Election Posters in Ireland

Ireland has the convention of the election poster on the lamppost, something which is rare in the US. At times like this, in the run-up to the European elections, Dublin if festooned with these posters (photographed in front of Government Buildings in Dublin last week):




Needless to say, there have been many fake election posters - here is one of the best of them:

- http://www.flickr.com/photos/grogg/3571014001/

Posters are also regularly defaced:

- http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadlyphoto/499748707/

But even the genuine, untouched posters can be quite weird:

- http://www.flickr.com/photos/niamheen/648919221/

Apparently the Belgians do it better:

- http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2009/0521/1224247034292.html