THE LABOUR PARTY has big plans for its general election campaign.

Unfortunately it seems campaigners have been stopped in their tracks this morning after one of their Eamon Gilmore-emblazoned cars was clamped outside the party’s campaign office in central Dublin.

When asked about the reaction to the restricting turn in events, a campaign staff member told TheJournal.ie: “Ooops.”

So, we asked our readers to take part in a caption competition. On top of some of the zingers in the comments below, here are some we’ve gleaned from Facebook:

• “It appears that Vincent Brown has pulled some strings in order to keep Joan Burton from getting near the TV3 studios again.” (Terry O’Dowd)
• “That’s what the mayor in the Wire did to his competitors’ campaign offices…” (Trevor J Coonan)
• “The Empire Strikes Back” (Graham Ó Maonaigh)
• “Typical Greens. Will go to any lengths to reduce carbon emissions.” (Niall Shanahan)
• “The gilforce is not strong in this one.” (Kirsten Gordon)
• “It’s really not a bother. We’ve a horse outside.” (Siobhán Burke)