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Entries Tagged as 'Elections'

Poster watch, Celebrities, and sightings of former economics correspondents

May 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Elections, Irish Politics, Social Media

All this and more over at the lastest web election round up on Irishelection.com Many thanks for all the tip offs – keep them coming 🙂

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It’s not every day you find a politician up a pole

May 10th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics

Driving through Raphoe in Co. Donegal today a wannabe councillor was spotted up a ladder putting up posters! Now this was not just any candidate – so the car was stopped and camera rooted for. My partner’s relatives are now confirmed in their thoughts that I’m a lunatic as I decide to approach Frank McBrearty […]

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Strongly Independent, weakly Fianna Fáil?

May 8th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics, Uncategorized

The tales of bad receptions on doorsteps and signs warning FF/Green Party canvassers to stay away continue to accelerate.  Finding posters of Fianna Fail candidates from Dublin to Letterkenny today was difficult – lots of the Chairman (more about him and the way he might smile at you later) and plenty for various  Sinn Fein, […]

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Good Luck

May 6th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Blogging, Elections, Irish Politics

Before getting really stuck in with regards to candidates, campaigns, issues and the like I do want to wish the best to anyone who decides to run in the forthcoming elections and those who support them.  I may not support your causes (a list of those who’ve caught my eye is being made) but I’m […]

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Caption that!

May 4th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics

Don’t know who Daddy or baby are – it was taken last week at a reception for Labour Party candidates and supporters in Dublin – wonder if we can get baby kissing pics of all the party leaders? I think Eamon Gilmore was in Kilarney over the weekend – did Kieran from Ice Cream Ireland […]

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