Right, so nominations have closed, and we've decided to give this election commentary another go.


After the close of nominations, the following candidates have completed and returned their nomination forms.

PRESIDENT

Ruán Dillon McLoughlin: Going for a second time round, Ruán will clearly hope that people will have viewed his year in charge as a sucess. Remains to be seen if he runs as big a campaign as last year.


Paddy Rockett: Already off the blocks and campaigning, it's clear Paddy is going for a strong and forceful campaign. Will surely be hoping his heavy involvement in Class Reps and the SU aids him here.


Louise Clohessy: 4th year Law And Euro student, Louise has made sure her voice is being heard already in this campaign. Major problem may be having recruited too few campaigners, however. Hopefully she's gained some more than she had earlier in the week.


Nick Ryan: Has been canvassing students for their ideas on facebook for the past week. Clearly has the will for reform, and will be hoping for backing from Clubs.


Sharon Brosnan: A populare person on campus, Sharon remained coy about running until the last minute. Well respected in Clubs and Societes. One of the more engaging candidates.

WELFARE

Derek Daly: Another of the current sabbats chosing to re-run this year. Derek was elected quite convincingly last year, and has had quite a good year, so should surely be a strong candidate.



Daniel Reid: Linked with pretty much all the positions at some point, by his own admittance. Will be interesting to see why he chose Welfare. Was Community relations officer for a brief period this year.

EDUCATION

Aoife: After a very strong year in the job, it appears noone was willing to try and dislodge her. Best of luck to Aoife in the year to come.

COMMUNICATIONS

Finn McDuffie: 4th year Law and Euro, Finn has been heavily involved in An Focal and Pulse, as Sub-Editor and Features editor. A candidate in the same mould as the two Aoifes, running on experience.



Eoghan O'Brien: 4th year MMPT student, Eoghan is a well known member of Clubs and Societies, including heading Mountain Biking UL. Has also ran a Rag Radio online station in UL in previous years.

CAMPAIGNS AND SERVICES

Vivion Grisewood: 4th year Science Ed, and the current Community Relations Officer, Viv has been quick out of the blocks to campaign. Active member of UL Rugby.

Lorcan O'Neill: 4th year Computer Engineering student, and current Faculties officer. Lorcan is a very active class rep, and also involved in numerous societies.

We'll be doing a more thorough run through of the candidates over the weekend. Let us know what you think.