John O Connell

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No Liveline on the player today? Truncated to 6 seconds!

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@handles.club are you having issues with handles tonight.

I was seeing invalid handle, so reverted to my default handle from corkiejp.posts.fyi

Thanks

Every time you share their life online, you risk sharing their personal data with the world. Pause before you post.

The Thing with Two Heads is a 1972 American blaxploitation science fiction comedy film directed by Lee Frost and starring Ray Milland, Rosey Grier, Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Kathy Baumann, and Chelsea Brown

Certainly not watching a re showing of this?

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Pie chart of all Irish presidents with first preference votes in contested elections Each slice represents a president by their name, election year, and number of first preference votes received: Seán T. O'Kelly (1945): 537,965 votes Éamon de Valera (1959): 538,003 votes Éamon de Valera (1966): 558,861 votes Erskine H. Childers (1973): 635,867 votes Mary Robinson (1990): 612,265 votes Mary McAleese (1997): 574,424 votes Michael D. Higgins (2011): 701,101 votes Michael D. Higgins (2018): 822,566 votes Catherine Connolly (2025): 914,143 votes

#Aras through the years!?

"The Obsolete Man' ~ From The Twilight Zone! Image in reference to @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

#Aras25 Is there any discussions starting now to launch a follow up email/socials campaign in a month or so to put pressure on the government to have a referendum on the nomination process based on invalid ballots results? @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote

"There will be a protest vote and absolutely people’s right to do that. There is no intention to take away that right or to stop it in any way." ~ Chair of the Electoral Commission Ms Justice Marie Baker
"Nolo consentire"!

Post created 19/10/2025 19:51

YouTube video by VideoParliament Ireland Senator Sharon Keogan - speech from 22 Oct 2025

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote

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"Fergus Finlay: Is the 'spoil your vote' campaign loony or something more sinister?"
Crap article and clearly doesn't understand what the 'Right to Vote' actually means?
"Don’t go down the slippery slope of spoiling your vote or in any way abandoning your right to vote." It is exercising your right

Also a lot of word of mouth in the article above 'A campaigner….. alleged…..' !?

On the other hand Heather Humphreys is good with the below?

YouTube video by Cooking With Treyvaud Spoil the vote - full press conference

Disclaimer: I DO NOT ENDORSE any leaders of this campaign, just share the same goal as them.

Get out and vote and have your say! Spoil or support for a candidate of your choosing.

"better to stay away from the polls" ~ Abstaining or Could not care!
VS
"Spoiling Your Ballot" ~ Participation & Objection!

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote ~ "I am unwilling to consent!"

A vote for 'Gavin' is a valid vote and if he gets enough 1st preferences, you could get him across the quota needed to reward them the return of election expenses. So FF wants that from you.

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote

"Nolo consentire" ~ "I am unwilling to consent." / "Níl mé toilteanach toil a thabhairt"

Note: I DO NOT ENDORSE any leaders of the mentioned campaign. Just share the idea of the same concept of #SpoilTheVote

Past spoilt vote counts!

Who is pretending it is a new thing?

I have not retweeted/reposted it again, I have replied to comments in the thread, like I am doing to your comment. Which your posts results in the boosting of it!

I had an earlier post from the 24th Sept that I was recreating but haven't done so since 30th Sept.

Common goal to get the concept of spoiling out there.

Just sharing developments happening, I'm a single voice saying it without a large following that they may have.

old adage honesty is the best policy.

I may share views on the same cause but an old adage from 'Xitter' applies here. "Retweets are not endorsement of the accounts!"

I don't endorse any of the leader people of the site!

Just hoping my viewpoint of #SpoilYourVote I have been promoting since 24 Sept. Does make people think I want to be associated with them or 'Ave' Marie? I just agree with the concept of doing it for my own reasons. I know some people would say I have associated myself with them by sharing the link.

Campaign Leaders: -
Elaine Mullally

Eddie Hobbs

Paul Treyvaud

Aidan Joyce

Declan Ganley

Nick Delahanty

Ivor Cummins

Michael McCarthy

Above listed on site, no more details that I can see on who owns it? spoilthevote.ie/spoil-the-vo... Just noticed they got date of release wrong.

Spoiled votes included remarks ‘Can’t decide’ and ‘Refuse to be bullied’ More than 6,000 rejected for reasons such as no clear preference, no stamp and writing

The likely of a slogan or a comment on a ballot been reported/analyzed is extremely low.

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"Heather Humphreys tells us she’s a people person. Catherine Connolly shows us she is"

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote spoilthevote.ie

If that is your only issue with the campaign that has you concerned? I think it maybe of to a good start?
I was expecting worse feedback on linking to it!

"the word is familiar and accepted, but not unique to Irish vernacular"

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote

spoilthevote.ie

"We are a citizen-led, non-partisan protest movement demanding real choice on Ireland’s ballot.

We oppose the gatekeeping that left us with no choice on the ballot."

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote

Strange a reply to 6 month old post. I created an alternative 'pushpin' feed for the account I was replying to back then. The main one was down at the time!

Artwork of the Titanic ship sinking

The designer of the Titanic, describing its seaworthiness trials as "robust and comprehensive" #Aras25

#aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote

If your plans where to spoil your vote, please don't now switch to voting for 'Jim Gavin', who remains on the ballot. His votes and transfers will still be counted. Voting for him will send a signal you were not aware of him withdrawing from it. Thanks

It has been one big FARCE from the beginning, and why much to some accounts dislike (loads of blocks), I have been encouraging a 'Spoiled Vote' since 24th Sept!

#Aras25 #spéirghorm #SpoilYourVote