The different approaches taken in urban and rural locations to canvass for votes during an election.
Political party members describe some techniques they use when going door to door seeking votes for their candidate.
We find that the country people are more inclined to know the names of their candidates because at some time or other they may have wanted some job done.
One canvasser describes the technique in rural areas as a social call because people tend to know their local TD. More often than not canvassers are invited into people's homes for a chat and a drink. In contrast, canvassing in the city means making a larger number of calls with less time to spend with voters.
While television, radio and the media offer a platform for political parties to get their political message across, local canvassing offers the opportunity to spread the names of candidates up for election.
This episode of 'Newsbeat' was broadcast on 29 March 1965.
