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category national | politics / elections | opinion/analysis author Saturday March 05, 2011 13:52author by Graduate Report this post to the editors

Party Loyalty Unmasked - Be Aware of FF con-job before voting

FF, FG, Labour, ex-PDs, and other shades of establishement opinion are putting themselves forward as 'independents' in the upcoming election to Seanad Éireann. The mask of 'disability campaigner' or 'human rights advocate' is unfortunately the last refuge of some of them. This is most obvious on the university constituencies. Here I have outlined the party loyalties of some of them.

It's important that those few who do have a vote in these elections don't get conned into casting a vote for a party they do not support. Ballots are posted to registered graduates on 21 March and must be returned by 27 April.

Here are the canddiates for the National University of Ireland constituency:
CANNING, Thomas Paul Gabriel, Civil Engineer
COWLEY, Matthias Walter, Teacher
COYLE, James, Chartered Accountant
CROWN, John, Consultant Doctor
DOORLEY, James, Deputy CEO
HEALY, Paddy, Former President, Teachers Union of Ireland
KELLEHER, Declan, Principal Teacher
KENNEDY, John Paul Alexander, Software Engineer
KEOGH, Helen, Chief Executive World Vision Ireland, Chairperson of Dóchas
LANGAN, Mick, Tourism Promoter, Guide and Photographer
LYNAM, Paul, Higher Education Representative
MCCURTIN, David Thomas , Primary School Teacher
MOLLOY, Michael Sean “Mick”, Medical Doctor
MOONEY, Peter, Freelance Radio Producer
MULLEN, Rónán, Senator and Lecturer
Ó BROIN, Eoin, Policy Analyst
O BROLCHÁIN, Niall, Senator
Ó CADHLA, Diarmaid Seán, Fear Gnó
O’CONNELL, Donncha, Lecturer
O’CONNOR, Regina Mary, Political and Legal Advisor, European Parliament
O’DONNELL, Francis Martin, Diplomat, Retired UN Representative
O’DONOGHUE, James, Scientist
O’SHEA FARREN, Linda, Solicitor, Disability Rights Advocate and Member-Nominated Independent Director of EBS
O’SULLIVAN, Bernadine, Teacher and Pensions Campaigner
PRICE, Brendan Mary, Biologist, Director, Irish Seal Sanctuary
QUINN, Feargal, Senator
SULLIVAN, Daniel Kevin, Software Professional

Here are the fruits of my research into their party backgrounds. If you find out more please add a comment:

Fianna Fáil:
Paul Lynam (Former FF SU officer in UCD)
Regina O'Connor (member of FF staff in European parliament)

Fine Gael:
John Kennedy (couldn't secure FG nomination to Dáil election in Dublin South)
Daniel Sullivan
Helen Keogh (former PD and FG senator)

Labour:
James Doorley

Sinn Féin:
Eoin Ó Broin

Green Party:
Niall Ó Brolacháin (outgoing Senator from FF/Green govt)

United Left Alliance:
Paddy Healy (former TUI president)

member of "People's Convention" party:
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   'secret'     Daniel Sullivan    Mon Mar 07, 2011 17:13 
   Interest Groups.     Cynical    Mon Mar 07, 2011 17:19 
   Pretend Clever People.     Very Clever Person.    Mon Mar 07, 2011 17:46 
   who are ya?     Graduate    Mon Mar 07, 2011 19:10 
   A Rotten Borough     pat c    Mon Mar 07, 2011 19:34 
   Paul Mooney - possible Labour?     radio boy    Mon Mar 07, 2011 19:43 
   Website scan     Graduate    Mon Mar 07, 2011 21:26 
   Seanad Eireann     Robin Hanan    Wed Mar 09, 2011 15:52 
   TCD Seanad     Richard    Wed Mar 09, 2011 16:26 
 10   Linda O'Shea Farron's FG links     Graduate    Thu Mar 10, 2011 21:50 
 11   Opinion Polls?     Shane Byrne    Sun Mar 13, 2011 14:05 
 12   Dr John Crown and the Seanad     Louise    Sun Mar 13, 2011 19:06 
 13   Dr. Crown     Shane Byrne    Sun Mar 13, 2011 20:34 
 14   My Manifesto for the Seanad Election     James Coyle    Mon Mar 14, 2011 08:04 
 15   NUi Seanad panel     Louise    Mon Mar 14, 2011 09:16 
 16   Mick Langan is a SPUCer     spucwatch    Tue Mar 15, 2011 22:14 
 17   Daniel Sullivan     FG    Wed Mar 16, 2011 23:44 
 18   Response to the fake FGer     Daniel Sullivan    Thu Mar 17, 2011 17:34 
 19   Don't vote for Crown     Avon Barksdale    Sun Mar 20, 2011 20:28 
 20   regina o connor     ex fianna fail    Tue Mar 22, 2011 16:05 
 21   More info on Paddy Healy     Graduate    Tue Mar 22, 2011 18:15 
 22   Daniel Sullivan - If you are Fine Gael and proud of it why do you hide it?     Pádraig Ó Ruairc    Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:10 
 23   The Elite in Dublin 4     Mark Mulligan    Fri Apr 08, 2011 13:17 
 24   Does nobody read the earlier posts?     Daniel Sullivan    Fri Apr 08, 2011 16:09 
 25   Minority of a minority of a minority     Serge Gainsberg    Sun Apr 10, 2011 14:29 
 26   Paddy Healy     Oswald Bastable    Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:07 
 27   NUI Senate candidate     Peter Mooney    Mon Apr 11, 2011 15:21 
 28   James Doorley Seanad election     James Doorley    Tue Apr 12, 2011 00:57 
 29   Abolish Seanad Éireann     Seanad Election 2011    Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:19 
 30   Money is not reason to abolish.... democracy is     UCC head    Tue Apr 19, 2011 18:09 
 31   Abolish Seanad Éireann     Seanad Election 2011    Tue Apr 19, 2011 20:02 
 32   Abolish Seanad Éireann     Seanad Election 2011    Tue Apr 19, 2011 20:10 
 33   Abolition     UCC Head    Wed Apr 20, 2011 18:13 
 34   Change     Seanad Election 2011    Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:06 
 35   Graduates and Kit Kats... 2011 election confirms death of Seanad     UCC head    Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:40 
 36   Apologise     Seanad Election 2011    Mon Apr 25, 2011 15:23 


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