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GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES face a €150 fine for each poster not removed by the end of today.
Legislation requires that all political posters be taken down within seven days of polling day, which was last Friday.
Local authorities are responsible for issuing on-the-spot fines to candidates whose election materials remain up after the midnight deadline.
They are also responsible for removing posters that pose a hazard to either pedestrians or road users.
Complaints about such posters can be made directly to the appropriate council.
Local authorities in Dublin issued over 90 fines to candidates in the 2014 local and European elections who did not dispose of their posters by the deadline.
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I hope that this tragedy has reinforced the importance of freedom of expression and highlighted the ever-widening gap between religious extremists and the core of our society.
Agreed Mike and also an intolerance of those whe aren’t religious extremists but who seek to use religion to control people in particular women. There are lots of those who aren’t remotely considered extremist.
That was very thoughtful of him. Fair play. Deepest condolences and continued support to all the people of France. Such a difficult time for them all.
Ah the Irish, great bunch of lads!
J’aime La France
J’adore France. Every effort should be taken by the Irish government to combat Muslim extremism in Ireland and in Europe, I think the government should give serious consideration to the establishment of an independent security/intelligence service along the lines of MI5. While I’m sure Special Branch and G2 good work they are only branches of the Garda Siochana and Defence Forces respectively. A single agency working in conjunction with them is needed also.
P.S. Don’t insult the Jews or make jokes about terrorists , the rest is grand.
Are we loosing our own moral compass or even good manners if we think we can insult regardless?
By all means attack values that inhibit freedoms such as single sex schools, no sport for girls and the social and family pressures to wear the hajib.
We can CHOOSE to insult or not. If you’ve no choice in the first place then someone else is controlling your ‘moral compass’. No thanks.
Freedom of speech me bollix . Everyone bouncing about “pen is mightier than the sword” . Record sales in a crap magizine. Purposely slaggin of islam. But u say one word bad about jews ir zionist u r in real trouble.
Not true. Charlie Hebdo satirises Jewish leaders on a regular basis.
Well all I read about is people being aressted or fined and banned from there work. See it all the time.
Charlie Hebdo actuallly fired one of their employees for insulting the son of Sarkozy who is Jewish , he refused to apoligize.
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