Via Irishelection.com’s Twitter service. They are also saying that McDowell will lose his seat to the Green’s John Gormley!! Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
A Belfast Telegraph report has the Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams early reaction to his party’s performance in the Irish General Election.. as well as the more pointed comments from Fianna Fail director of elections PJ Mara. Party leader Gerry Adams said he believed Fianna Fail may have benefited from Bertie Ahern’s contribution to peace in the North. “Sinn Fein isn’t putting our heads down and going away – we have a job of work to do,” Mr. Adams said. …
Just had a text from Irishelection.com suggesting that Mary Harney will retain her seat. Noel Grealish looks safeish too. But the Tanaiste, Michael McDowell, is likely to have to wait until the end of proceedings to see whether or not he has a seat to go back to, never mind the hotseat at the Ministry of Justice. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media …
FG Mairead McGuinness concedes in Louth… so no second seat there for Fine Gael… Also Harry is calling Meath East two FF, which I’m guessing would see the previously unfancied Tommy Byrne oust the long term favorite Dominic Hannigan. Harry with the rest of his 1.30 remarks: Fine Gael have had a good election and will make gains of something in the order of 15 seats. They have had a good election, but not as good as their main rivals. …
Political Thicko’s ‘reasons to be cheerful’… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
First victim of the Sinn Fein no show… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Simon has the detail… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Informal predictions on RTE make for some interesting reading: FF 79; FG 50; Lab 19; Green 6; SF 5; Ind 4. IIRC, that’s down ten seats!! Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Before the off Mairtin muses on the possibility of Sinn Fein eclipsing Labour on (what’s left of) the left. Simon at Ireland’s hardest working blog, Irishelection.com on the story so far. Check out their mysay site for the latest pod reports from around the country. If you have something to add, wherever you are, join in! Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and …
World by Storm is expressing what a few people that Slugger has spoken also feel: that the left (and the right) is getting crunched in favour of the ‘big battalions’ (ie Fianna Fail and Fine Gael), in a way that few in the media seems to have anticipated. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across …
Looks like some bad news for Sinn Fein, but their inveterate rivals on the right could be no more after this dust up. Mary HarneyThe Irish Times reports: …with 74 per cent of the boxes opened, PD leader Michael McDowell is in serious trouble and looks like being in a dog fight with Green Party chairman John Gormley for the last seat. In Laois-Offaly, PD president Tom Parlon is in serious difficulty, and with more than 70 per cent of …
Looks like MaryLou could struggle in Dublin Central: Bertie Ahern 1 3/4 quota Mary Lou 7.1% Labour 15% Tony Georgry 13% Pascal Donohoe 10%. Sean Crowe and Larry O’Toole may struggle to keep in the game: Dub nth east – FF 39% FG 21% LAB 15% SF 15%; and Dub sth wst – FF 38% FG 18% LAB 21% SF 16. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics …
With Paddy Power paying out on Bertie as Taoiseach, this race is not looking anywhere near as tight as it promised. “Five more years”, says Harry. Irishelection.com and Politics.ie have rolling reports on first tallies. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
If there has been an underperformance on the part of Sinn Fein, it may largely be connected with a rise in turn out in areas outside the working class areas where they’ve built their core support. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
If the RTE exit poll is to be believed the main government party is likely to stay in position, though it it depends on how badly marked the PDs are by Fine Gael’s modest progress, whether they will have to swap partners. Interestingly, Sinn Fein and the Greens are at the lower end of heir recent poll readings. There is an error margin of about 2% per cent on these figures. Fianna Fáil is on 41.6% – marginally above what …
Again in that Doughty Street discussion one thing became clear was the huge inertia that exists within the Republic’s political system. Hopes of political renewal are often quickly dashed when, as Fintan O’Toole notes in his CiF blog this evening, the election result gives into weeks of internal horsetrading, and out comes an amalgam of government parties who’s capacity to make clear executive decisions are further curtailed by the preordained priorities of the social partners. Consensus government at its very …
We’re picking up rumours of valid voters being prevented from voting. We have no indication of scale or geographical spread, but it is hardly surprising, since the register was thought to be up 15% inaccurate by polling day, and the parties had already assembled their legal teams well in advance. The final scale will tell whether this is a story with legs… It is, as they say, too early to tell… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has …
There’s already a minority administration in Scotland and, despite earlier reports to the contrary, a similar arrangement is a distinct possibility in Wales [pending a last minute volte-face by the Lib-Dems – Ed]. ‘Here’ that’s not currently an option.. but is it likely ‘there’? Pete Baker
Brian Feeney casts his eye south of the border. He reckons Sinn Fein nibbling on the edges of government will cause much agitation within the DUP. He’s possibly right. However the actual position of the DUP on seeing Sinn Fein walking into a future government may not be as clear cut as he suggests. In fact, Frank Millar went directly to the heart of the problem last month. “The Doc”‘s response: Given the decisions he has had to make, would …
I have to say, before this election, I was with Guido when he said, I don’t understand what Twitter’s all about. Now it’s been creatively put to work, I do! The BBC’s Pods and Blogs blog have picked up on IrishElection.com’s Twitter text service – which incidently tells us you don’t need to be signed up to Twitter get the result text – though it seems David Cochrane was ahead of the game. Chris also has an audio interview with …
