Blog 1_ Nomination Day

Handing in my nomination papers today at NUI offices 49 Merrion Square East; all very efficient and civilised. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided while waiting for documents to be checked and processed. There is no fee but signatures of two nominees and eight assenters are required, all of whom must be on the NUI electoral register (even if the nominated person doesn’t have to be). One of the other candidates arrived after me but was short a signature and asked me to be one of their assenters. I duly obliged but cheekily asked for their No 2s!