Category Archives: Politics

Follow Up: Preference Voting in the 2011 General Election

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Barry O'Donovan

As a follow up to my article Preference Voting in the 2011 General Election, I’d like to quote two salient paragraphs from an opinion piece, PR system permits great voter articulacy but is seldom explained, by John Waters in today’s … Continue reading →

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Preference Voting in the 2011 General Election

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Barry O'Donovan

I came across a post on PlanetILUG this morning from teh bigbro blog (sic) in which the author was endorsing a letter as it appeared in the Metro-Herald yesterday morning: I would like to point out an interesting observation regarding ballot … Continue reading →

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The Illusion of Free Choice – General Election 2011

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Barry O'Donovan
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Are Kenny’s Handlers Just Incompetent or Actually Stupid?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Barry O'Donovan

This election is, or perhaps was, Fine Gael’s to lose – and they’re certainly doing their level best to test that presumption. I’m not a political insider but I have to presume Kenny is surrounded by a team of people … Continue reading →

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Cowen Fiddles While Ireland Burns – For Shame

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Barry O'Donovan

To add to Martin’s resignation on Tuesday, yesterday Harney, Ahern, Dempsey and Killeen all announced that they are resigning from cabinet. Martin resigned as he lead the soft heave against Cowen – proper order (more than can be said for … Continue reading →

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