General election!

Canvassing for the upcoming general election is well underway! We must have had about forty leaflets put through our door at this stage, and about ten people have called to the house. It’s interesting, almost all of the callers have been before 5pm - I’m not sure who they’re trying to catch.

It’s interesting how many of the leaflets mention something along the lines of “Ireland exists outside the M50.” It’s definitely a different type of massage to what I’m used to getting. I was told to vote for the guy on the leaflet below because he lives just down the road in Blarney, and that was pretty much the only reason given!

A canvasser for Mick Barry has been the most recent person to call. I told him that my vote was in Dublin but he said that he wanted to talk to me anyway. In the course of our chat, he mentioned that he didn’t fully understand the teachers’ pay issue. Fifteen minutes later, I think he understood, which is just as well because he also told me that he’s heading out on the picket line to join the teachers tomorrow!Read more