President Higgins

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james405

Higgins is an old fart! Gallagher would have brought some fresh thinking, particularly to the food/drink export sector! 5000! fair play!

Fr Tod Umptious

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Well there was always the feeling that support for Gallagher was 'soft' support, and thus his leads in the polls where not as large as the numbers suggested, plus the last few days and the money controversy eroded a lot of that 'soft' support.

No surprise the Michael D is going to win, well done with the bet too by the way

Snakeblood

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The pollsters didn't get it wrong, there was a meltdown of support once Gallagher was revealed to not be all things to all men, but instead a very specific thing.

Flash in the pans come from nowhere and they go just as quickly.

Arfan

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The system works.

manlad

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I'd say you were fairly worried about a return on that €5,000 at this stage last week.

Zubeneschamali

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I think Morgan got a better return on his €5k.

[Jackass]

I don't believe you about the 5,000 bet. Pics or GTFO.

Delighted to see Higgins win. Thank FU*K our commander in chief isn't that slime ball Gallagher!!!

Benny_Cake

james405 wrote: »

Higgins is an old fart! Gallagher would have brought some fresh thinking, particularly to the food/drink export sector! 5000! fair play!

Maybe if he wants to bring some fresh thinking to the food/drink export sector he should have looked for a job in it? This was the Presidency after all.

Liam90

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

Monty Burnz

james405 wrote: »

Higgins is an old fart! Gallagher would have brought some fresh thinking, particularly to the food/drink export sector! 5000! fair play!

Poppycock. We were voting for president, not minister of exports.

I'm astonished that there are people who still don't get this.

Monty Burnz

Liam90 wrote: »

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

If you want to go down that road, I don't think Gallagher's face is what anybody wants to see...:rolleyes:

listermint

Liam90 wrote: »

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

Cant believe you fell for Gallaghers crap. A guy who has no business acumen.... Wondered dazzily into Dragons Den, and is not looking for some other easy job to keep him tied over for the next few years because property is down the swaney.

fishy fishy

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What will your winnings be - a photograph hand delivered by a Fianna Fail bagman.

ThisRegard

I for one welcome our new presidential overlord.

sensibleken

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Poppycock. We were voting for president, not minister of exports.

I'm astonished that there are people who still don't get this.

Even gallagher didnt know what job he was going for never mind the people who voted for him. best excuse i heard yesterday

"I've voted No.1 Dana and No.2 Gallagher because I dont agree with the bailout and Dana will tell Europe where to go and Gallagher will bring jobs"

/unfriend

loldog

Liam90 wrote: »

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

Well if we're going to be superficial I would rather an erudite looking chap like MDH rather than someone who looks like Mussolini.

MDH is best qualified for the job of constitutional guardian, very pleased with the early indicators.

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rossc007

I really cant understand where the support for Gallagher was coming from, demographically I mean?

From my personal understanding, he is not an academic and there are too many grey areas in relation to his finances never mind his political affiliations. The former is not a perquisite, but in my opinion credible finances are paramount in post Celtic Tiger politics.

fishy fishy

Benny_Cake wrote: »

Maybe if he wants to bring some fresh thinking to the food/drink export sector he should have looked for a job in it? This was the Presidency after all.

well him and his FF cronies can suck on fresh lemons tonight - providing their IRISH lemons tho. :)

bobbytables

€5k! Holy crap.

Converting that in back to Universal Base Currency, that would be...

500,000 apple jacks / fruit salads
or
50,000 chomps

It was quite a lot to loose. So what will your stash be upgraded to next week?

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FeckinUsername

Liam90 wrote: »

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

Lol, that would be great for the international reputation alright. Here we are trying to show the world that we have leant from the mistakes and crimes of our previous political regime, and you are advocating putting the very personification of the corruption and cronyism of Fianna Fail in as President!

[Jackass]

listermint wrote: »

Cant believe you fell for Gallaghers crap. A guy who has no business acumen.... Wondered dazzily into Dragons Den, and is not looking for some other easy job to keep him tied over for the next few years because property is down the swaney.

Relax, he's more than likely a life long FF supporter who feals they had their punishment and now it's just a waiting game to vote them back in by landslide now that the Economy has been stabalised from the free fall it was left in.

ILikeBananas

manlad wrote: »

I'd say you were fairly worried about a return on that €5,000 at this stage last week.

I'm pretty sure he backed Gallagher as well.

fishy fishy

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This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

do you honestly think that that warped headed nomark is somebody that visiting dignitaries want to see first thing - I mean even his wife deserves a medal - fancing seeing that thing coming for you without warning. He looks like an extra from the movie Deliverance.

elguapo

Liam90 wrote: »

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

Funny you should say that, because I can't believe people almost fell for Gallagher's crap. Still, all's well that ends well. Michael D abu!

