We all caught Mario Rosenstock on #vinb last night, right? His Mansergh is flawless. I can’t stop watching it back.

Extraordinary video footage from Enda Kenny’s meeting in Leitrim this evening by Newstalk journalist and national treasure Paraic Gallagher.

Video 1 – Video 2 – Video 3 – Video 4

Update

You can watch back the official Fine Gael Ustream video feed here. The sound is a bit scratchy and very low, but nice to see them starting to do more live video.

Update 2

RTE have Youtubed another video on the heckling. The heckler is named Bobby by unidentified handlers trying to shut him up.

Update 3
Boooo! Hoaxarama by Cllr Terry Ghusto. Beardy hecklers around the country are hurting.

I’ll be running a liveblog tonight on the Leader’s Debate. I’ll pop the frame into this post for easy navigation. Call back after 8pm!

Who knows, maybe Enda will pop by and check it out since he’s decided he can’t watch it on the telly.

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I think it’s worth noting that we have a date for Seanad election. The Irish Times notes that acting Minister for the Environment, Eamon O’Cuiv has set the date:

Mr Ó Cuív said the period for nominating bodies to put forward their nominees would expire at noon on March 11th. Oireachtas members will have until Monday, March 21st to put forward their nominees for the 24th Seanad.

Under Article 18.8 of the Constitution a general election for the Seanad must take place not later than 90 days after a dissolution of the Dáil, in this case not later than May 2nd.

Ballot papers will be issued on April 7th and the poll will close on Tuesday, April 26th.

For the university members, the period of nominations will expire on March 3rd and the poll will close on April 27th.

Not being TCD or NUI grad, I’m all out of Seanad votes but hoping for a nice mix for the next session. Seanad abú!

This election far from being an Internet election – sorry Obamaites – is more Internet-friendly election with a little more online stirrings than pre-07. In that spirit, Suzy has been trailblazing the Youtubes of candidates, the more different, the better.

And so, here’s another – Fine Gael’s Marcella Corcoran Kennedy who’s running in Laois/Offaly as part of the panzer move into Biffo country.