Diary of A Canvasser: Day Out, Day In
Image via Wikipedia Well with election coming up, canvass teams have swung into full operation down here in Cork. Last week for the first time I both ended and started my day with a canvass! This...
View ArticleDiary of a Canvasser: 3 Nights, 3 Candidates
Image via Wikipedia This week I have been sharing my time with the three Fine Gael candidates in Cork South Central. I find that is the best and easiest thing to do. It also broadens your canvassing...
View ArticleDiary of a Canvasser: Where’s Enda?
Image via Wikipedia So we come to the end of the second week of the Election campaign and its been a funny old week on the doors. I was out of the country until Monday so I was only out two nights...
View ArticleDiary of a Canvasser: Dawn to Dusk (and beyond!)
I have finished another week on the door steps and this week saw me canvassing for Jerry Buttimer and Deridre Clune. On Monday we were out canvassing in Ballinlough for Jerry Buttimer and we got a...
View ArticleDiary of a Canvasser: Enda Comes to Town
I did not expect to be adding to my diary today, but last night I got a text to say that Enda Kenny would be campaigning in Cork today. So I got up early to head into town to meet up the leaders tour....
View ArticleInterview on the election and prediction time
The last few Thursdays I have been interviewed for a Radio show. This is this mornings interview where they made me make a prediction on the election. I made the following prediction: Fine Gael 79...
View ArticleDiary of a Canvasser: Its all over
So that last week of the flew by and before I knew it I was voting an tallying the results! I had a very long weekend awaiting results, but for a change in a national election, the results had me and...
View ArticleDiary of A Canvasser: #Aras11 Edition
As with every election campaign, I am out on the streets and talking up my preferred candidate or cause. This time out, just like with Lisbon 2, I have left Fine Gael behind to support a different...
View ArticleDiary of a Canvasser – By-Election Edition
On Saturday I went on my first By-Election canvass since getting involved with Young Fine Gael. I was in Ratoath in Meath East canvassing for the Fine Gael Candidate Helen McEntee who is running for...
View ArticleDiary of a Canvasser – Entry 1 #MarRef
So the Marriage Equality Referendum is starting to get going campaign wise. While we are 62 days out from the referendum on May 22nd, some campaigns have started. YesEquality Cork is one of the groups...
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