2009 Byelections

On George Lee

February 8, 2010
By Stephen
On George Lee

Image via Wikipedia So George Lee has resigned from Fine Gael and from the Dáil. This isn’t good news for Fine Gael, George Lee or the people of Dublin South. Its not exactly good news of Fianna Fail either. Labour will probably win the seat in the next by-election. My own feelings on his resignation is fairly well summed up by the cartoon over on Caricatures Ireland. It takes more then nine months to make an impact on party...

Read more »

Donegal South West – Bye-Election

June 8, 2009
By Stephen
Donegal South West – Bye-Election

So its looking like Pat “The Cope” Gallagher will be elected to the European Parliament at some point tonight or tomorrow morning which means he will not be voting on the motion of no confidence in the Dáil. It also means that there will be another bye-election this year. This time it takes place in Donegal South West. Donegal South West is a 3 seat constituency. In the General Election in 2004 the results were like this (from Electionsireland.org)...

Read more »

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...

Read more »

Dublin Central: Donohoe Vs Bacik?

May 9, 2009
By Stephen
Dublin Central: Donohoe Vs Bacik?

Accroding to an opinion poll in tomorrows Sunday Independent for the Dublin Central the voting figures are as follows. Paschal Donohoe (FG) 28% Ivana Bacik (Lab) 20% Maureen O Sullivan (Ind) 18% Mauice Ahern (FF) 10% Sinn fein (Not Selected) 3% David Geary (Green) 2% Malachy Stenson (SWP) 1% Undecided 18% Its less then four weeks to the election and it looks like Fianna Fail will be beaten into fourth place in the Dublin Central Byelection. The race for...

Read more »

George Lee’s Convention Speech

May 9, 2009
By Stephen

I found this  on my facebook home page and had to post it. Quite a good speech for a convention speech and very inspiring. He hits a few nails on the head. Watch it! He even praises Enda! Go on Lee! Vote Lee number 1!

Read more »

“By George we got Lee”

May 6, 2009
By Stephen
“By George we got Lee”

So George Lee the now former Economics Editor of RTÉ will be standing for Fine Gael in the Dublin South By Election. Personally I am delighted that George is running for us in Dublin. Hes name was mentioned to me on a number of occasions but I was told he turned us down. How wrong those people were! George Lee is a man with his finger on the pulse of the Irish Economy. He warned us for years, and...

Read more »