The other Referendum

[Shamrock Shore]

VOTE NO

Cos, in theory, we'd have to fund an additional 14 years of a feckin pension to a retired President.

[armaghniac]

Good point SS The likes of Dev or Childers did not cost much in pensions after their term.

[Maguire01]

What age do you have to be to run for the Dáil?

35.

That's for President, it's 21 for the Dail.

[Farrandeelin]

Heard an interesting point on this earlier - in 1916, three of the signatories were under 35, Dev also and of course Collins was only 33 when he died

Well Collins partitioned the country and Dev started a civil war, so that's hardly a recommendation.

I think you'll find it was the people of ireland who voted to partition the country and Dev was not in charge of the anti-treaty military during the civil war

Well Dev clearly decided to ignore the vote of the people of the 26 counties in this respect.

The majority had no right to do wrong...