Rathmines, Inner City, Pembroke

[mattt]

Michael Turley, God help us if that is the standard of politics in Dublin SE. You make it sound more like an election for a class rep in UCD. Mind you, it might work in Pembroke but hardly in the SEIC.

[cllr]

Interesting comments on Pembroke, With his name Andrews should do it ok, not a typical Labour area but the wind behind them Lacey could get second and depending on positioning the last seat will go to Mc Cartan (not creighton) of FG or Wheeler - really depends on Hederman of the PD's do and where her transfer go.

In SEIC it is straigtforward: Humphreys first, Doolin second and after a long count Keegan rertains it for FF.

Rathmines, Still stands at Donnelly (FF), Freehill (Lab), Meade (Green) and last one between FG/Quinn (lab) or sneak in PD candidate - fogotten his name.

[michaelturley]

tralee,

I've been out and about for a couple of months now and apart from the odd predictable ranter the feedback has been positive. Anti-government sentiment, while apparent, is exaggerated.

mattt,

I respectfully suggest that I might have more informed knowledge about what works in SEIC than you seeing as that was where I did nearly all of my work with FF before being selected for Pembroke.

[Pollster]

On the 19th of January the selection convention for Pembroke and SEIC for the Labour party will be held. Lacey and Humphreys at this moment in time don't appear to be challenged. Yet rumor among the Party hacks is that with private polling showing Labour support with the Rabbitte bounce suggest their could be a second candidate, added in Pembroke and possible the SEIC also.

MY prediction for:
Rathmines: 1 Green, 1 FF and 2 Labour
Pembroke: 1 FF, 1 Labour and Green/FG (too close to call)
SEIC:1 Labour, 1 SF and 1 FF

[sean15]

Yet rumor among the Party hacks is that with private polling showing Labour support with the Rabbitte bounce suggest their could be a second candidate, added in Pembroke and possible the SEIC also.

We all know hat no party has done private polls in the last few months!!
Pull the other one!!

[michaelturley]

I hate to say it but O'Shea has hardly registered on the scene in SEIC - the soft Green vote which Wheeler might expect in Pembroke does not exist to the same extent in SEIC.

[lauriea]

[quote]Well, this isn't a general election! You hardly have to be a household name to get a seat on City Council - how many Councillors can you name?


You have to have some kind of profile or you wont get elected, so that statement is a bit silly, I can name a lot of cllrs, will I start party wise or electoral area wise?

[joemomma]

You have to have some kind of profile or you wont get elected, so that statement is a bit silly, I can name a lot of cllrs, will I start party wise or electoral area wise?

'Some kind of profile' is not the same as 'household name'. The point is that with the right work on the ground an unknown can get elected in a local election. Obviously to get elected you need to be known in your area, but in my experience most Councillors are not well-known outside of their own area or political circles.

Obviously here on politics.ie there are plenty of people who take an interest in this sort of thing and so are more likely to be able to name local politicians.

[michaelturley]

FF are running something like 900 candidates for the local elections - it would be impossible for them all to achieve recognition as a 'household name'.

[apkavanagh]

In rural Ireland most people will know a few of the candidates...apart from maybe the new populations in the commuter belt counties such as Westmeath and Laois. In Dublin a large percentage of the electorate might not know any of the candidates. So this is where work on the ground before an election or effective canvassing may pay off. Mind you, a large chunk of the people who don't know any of the candidates generally tend not to vote in local elections.