7th Think Post: Finding Your Candidates Online
Below is my 7th Thinkaboutit.eu post. I have posted it in full so dont forget to rate it on the competition website! A problem for me during the last European Elections in 2004 was finding out about...
View ArticleIreland South – The Candidates
As most of you know, Cork is part of the Ireland South constituency for the European Elections. This compromises of Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. In the last elections in 2004 Ireland...
View ArticleThe party is over, now the work begins
So I am home from the Fine Gael Ard Fheis and what an Ard Fheis it was. Enda’s speech was as Yellow Roman Candles describes it “as good as it gets” for Enda, but it was the reaction to the speech which...
View ArticleTh!nk09: People don’t know what MEP’s do
On Monday after the Fine Gael Ard Fheis, UCC Young Fine Gael had a walk about in Cork City for Sean Kelly, a Fine Gael candidate in Ireland South. One member of the public asked to meet Sean Kelly, he...
View ArticleTomorrow, Please Vote Fine Gael number 1.
The upcoming elections give the people of Ireland a chance to say enough is enough. Enough of this Government that wasted the boom, enough of Government that has not delivered, enough of a Government...
View ArticleThe Next Election
Image via Wikipedia The next nationw-wide election we are due to have in Ireland is (barring a sudden General Election) is a Presidential Election. This is due at the latest October 2010 2011, but I...
View ArticleList: Irish MEPs and their Committees
If your like me, you will want to know what committees in the European Parliament the Irish MEPs have been assigned to. I have gleaned this information off the europarl website and some of ye might...
View ArticleThe Race for the Aras
Image via Wikipedia This year sees one of the most hotly contested Presidential elections in years. With candidates declaring from all parties and none, it will be interesting to see who actually...
View ArticleEuropean Elections 2014: Ireland South
I recently posted about those seeking election to Cork City Council, I am now turning to the European Elections and looking at who is running the European Elections. First up is Ireland South with its...
View ArticleThe Irish in Strasbourg
Its been a busy two days so far during this plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Following the re-election of Martin Schulz (DE, S&D) as President of the European Parliament...
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