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THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Alan Kelly has retained his seat.
Tallies yesterday showed Kelly’s position looking bleak, but the geographical make-up of Tipperary meant he attracted enough transfers to get over the line.
The Labour deputy leader had earlier said that questions would be raised about the leadership of the party in the wake of their electoral shellacking over the weekend, but that now was not the time to discuss it.
He told RTÉ that the “rebuilding of Labour starts tomorrow”.
The win leaves the constituency without a Fine Gael TD, with Tom Hayes and Noel Coonan losing their seats.
Kelly said his thoughts were with those Labour TDs who lost their seats.
“My thoughts are with all my colleagues who lost their seats. They are some fantastic people, incredible people, honest, hard-working people. My thoughts are with them today as deputy leader.
Tomorrow we start rebuilding this party. Every one of us who does get elected will have to share that burden and will have to start rebuilding the party, rebuilding our brand, rebuilding our message and it’s going to start tomorrow.
He said he had “no wish to start thinking about” the leadership of the party.
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Ah no was hoping he would be gone
I’d prefer for O’Reilly to get in before him. No, no I don’t want either of them!!
After how many counts and transfers, This Clown should have been decommissioned.
Even worse, O’Amadan will probably retain his seat!
Whatever your opinions of him are, he’s a political fighter and was brave to take on the shambles that is Irish Water.
yeah after the main instigator got put into a nice cushy number in Brussels.
Ah monkey boy your back trolling. FG trolls weren’t very succesful where ye?
Surprising seeing people here celebrating the return of Fianna Fáil….
“Power is a drug … It suits me” – tosspot
Celebrating FG and FF having a combined total of less than 50% of the vote :)
Just goes to show what people think of FG Diarmuid….
Will be interesting now to see what happens to IW.
FF candidate told me they planned to shut it down and move the structure under the dept of environment.
The Looney Left is going to miss Labour in government pretty soon…
Lowry and Kelly. How many people in Tipperary actually have TVs?
Hi ya weren’t on your own in that thought lorna
Shag it..spoke too soon
FF are more left wing than LAB..
Monkey boy, Kelly get in because FG had a really stupid strategy in Tipperary where they got NO seat.
Alan Kells is not the environment minister, the Dail was dissolved. As things go the only provision is that his position is provisional, only in case of a state emergency..
I’m never visiting Tipperary
Lol look monkey boy is back..
You can tell kelly the tr@itors that while I support metering for a resource, I will never let a rich man profit from the water we bathe our children in! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER..
Hear that Labour hacks!
I hear poor oul ashbourne annie has taken to the sup
Slug….
That insulting too slugs
Slugs are useful
I apoligise to the slug community “if I caused any offence “….
Feck……
I for one welcome our new slug overlords.
Tipperary people have a lot to answer for. What the feck is going on there?
Look at Mayo
Christ almighty. How could anyone vote for this inept creep?
http://www.alankelly.ie/blog/2016/01/20/300-jobs-for-nenagh-with-first-data/
Strategically announced at the start of campaigning.
Rigged
I was watching his celebrations on the TV. It was OTT. Yes, power is definitely a drug to this arrogant donkey.
Did you see him practically screaming with his big fat red face on him? Terrible human being. All about self preservation. Couldn’t care less about his party’s result as long as his skin is saved.
It was a depressing sight, he makes my skin crawl.
Oh good God. I need a stiff whiskey. Can’t believe anyone would vote for this pr!ck
Pure dirt he is nobody from south tipp voted in this muppet all his north friends voted for him
Elected one of the most corrupt politicians on the first count and now the man that loves power
Good job there are motorways going through Tipperary. I wouldn’t stop there for a slash. The thickest Mongos in Ireland by a long shot.
Don’t be simplistic – everyone loves power. Why is that regarded as negative?
Can’t stand the guy. How can anyone like how he’s carried in the past few years? I just can’t understand the thinking behind keeping someone so calamitous in such a powerful position. Him and Burton have been a mess and that won’t change and we are going to pay them for it. Silly.
Tipperary voters really deserve what’s coming but thanks for inflicting your crap on the rest of us
Tourism trade to take a dive, to become the poorest black spot in all of ireland. punishment is due. perhaps thats why its like that, theyre all bitter with the rest of ireland.
Never stopping in that backward shitehole again. Boycott Tipperary.
No matter, he’s a spent force in Irish political life now.
Big problem for Labour now is that are on the verge of losing speaking rights in the Dail.
Labour need 7 seats for that to happen, currently on 6 so the tail enders will be interesting.
Oran I would settle for not ever hearing him or Joan Burton speak in the Dail ever again.
They’ll get speaking rights by joining forces with the greens.
Gobs hit, ,, have tip people no respect for themselves….
What a shame – a parasite of the lowest order. When will poor paddy learn not to vote for these di**s?
Let joy be unconfined – not
My God why do people keep voting these clowns in…were tha last 5 yrs not enough torture
Tomorrow we start rebuilding this party – should he give any consideration for the part he played in its downfall? Arrogant enough for FG.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
Bloody snake
Can we have him tested for drugs.
And if he’s not on drugs can we give him some.
I’m just flabbergasted by the Irish electorate !!! This arrogant son of a bitch gets back in again. Fianna fail back again !!! Joan Bruton back ??? I’m under the distinct impression that Irish are now goldfish in regard to last 8 years!!!
just don’t visit tipp, don’t do business with the very ones who voted these crooks in.
where’re you from Paudi and who got elected there?
