Month: May 2007

Electoral Register issues

Astute followers of the recent General Election in which there were a number of reports of problems with our national electoral register will doubtless be wondering where my comments on that issue might be. Rest assured that I haven’t forgotten about it and am working on collating the media reports of issues and tracking down …

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Oh dear… I’ll have to agree with FF.

Two Fianna Fail Ministers have suggested that the media are obsessed with the Taoiseach’s finances. I’d have to agree with them. There is a whole lot more that they can look at other than that issue. Like The likely fate of the newly discovered national monument in the middle of the M3 The divisive nature …

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E-Voting debacle… but not in ireland (!)

A few hours ago the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Douglas Bain, announced that electronic voting would be considered for future elections in Northern Ireland as a result of what he had seen in Scotland where e-voting was used this week for elections. Fast forward to now… the Scottish election is in a state …

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Stamp duty dominates FF manifesto launch…

…just not the way they’d want RTE News have THIS. Apparently Bertie got a bit garralous with Vincent Browne at the manifesto press conference. Spin handlers bungled a bit when Browne, apparently, was initially stopped by FF handlers from asking questions, which allowed him the opportunity to refer back to the good old days of …

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Election Constituencies

Update from McGarr Solicitors McGarr Solicitors have just posted an update on the Constitutional challenge to the Electoral boundaries. The case, which was to be heard today, has been adjourned on request of the Defendants. The case is now to belisted for mention again next Tuesday (8th May). Perhaps I am overly cynical and maybe …

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Pre-commute daily roundup – Spin cycle

Political Animal sighted in Dublin City Centre The Bert is back. He was spotted this afternoon glad-handing his way around the shopping districts near O’Connell Street. The spin was back. His choice of words, as ever, may have let him down slightly…. “I’m delighted with the excellent reaction I’m getting on the streets,” he told …

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