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Can the Left be revived in Sligo/Leitrim

category sligo | politics / elections | other press author Thursday December 14, 2006 12:52author by Pat E. Report this post to the editors

TG4 MRBI Poll indicates collapse of left in Sligo.

The latest TG4 MRBI Poll for the Sligo/North Leitrim constituency gives Sinn Fein 6% and Labour 5% of the first preference vote - and the bulk of Harkin’s second preference transfers go to FF and FG.

Can the left be revived in Sligo/Leitrim? Has Joe Higgins got an organisation there?

MRBI POLL FIRST PREFERENCES

M. Comiskey (Fine Gael) 10%
J. Devins (Fianna Fail) 21%
I. Henry (Fine Gael) 4%
M. Harkin (Independent) 14%
S. MacManus (Sinn Fein) 6%
J. McGarry (Labour) 5%
J. Perry (Fine Gael) 26%
E Scanlon (Fianna Fail) 14%

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Sligo/Leitrim     info    Thu Dec 14, 2006 14:18 
   The job is open...     Jan Palach    Thu Dec 14, 2006 14:24 
   More importantly     reply to info    Thu Dec 14, 2006 14:26 
   No SP in Sligo     Justin M K    Thu Dec 14, 2006 15:01 
   Unelectable     SP member    Thu Dec 14, 2006 15:16 
   If only...     Socialist Party member    Thu Dec 14, 2006 15:21 
   bree could possibly make it     Ray S.    Thu Dec 14, 2006 16:59 
   EM..     SP member    Thu Dec 14, 2006 17:13 
   Still in labour     Ray S    Thu Dec 14, 2006 18:03 
 10   Poll     John    Thu Dec 14, 2006 18:47 
 11   ?     SP member    Thu Dec 14, 2006 19:13 
 12   Justin and Ray     C Maguire    Thu Dec 14, 2006 22:06 
 13   Bree a leftie - he supported Tax amnesty     Vincent Carty    Fri Dec 15, 2006 00:21 
 14   Blueshirt     Ray S.    Fri Dec 15, 2006 00:28 
 15   Bree did support Tax Amnesty - Fact     Vincent Carty    Fri Dec 15, 2006 00:33 
 16   Nostradamus is born again     Topper    Fri Dec 15, 2006 00:59 
 17   Left wing candidates     C Maguire    Fri Dec 15, 2006 01:03 
 18   Disgruntled     Marty B    Fri Dec 15, 2006 01:14 
 19   No true lefties in Sligo     Vincent Carty    Fri Dec 15, 2006 01:21 
 20   A Look it     Geraldine Rooney    Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:30 
 21   Tax Amnesty?     Young Socialist    Wed Dec 27, 2006 15:47 
 22   The tax amnesty     Bitter Socialist    Wed Dec 27, 2006 23:19 
 23   To bitter socialist.     once bitten    Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:14 
 24   Bin Charges     Sinom    Fri Dec 29, 2006 13:08 
 25   Off the Wall     Marty B    Fri Dec 29, 2006 13:29 
 26   Oh Please     Peter K    Fri Dec 29, 2006 14:27 
 27   What?     SP Member    Fri Dec 29, 2006 16:54 
 28   Criticism     Marty B    Fri Dec 29, 2006 23:34 
 29   FF/Labour pact     Vincent Carty    Fri Dec 29, 2006 23:43 
 30   Blueshirt     Marty B    Sat Dec 30, 2006 00:02 
 31   Left Wing alternative needed     Vincent Carty    Sat Dec 30, 2006 00:19 
 32   well     SP Member    Sat Dec 30, 2006 02:41 
 33   Marty B     once bitten    Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:02 
 34   Genuine Left     Marty B    Sat Dec 30, 2006 15:01 
 35   Nitpicking     M. Mahon    Sat Dec 30, 2006 15:35 
 36   Ideas required     Pat E.    Sat Dec 30, 2006 16:15 
 37   Thank you Pat.     Kevin Doyle    Sat Dec 30, 2006 17:53 
 38   Dream on     Realist    Sat Dec 30, 2006 18:12 
 39   more realism     Dave    Sat Dec 30, 2006 18:17 
 40   Black Propaganda     Marty B    Sat Dec 30, 2006 18:44 
 41   Realist     Kevin Doyle    Sat Dec 30, 2006 18:55 
 42   No words in my mouth please.     Kevin Doyle    Sat Dec 30, 2006 19:22 
 43   ISN and SP     Leftwatch    Sat Dec 30, 2006 21:18 
 44   Stalinist background     D. Jago    Sun Dec 31, 2006 15:55 
 45   Purely Practical     Cropbeye    Sun Dec 31, 2006 18:52 
 46   National question     M. R. Dolan    Mon Jan 01, 2007 00:22 
 47   Lackeys     Marty B    Mon Jan 01, 2007 15:03 
 48   Cop on marty     Vincent Carty    Mon Jan 01, 2007 15:57 
 49   Name calling     once bitten    Mon Jan 01, 2007 17:59 
 50   FF or FG     Marty B    Mon Jan 01, 2007 18:42 
 51   You don't have to be an expert     sp member    Tue Jan 02, 2007 01:23 
 52   A moment of wry humour     Pudsy    Tue Jan 02, 2007 02:13 
 53   Marty B's Myths     once bitten    Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:06 
 54   Accusation AND Abuse     Kevin Doyle    Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:25 
 55   Once bitten at Kazelin     J.J. Doyle    Tue Jan 02, 2007 13:32 
 56   Eureka     LeftWatch    Tue Jan 02, 2007 14:08 
 57   National Socialist     J.J. Doyle    Tue Jan 02, 2007 15:01 
 58   Once Bitten Exposed     Marty B    Tue Jan 02, 2007 15:32 
 59   This is getting silly     Doonesbury    Tue Jan 02, 2007 15:36 
 60   What?     Brian Harrison    Tue Jan 02, 2007 15:54 
 61   Yep €10     Doonesbury    Tue Jan 02, 2007 16:07 
 62   Transformation     Marty B    Tue Jan 02, 2007 16:36 
 63   More of the same     Doonesbury    Tue Jan 02, 2007 16:40 
 64   You have been exposed     Marty B    Tue Jan 02, 2007 17:05 
 65   From the silly to the Ridiculous     Doonesbury    Tue Jan 02, 2007 17:28 
 66   Right wing bigot     Marty B    Tue Jan 02, 2007 19:14 
 67   Marty     Doonesbury    Tue Jan 02, 2007 20:24 
 68   Orchestrated Campaign     Marty B    Wed Jan 03, 2007 00:08 
 69   Who are you on about Marty?     Vincent Carty    Wed Jan 03, 2007 01:23 
 70   The west's a mess     Movie buff    Wed Jan 03, 2007 09:54 
 71   Humble Thanks     Doonesbury    Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:45 
 72   Bizarre     Marty B    Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:58 
 73   Observation     Kevin Doyle    Wed Jan 03, 2007 13:03 
 74   Clarification please marty     Vincent Carty    Wed Jan 03, 2007 13:24 
 75   Jim O'Sullivan     pat c    Wed Jan 03, 2007 14:19 
 76   For the love of God     Doonesbury/Peter Casey    Wed Jan 03, 2007 14:36 


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