Tuesday 2 March, 2021
Dublin City Council is considering such a move.
Over 200 complaints were made about the location of posters during the local and European elections.
The incident happened in Balbriggan earlier this week.
Election candidates have said that campaign posters are vital for voter reach and visibility.
200 members of the public complained to DCC about posters during the recent local elections.
There have been increasing calls from the public to stop the use of posters during elections.
One presidential candidate already said they won’t use posters during their campaign.
Political parties spent over €416,000 on them last year.
Dublin City Council brought charges against Noel Rock for breaking litter laws.
Even if councillors really wanted to get rid of the placards, they might not be able to.
It follows a unanimous motion by South Dublin County councillors to look at restrictions.
Politicians love them but the general public are not so keen.
All posters should have been taken down by now.
Local authority regulations require political candidates to take down their election materials within seven days of polling.
The cable ties that bind…
Are there enough alternative ways to reach out to voters?
With the power of social media, one might wonder if there is a better way for election candidates to communicate directly with voters, writes Jason O’Sullivan.
Who was to blame for these eyesores, asks Frank Armstrong, part of the Nama to Nature campaign.
Getting ahead of themselves.
Glenealy Tidy Towns say they are delighted with the result.
The party have been advertising a 1916 Rising meeting at Dublin’s Mansion House around Dublin’s city centre in recent days.
Stephanie Regan said the posters were an alternative to cards.
One Senator thinks 400 is plenty, but not everyone agrees.
Political hopefuls call for better public spaces, clean streets, motherhood and apple pie – but many are happy to leave their campaigning rubbish about.
The partiest party that ever partied.
These folks take the well-worn “fake moustache” idea and throw it out the window.
*At making election posters. And assorted other pieces of political literature.
Louth/East Meath Senator Mary Moran wants the posters taken down for the weekend of the bicycle race.
Mary Fitzpatrick’s posters were erected near the Battle of Clontarf festival.
Established parties have an unfair advantage heading into the May 23 election, the ‘People’s Candidates’ group is arguing.
We bet you can’t wait…
What messages are the posters trying to send? And what’s the point of them anyway? TheJournal.ie answers all your questions.
Alex White said he wasn’t against the posters themselves, but asked why they needed to be ‘festooned’ on every lamppost.
Enterprising designer finds new use for old election posters – he builds a little birdhouse with them…
Tourism minister Leo Varadkar says he and his team have removed thousands of ties abandoned after removing election posters.
The four councils in the heavily postered city and county of Dublin say candidates were compliant, for the most part, with election poster removal.
