FF Win Large Majority in Údarás na Gaeltachta Elections

[TKwhiskers]

Fianna Fáil have won an overall majority in the Údarás na Gaeltachta Elections.

4 Seats in Galway
2 Seats in Donegal
1 Seat in Mayo
2 Seats in Kerry

The party has taken a total of 9 out of the 17 seats up for grabs on the board of Údarás, which promotes the Irish language and oversees the economic welfare of Gaeltacht areas.

[pder]

Any other info or sites with info?
How are the PDs,greens,SF doing?

[TKwhiskers]

No sites seem to be reporting it, there will probably be an update on the 6 O'Clock news. Trying to get a full breakdown now.

[MartinP]

You getting this info from a media outlet? I watched some of the Údarás 2005 earlier in the afternoon, but at that stage it was only first counts in places, with nobody deemed victorious in Conamara (where FF now have four seats). Some second counts were in elsewhere.

To the person who asked about the provos and Greens. The provos won't take a seat in Conamara. They probably will in Donegal (seemed that way earlier). I think their third and last candidate was in Meath and I didn't see anything on that. The Greens had someone in Mayo who won't take a seat.

Sorry if any of my information is off, I'm trying to remember what I saw a few hours ago on TG4.

[MartinP]

Radío na Gaeltachta, ma bíonn tú abalta é a thuiscint.

[TKwhiskers]

You getting this info from a media outlet?

No.

[MartinP]

At present in Galway Tomás Ó'Curraoin is in 6th place with 1046 votes. Following the first count he was in 7th so he has improved. I didn't catch who was in 5th at the moment.

[MartinP]

Provos have taken a seat in Donegal.

[rockofcashel]

Really ? You mean us Shinners, the anti-thesis of Democracy, who had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the democratic process by the good burghers in FF, FG, Lab, PD's, Greens etc etc have won another democratic election ? Surely not.

I mean for a party who hate democracy, dont know what democracy means, dont know anything about democracy, to be democratically elected to

The Dail,
County Councils,
Town Councils,
Borough Councils,
The European Parliament,
Westminister,
Councils all over the Six Counties,
NI Assembly,

and now Udaras

wow how the hell does that happen ?

makes you think dont it ?

ps

the only political chamber that SF have not got political representation on, that they contest is the Senate, and sure we all know thats an undemocratic body.

pps

Of course we're not counting Mary White (just in case barry complains)

[pder]

Can we keep this thread to facts and results about the election,not sf bashing or self praise.thanks