Race for the ARAS 2025

[Rossfan]

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.

[weareros]

Connolly will win easily and Irish people in general don't like negative politics and its desperation stakes by Fine Gael. But if Connolly took money from a UK bank to evict people that is fair game. Equating that to everyone is entitled to legal representation through the Cab Rank rule is the greatest load of guff. Since when did banks ever struggle for legal representation. Banks have the deep pockets to only employ the best legal representation money can buy. They are not knocking on the door of some rural Irish solicitor and saying any chance you'd take this case and help a poor British bank out, and help us get those wastrels out who are not paying their mortgage.

I believe she was a barrister, not a solicitor.

She was a barrister, but clients go through a solicitor who then instruct a specialist barrister to advocate for them in court.

[whitey]

Definitely a strange election

For the first time we essentially have a first past the post contest for a major election

Voters are used of the PR system and could protest by giving their first preference to a no hoper

Now they can either spoil by voting for Jim Gavin or writing in someone not in the ballot

[Pub Bore]

HH gets endorsement of Daniel O'Donnell. I'll never look at a wee cup o' tae in the same way again.

[Rossfan]

Weren't there only 2 candidates in 1945,52,59,66,73?

[Hand of God]

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.

[Hand of God]

If Nato wasn't there, he be beating back to Berlin. Problem is all this appeasement like Hilter, they cant read their man. Putin out for all out expansion. If the Urkaine was heavily backed at the start, we wouldn't be in the dire situation we in now. Ask any Polish what they think of the Russians. They know the score.

What has NATO actually done?

Do you remember when we nearly had World War 3 because Russia were setting military bases near the US borders? Why is it ok for the West (the biggest collective group of imperliasts, war mongerers and terrorists) to have defensive bases close to their enemies territories but not vice versa.

You can ask the Poles what they think of the Russians. Maybe ask the Arabs, Africans, Asians, Latin and Central Americans what they think of the West? Maybe they know the score. The US, UK and EU have personally bankrolled and enabled a genocide 50x the scale of what is happening in Ukraine take place in Gaza.

It's not a binary choice between being pro-western and pro-Russia, both are evil regimes when some really nasty people at the helm - Trump, Putin, Starmer, Von Der Leyen, Shulz, Macron. The legacy on the West is far, far worse. Maybe ask the Irish what they think of the Brits? We know the score although our far right mob are very much pro Britain and pro America.

there is another thread for this argument to be had... Banks and dog will set you straight over there.

That's ok. I don't really care all that much about it, I just saw it raised here as something to attack Catherine Connolly on when those proposing it seem to hold some quite alarming contradictions.

[whitey]

Weren't there only 2 candidates in 1945,52,59,66,73?

Possibly

So for anyone under the age of 70 it's the first time there has only been 2 candidates in the Presidential Election

[Banks of the Bann]

I will address 'Hand of Gods' utter rubbish over on the 'Russia invades Ukraine' thread later.

[Hand of God]

I will address 'Hand of Gods' utter rubbish over on the 'Russia invades Ukraine' thread later.

You need not bother. I have no interest in listening to your genocidal propaganda. Your boys have ISIS running Syria now, your boys are still in the throws of etnically cleansing Palestenians. I was merely pointing out that having a nuanced view of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine does not mean you are a supporter or apologist for Russia as people like have cynically and tried to frame the position of Catherine Connolly.

[Rossfan]

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.



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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.

Today is the 18th anniversary of his most horrific murder by a gang of thugs.
His poor mother was on local radio this morning.
But you and shinners keep on attacking anyone who mentions it.
Maybe ye might condemn the murder full stop.

[Banks of the Bann]

I will address 'Hand of Gods' utter rubbish over on the 'Russia invades Ukraine' thread later.

You need not bother. I have no interest in listening to your genocidal propaganda. Your boys have ISIS running Syria now, your boys are still in the throws of etnically cleansing Palestenians. I was merely pointing out that having a nuanced view of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine does not mean you are a supporter or apologist for Russia as people like have cynically and tried to frame the position of Catherine Connolly.

Who are my boys that you speak of?

[Snapchap]

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.

Who suggested otherwise?

[Hand of God]

Today is the 18th anniversary of his most horrific murder by a gang of thugs.
His poor mother was on local radio this morning.
But you and shinners keep on attacking anyone who mentions it.
Maybe ye might condemn the murder full stop.

I haven't attacked anyone, all I have done is question your sincerity and I believe I am correct do so. The cynicism is using Paul Quinn and his family as a political football is wrong. It would be every bit as wrong with Jo Jo Dullard and Mary Boyle as well, their families have similar views to the Quinn family on the role of political parties in suppressing the truth.

The reality is you couldn't give a monkeys about Paul Quinn or his family. The only thing that interests you about this particular incident is that you wish to score political points. I find people like you who exploit the suffering and loss of others for little more than political mudslinging to be abhorrent. Shame on you.

[Hand of God]

I will address 'Hand of Gods' utter rubbish over on the 'Russia invades Ukraine' thread later.

You need not bother. I have no interest in listening to your genocidal propaganda. Your boys have ISIS running Syria now, your boys are still in the throws of etnically cleansing Palestenians. I was merely pointing out that having a nuanced view of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine does not mean you are a supporter or apologist for Russia as people like have cynically and tried to frame the position of Catherine Connolly.

Who are my boys that you speak of?

The US/UK/EU who are actually worse than Russia and Putin who I have no time for.