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Replying To KillingFields:  "No they can't fulfil the role as that role in itself is a full time gig and you couldn't do both at same time."
That's it and the President should be independent of the government.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8309 - 25/10/2025 12:54:38    2641491

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Replying To galwayford:  "Stop whining. Stop moaning. Victory to Ms Connolly. And Sinn Féin."
Joke of an election. President with support of 20% of registered voters!

Thousands of SF voters in Dublin spoiling. SF merging with some of most anti national elements in the country to become another middle of the road liberal party. They ought to change their name at this stage.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3757 - 25/10/2025 13:23:27    2641497

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Replying To galwayford:  "Stop whining. Stop moaning. Victory to Ms Connolly. And Sinn Féin."
It's not a victory for Sinn Féin, they were the last ones to jump on the Connolly bandwagon after the Social Democrats, Labour and PBP.
If SF had any heed on the Presidency they would have put their own candidate forward

Cumann1 (Mayo) - Posts: 104 - 25/10/2025 13:32:57    2641501

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Replying To galwayford:  "Argentina wants Falkslands back. Spain wants Gibraltar. America wants Canada, Panama, and Greenland. We are a wealthy country."
Good for them, but theres an element up there that would add absolutely nothing but hassle.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2545 - 25/10/2025 14:27:29    2641512

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In addition to thanking her voters, Connolly thanked the voters who did not vote for her. Humpheys did not thank voters who didn't vote for her, and thanked only voters who did vote for her.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4444 - 25/10/2025 15:59:35    2641528

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Replying To Viking66:  "Five Irish boxers into EU Championship Finals today | Sport Ireland https://share.google/nv6nZ4a3q9E0K1KTI

Karl Frampton won a silver medal at the 2007 European Championships boxing for Ireland. He also won 2 Irish National Championships, in 2005 and 2008 I think."
Boxing is very much a 32 county sport. Paddy Barnes and Michael conlon both medalled for Ireland at Olympics.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3990 - 25/10/2025 20:37:47    2641564

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Any chance of ye lazy so and sos working hard and paying yer way??"
Men and women payed with their lives fighting for a United Ireland, West Brits don't seem to see that.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2437 - 25/10/2025 20:54:58    2641567

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Joke of an election. President with support of 20% of registered voters!

Thousands of SF voters in Dublin spoiling. SF merging with some of most anti national elements in the country to become another middle of the road liberal party. They ought to change their name at this stage."
Higher turnout than last presidential election, and highest 1st preference vote in the history of presidential elections. The joke is some of the flutes spoiling votes. One poor divil thought that he going to 'break the system' by voting for Gavin. If there was an IQ threshold to qualify as a registered voter, Connolly's vote would represent a higher proportion of registered voters.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4444 - 25/10/2025 21:44:18    2641575

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Be interesting to see what vote he does get. Part of it will be protest vote and part FF diehards who would never vote for the Blueshirts!

I'm predicting around 10% spoiled and Gavin but that's pure guess. Might be higher. Only certainty is that Connolly wins on an historically low turnout that makes a mockery of their claim that there is some sort of "movement.""
That 'certainty' didn't materialise. The turnout was higher than the 2018 presidential election.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4444 - 25/10/2025 22:00:22    2641578

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