Local/ EU elections who will you Vote for

Given the fact that it's literally only posters with existing extreme views that seems to care so strongly about, I'm not sure if it's a major concern.

Blighe, the guy who made up attempted kidnapping stories, what a stellar candidate... I'm pretty confident he'll perform poorly… A citizen or resident. In terms of local election candidates, the role is incredibly limited and the weird interpreter scenario you've proposed has never actually happened, it would be pretty impossible to even canvas let alone win. Can you point to such a candidate running? I'm betting you can't.

Given the fact that it's literally only posters with existing extreme views that seems to care so strongly about, I'm not sure if it's a major concern.

It's not a major concern for me. I wasn't even aware of it until I just read about it. All the same, I don't think asylum seekers should be voting in our elections unless they've received permission to stay. It's a fairly anomalous situation really. What kind of stake in society does someone who could be told they have to leave have?

Would it not have been even more satisfying to not give him a vote at all?

Could be interesting to analyse voting patterns with 23 or 27 candidates on the ballot.

I wonder would a larger number of voters than usual give up at 5th or 6th preference.

Struggling to see SF not take a seat in MNW. Would prefer Gildernew to MacManus - one less MEP shilling for Russia would be good result

A bit taken aback today - I managed to vote in the local elections , which is grand , but i wanted to vote Chris MacManus MEP but was told I cant (because I am a brit I cannot vote in the MEP elections) because of Brexit. Well I have lived in Ireland for over 30years and have no plans to go back to Blighty to live , have 2 Irish born children , and half Irish wife and if I were living in Britain I would not have voted to leave Europe. - so I am European, cannot vote for my choice of MEP. - Just didnt do my research before going to polling station and thought I would be able to vote for MEP - I realised I cannot vote in Irish referendums though, fair enough - I didnt know I was barred from voting MEP's though

The one candidate I voted for in the locals was the only one on the list without a picture. How does that even happen? Surely he lost a few votes because of that....

You could apply for Irish citizenship
no good to you today, but should ensure you have you say next time around

My top two in the Euro's haven't a hope but I was glad to see Ogle's stance on Irelands lack of defence spending - Cyber and Military - so gave him number one. Al-Qadri got a sympathy trickle and is quite moderate but will prob go out in round one also. Don't think I've given FG a vote preferential or otherwise since Bertie Ahern was Taoiseach but I fear Clare Daly might get enough transfers to sneak back in so held my nose from FF down.

Brendan Ogle (Ind)
Umar Al-Qadri (Ind)
Lynn Boylan (SF)
Ciaran Cuffe (Green)
Barry Andrews (FF)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Lab)
Regina Doherty (FG)

Ind/Ind already sitting candidates in the locals that aren't promoting NIMBYism and assist with the locality (sports clubs, play areas for kids, green spaces, allotments etc.). One of them is quite the opposite and engages An Bord Pleanala to speed up decision making so things can progress so she will definitely need support as there is local annoyance at change.

why not vote for the most competent person rather than sexism against men?

It's happening though, it's always happened like when all the polish arrived, this is on a different scale though, you couldn't round up 300 polish in the one building and bus them off to vote, you might be lucky to get 10/20 in the one workplace. It seems to be only the FG/FF/SF and the Greens though, interested to see how it plays out.

Well I voted today just after lunch. I am ashamed to say at least 50 per cent of my family will not vote.

In the European election I gave Ming 100 abd that idiot Peter Casey 10,000. They will not get in from my vote anyway.