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Bryson and Allister won't like this

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/1119/1544600-dundalk-institute-of-technology/

Stuff like this is what I've always wondered about in a UI. Would someone with a law, medical or teaching qualification from Queen's or UU be able to work / practice in a new UI. Similar with qualifications gained in the Republic, how would they reconcile which system is the "right" one to keep?

I would imagine that initially each side would "recognise" the qualifications from the other side as equal to their own.
Over time each would merge to a unified system.

This and the recent infiltration of Aontú's Ògra.....

The nasty disease is getting dangerous.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1113/1543754-sinn-fein-explusion/

Had been signed into the Oireachtas by a SF senator...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgy2n2evqeo

Calls for Andy signs  to be replaced

It's  sure going to be a  long sign if they put 'Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Way' on a sign . More costs for cash strapped councils

Andy Monty Windy Way

- Girl From the North Country (with Bob Dylan)
- I Hung My Head
- Highwayman (The Highwaymen)

[Taoiseach Micheál Martin – also confirmed on Sunday that he voted for Catherine Connolly]

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/10/26/ff-needs-to-reinvent-itself-after-campaign-shambles-party-td-says/

Fianna Fáil's presidential election campaign was a "shambles" and the party needs to "reinvent itself for the future", including a change of leader "in due course", according to one of its TDs.

Fianna Fáil Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinness – who has been a long-time critic of party leader, Taoiseach Micheál Martin – also confirmed on Sunday that he voted for Catherine Connolly, the left-wing Independent TD who won the presidential election.

But sure he said after JG pulled out that he was voting HH?

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/10/11/micheal-martin-will-vote-for-heather-humphreys-but-wont-tell-party-to-back-fg-contender/

That piece is saying that McGuinness (who has been a critic of Míchéal Martin) voted for CC.

Half Time Score in the Mayo Senior final replay. Westport 1-10 Ballina 0-6

Nice to see Westport win that

Not to be for Westport.

Ballina Stephenites 2-13 Westport 1-15

Some turnaround

They were 10 up with 10 to go, and absolutely coasting

The mudslinging from FFG is unreal.

How long will it be until the family of poor Paul Quinn are wheeled out to try and tie Connolly to that.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1020/1539434-paul-quinn-appeal/

First part of that,  Humphrey's will roll in behind this no doubt with a photo shoot with Breege and a strongly worded Maria Cahill article will do the rounds. Inevitable

This is where it began actually.

Catherine Connolly will make a wonderful president. I don't think anyone can deny the humanity, honesty and sincerity she displays.

Its in stark contrast to the negative campaigning and attack politics used by FG throughout.

The centre right parties really engage in gutter politics.

Connolly has been poor tonight, refused to answer several questions.
Maybe tiredness, maybe the facade beginning to slip.

Hopefully not another massive night of rioting and looting like November 2023.
We really need to be sort out the asylum mess. Big Jim O'Callaghan needs to buy more planes to clean up shop.

Yep the asylum mess is giving the vast majority of ordinary decent foreigners in this country a bad name in the eyes of those not best informed.

Ordinary decent people don't have a problem with ordinary decent foreigners who are a) here working and raising a family, or b) seeking refuge from actual war.
They do have a problem with economic migrants who contribute nothing to our society financially or otherwise, and are now causing understandable fear for those who live in the vicinity of these "accommodation hubs"

https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/1008/1537556-liam-farrell/

I can tell you  Sinn Féin and the independents   have being a lot more help to the Farrell family  then FF or Fg
Indeed the family are most disappointed With Fianna Fail as poor Liam was a staunch Fianna Fail supporter all his life and canvassed for several FF candidates ain  both local and national elections,  From reports the family of Shane O'Farrell  have found the same

Why are you bringing this man's death into a presidential debate?

Could it be that the Quinn family see an opportunity to push for answers and publicity during these periods rather than FFG using them for petty political points. Genuine question.

Absolutely could be the case and the Quinn family have every right to pursue this and advocate for justice but we know the people who will push this on their behalf have little interest in actually delivering that family justice. Their only concern is the political capital they can gain from it.

If you take the Lucia O'Farrell case, imagine Catherine Connolly latched onto that now and used it relentlessly in here debates with Heather Humphreys. That would be cynical wouldn't it, she hasn't done it. She has let Humphreys address it and that be that.

It's the cynical way in which FFG do politics, there are many victims of FFG injustice SF and opposition parties could roll out every election but they don't. Imagine SF started rolling out members of Jo Jo Dullard's family in the next election, that would be cynical and crass wouldn't it? FFG politicians have a long and grosteque recent history when it comes to utterly crass, distorted and offensive commentary on The Troubles that has only served to pour more pain on the victims of British state terrorism.

FF and FG have really went down the American route of attack politics in the past 10-15 years and it has really cheapened political discourse and made the whole environment a lot more toxic in recent years.

Nobody from FF or FG has raised the Paul Quinn case in this election campaign as far as I'm aware.
It's entirely fabricated on this fcking thread, and people are getting outraged over it!
Some of ye would want to have a look at yourselves.

A primary school student assaulted near the Citywest 

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/gardai-investigating-alleged-rape-10-36103970

Awful stuff. Poor child.

Was the child staying in the place where the murder took place recently?

Very unlikely. The murder was on the northside. No idea how a 10 year old girl ended up in the grounds of an IPAS centre....

A primary school student assaulted near the Citywest 

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/gardai-investigating-alleged-rape-10-36103970

The mudslinging from FFG is unreal.

How long will it be until the family of poor Paul Quinn are wheeled out to try and tie Connolly to that.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1020/1539434-paul-quinn-appeal/

First part of that,  Humphrey's will roll in behind this no doubt with a photo shoot with Breege and a strongly worded Maria Cahill article will do the rounds. Inevitable

You're the guys bringing "poor Paul Quinn" into a thread on the presidential election, so maybe have a look in the mirror.

Imagine the amount of corruption you dont know about.

Irish deserve it because they do nothing other than throw the head up. A conquered peasant mindset.

The North isn't much better.

The "themmuns" phenomenon tampers it somewhat, the scale of corruption and looting of state coffers is quite incredible in the Republic.

Looting of state coffers? What are you on about?