Let them pay for them out of their own pocket then.

Will the election posters be printed in this country?

Remember, in the most part, it’s our money which grant aids the Parties Campaign, who so far by higher taxes are endeavouring to remove more money from our pockets to support their Campaign costs – so let’s vote accordingly and ignore any Candidates who insist on postering ?

“a Labour spokeswoman said. ‘Posters are a traditional part of the electoral process here.”

Do these people not realise that we are sick to the teeth of the “traditional part of the electoral process”?
We voted for change in the next election, what we got was a change in the parties holding office alright, but not change in any meaningful way of doing things right.

When you have been told lies over and over and over again, with no real actual change taking place, something rotten will fill that vacuum.

I fear for the country after the next general election, because once and for all, people will vote for real change, and that means extreme parties and extreme candidates.

People who make up their minds who to vote for, based on a poster, should have their vote dicounted. It clearly means they have no idea. No posters, please

I realise that the pres campaign hasn’t officially started but I have already formed an opinion on Mr Mitchell based on the series of defensive statements from him. At first the name "Gay Mitchell" sounded almost Hollywood in it’s exoticness. Then come attacks on the homosexual gay and then the ageing media Gay. I half expected a criticism of would be candidate Mr GAA for his mangling of English and Gaeilge. All that remains is for the campaign to start and we will hear his attacks on the Dragon, the Poet and the Special Olympian.

What positive thing does Mr Mitchell wish us to consider wrt his candidacy and how does he think his picture will make him any more attractive?!

How about this for a solution…when a member of FG or Labour asks for you to consider their candidate just tell them that seeing as the party would not listen to the people i.e no posters, then you feel that their candidate would not listen to the people and so you will consider voting for them. That might focus them a bit further.

just cut and paste

Dear Sir,
I do not want any posters put up during this Presidential campaign because they blight the countryside, are an annoyance to the vast majority of people and in a time of austerity are a complete waste of money. If you proceed to put them up against the wish’s of the electorate then I will not even consider you for election and will instead look to a candidate who will listen to me instead. That is my vision for the Presidency.

Yours sincerely,

Address them to :

michaeld@michaeldhiggins.ie

gay.mitchell@europarl.europa.eu

Don’t be afraid to forward this on to your friends.

As if we really need to be reminded who is running, there has been so much media coverage of this farcical job, there are much more important issues that are not been dealt with, so, journalists of Ireland start investigating real issues affecting real people.

Are the Irish people regarded as that stupid that they need to be reminded every 10 yards by yet another poster of the same face and name?

Ruddy madness and wastage – never mind being totally un-environmentally friendly in this day and age!
It makes me want to vote for them less!

Did you have to put up the gay mitchell image? It’s disturbing. Also he looks.. Well you, know, mentally challenged.

So there we have a glimpse of 2 of the the modern, eco- friendly, cost-conscious, reality-based fools running for the non-job in the Arás. It’s all about ego and pensions and we as voters should let them know how s**t we think they are.

The establishments unwillingness to ban posters has always baffled me. They are one of the most expensive parts of the campaign. Sure, voluntarily not using them while others do would put you at disadvantage, but collectively removing them from campaigns altogether would save a lot of money, without effecting anyones election chances.

will someone pls tell me what salary being the president of Ireland pays ????????

325,000 is this the correct figure for the president job ??? because if it is I now know why their tripping over each other for the job !!!!!!!! WHAT A FARCE

Dont know why people are acting shocked at the amount a President gets paid, it should be a well paid job and whether people want to admit it or not Presidents have served this country very well over the years. Fed up with the "Abolish This That and The Other" brigade on here.

i dont no who to vote for. IT has ben made very easy now I WILL VOTE FOR WHO EVER HAS NO POSTERS AND WILL LET THEM NO WHEN THEY CALL TO MY DOOR

Posters are of immense importance and influence people hugely, nobody likes to admit that they are manipulated but most of us are… Look at Lisbon treaty and the "yes for jobs" campaign, absolutely nothing to do with employment and we were made vote on what was effectively a carbon copy of the first treaty we denied. The difference, more posters!