Summary: <a href="https://twitter.com/FNDuffy" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Francis Duffy</a> is a <a href="https://greenparty.ie/people/francis-duffy/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Green Party</a> Councillor on South Dublin County Council. We talked about <a href="http://www.thejournal.ie/election-posters-3-2878007-Jul2016/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">his proposal to ban election posters</a> and replace them with hoardings at council-sponsored sites.<br> The <a href="http://www.housing.gov.ie/environment/waste/litter/election-posters" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">use of election posters is already highly regulated</a> in Ireland, with the dates and locations of posters set in law; posters can be up for about a month before the election and must be removed within seven days of polling; they can’t obstruct road signs or cause other hazards; they must identify the person responsible for them, who can be fined €150 per poster for infringements.<br>
