Some of the ‘clamour’ to get David Norris nominated has been nasty but I was going to ignore it whilst marvelling at the fact he was running again, getting nominations signed despite the letter, the terribly worded explanations and the poorly run campaign. While Norris himself was working behind the scenes this week seeking nominations […]
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Campaign buses, poster trucks and samba bands are being reported the last few days as operations swing into gear and nominations are confirmed. This pic was sent to me of the Mary Davis bus spotted over the weekend. Those buses don’t come cheap. So Mary has taken to her kitchen to look for […]
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Think it’s time to start the campaign diary entries again. Thanks to Rick O’Shea for the first poster find from the ploughing (where all the candidates tweeted that they had a marvellous time but I’m not sure how much ploughing they saw!) Martin McGuinness declared on Sunday morning and lo and behold the campaign posters […]
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Tonight I am speaking at a meeting where Michael D Higgins will be talking about equality. A number of people who are passionate about equality were asked if they would speak at the meeting and endorse his candidacy. I didn’t hesitate. It’s no surprise to many that I would have long been a fan of […]
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Gay Mitchell’s campaign to convince us he is an inclusive candidate for the Presidential election steps up a gear with this video.
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