The Donegal News reports this that former Fine Gael member and current current Letterkenny Town Councillor Jimmy Harte is considering joining the Labour Party. The paper reports that Councillor Harte confirmed contact had been made by senior Labour Party officials in recent weeks. He is considering the proposition and the carrot of a nomination to […]
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I’m getting my fill of elections and politics at the moment by watching as much as possible on the happenings across the water and less so up the road in Northern Ireland. As interesting as the politics is the communication methods being used, the lessons learnt from US Election 2008 and the moves forward that […]
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The Irish Catholic reports (not sure of publication date) that there is growing support for a concientious objector or ‘religious freedom’ amendment to the Civil Partnership Bill. (h/t Ian) Amongst the TD’s quoted as being supportive are Mattie McGrath (FF – Tipperary South) and Lucinda Creighton (FG Dublin South East) Irish Catholic editor (and former […]
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Do you think Fintan O’Toole was proposing to offer Eamon Gilmore a glass of TK red lemonade and thus fight off the coke and pepsi politics? Photo on Labour’s Flickr Stream and taken on Sunday 10th in Artane/Whitehall. If anyone ever manages to canvas me I’ll get a picture and give them a glass of […]
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 […]