Dublin South candidates

[Victor Meldrew]

O'Leary was very generous letting Lee into South County in the first place. He is an excellent Councillor on DLRCOCO. I would expect him to poll very well

O'Leary is a Gent and a very decent ordinary bloke, he would balance the DS ticket.

He's also articulate and passionate on the economy.

[Victor Meldrew]

Double post...

[flavirostris]

Sure Maria Corrigan.

Maybe the media and the electorate won't bring up her relationship with Bertie's pal Joe Burke.

He's no longer the boss of Dublin Port and the suicide attempt was a long time ago.

The DPP dropped the charges of sexual harassment too.

Maybe people will have forgotten all about all this and the way Bertie got her into the Senate.

The Drumcondra Mafia links will do Corrigan no favours..esp. as Bertie is beginning to smell worse with every passing week

[Dunny]

But her outings in previous dail elections was poor at a time when FF were doing very well. I expect it will be a Brennan

In 2007, she got 5.2% of the FPV in an election where she was up against 2 FF Ministers and a former PD Minister for Government leaning votes. By the end of the count, she was 1700 votes ahead of Alex White. She is also ideally suited to attracting back some of Liz O'Donnells vote.

[Scribbler]

Don't forget Shaun the Plumber

YouTube- Sinn Féin's Shaun Tracey confronts Fine Gael's George Lee

He was certainly the best candidate on VB's programme that night. And by the way why try to belittle him. Do you refer to other candidates jobs?

[Dunny]

He was certainly the best candidate on VB's programme that night. And by the way why try to belittle him. Do you refer to other candidates jobs?

Does Shaun not work for Sinn Féin in Leinster House?

[Scribbler]

Does Shaun not work for Sinn Féin in Leinster House?

He does - that's his previous job which makes it even more ridiculous to mention it.

[kerrynorth]

O'Leary has to be in the running to take back that seat for FG . Remember he topped the poll in the locals and has earned the reputation of being a very hard worker with plenty of cop on. He handled himself very well on JD today.

O'Leary I reckon would be mad to run. Alex White is the nailed on certainly to win. FG will be a bad taste on the mouths of Dublin South voters in the by-by-election. The only circumstance whereby O'Leary could possibly entertain running would be the cast iron promise of a Seanad seat if Kenny becomes Taoiseach - but Kenny cannot offer that seeing as he is going to abolish it!

[Scribbler]

There's probably little chance of the bye-election happening at all before the general election (based on Donegal).

[dotski_w_]

The only circumstance whereby O'Leary could possibly entertain running would be the cast iron promise of a Seanad seat if Kenny becomes Taoiseach - but Kenny cannot offer that seeing as he is going to abolish it!

Not really, there would be a Seanad elected/appointed in the month(s) after the next GE, so there would be seats going - the soonest the new Govt could conceivably abolish it would be mid-term, and more likely at the same time as the following GE.

Agree that White must be odds-on if there is a bye-election though .... in a way, FG may not be keen to have it, but if they don't it reduces their leverage to push for Donegal SW ... Mind you, do they want 2 bye-elections which are won by LP and SF?