Race for the ARAS 2025

[Wildweasel74]

I wouldn't vote for either, limited choice. Gonna have to look at the criteria for shortlisting 7yrs time

[Hand of God]

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.

[Tubberman]

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.

[Armagh Girl]

Heather Humphrey's so far out of her depth. Questions are woeful and interviewers even worse. Heather rambling on about foxes .... That will be of great help to Ireland as President. She hasn't answered a question yet at least Catherine Connolly has answered anything put to her.

[Dag Dog]

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

She has it in the bag if she says as little as possible.
She is certainly not a good judge of character though. Hangs around with some of the worst.

[Wildweasel74]

Armagh Girl. She was asked about foxes. Which i thought a real stupid question.

[Armagh18]

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.

Spot on.

[Snapchap]

Humphries repeatedly refused to say whether she agreed that the USA had enabled the Genocide in Gaza.

Either she didn't know who supplied the bombs that killed 70,000 people, or she thinks we should be silent about who supplied them.

Morally f**king bankrupt.

[The Boy Wonder]

I'd say the Quinn family might just feel that what was done to their son this day 18 years ago was worse than "FFG" f bringing up his horrific murder.

I'd question your sincerity here and believe much like FF and FG you have little compassion for what the Quinn family have actually gone through. They are just a vehicle for you to score political points which is an abhorrently cynical thing to do.

This spat has dragged on since the initial post above.

In my opinion Rossfan should acknowledge that his post was ill-judged and merely political point-scoring.
We can all speak out of turn on occasion.

I quite understand that it could also be considered to be offensive though that was not the intention.

At the same time I would say that Hand of God is taking the high moral ground in a tragic situation where there can be no high moral ground.

[Armagh18]

Humphries repeatedly refused to say whether she agreed that the USA had enabled the Genocide in Gaza.

Either she didn't know who supplied the bombs that killed 70,000 people, or she thinks we should be silent about who supplied them.

Morally f**king bankrupt.

Yeah that was bad work from her. Highly doubt theres many in Ireland wouldn't agree that the US enabled the genocide.

[armaghniac]

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

Yeah, unless you are a Ukrainian being bombed by Russia.

Humphreys is uncommonly useless for someone that has been a minister for years. Useless is still much better than dangerous, but it is a disappointing choice.

[DaleCooper]

Stupid ambitious types are the most dangerous type.

Kurt Von Hammerstein

Tired of looking at old people tbh, wish there was someone young. I think the Collison bros aren't even eligible yet

[Tubberman]

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.

[Armagh18]

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

Yeah, unless you are a Ukrainian being bombed by Russia.

Humphreys is uncommonly useless for someone that has been a minister for years. Useless is still much better than dangerous, but it is a disappointing choice.

I'm sure Heather will be straight to the front lines...

[Genocide Organ]

If only...