We are finally at D Day. Campaigns are officially launched, nominations closed but most importantly debate season has begun and questions have to be asked and answered (or avoided but we’ll know what they are doing). —— In case you missed Senator Norris’s remarks at the end of his quest for nominations at Dublin City […]
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Happy Super Tuesday! ‘Super’ for two reasons. Firstly the 7 councils who are considering motions of support for independent candidates today. The diary for the day is as follows (with the candidate who is schmoozing seeking a nomination beside them. Donegal 10am Dana Cork County 11am ? – Norris Waterford City 1pm – Both […]
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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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