Limerick City General Election

damowill

geotrig wrote: »

pretty abysmal or un inspiring list of candidates

while the candidates may be uninspiring, compared to other areas at least we have a decent spread with 10 parties/inds to choose from.

https://www.thejournal.ie/election-2020/constituency/70/

Gael23

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Going by the local elections I'd have said Quinlivan was trouble. However if the polls are correct he's a shoe in.

Willie has to bring Collins in with his surplus if he's to have any chance of a cabinet post, so I see both of them getting in.

Finally there's always a FG seat in the city which will go to O'Donnell, who got more first preferences than O'Sullivan last time out, but lost out on preferences.

Maria Byrne appears to be closing ground

Mc Love

Gael23 wrote: »

Maria Byrne appears to be closing ground

If you're talking about the poles on Henry St, I agree

washman3

Gael23 wrote: »

Maria Byrne appears to be closing ground

Free tea and scones all round......;)

c.p.w.g.w

Mc Love wrote: »

Yeah people will always vote who they've voted for previously. They dont blame the politicians for how the party screwed the country

Pretty certain if Collins gets in, it will be off transfers from Willie... although heard some stories of people canvassing for Willie suggesting to give Frankie Daly the 2nd preference

s7ryf3925pivug

washman3 wrote: »

Free tea and scones all round......;)

Very very expensive tea and scones all round.

topcat72

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Pretty certain if Collins gets in, it will be off transfers from Willie... although heard some stories of people canvassing for Willie suggesting to give Frankie Daly the 2nd preference

I can confirm ths ' That Frankie's a nice fella' verbatim quote from the FF canvasser. Also noted how Collins posters say vote O'Dea Number 2 ( or continue preference etc) but O'Dea's don't reciprocate .
I still think there is enough of a left of centre vote ( after SF ) to elect either Leddin or Jan O'Sullivan , depending on how transfers go.

Cookiemunster

topcat72 wrote: »

I can confirm ths ' That Frankie's a nice fella' verbatim quote from the FF canvasser. Also noted how Collins posters say vote O'Dea Number 2 ( or continue preference etc) but O'Dea's don't reciprocate .
I still think there is enough of a left of centre vote ( after SF ) to elect either Leddin or Jan O'Sullivan , depending on how transfers go.

Collins material says Collins No.1 and O'Dea No.2. All O'Deas material says continue your preference to Collins. So while not as obvious and putting a vote No 2, it's incorrect to say that O'Dea doesn't reciprocate.

keane2097

In fairness James Collins even mentioned on Twitter at the start of the campaign that he was reusing some old canvassing material and so not all of it would mention Willie.

I did notice someone put up some really old posters of Willie describing him as part of Bertie's team for Limerick. Not convinced these were hung by official members of the O'Dea machine!

stuckintipp

topcat72 wrote: »

I can confirm ths ' That Frankie's a nice fella' verbatim quote from the FF canvasser. Also noted how Collins posters say vote O'Dea Number 2 ( or continue preference etc) but O'Dea's don't reciprocate .
I still think there is enough of a left of centre vote ( after SF ) to elect either Leddin or Jan O'Sullivan , depending on how transfers go.

Willie wants his vote to stay with him, then go local, not to another FF colleague. Another FF colleague will mean some wane in his clout and his ability to get those minor things done that he thrives in. Willie is the Limerick city Healy Rae

Granadino

All banging on about the environment, but the amount of waste leaflets/flyers coming in from politicians in the letterbox, not to mention the posters on poles....

c.p.w.g.w

Granadino wrote: »

All banging on about the environment, but the amount of waste leaflets/flyers coming in from politicians in the letterbox, not to mention the posters on poles....

Including the Green Party too

pigtown

There's a Labour candidate in Mayo who is distributing 5000 saplings instead of leaflets

s7ryf3925pivug

pigtown wrote: »

There's a Labour candidate in Mayo who is distributing 5000 saplings instead of leaflets

That's both impressive and expensive.

keane2097

When did paper leaflets become bad for the environment?

c.p.w.g.w

keane2097 wrote: »

When did paper leaflets become bad for the environment?

Its utterly wasteful...Each party should have a website with all the information as well as maybe a Youtube Q&A for their potential constituents...Its just one of the many issues facing the environment and the current economic model of unsustainable "growth", make lots of deposable stuff

martyc5674

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Its utterly wasteful...Each party should have a website with all the information as well as maybe a Youtube Q&A for their potential constituents...Its just one of the many issues facing the environment and the current economic model of unsustainable "growth", make lots of deposable stuff

Agree with this but unless it’s regulated the poster lunacy will continue. I think the posters should be numbered and a limit of say 100 per candidate.
The likes of Willie has thousands of posters up cos he knows he’s safe, therefore he’ll recoup his expenses.

sioda

Go with the French system blank billboards are erected at different points all election posters can only be displayed there and no where else.

s7ryf3925pivug

sioda wrote: »

Go with the French system blank billboards are erected at different points all election posters can only be displayed there and no where else.

Apparently a village can disallow posters or restrict them in this sort of manner.

s7ryf3925pivug

Was still unsure when I cast my vote. I'd favour the soc dems as a party, but I really don't like their candidate. Went with 1. Leddin, 2. O'Sullivan, 3. Blake. Filled up the rest of it to put aontu and national party last. Was more a vote against things than for anyone this time tbh.

Cookiemunster

Well after seeing the exit poll I'll stick with my prediction of 2 x FF, 1 x SF and 1 x FG (O'Donnell). We'll see tomorrow if I'm right!

c.p.w.g.w

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Well after seeing the exit poll I'll stick with my prediction of 2 x FF, 1 x SF and 1 x FG (O'Donnell). We'll see tomorrow if I'm right!

I have a really strange feeling that Frankie may sneak in, from talking to numerous people in the city today

moby2101

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Well after seeing the exit poll I'll stick with my prediction of 2 x FF, 1 x SF and 1 x FG (O'Donnell). We'll see tomorrow if I'm right!

Spot on I think

moby2101

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

I have a really strange feeling that Frankie may sneak in, from talking to numerous people in the city today

I'd get that looked at if I was you

chicorytip

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Well after seeing the exit poll I'll stick with my prediction of 2 x FF, 1 x SF and 1 x FG (O'Donnell). We'll see tomorrow if I'm right!

O'Donnell and Byrne may suffer from the anti FG backlash while O'Sullivan will hold firm.O'Dea's surplus won't be enough to bring Collins in.
1FF 1SF 1LAB 1FG.

moby2101

Willie has one of the largest surplus votes in Ireland....
Jan, lovely lady will loose .
Fg ran 2 appallingly bad candidates, KOD will get in and the Shinner

kilburn

c.p.w.g.w wrote:

I have a really strange feeling that Frankie may sneak in, from talking to numerous people in the city today

Frankie is a total clown and shame on the people of limerick if that Half wit gets in

Cookiemunster

chicorytip wrote: »

O'Donnell and Byrne may suffer from the anti FG backlash while O'Sullivan will hold firm.O'Dea's surplus won't be enough to bring Collins in.
1FF 1SF 1LAB 1FG.

Did you see the exit poll? The FG backlash didn't happen. They got the highest poll (admittedly by only 0.1%).

Labour got 3.6%. I stick with my prediction.

un5byh7sqpd2x0

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Did you see the exit poll? The FG backlash didn't happen. They got the highest poll (admittedly by only 0.1%).

Labour got 3.6%. I stick with my prediction.

It’s FGs lowest since 2002

Cookiemunster

Kylan Immense Handcuff wrote: »

It’s FGs lowest since 2002

That (if true) doesn't take away from the point I was making