As the election was announced yesterday, I noticed messages appearing in my Facebook feed like this one: It would seem that Fine Gael have launched a facebook widget which is linked from their website. It is an interesting move from the party and I wonder how it will play out on Facebook. I myself am a bit sceptical because it seems to be trying to use American Campaign techniques, and I am not sure how it will go down. It also is not...
Image via Wikipedia Fine Gael have today have “stood down” the party website for 3 to 4 weeks and replaced it with a crowd-sourcing site to ask the people of Ireland their view on what the Parties policies should be. In an email to members launching the “new” site leader Enda Kenny had this to say: Fine Gael want to invite people from all walks of life to join with us and help build our plans and ideas for...
Image via Wikipedia During the Local and European Elections back in 2009 I tried to keep a bit of Canvass Diary to chart the mood and feelings and experiences on the Canvass Trial. For the upcoming General Election I plan to try and post about what is happening on the ground, where ever I end up canvassing! So my General Election campaign started today with a canvass for Senator Jerry Buttimer in Cork South Central. We started in an...
Image via Wikipedia Senator Dan Boyle, Chairman of the Green Party, has tweeted the following: There is a questioning of trust and an adding to uncertainty that is making the basis for being in government much more difficult. Are we about to see a General Election? Will the Greens pull out? Reuters has picked up on this story also. I wonder will the EU-IMF be putting pressure on the Greens too stay in government? Election.ie is rightly asking where...
Twice in the last week I have received e-mails from Fathers.ie in relation to their latest campaign. Now this is not normally an issue for me, but it is because they are to my private email account. That is something I do not want. Most press releases I receive are to the email account associated with this blog, (that is stephen(at)stephenspillane(dot)com) and I don’t mind that. That is what it is for. To receive stories, requests, ideas and press...
Continuing my search through the papers from yesterday for coverage of the YFG Conference at the weekend, the only paper with articles about the conference is the Irish Independent and they have two articles. The first article is on Simon Coveney’s speech and his promise to give up his ministerial car if he is appointed a Minister. “If I become a minister, I will not accept a state car. I’m telling you that now. You can quote me on...
Image via Wikipedia The results of the votes were announced today and the following were elected to the National Executive of Young Fine Gael. President: Eric Keane Vice-President: Bríd Murphy Dublin Organiser: Patrick Malloy East Organiser: Colum Roche North-West Organiser: Cillian Griffey South Organiser: Conor Crean National Panel: Graham Dullaghan, Carol Madigan, William Quill and Colm Taylor. As Graham topped the poll for the National Panel, he will take the third YFG Seat on the Fine Gael National Executive....
Image via Wikipedia Enda Kenny yesterday addressed the YFG conference twice. Once during the Prime Time speech and once during the Gala Banquet last night. Both his speeches were well received by the audience. Below is the text of his speech from the Prime Time session. Yesterday was the anniversary of the proudest day in the life of a young man when he got elected to the national parliament of the country he loved. This young man found himself...
I had a quick sconce the Sunday Independent (5th story down) this morning and they had picked up on one of the motions passed yesterday. The motion was about the Croke Park Deal. It stated as follows: 5) Young Fine Gael proposes that the Croke Park Agreement be rescinded in accordance with Section 28 of the Agreement. (Section 28 states that all commitments are subject to no unforeseen deterioration in the Government’s fiscal position). It was passed by an...
Image via Wikipedia Last night I attended the Hustings in UCC for the National Executive Elections which takes place this weekend in Charleville. All the candidates gave good speeches and so it will be a hard choice on Saturday on who to vote for. The candidates are as follows: President Eric Keane – Clare YFG Vice President Alan Gallagher – Dublin South YFG Bríd Murphy – Cork South-West YFG National Panel Bernard Aherne – University College Dublin YFG Graham...
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