Election Posters!

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BobMc wrote: »

also I thought they're not allowed on any electric carrying poles no ???

They're not and if you report it to ESB Networks they'll go take them down.

The Specialist

Has anyone ever actually been influenced to vote for a candidate because of a poster? They tell you absolutely nothing - just a gurning face, a stupid slogan and what cheek of the same arse they subscribe to.

I had to laugh at one in Dooradoyle yesterday though for a Solidarity candidate - "Public Need not Private Greed" which I assume is a nod to the "Homeless" crisis. If any of these free houses for all brigade come to my door, I will ****ing run them out of the driveway.

phog

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They're not and if you report it to ESB Networks they'll go take them down.

This is my election campaign sorted so

LimerickCity

The Specialist wrote: »

If any of these free houses for all brigade come to my door, I will ****ing run them out of the driveway.

Can you define what a free house is?

BobMc

Insect Overlord wrote: »

There's a Fianna Fáil candidate with posters on every single pole from the petrol station at Grove Island to the lights beyond Hook & Ladder Corbally. It is utterly ridiculous.

All these McInerney posters are on live Electric poles so they should be removed !! who do I report too ESB or City Council

The Specialist

LimerickCity wrote: »

Can you define what a free house is?

Have you heard of Margaret Cash or Erica Fleming? Free house is also known as a "foreva home".

Plumbthedepths

BobMc wrote:

All thise McInerney posters are on live Electric poles so they should be removed !! who do I report too ESB or City Council

Ring ESB networks, they are very proactive. I rang them before about posters on supply poles gone within a day.

kingtut

The Specialist wrote: »

I had to laugh at one in Dooradoyle yesterday though for a Solidarity candidate - "Public Need not Private Greed"

I saw that one this morning and my first thought was "hmmm I bet your salary is extremely high not to mention whatever bonuses you get".

LimerickCity

The Specialist wrote: »

Have you heard of Margaret Cash or Erica Fleming? Free house is also known as a "foreva home".

There are over 10,000 people homeless in the state, almost 4,000 of them children. Over 70,000 households qualify for social housing, a quarter of which are on the list for over 7 years.

You will run the "free house" brigade but are happy for the politicians from FF/FG/LAB who have presided over these structural economic factors knock on your door. Which in turn enables them to continue with the same politics that have gotten us into this mess.

Plumbthedepths

LimerickCity wrote:

You will run the "free house" brigade but are happy for the politicians from FF/FG/LAB who have presided over these structural economic factors knock on your door. Which in turn enables them to continue with the same politics that have gotten us into this mess.

Surely you don't blame the main parties for the crash or any of societies ills? Don't you know it was and is the fault of everyone who has never been in government.

Phileas Frog

LimerickCity wrote: »

You will run the "free house" brigade but are happy for the politicians from FF/FG/LAB who have presided over these structural economic factors knock on your door. Which in turn enables them to continue with the same politics that have gotten us into this mess.

Yes

The Specialist

LimerickCity wrote: »

There are over 10,000 people homeless in the state, almost 4,000 of them children. Over 70,000 households qualify for social housing, a quarter of which are on the list for over 7 years.

You will run the "free house" brigade but are happy for the politicians from FF/FG/LAB who have presided over these structural economic factors knock on your door. Which in turn enables them to continue with the same politics that have gotten us into this mess.

There are not 10000 genuine homeless in the country, pure bull**** figures spun by the homeless industry to increase their funding. How many Margaret Cashes are in that 10000? How many are playing that game exactly because they know the end result is that they will jump the list and be given a house for nothing, paid for by the people who bust their holes going out to work everyday and who get **** all in return?

I will also run FF/FG & LAB from the door, purely for presiding over a welfare system that has lost its ****in mind and cultivated a disgusting sense of entitlement from dole sponges and parasites the likes of Cash. Anyway, going off topic majorly here so that's the last I'll say on it. Just giving you context to my comment.

Plumbthedepths

The Specialist wrote:

There are not 10000 genuine homeless in the country, pure bull**** figures spun by the homeless industry to increase their funding. How many Margaret Cashes are in that 10000? How many are playing that game exactly because they know the end result is that they will jump the list and be given a house for nothing, paid for by the people who bust their holes going out to work everyday and who get **** all in return?

