Race for the ARAS 2025

[Rossfan]

Marian Harkin to sign Steen's nomination papers but like Healy -Rae says she'll be voting for Humphreys.

[weareros]

The Captain Kieran Kelly must be the craziest thing ever in an Irish presidential election - the correspondence with Irish Times journalist yesterday was bizarre. A right wing loon but who's behind him? He plans to share more info on eve of election.

[weareros]

Steen gets 4 Ind nominations. Now estimated on 18. Needs two more.
Incidentally, she was in conversation with Captain Kelly in early Sept. i's say there's a story there for a good investigative journalist.

[RedHand88]

The Captain Kieran Kelly must be the craziest thing ever in an Irish presidential election - the correspondence with Irish Times journalist yesterday was bizarre. A right wing loon but who's behind him? He plans to share more info on eve of election.

Jim has sent solicitors letters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vzn723l92o

[Baile Brigín 2]

Il Capitano is doubling down on Facebook.

He has put up the text chat with Gallagher as a gotcha. It's verbatim what was written up. He is going to release the video when his 'intel people' prove it is correct and then only the day before the election when it can't be reported on.

[Snapchap]

The Captain Kieran Kelly must be the craziest thing ever in an Irish presidential election - the correspondence with Irish Times journalist yesterday was bizarre. A right wing loon but who's behind him? He plans to share more info made up nonsense on eve of election.

Fixed that for you.

[Captain Scarlet]

This is going to sound odd, but little Miggledy is considered an adorable little old man with his dogs and schoolkids love him. It's all vibes and then you have people making fun art prints and tea cosys, etc.
He uses this soft power to speak out and push the boundary of what the President should say. But even then his cuddly persona and views sit well with the middle class.

Now, we have Catherine Connolly who comes across as much more serious and stern who wants to take up that batton but the middle class types are just not as fond of her, so she is getting it already. Her comments on Hamas are being jumped on, etc by people who would applaud Michael D for similar.

Jim Gavin has no warmth at all and Heather Humphries is floundering already. Maria Steen is not someone I agree on but I'd like her in it to at least have another candidate in the mix.

It's a poxy enough choice to be honest.

[Armagh18]

Meehole and RTE giving it to Catherine Connolly already. Despicable little man.

[Rossfan]

She's playing Senior hurling now

[Truthsayer]

The Irish Presidental election is the most grubby election.. already it has started trying to demean opponents, dish the dirt, squalid accusations. Martin will have to bring over a few victims of Hamas as with SF's absence he can't exploit IRA victims. Though wtf Connolly has to do with Hamas is beyond me.
Can they not just promote the qualities of their own candidates?

[marty34]

The Irish Presidental election is the most grubby election.. already it has started trying to demean opponents, dish the dirt, squalid accusations. Martin will have to bring over a few victims of Hamas as with SF's absence he can't exploit IRA victims. Though wtf Connolly has to do with Hamas is beyond me.
Can they not just promote the qualities of their own candidates?

Correct. SF have pulled a fly one in not running a candidate but supporting CC. This has triggered FFG big time.

They'd have dusted down and wheeled out the 'victims' of the troubles for their own squalid grubby pont scoring.

Now they're doing the same to CC re: her factual remarks on Hamas. People see through their waffle. 

[Captain Scarlet]

It was mentioned already but SF need that left alliance and this will help them.
Connolly will get strips tore off her, along with all the others, but at least it's not one of their own.

Steen is two short now.

[Truthsayer]

RTÉ report:

Barrister Maria Steen's efforts to become a presidential candidate look to have stalled as she still does not have the backing of the required 20 members of the Oireachtas.

The close of nominations is midday and as things stand, this presidential election could have the lowest number of candidates in 35 years.

Ms Steen is now two names short of a presidential nomination after Senator Aubrey McCarthy told RTÉ's Morning Ireland he will sign her nomination papers. Ends.

Be some candles lit this morning!

[Baile Brigín 2]

RTÉ report:

Barrister Maria Steen's efforts to become a presidential candidate look to have stalled as she still does not have the backing of the required 20 members of the Oireachtas.

The close of nominations is midday and as things stand, this presidential election could have the lowest number of candidates in 35 years.

Ms Steen is now two names short of a presidential nomination after Senator Aubrey McCarthy told RTÉ's Morning Ireland he will sign her nomination papers. Ends.

Be some candles lit this morning!

Apparantly she wants FFG politicians to break the whip. Which means she is cooked.

[Rossfan]

Especially as she'd be taking votes off the "FFG" candidates.