Posts Tagged ‘ Convention ’

Donegal South West By-Election: FG in the starting blocks.

January 13, 2010
By Stephen
Donegal South West By-Election: FG in the starting blocks.

Image via Wikipedia Fine Gael is set to hold its Convention for the Donegal South West By-election on February 15th. Joe McHugh TD (Donegal North East) has been appointed Director of Elections for the bye-election for Fine Gael. This will be a very interesting race considering the goings on over the budget at the County Council. Fianna Fail might not be too popular, but with it being a Fianna Fail seat up for grabs who knows what will happen....

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Cork South Central LEA: FG running two candidates!!!

November 4, 2008
By Stephen

Yes, I am delighted! I attended the Cork South Central convention last Friday in Ballphehane Community Centre. I did keep people on twitter informed of the happenings at it. At the Convention both sitting Councillor Denis (Dino Cregan) and Emmet O’Halloran seeked nominations and I was delighted when we were told that we would be running two candidates, something which I had hoped for! Best of luck to the two candidates who gave brilliant speeches on the night. Its...

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Convention Time hits Cork South Central!

October 7, 2008
By Stephen

Well three conventions take place in the Cork South Central Dáil Constituency this week. I have a vote in one of them, Cork South West Local Electoral Area . This is where it gets strange. I don’t live in Cork South West LEA, I live in Cork South Central LEA, in which I don’t have a vote! This is all due to my branches which are in Cork South West. They are Michael Collins Branch (Bandon Road) and UCCYFG....

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UN Convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities

April 4, 2008
By Stephen

I should have picked up on this alot earlier. But anyway 20 coutries have ratified the Convention meaning it can enter into force so who are these twenty enlightened countries? Bangladesh – 30 November 2007 Croatia – 15 August 2007 Cuba – 6 September 2007 Ecuador – 3 April 2008 El Salvador – 14 December 2007 Gabon – 1 October 2007 Guinea – 8 February 2008 Hungary – 20 July 2007 India – 1 October 2007 Jamaica – 30...

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