who drink and are muslims in name only, and others who take the tenets of their religion seriously. I don't know of any who espouse the lunatic fringe of Islam, in the same way i know lots of Catholics, and very few hardcore ones.

A large percentage of immigrants eventually want to return "home", just like Irish in the US and Oz. We rarely get this narrative in Irish media for some reason. It's like the media are so desperate to proclaim everyone just loves living here.

One caveat to all the above. We should have absolute no time for anyone who uses religion as a cover for anti-woman or anti-free speech. That's true for right wing Catholicism and hardcore Islam. People are entitled to their private beliefs, they aren't entitled to impose them on others.

I certainly think it's a fair thing to have a discussion on it, not just about immigration but what sort of society we want Ireland to have.

s7ryf3925pivug

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't think the media do a fair service in this area. It tends to have two distinct narratives. These are variations of a) all immigrants are coming here to destroy everything you've ever loved or b) all immigrants are brilliant people and you are a terrible person for not being their best mate.

Yes that's exactly it.

JamesBond2010

kingtut wrote: »

Friday night.
So far I see at least 3 candidates with a ton of posters left up everywhere!

The solidarity part & fianna fail still up there now tonight on poles round the place

kilburn

Brian Leddin, Frankie Daly, Denis McCarthy & SD dude still up in Corbally

zimmermania

I WOULD NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT for now

phog

kingtut wrote: »

Got a link to the tweet?

https://twitter.com/bamacgabhann/status/1133311844557492228

Cookiemunster

zimmermania wrote: »

I WOULD NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT for now

Exactly. If they're still up Saturday morning then complain them to the council. Until then no point in worrying about it, because they're still allowed to be there.

Also from experience of previous elections, the odd poster can get missed by accident, so you could maybe tweet the candidate if you see single stray posters instead of getting angry about it and reporting them.

Mc Love

phog wrote: »

https://twitter.com/bamacgabhann/status/1133311844557492228

How is it dangerous territory if he has proof that the only posters other than his were on the pole and they were gone and there's loads of cable ties left on the ground?

You dont have to be inspector gadget to work it out.

phog

Mc Love wrote: »

How is it dangerous territory if he has proof that the only posters other than his were on the pole and they were gone and there's loads of cable ties left on the ground?

You don't have to be inspector gadget to work it out.

Are election posters the only items secured to poles by cable ties, are cable ties only ever used by election candidates?

During the week I saw a teenager pick up cable ties from the litter bin next to St Micheal's Boat club - assuming he dropped them along the pathway towards the bridge would it be fair to call out any candidate that had their posters on poles nearby?

Mc Love

Why do you even bother replying to my posts as I only post made up stuff....allegedly