EU Elections 2024 - Results

I’d take all the celebrities over Barry Cowan

His drunk driving was forgotten about with all the far-right candidates

He’s not fit to represent Ireland in any capacity

I actually agree with you on this tbh. But there's an irony though, you entirely discount the criticisms they're rightfully facing in relation to propaganda on Ukraine et... That's not a legit criticism in your eyes for some reason.

Yet it's those who critique them can't let go! Highly amusing 🤣

They went for the contrarian anti establishment vote but they went too far. Luckily, and I didn’t see this coming, the people from WexFord and Ireland south hate Dublin and Brussels slightly less than Moscow since it invasion of Ukraine.

Perhaps the influx of Ukrainian refugees insured that. A short sharp dose of tragedy on their doorsteps stopped them taking the piss out of the Dubs.

And what a wake up call it was for many of the Nessas and granny’s around the country. Devs ireland looked a lot less attractive when peppered with a dose of foreign displacement.

Absolutely shameless bunch of animals

not going down the machine route and keeping the system as it is has the following advantages :-

(1) Saves on foreign exchange

(2) no storage costs

(3) no maintenance costs - during and between elections

(4) gives employment to locals

(5) it is a tradition that is ALMOST exclusive to Ireland and creates a ‘bit’ of excitment. And because of its exclusivity I could see it becoming An ELECTION FESTIVAL - think music/cultural/arts/sports/etc, festivals. If so, then we are into more economic activity and a bit of foreign exchange earning. Some geniuses with their thinking caps on may be able to make it happen. No matter what way you look at it, it’s an exciting time

In the immortal words of young Elsa...'let it go, let it go'....though it's highly amusing reading the haters with their tired clichéd, childish and cowardly abuse...🤣🤣

Yeah imagine critiques of Western Imperialism carried in media hostile to Western Imperialism...shocking, messanger allegedly invalidates the message does it? ....wait until they hear about Mickey Martin welcoming President Xi to Ireland and begging him to resume beef exports, but at least we don't trade with the Saudi Arabia - theocracy. Oh wait! human rights abuses, what human rights abuses? Away with your nonsense..

You could have just said 'I agree with you, you're spot on' and left it at that, you didn't disagree with a single point, good lad!

Ask Mick,they love is blind

I think it's interesting how the European elections attract "celebrity" candidates when the local or general elections don't. Is it because someone with little or no political experience can enter politics at a high-level, gain the cachet and salary without having to worry about close scrutiny or Mrs O'Donnell endlessly phoning to complain about the pothole at the end of her road?

Looking at the changes in the European parties I realized something, ID gained 9 seats but they no longer have the German AFD in their party compared to last time.

So that +9 is a bigger jump than you'd realize, as they've gained 9 new seats and replaced the 9 they lost from the Germans getting kicked out.

AFD went 9 to 15 on their own this time around and those are included in the independent unaligned group.

You are largely correct and it is a direct consequence of the variant of PR that we use. Were we using one of the various party list PR variants, there would probably be more emphasis on the policies / political (ie ideological) positions of the parties in the elections and much less on issues such as whether person X or Y is a nicer / better person to elect…