R P McMurphy

Aftertiming going strong in here

trishasaffron

fishy fishy wrote: »

do you honestly think that that warped headed nomark is somebody that visiting dignitaries want to see first thing - I mean even his wife deserves a medal - fancing seeing that thing coming for you without warning. He looks like an extra from the movie Deliverance.

Spluttered on my tea at that:D

sensibleken

anyone know when we hear the important results of the referendums

Snakeblood

Liam90 wrote: »

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

The other world leaders visiting will probably be happier about coming if they don't need to check their watch is missing after handshakes with the president.

Snakeblood

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anyone know when we hear the important results of the referendums

Count for that starts tomorrow, so tomorrow evening?

Raskolnikov

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anyone know when we hear the important results of the referendums

Coverage of them has been a joke. Especially regarding Abbeylara.

upinthesky

really hope Higgins gets it

who on earth voted for Gallagher????????? good oul Ireland again i suppose vote yes for lisborn and we do even tough we voted no

oh and Gallagher doesn't need a mask for halloween he already has one

dragons den joke!

jonnyfingers

I look forward to hearing Michael D's victory speech poem.

GSF

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I didnt like any of them - this election was a good advertisment for monarchy or military coups

Min

I just want to say well done for the media for giving Michael D Higgins a free ride to the Aras and to Sinn Fein and the former IRA man for facilitating it.

jank

Well congrats Michael D. Not my first choice but a safe pair of hands for the next 7 years. Quite possibly the last 7 year term president too,

bleg

Well done to the people who voted for him. We're not ****ing lemmings, we can make up our own mind.

You won't make good wine out of those sour grapes.

ThisRegard

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The other world leaders visiting will probably be happier about coming if they don't need to check their watch is missing after handshakes with the president.

It's not only their watches they could have been worried about, they would have had to carry those little mirrors on sticks to check the underneath of their cars if it had gone another way.

Monty Burnz

Min wrote: »

I just want to say well done for the media for giving Michael D Higgins a free ride to the Aras and to Sinn Fein and the former IRA man for facilitating it.

Of course, the notion that there was just no dirt to be found on a politician is beyond the comprehension of FFailure supporters...

Teclo

A slightly annoying and slightly decrepit old man will be our president but let us all now relax and take deep breaths, the office is such that he can do no harm, no more than Gallagher or even the former subversive McGuinness could have done harm.

Zulu

I really, really hope MDH get's it. I honestly couldn't believe people were falling for that Gallaghers crap. I feared we were falling for the "x-factor" candidate.

Jaysus, thankfully people appeared to have learned.

Monty Burnz

Teclo wrote: »

A slightly annoying and slightly decrepit old man will be our president but let us all now relax and take deep breaths, the office is such that he can do no harm, no more than Gallagher or even the former subversive McGuinness could have done harm.

It wouldn't have done our international reputation much good if dirt about corruption continued to emerge about the man we voted for as president.

Zulu

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no more than Gallagher or even the former subversive McGuinness could have done harm.

Not much of a choice there - corrupt, lieing, cowboy builder or "reformed" terrorist.
Christ I hope MDH gets in.

KELTICKNIGHTT

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Well there was always the feeling that support for Gallagher was 'soft' support, and thus his leads in the polls where not as large as the numbers suggested, plus the last few days and the money controversy eroded a lot of that 'soft' support.

No surprise the Michael D is going to win, well done with the bet too by the way

more like soft support for michael d ,people just felt sorry for him as he only last one term if elected,

Teclo

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It wouldn't have done our international reputation much good if dirt about corruption continued to emerge about the man we voted for as president.

Corruption? At worst all he did(and he denies it) was to collect a donation for a political party, all within the rules. Most of the world have leaders who can be accused of far worse.

force eleven

Liam90 wrote: »

This is embarrassing, people do realise that this guy is the face of Ireland and has to welcome other world leaders when they come to Ireland. I can't believe people fell for this crap, Gallagher should be president. This is a joke!

Gallagher is a power hungry up and comer. The position of President doesn't need that. It is a ceremonial position which requires somenone with tact,diplomacy and the ability to showcase Ireland at an official level. I think Higgins will do that, and the voters of Ireland think that too. I'm not a Labour supporter but this election was all about personalities and Higgins kept himself out of any harm - whther through skill or political guile or just because that's the way he is.

Anyway,its done now. Bring on another Lisbon referendum now, can't wait to screw the Eurocrats.

Teclo

Gallagher is a power hungry...

if that is so he must also be stupid for wanting to be president

Lemlin

I put Gay Mitchell above Higgins in the end. As much as I don't like Mitchell, at least he's mobile and will last the term.

I've said it from the start, there's no doubting Higgins is the best qualified candidate but, compare the man to Martin McGuinness in terms of mobility and general health, would you believe there is only eight years in age between the two men?

This presidency has come a term too late for Higgins IMO. He's too old now.

force eleven

Teclo wrote: »

if that is so he must also be stupid for wanting to be president

You said it.

Doirtybirdy

I'm delighted for Michael D
Out of the bunch,he'll be a great president