There is a poll in todays Irish Daily Star (details from Journal.ie) by OI research. It is a telephone survey of a 1,000 voters on Sunday and Monday. The topline figures are as follows: Fine Gael 39 Labour 18 Fianna Fáil 17 Sinn Fein 10 Green Party 2 Independents/others 14 It is interesting to compare it to yesterdays poll in the independent which it dosent differ too differently from. Seats would be along the lines of Fianna Fail 31...
The European Liberal, Democratic and Reform Party have today launched an individual membership system for the European party. Now you no longer need to be a member of a National Party to be a member of the ELDR. for €25 a year you can become an associate member and you will get the following benefits: An Associate membership card, Home delivery of the quarterly ELDR newspaper, The ELDR electronic newsletter. Personalised invitations for selected events. Furthermore, associate members will...
Image via Wikipedia One of the interesting parts of elections is trying to figure out who will replace outgoing TD’s as this represents the minimum number of new TD’s that will enter the Dáil this year. 39 new TD’s are guaranteed to be elected during this General Election Campaign. Fianna Fáil has the highest number of retirees with 21 TD’s stepping down including some high profile names like Brian Cowen. Fine Gael have 8 TD’s stepping down and strangely in...
Image via Wikipedia Senator Dan Boyle, Chairman of the Green Party, has tweeted the following: There is a questioning of trust and an adding to uncertainty that is making the basis for being in government much more difficult. Are we about to see a General Election? Will the Greens pull out? Reuters has picked up on this story also. I wonder will the EU-IMF be putting pressure on the Greens too stay in government? Election.ie is rightly asking where...
Image via Wikipedia The results of the votes were announced today and the following were elected to the National Executive of Young Fine Gael. President: Eric Keane Vice-President: Bríd Murphy Dublin Organiser: Patrick Malloy East Organiser: Colum Roche North-West Organiser: Cillian Griffey South Organiser: Conor Crean National Panel: Graham Dullaghan, Carol Madigan, William Quill and Colm Taylor. As Graham topped the poll for the National Panel, he will take the third YFG Seat on the Fine Gael National Executive....
Image via Wikipedia There is a poll in tomorrows Sunday Business Post by Red C. The topline figures are as follows: Fianna Fail 18 (-6), Fine Gael 32 (+1), Labour 27 (+4), Sinn Fein 9 (-1), Green 4 (+1), Independent 10 (+1) Last months polls are here. Fine Gael have gained back one point of support and Labour have recovered the four points of support they lost last month. Fianna Fail are back down, after stalling last month at...
Image via Wikipedia Irish Minister for Europe, Dick Roche, has been re-elected as one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Liberal Democratic and Reform Party at its recent congress in Helsinki. He was originally elected last November at the ELDR’s congress in Barcelona. He was elected with 67% of the vote. The other Vice Presidents Elected were Graham Watson, of the UK Liberal Democrats, former leader of the ALDE grouping of the European Parliament and Vesna Pusic of the...
Enda Kenny yesterday announced his list of Deputy spokespersons. They are as follows: Special Responsibilities Name Food & Fisheries Shane McEntee TD CAP Reform Noel Coonan TD Forestry Tom Sheahan TD Telecommunications Michael D’Arcy TD Competition and Consumer Olivia Mitchell TD Protection Gaeltacht Dinny McGinley TD Lifelong Learning Ulick Burke TD & School Transport Enterprise & Employment Kieran O’Donnell TD Local & Community Development James Bannon TD Housing Terence Flanagan TD Public Expenditure Brian Hayes TD Banking & Credit...
Image via Wikipedia So tonight we get the third poll in a week! This one if from the Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI. The headline figures are as follows: Fianna Fail: 24+3. Fine Gael 24-3. Labour 33.+4. Green 2-2. Sinn Fein 8-2. Others 9 nc. In terms of leaders its: Cowen 19+1. Kenny 25+1. Gilmore 49 +3. This is compared with last Sundays Sunday Business Post/Red C Poll: Fine Gael 31 (-2) Fianna Fail 24,(nc) Labour 23 (-4) SinnFein 10 (+2)...
It looks like campaigning for the Irish Presidency has gotten underway yesterday. Fergus Finlay has written to the Labour Party asking for its nomination. Bertie Ahern signalled on RTÉ Radio One that he is interested in the Aras. Maman Poulet has the betting odds which are the ones to watch! David Norris 5/2 Brian Crowley 11/4 Michael D Higgins 3/1 John Bruton 7/1 Fergus Finlay 10/1 Sean Kelly MEP 10/1 Bertie Ahern 14/1 Mary Davis 16/1 Mairead McGuinness 16/1...
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