Pre-Hustings round up

To clear up a couple of inaccuracies in the coverage so far, 5 is not an unprecedented number to runf of the post of President there was a campaign in 1991 whereby 29 or so ran, now that was a campaign! This lead to changes in the rules so that you could only nominate one person and the increase in the required signatures for nomination.

President

Sharon Brosnan [weblink]
Louise Clohessy
Ruán Dillon-McLoughlin
Paddy Rockett
Nicholas Ryan

It's very hard to unseat the incumbent and given that there is an absence of revolutionary fervour around campus I suspect that Ruan will be re-elected though not by the margin of last year. We'd say he will get 40% plus of the 1st preferences and given the number of chasers none will be able to catch him. He would have to blow up at the hustings and for word of that to get around for him to lose it now.

DP/Welfare

Derek Daly [weblink]
Daniel Reid

Daly has done a reasonable job and Reid appears too much of a last minute thought. Daly by 10% or more
Education

Aoife Finnerty
As the sole nominated candidate for the position of Education Officer, Aoife Finnerty is deemed elected unopposed.

Campaigns & Services
Vivion Grisewood [weblink]
Lorcan O'Neill [weblink]

Hard to call, the previous campaigning experience of Pa O'Brien is bound to help Grisewood but I think the cycle might be turning on this one. All to play for at this stage.


Communications

Finn McDuffie [weblink]
Eoghan O'Brien [weblink]

So the McDuff sired by Breenie out of Ni Raghallaigh is running at last. I think last year was a sign that there is a non An Focal vote out there but it's hard to channel. McDuff to win more handily than Ni Raghallaigh did I suspect.