You can’t judge all of us by what goes on in Nenagh and Thurles. That’s where the blame lies for these 2 getting elected, Between them they got around 20,000 votes out of almost 80,000 that were cast in Tipp add to that the fact that Fine Gael got their arses handed to them down here. We’re not all thick.
Did you see his reaction when it was confirmed he was elected, swear he was after winning the all Ireland for Tipp.
Such a flawed system, the people that the majority tried to vote out, still end up getting back in.
there should be a recount of that ballot box, espeically that one, might as well do burtons one as well. both of them in by the skin of their teeth.
Because you don’t like the result Paudi you want it done again? Very democratic….
Like a referendum Robert?
Disgusting excuse for an Irish politician.Punching the air and his parties destroyed,angry Alan Kelly is a prime example of why we should look at parish pump politics,it’s not good for the entire Island.
At least if they make him leader it will spell the end for that shower of liars
That celebration though …..
Arsehole
Sad news..
Ironic he’s arrogance is the reason. Labour were annihilated , yet he keeps his seat
It is not surprising Kelly got re-elected. Don’t forget we are talking about Tipp, the county that love white collar criminals.
I see he took his pointed D hat off for the photo…
The people of Tipperary are a bunch of morons.
No way back for Labour with Burton and Kelly they will ensure that brand is toxic. Think IW will be Labour’s epitaph
and no loss as they betrayed their voters to stuff their pockets, no loss.
Says a lot about the people of Tipperary.
oh indeed it does. revenue should spend more time down there. a gold mine.
They have a massive office in Mr Kelly’s constituency
I cant undetstand how Lowry gets in. This man is an absolute proven crook
But not with his ministry just an insignificant back bencher now
Proof if ever it was needed that there is no cure for stupidity.
Unfortunate.
You get what you vote for.
Must be favourite to be the new leader of Labour
Howlin for that poison chalice I would say.
Labour will survive and be back in 5 years.
Just ask Fianna Fáil and the Greens.
Nope. They have no natural support group now. Betrayed working class. Old middle class folk their ground now so will lose out to FG and Greens thera and to left wing groups in working class areas. No home for them. Lost my vote forever…
There will always be a Labour vote. Oldest political party in Ireland. Strong union support.
5 years moaning in opposition will rehabilitate them.
Where is their core vote now ? Please explain. Its a crowded spectum from left to right… plus the individal labour TDs are low calibre… nowhere to go…
That is a surprise, both himself and Joan didn’t lose their seats………….
Sh-one-t
This is the single greatest disappointment in the entire election. This hape of sh.. Couldn’t even make the quota, and he thinks he’s Master of the Universe again! Dope.
Jaysus..
Interesting. Very labour candidate is now coming out with the same story so they’ve obviously been briefed by party HQ that they are now in official re-buidling mode. Kelly just said it following Willie Penrose and many others yesterday. All saying FG and FF must form a government, that’s it their obligation. This is what Labour want, to be in opposition and slowly rebuild and win back voters and carve out a clear niche. They will go back to basics and start the attacks on a potential FF/FG government. That’s the only real way back for them. There are still enough middle class voters out there and a small amount if working class voters who could come back to them.
But it’s clear, they are all stating the new party line. Get FF and FG into power and we will regroup.
Well shit
A haughie type be careful ,be very careful
Well done Tipp
But the main thing he gone out of government ! Flying around Tipperary in helicopter canvassing unusual for LABOUR suppose to be workers party
That’s a massive FU to all the nasty hateful keyboard warriors. People have spoken back in yer boxes muppet.
Hi Alan!
No Tipp people have shown they will vote bullys and corrupt pigs in power makes them out to look like a deluded bunch…
A future Labour Leader I’m thinking.
Perhaps but he will always be remembered for water charges
Dunno. If it’s one thing this election had shown, it’s that amnesia is alive and well in this country.
All the talk of SF and the republicans being a shady bunch,this man kelly is genuinely a tyrant it actually scares me that he still has a path to power.
Vile excuse of a man!
Ah sheeeeeeeeiiit!
He’s still delusional – - “WE HAVE TO BUILD UP THIS PARTY ” What PARTY ???
Ruined my day to here Kelly is elected
correction Hear
Here’s a prediction for the Labour Party,
They’ve taken a bad beating and look dead. But……they’ll re-group in opposition and slowly build back up. They’re a long standing Irish party with a lot of history and can win back voters if they act wisely. They need to court the SocDems and attempt to get then into bed. Get Stephen Donnelly high up maybe even make him leader. Go back to their left wing roots, adopt a policy platform and start the process of re-building trust. The year 2016 is the year to do this, back to basics. They’ll be back providing they make the right choices.
We don’t want them back.
Not up to you to decide Pat.
Good analysis Robert. The Irish electorate has shown it can be very forgiving.
Your obviously a good aul
Smoked salmon socialist like your labour comrades! Left wing my ass
Me??!! You’re kidding David, I’m very right of centre. FG and FF are too lefty for me.
they would need to remove their leader and deputy leader for that to be a consideration
Definitely. Burton is poison and she has a dreadful presence. Terrible speaking voice and image. And they don’t need another Gilmore either who always looked terrified and utterly controlled by the spin doctors.
Why would Soc Dems join them? Labour poison now…. huge mistake..
True, but with our flawed voting system it’s not up to voting public either, so many of the politicians that the public tried to vote out end up getting in because of transfers after many counts, and a total lack of politicians that people are actually happy with,
Up Tipp Up Riding
Get back into your bog hole Brian.
Power is a drug ….. It suits me. Tosspot
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