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Seanad 2020: The NUI Result

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 by NFB

So another upper house university poll is in the books. It’s very much a case of as you were for the NUI, with the three incumbents re-elected, all with varying degrees of ease. Ronan Mullen topped the poll and was … Continue reading →

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The NUI Seanad Election Results (2016)

Posted on Apr 28, 2016 by NFB

The count is over, and we have most of a Seanad. How did things turn out in the NUI constituency? No-hopers (0-500 votes): Jerry Beades, Paul D’Alton, Karen Devine, Owen Joseph Dineen, Luke Field, Ross Golden-Bannon, John Higgins, Daragh McGreal, … Continue reading →

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Who I’m Voting For In The 2016 Seanad Election

Posted on Apr 4, 2016 by NFB

So, how does one decide who to give a first preference to amongst 30 candidates? I decided to go about a process of elimination, first excluding: -Candidates I’m inherently opposed to (1) -Candidates who didn’t bother contacting me in any … Continue reading →

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Seanad 2016: The NUI Panel

Posted on Mar 24, 2016 by NFB

The Seanad Election for 2016 has been called. Voting takes place from March 21st to April 21st. The following is a very quick summation of the declared candidates, with links to whatever websites and social media accounts they have at … Continue reading →

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The NUI Seanad Results

Posted on May 3, 2011 by NFB

There really isn’t much to them. As is normal in the Seanad elections, quota was barely reached after an agonizingly long count and there was a sizable gap between those elected or the immediate runner-up places, and the rest. Mullen and … Continue reading →

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A Seanad Alternative

Posted on Mar 30, 2011 by NFB

The election campaign for the 10% of the Upper House that is elected trundles on, but the only news of note appears to be a spelling error on the actual forms and the cost of mailing those forms out to … Continue reading →

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Seanad Election: The NUI

Posted on Mar 10, 2011 by NFB

The Seanad elections are coming up shortly. I won’t be covering them in any great detail, other than the NUI constituency, my own. The list of candidates has been confirmed, 27 in all. The ballot operates under STV-PR rules with … Continue reading →

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