Race for the ARAS 2025

[Tubberman]

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?

[Rossfan]

Im sure he'll post the evidence of those 2 accusations shortly🙄

Meanwhile back in the real World the Presidential Returning Officer confirms, following consultation with the AG, that Gavin's name will remain on the Ballot papers.

[Pub Bore]

Im sure he'll post the evidence of those 2 accusations shortly🙄

Meanwhile back in the real World the Presidential Returning Officer confirms, following consultation with the AG, that Gavin's name will remain on the Ballot papers.

There must be legal reasons around him winning a nomination but this should be looked at for future elections.  A farcical situation in an important election.

[Dag Dog]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

[Snapchap]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

Given the history of FFG, I'd wager that if something was to come out about one of the candidates, it wouldn't be Connolly.

[blanketattack]

None of the 3 candidates appealed to me, especially not Jim Gavin, so I was thinking of not voting, but now that Jim Gavin is gone but is still on the ballot paper, I reckon I'll just vote for Jim Gavin just in the hope of seeing the chaos that would ensue if he gets the most votes.

[weareros]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

Given the history of FFG, I'd wager that if something was to come out about one of the candidates, it wouldn't be Connolly.

I doubt anything could come out much worse for Connolly than her endorsement of Gemma O'Doherty for President. She's likely vanilla now. 

[RedHand88]

To be honest I think Jim threw the towel in very easily. If he'd apologised, repaid the debt and gave the same amount again to a housing charity would anyone be talking about it in a weeks time? The news cycle moves fast and we aren't talking about a huge amount of money either.

[Dag Dog]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

Given the history of FFG, I'd wager that if something was to come out about one of the candidates, it wouldn't be Connolly.

I doubt anything could come out much worse for Connolly than her endorsement of Gemma O'Doherty for President. She's likely vanilla now. 

Soft on Putin and Assad, hiring an Éirigí criminal, refusing to applaud Zelensky, Gemma, Moscow Mick Wallace, Kremlin Clare Daly...

[Snapchap]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

Given the history of FFG, I'd wager that if something was to come out about one of the candidates, it wouldn't be Connolly.

I doubt anything could come out much worse for Connolly than her endorsement of Gemma O'Doherty for President. She's likely vanilla now. 

Soft on Putin and Assad, hiring an Éirigí criminal, refusing to applaud Zelensky, Gemma, Moscow Mick Wallace, Kremlin Clare Daly...

I see a list of things you don't agree with her about. I don't see anything corrupt.
P.s. She did clap Zelensky.

[Banks of the Bann]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

Given the history of FFG, I'd wager that if something was to come out about one of the candidates, it wouldn't be Connolly.

I doubt anything could come out much worse for Connolly than her endorsement of Gemma O'Doherty for President. She's likely vanilla now. 

Soft on Putin and Assad, hiring an Éirigí criminal, refusing to applaud Zelensky, Gemma, Moscow Mick Wallace, Kremlin Clare Daly...

I see a list of things you don't agree with her about. I don't see anything corrupt.
P.s. She did clap Zelensky.

She's not above a bit of good old Irish nepotism though is she.

Gifting a council seat to her sister after she'd been recently rejected by the electorate. Tsk tsk.

[Armagh18]

To be honest I think Jim threw the towel in very easily. If he'd apologised, repaid the debt and gave the same amount again to a housing charity would anyone be talking about it in a weeks time? The news cycle moves fast and we aren't talking about a huge amount of money either.

Doubt anyone would care in a week is right, but he probably hadn't realised what he was getting himself in for by running and thought he peobably hadn't a realistic chance.

Or maybe he was plant to get rid of Meehole..

[imtommygunn]

He's made himself look an awful dick out of it. This is near the first thing people will remember now. 5 in a rows, lauded rule changes but no he's now the guy who stole 3k of a tenant...

[Snapchap]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

Given the history of FFG, I'd wager that if something was to come out about one of the candidates, it wouldn't be Connolly.

I doubt anything could come out much worse for Connolly than her endorsement of Gemma O'Doherty for President. She's likely vanilla now. 

Soft on Putin and Assad, hiring an Éirigí criminal, refusing to applaud Zelensky, Gemma, Moscow Mick Wallace, Kremlin Clare Daly...

I see a list of things you don't agree with her about. I don't see anything corrupt.
P.s. She did clap Zelensky.

She's not above a bit of good old Irish nepotism though is she.

Gifting a council seat to her sister after she'd been recently rejected by the electorate. Tsk tsk.

So she's partial to a spot of nepotism, while Heather is someone who wanted to put disabled people through humiliating examinations to test thier suiability for work and who failed to seek planning permission on two buldings and told journalists who asked her about if to "f**k off and leave me alone". It's a toughie.

[Banks of the Bann]

Prediction

Something is going to come out about CC which will scuttle her candidacy and she'll have to abandon her bid

Plenty has come already about her. She'll brazen it all out.

Given the history of FFG, I'd wager that if something was to come out about one of the candidates, it wouldn't be Connolly.

I doubt anything could come out much worse for Connolly than her endorsement of Gemma O'Doherty for President. She's likely vanilla now. 

Soft on Putin and Assad, hiring an Éirigí criminal, refusing to applaud Zelensky, Gemma, Moscow Mick Wallace, Kremlin Clare Daly...

I see a list of things you don't agree with her about. I don't see anything corrupt.
P.s. She did clap Zelensky.

She's not above a bit of good old Irish nepotism though is she.

Gifting a council seat to her sister after she'd been recently rejected by the electorate. Tsk tsk.

So she's partial to a spot of nepotism, while Heather is someone who wanted to put disabled people through humiliating examinations to test thier suiability for work and who failed to seek planning permission on two buldings and told journalists who asked her about if to "f**k off and leave me alone". It's a toughie.

Once doesn't cancel the other out.

If HH had pulled the council seat stunt, you'd be shouting all about it. But if Saint Catherine does it, it's not really a big deal. Sure.

This type of thing is rife, in Ireland and in Northern Ireland