So you say the 10k is not genuine but you don't know, the figures are from government btw.

The Specialist

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

So you say the 10k is not genuine but you don't know, the figures are from government btw.

The 10k figure is nonsense - people living in hotels & hubs are not homeless, and they are even counting people who have to live at home with their parents, unable to rent in those figures as well. Genuine homeless are sleeping on the streets, the 10k figure is white noise and nothing more.

Plumbthedepths

The Specialist wrote:

The 10k figure is nonsense - people living in hotels & hubs are not homeless, and they are even counting people who have to live at home with their parents, unable to rent in those figures as well. Genuine homeless are sleeping on the streets, the 10k figure is white noise and nothing more.

Government figures though and there is criteria which is used and accepted. Just because you disagree doesn't change the term or numbers.

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I'm actually really interested to know Panda 100's opinion on the points raised about campaign posters so far on thread.

OfTheMarsWongs

I don’t have an issue with most election posters as long as they are not causing an obstruction and are recyclable. I see them in the same category as estate agent signs. Necessary as there are still some elderly people not on the internet.

Not a fan of some candidates. You can avoid them on social but it’s very difficult to do it when their face is on every second lamp post.

During the abortion referendum the anti-choice posters really irritated me. I think some peoples hatred of posters is to do with the candidates on them rather that the posters themselves.

LimerickCity

Ring ESB fault line on 1850 372 999 to report election posters.

panda100

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I'm actually really interested to know Panda 100's opinion on the points raised about campaign posters so far on thread.

I get why people don't like them. I personally don't find them really ugly. I think we already have a lot of unnecessary clutter, ugly wiring and poles all over our city. Posters on them don't make them any difference to this imo.

I would be very much in favour of designated poster area's for political candidates. By extension, this space should be used to advertise important civic events/issues as well also outside of election time. Successive Fine Gael and Fianna Fail governments have failed to legislate for this so unfortunately postering is a necessary part of our democracy.

brightspark

keane2097 wrote:

I think it's fairly well established that banning posters makes it much more difficult for less well-known candidates, independents and those from smaller parties to get elected, so good news for FG/FF mostly if they are banned if that's what you're into.

And yet the first poster I saw this year was a FG poster, followed by a SF and FF, haven't seen any independent posters yet.

Insect Overlord

brightspark wrote: »

And yet the first poster I saw this year was a FG poster, followed by a SF and FF, haven't seen any independent posters yet.

Frank Daly is running as an independent. It looks he has some large posters in cleverly chosen spots instead of loads of regular sized posters all over the place.

Eoinbmw

There should be a min distance between signs of at least 100 meters, there should also be a limit to the number of signs you are allowed to display!

BobMc

they are pure eyesores and they never remove the plastic ties properly when it comes time to take them down.

Mc Love

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Frank Daly is running as an independent. It looks he has some large posters in cleverly chosen spots instead of loads of regular sized posters all over the place.

Kilcoyne has a big old poster on the side of the road heading in Patrickswell direction!

JamesBond2010

By the way when are these twats start calling around??

Plumbthedepths

JamesBond2010 wrote:

By the way when are these twats start calling around??

They have already started where I live. Funnily I never hear the doorbell when they ring, strange that.

JamesBond2010

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

They have already started where I live. Funnily I never hear the doorbell when they ring, strange that.

O crap:mad::mad:..Battery must be gone ;) :D:D

The Specialist

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

They have already started where I live. Funnily I never hear the doorbell when they ring, strange that.

Funny enough I saw Willie O Dea in Dooradoyle last week with 2 guys, every 3rd house he waited outside the gate while a fella ran in and put leaflet in to letterbox. I’ve wondered myself while I always seem to miss them with a working doorbell and front door about 7ft from the living room...

JamesBond2010

The Specialist wrote: »

Funny enough I saw Willie O Dea in Dooradoyle last week with 2 guys, every 3rd house he waited outside the gate while a fella ran in and put leaflet in to letterbox. I’ve wondered myself while I always seem to miss them with a working doorbell and front door about 7ft from the living room...

Thats was the Brothers Mario & Luigi :P:P:D:D