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Campaign Diary #11

October 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on Campaign Diary #11 · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

More movie watching for you today. Martin the Movie – in the west last weekend. It’s 10 minutes long and includes footage from Roscommon hospital protests, no mention of the similar health and services cuts in Northern Ireland from the government he is a part of. He said if elected he’d raise the issue with […]

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Sean Gallagher and the way he might look at you

October 10th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

My other half and her mother met Sean Gallagher in Letterkenny on Saturday. The ‘mother in law’ heard he was going to be in town so bus times were checked and there was going to be a run in for messages made. ‘Where is he, I wonder what time he’s going to be in at?’ […]

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Presidential Pay

October 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

Last week on the Last Word during a review of Vincent Browne’s ‘Big’ Presidential debate, I addressed the issue of Presidential Salaries and my opinion on the futility of questions being asked about the issue during interviews and debates. Kites being flown by various candidates on the matter lead to questions being asked and the […]

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Campaign Diary #10 – Celebrity Edition

October 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

Given that Presidential campaigns are more about personalities destroying them than about political parties, the celebrity endorsement has been a feature of elections since 1990. As the campaign continues we can expect to see (sort of) famous people arrive to speak at meetings for candidates or release statements.  Not all at once mind but more […]

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Late night canvassing in Harcourt Street

October 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

A vote for Mitchell is a vote for the future seemingly.

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