Race for the ARAS 2025

[Dag Dog]

The Ukraine and Palestinian conflicts are separate matters.

The aim of tankies has been to diminish sympathy for Ukraine by trying to pitch both conflicts as resistance against Western imperialism - therefore Russia and Palestinian are bedfellows fighting the good fight.

[PadraicHenryPearse]

The Ukraine and Palestinian conflicts are separate matters.

The aim of tankies has been to diminish sympathy for Ukraine by trying to pitch both conflicts as resistance against Western imperialism - therefore Russia and Palestinian are bedfellows fighting the good fight.

ofcourse they are different,  everyone can see that from how the EU/UK/US act to the media reporting.

however, both are occupied and both are resisting occupation, imperialism is wrong regardless of who it is. you seem to be fine overlooking western imperialism and occupation depending on who is doing it!!!

[Rossfan]

Back to Áras please.
If the Shinners run it's hard to see Connolly getting more than 15% 1st prefs. Possibly less if she's being crucified for past "sins".
A high profile SF should get most or all of the GE 20% or so.
FF leadership being pressurised by the membership to run someone.
Depending who it is should get at least 20%.
Will Humphreys * (assuming Blueshirt candidate) get the rest? Hardly but she seems to click with a lot of categories beyond the 19% blueshirt voters.
That rich kid (Sheridan?) seems to think he'll get on the ballot paper, but he needs to read up on the Presidency first.
He won't be able to fix the housing problem or hold the Government to account as he thinks.

*Mick Clifford thinks they could have their usual fuk up...
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41690877.html

[Cortoon]

The Indo says today that Jim Gavin might run for Fianna Fail.
Do we want a President to bore the entire country to death?

[Baile Brigín 2]

The Indo says today that Jim Gavin might run for Fianna Fail.
Do we want a President to bore the entire country to death?

He is a civil servants. He would have to resign to run.

I don't think he has the name recognition. Another kite exercise.

[Cortoon]

The Indo says today that Jim Gavin might run for Fianna Fail.
Do we want a President to bore the entire country to death?

He is a civil servants. He would have to resign to run.

I don't think he has the name recognition. Another kite exercise.

You don't know the difference between a public servant and a civil servant...

Gavin would be widely known, despite what you think. Much wider known that Mary McAleese was for example. That won't necessarily help him.

[Baile Brigín 2]

The Indo says today that Jim Gavin might run for Fianna Fail.
Do we want a President to bore the entire country to death?

He is a civil servants. He would have to resign to run.

I don't think he has the name recognition. Another kite exercise.

You don't know the difference between a public servant and a civil servant...

Gavin would be widely known, despite what you think. Much wider known that Mary McAleese was for example. That won't necessarily help him.

Touche. Fair point. But I understand that he can't continue in the role either way.

McGregor is widely known. Celebrity doesn't win the Presidency.

[Rossfan]

That rag was promoting crooked Bertie for FF candidate a couple of days ago.
As for Jim Gavin not being well known.....
It's all that heading the ball that wrecks the brain.

[Baile Brigín 2]

That rag was promoting crooked Bertie for FF candidate a couple of days ago.
As for Jim Gavin not being well known.....
It's all that heading the ball that wrecks the brain.

Most people will need to be told/reminded who he is, and managing a sports team,even to the success he had, will be greeted with meh. He isn't the worst candidate, but as you say, hard to see it as anything other than a kite flyer from a faction in FF

[Rossfan]

Maybe not quite the united left candidate....

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0827/1530462-gavin-presidential-election/

[Dag Dog]

Maybe not quite the united left candidate....

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0827/1530462-gavin-presidential-election/

She's a bad choice, simple as.
Her pontificating on international affairs will not be helpful to Ireland if she gets in.

She is moaning about the the US having the potential to misuse their UN security council veto.
Yet, she wants to keep Ireland's triple lock which gives Russia and China a veto on Irish troop deployments.

It's always the EU, America, NATO, the West that's the bad guy in the weird mind of Catherine 'Gemma' Connolly.
 

[Rossfan]

Seems FRC Jim now actively pursuing the FF nomination with MEP Kelleher also saying he wants it.

[AustinPowers]

I can just imagine Jim Gavin in  the Aras, hosting a big  dinner with  a load of dignitaries, with only so many allowed at one  end of the table. 

And you have to  hand your dinner plate into the  hands of the waiting staff , otherwise you don't get a dessert.

[bennydorano]

Why would someone like  Gavin want into the office of President to drink tae  & cut ribbons? As a man used to power he'd be more inclined to want the potential of a TD IMO.

[DaleCooper]

Would probably lead to a fair bit of backbiting surrounding GAA influence, but indeed would be a bit strange.



But would be a positive counter to those profiting from human trafficking.