Daily Archives: June 4, 2009

A new addition to the family – Poppy!

June 4, 2009
By Stephen
A new addition to the family – Poppy!

Image by stephen.spillane via Flickr A non-political post!! So last night while out I get a phone call saying be carefull of the dog when coming home! This gets me all excited on the way home! She is a beautiful dog. She is a year old and a rescue. We think she is a cross between a Corgie and a Border Collie or a Alsation or even both. She is asleep on the chair next to me as I...

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Eve of Election Prediction

June 4, 2009
By Stephen
Eve of Election Prediction

So Predict09 have their final prediction up. They have the European Groupings as follows: EPP: 262 seats PES: 194 ALDE: 85 UEN/EC: 53 Greens-EFA: 50 EUL/NGL: 40 Ind/Dem: 23 Non-insrcit: 30 So the EPP will be the largest party by far in the next European Parliament. So Barroso is safe enough I would say. Looking at Ireland, they are predicting no major changes in the line up. They have the parties on the following (the increase is in realtion...

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Tomorrow, Please Vote Fine Gael number 1.

June 4, 2009
By Stephen
Tomorrow, Please Vote Fine Gael number 1.

The upcoming elections give the people of Ireland a chance to say enough is enough. Enough of this Government that wasted the boom, enough of Government that has not delivered, enough of a Government that is ensuring Ireland is one of the last European countries to recover from this Global Recession. As a young unemployed person, I want to see Fianna Fáil out as quickly as possible. A vote for Fine Gael tomorrow, is only the only the start...

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The Last Day

June 4, 2009
By Stephen
The Last Day

So today is the last day of the campaign. I have been mad on the campaign trail for the last few days actually going out canvassing during the day. Yesterday I went to Fermoy, Mitchelstown and Charleville with Colm Burke MEP (FG), alwell as canvassing in the evening. Today I was in Ballyvolane and Blackpool in Cork City as well as the City Centre canvassing for Colm. What a reaction we got. It was fantastic. He was well recieved...

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