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First results back in

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  • 18-05-2002 11:18am
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    nanook
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    So it seems that the first part of the ballots are back. This new electronic voting seems to be the way forward for knowing the quick result but then again how tamper proof is it really. The news that Nora Owen did not get back in must have upset the FG apple cart but i just wonder is that the precident for the country, Nora Owen said that it will not be the norm as in the meath constituency the 2 FG seats where still FG and were not lost at all, now bear in mind that this is the one time leader of the country John Bruton, no matter how bad things are you will always elect the big boys, albert reynolds got back the same as all party leaders (P de Rossa ( i cant spell the irish for Francis) just about got back in on the last elction, if memory serves me right it was the 7th or 8th count that got him relected).

    This should be fun to see will Berties crew get the land slide that was predicted, will Mary Harney come acrop to the rath of the Taxi men of dublin and will Michael Noonan do any damage in his first election as the leader of his party.


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    dahamsta
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    will Michael Noonan do any damage in his first election as the leader of his party.

    And his last if he doesn't...

    adam


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    nanook
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    Judging soooooo far he is not even denting the electorate, but in all fairness I dont think he will be retiring just yet.


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    dahamsta
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    Judging soooooo far he is not even denting the electorate, but in all fairness I dont think he will be retiring just yet.

    Who said anything about retiring? :)

    adam


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    nanook
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    Originally posted by dahamsta
    will Michael Noonan do any damage in his first election as the leader of his party.

    And his last if he doesn't...

    adam

    and his last
    they dont get fired they usually bow out gracefully


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    Stephen
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    Heh, at the moment, FF are running away with it, FG are getting whipped, Labour doing fairly poorly, PD's and Sinn Féin doing better than expected.


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    sceptre
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    Don't forget FF always get most of the first 80 seats.

    Having said that, Phil Hogan's already starting trouble (read: getting ready to get behind the next leader so he can stab him in the back in five years)

    Wonder how he gets on with Michael Ring...

    (edit)
    John Bruton has also been fast to make fairly scathing remarks
    http://www.ireland.com/focus/election_2002/news/breaking/breaking86-18-05-02.htm


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    dahamsta
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    I hate to say it, but...

    Noonan resigns as FG leader

    adam


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    Lennoxschips
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    Dick Spring lost his seat.

    Feck.


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    dahamsta
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    So did Mitchell, Shatter, Clune, Curry, Owen, Dukes, Flanagan, Creed and Hayes!

    adam


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