Thursday, May 16, 2002

Sinn Féin's mythical machine Last week, a Kerryman poll indicated that Martin Ferris will take a seat in Kerry North at Fianna Fáil's expense. Ferris is understandably reluctant to put too much faith in polls, but he is confident of success nonetheless. In the weeks before the poll, An Phoblacht's Mick Derrig spent time in the constituency. This is his report. When I had shadowed Pat Doherty on his victorious election campaign in West Tyrone much was made from the perspective of Dublin newsrooms that the contest was between the "magic and the machine". Readers were regaled with stuff like "there is a whiff of magic about West Tyrone and that magic is Brid Rogers". Comments: 9:17:42 AM

Trying to ring-fence Sinn Féin By Jim Gibney Did you ever feel someone doesn't want you or that somone is trying to reject you? Did you ever feel someone is trying to make you feel you don't quite fit in? Did you ever feel disconnected to what is going on around you? These are the feelings I had as we entered week two of the election campaign. Comments: 9:17:40 AM

Morgan tipped for Louth seat There was more good news for Sinn Féin this week as a poll in Louth commissioned by the Argus/Drogheda Independent Group predicted that Sinn Féin's Arthur Morgan will take a seat in the border constituency. Comments: 9:17:36 AM

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