Election Posters!

Mc Love

Past an ESB pole this morning that had two candidates on it and both are gone. Could possibly be ESB

kingtut

Mc Love wrote: »

Past an ESB pole this morning that had two candidates on it and both are gone. Could possibly be ESB

I wonder why they put them on ESB poles at all when they know it's prohibited and they will get fined

phog

kingtut wrote: »

I wonder why they put them on ESB poles at all when they know it's prohibited and they will get fined

It's like parking of footpaths on a match day or outside mass - once a few do it the sheep follow.

Safety in numbers and all that.

kingtut

phog wrote: »

It's like parking of footpaths on a match day or outside mass - once a few do it the sheep follow.

Safety in numbers and all that.

A very valid point! The lack of enforcement also means people do it without giving a care in the world.

I'd definitely vote for someone who had a genuine interest in rectifying the amount of illegal parking in Limerick.

Of all the candidates I've seen on the news etc Elisa O'Donovan seems to be the only one who is actually getting stuff done (although not sure what her views are on illegal parking etc)

johnnyryan89

kingtut wrote: »

A very valid point! The lack of enforcement also means people do it without giving a care in the world.

I'd definitely vote for someone who had a genuine interest in rectifying the amount of illegal parking in Limerick.

Of all the candidates I've seen on the news etc Elisa O'Donovan seems to be the only one who is actually getting stuff done (although not sure what her views are on illegal parking etc)

The same as all of ours. Have a look through her Twitter and you'll see that she highlights the illegal parking situation in Limerick a lot. Is there anything that councillors can even do about the illegal parking?

stuckintipp

OfTheMarsWongs wrote: »

During the abortion referendum the anti-choice posters really irritated me.

I know what you mean, all the together for yes poster deflecting the issue and never once mentioning that a life was going to be ended was sad and disturbing.

kingtut

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

The same as all of ours. Have a look through her Twitter and you'll see that she highlights the illegal parking situation in Limerick a lot. Is there anything that councillors can even do about the illegal parking?

No clue to be honest ... In the 3ish years I've lived in Limerick I have not seen any improvement in the illegal parking situation. Walk less than 2 minutes from the Garda station on Henry St and you will see at least 5 / 6 cars parked illegally.
As you head for O'Connell st and around the milk market area the number rapidly increases.

JamesBond2010

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

The same as all of ours. Have a look through her Twitter and you'll see that she highlights the illegal parking situation in Limerick a lot. Is there anything that councillors can even do about the illegal parking?

why is the social democrats twitter a/c suspended ?? it was the @socdem on her a/c profile i clicked

Plumbthedepths

JamesBond2010 wrote:

why is the social democrats twitter a/c suspended ??

Didn't the account get alot of negative commentary about the candidate from direct provision who was running on their behalf in Dublin. Seems her background story was fiction.

JamesBond2010

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Didn't the account get alot of negative commentary about the candidate from direct provision who was running on their behalf in Dublin. Seems her background story was fiction.

o right thanks.

johnnyryan89

JamesBond2010 wrote: »

why is the social democrats twitter a/c suspended ?? it was the @socdem on her a/c profile i clicked

Yeah just checked it there and you're right the @socdem on her a/c brings you to a suspended a/c but if you search for socdem the account is grand.

Plumbthedepths

JamesBond2010 wrote:

o right thanks.

Assuming that could be the reason, i'm open to correction though.

clappyhappy

I was driving home yesterday evening around 6pm. Came to 4 Cross roads, big white van just stopped there, they moved on up the road very slowly, top of the hill on a bend he just stops, initially I thought he was sizing a place up, I flashed my lights at him, he puts hand out the window for me to pass him out on a bend!!! Thankfully I didn't as a jeep comes around. Van eventually moved onto a safer place for me to overtake. Checked this morning and there is a load of posters of a candidate along that stretch of road. I hope he calls to my house because it was reckless driving, looking at fecking poles to put posters on.

manna452121

ESB crews on the Ennis Road taking down posters.Hopefully they will go around some of the housing estates and do a clean-up.

fryup

i see the SF candidates are "fighting for Ireland"

do we really need that provocative rhetoric in this day & age?

JamesBond2010

fryup wrote: »

i see the SF candidates are "fighting for Ireland"

do we really need that provocative rhetoric in this day & age?

It like this tune when u hear it everyone goes in to hyperactive mode


https://www.facebook.com/StairnahEireann/videos/313133632683668/

stefanovich

kingtut wrote: »

I'm sure those posters will be removed in due course. They rely on phone calls rather than scouting around as far as I know. I agree though it's a possibility.

I always wonder what happens to the posters when the election is over? Are they dumped / stored away etc? Must cost a fortune to print!

A good lot end up in the river.

phog

On my cycle around Condell Rd/Caherdavin last night I noticed the cable ties one set of posters were never trimmed back so the excess is protruding by at least 12 to 18 inches, the lowest one is a danger to pedestrians

BobMc

Seems a big clear out has happened, some complaints on twitter from mayor collins etc. I know the corbally road was covered in these posters, most now gone !!! from any electrified poles, missed the odd one, but most gone, cable ties
not removed though !!

Mc Love

Some have reappeared on ESB poles

BobMc

they just cant help themselves

zig

stefanovich wrote: »

A good lot end up in the river.

About 8 years back I saw 2 or 3 even older ones probably from about 10 years ago being used to assist a boat being turned while out of the water at the Curraghour boat club so at least those went to good use. I cant remember the politician though

JDxtra

They are like something from a past era. Horrible things, distracting and an environmental waste.

kingtut

Mc Love wrote: »

Some have reappeared on ESB poles

Idiots. They will just be removed again by the ESB. I guess they don't care about getting fined?

PhilOssophy

Such a waste. Imagine the Green Party, who bleat on and on about climate change, not saying "no, we are not putting up posters and creating a load of waste to be dumped in a landfill in a few weeks time".
If a candidate (from any sensible party) took this step, I might just vote for them.

kingtut

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Such a waste. Imagine the Green Party, who bleat on and on about climate change, not saying "no, we are not putting up posters and creating a load of waste to be dumped in a landfill in a few weeks time".
If a candidate (from any sensible party) took this step, I might just vote for them.

Agreed. I'd definitely be more inclined to vote for a poster free candidate. Especially if they are also interested in resolving the illegal parking situation.

JamesBond2010

BobMc wrote: »

Seems a big clear out has happened, some complaints on twitter from mayor collins etc. I know the corbally road was covered in these posters, most now gone !!! from any electrified poles, missed the odd one, but most gone, cable ties
not removed though !!

what a twat he is complaining a posters being taking down wouldnt you think he know the rules being mayor.

JamesBond2010

While i was passing FR russell road i saw a load of fine gael ones all on esb poles as well.

Stab*City

One good thing about the posters is now i know who the best looking candidates are and for such an ugly collection of people we have a few nice ones this time.

Cookiemunster

European and local election campaigners asked not to put signs on electricity poles https://jrnl.ie/4612738