A Black Irish President of Ireland by 2025 ?

afrodub

Is Ireland ready to have its first black President ?

Okay , so it won`t happen in 2018 !

But and its a BIG but

In 2025 can you see a qualified candidate emerging from the Black Irish population ? With the added plus of positively changing voting demographics by 2025 , will Ireland soon be ready for its first Black Irish President ?

riffmongous

Paul Mcgrath could easily do it if the next crop of candidates is as bad as the current one, if he cared at all and hasn't disqualified himself legally

Franz Von Peppercorn

Not in this Century

Probably too soon as it would have to be somebody already established and famous.

Unless it’s a sportsman. I can’t see any upcoming politican. Someday though.

Shower Doctor

Could we spray paint higgins, a small can would do it.

Odhinn

Shower Doctor wrote: »

Could we spray paint higgins, a small can would do it.

A black leprachaun. Shure why not?

Woke Hogan

It wouldn't be particularly significant if there was a black president. Ireland doesn't have anywhere near the same history of subjugating "minorities" or institutionalised racism as most of the other prominent English speaking countries.

A traveller president though. Now we're talking.

Fiery mutant

Woke Hogan wrote: »

A traveller president though. Now we're talking.

Shut the fuk up before one of them hears you!

Gunmonkey

Woke Hogan wrote: »

A traveller president though. Now we're talking.

Ah doubt it....they wouldnt move into the Aras, no stable and half acre out the back for the horses!

baldbear

Ready for a black president? What exactly does that mean? Jaysus.

We had a female president nearly 30 years ago who was against the 8th amendment , fought for gay rights & divorce so I honestly think Irish people don't care what skin color a candidate is but what judge on character.

KevinCavan

A black transgender president by 2025 me thinks.

Atoms for Peace

2032

I would have voted for Kevin Sharkey if he had stood.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Not in this Century

baldbear wrote: »

Ready for a black president? What exactly does that mean? Jaysus.

We had a female president nearly 30 years ago who was against the 8th amendment , fought for gay rights & divorce so I honestly think Irish people don't care what skin color a candidate is but what judge on character.

He’s asking a simple question. You pretty much said yes.

4068ac1elhodqr

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Fully autonomous and running upon a cognitive 'always-on' cloud-based architecture, of machine consciousness (2025-2030).

Maybe stick it inside a replica of Arnie's 'terminator bot' to unsettle the euro-partners when they come looking for higher corporation tax and more fishing rights.

Being fully omnipresent, and in control of all known networks and data objects (Internet of Things) it will know via that 'mouthy Alexa wan' if you've paid your taxes or not.
Conversing with your i-fridge, i-vacum, i-watch, i-ring, i-phone, i-run, it will tell you off if you're being tardy/lardy and stockpiling too much duff beer and doughnuts.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

2025 would be the next presidential election, so no - too soon. After that? Not sure. Struggling to think of any candidates.

Mr. CooL ICE

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Struggling to think of any candidates.

Will Smith have an Irish granny?

Greyfox

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

He’s asking a simple question. You pretty much said yes.

He's pointing out the fact that it's a silly question, skin colour should be completely irrelevant

Outlaw Pete

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

I would have voted for Kevin Sharkey if he had stood.

Fan of the guy like anyone else but I don't think A Good Heart was so good a song that it warrants him being made president.

Yer Da sells Avon

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Fan of the guy like anyone else but I don't think A Good Heart was so good a song that it warrants him being made president.

You might be confusing him with his less-than-perfect cousin.

Yamanoto

Woke Hogan wrote: »

A traveller president though. Now we're talking.

...in Blackface

AnneFrank

It would be a sad day

judeboy101

riffmongous wrote: »

Paul Mcgrath could easily do it if the next crop of candidates is as bad as the current one, if he cared at all and hasn't disqualified himself legally

The presidential budget wouldn't cover the bar bill.

Yer Da sells Avon

AnneFrank wrote: »

It would be a sad day

A sad day for the oul racists alright.

bloodless_coup

Black Irish president makes no sense.

The black population is at 1% and that's only a recent thing.

Ireland is white and should have a white president.

Corb_lund

doylefe wrote: »

Black Irish president makes no sense.

The black population is at 1% and that's only a recent thing.

Ireland is white and should have a white president.

Its not going to be 1% in 20 years..

bloodless_coup

Corb_lund wrote: »

Its not going to be 1% in 20 years..

That sounds ominous.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Not in this Century

Greyfox wrote: »

He's pointing out the fact that it's a silly question, skin colour should be completely irrelevant

The op is asking whether skin colour is irrelevant. If it is then the answer is yes, although when is up for discussion.

Judging by some of the responses though, it isn’t

AnneFrank

Corb_lund wrote: »

Its not going to be 1% in 20 years..

That's the problem, with inbreeding there may not be a pure white person in 50 years, any species or race dying out is sad

Yer Da sells Avon

doylefe wrote: »

Black Irish president makes no sense.

The black population is at 1% and that's only a recent thing.

Ireland is white and should have a white president.

So if a good candidate emerged, better than all the other candidates, and who just happened not to be white, you'd vote against them because 'Ireland is white and should have a white president'?

corner of hells

Would Samantha Mumba do or Mary Black ?

Canis Lupus

A black president for Ireland is a fairly irrelevant thing at least as far as I'd be concerned. I think Mary Robinson becoming the first female president to be more groundbreaking considering the year it was.

Avatar MIA

AnneFrank wrote: »

That's the problem, with inbreeding there may not be a pure white person in 50 years, any species or race dying out is sad

Agreed.

Unless your ginger. Those abominations need culling.

Corb_lund

doylefe wrote: »

That sounds ominous.

Not really. Irish people are quite happy with it, they don't have the same nationalism that other countries have. And seeing as the country and population is a lot smaller it'll be a lot more visible (esp expressed as percentages) than larger places.

Way of the world!

retalivity

Woke Hogan wrote: »

It wouldn't be particularly significant if there was a black president. Ireland doesn't have anywhere near the same history of subjugating "minorities" or institutionalised racism as most of the other prominent English speaking countries.

A traveller president though. Now we're talking.

Margaret Cash 4 prez 2025.

Although she'd prob turn it down as it would only be 7 years in the aras, not a 'furevva home'.

AnneFrank

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Agreed.

Unless your ginger. Those abominations need culling.

Especially if freckles are involved, my god they're awful

bloodless_coup

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

So if a good candidate emerged, better than all the other candidates, and who just happened not to be white, you'd vote against them because 'Ireland is white and should have a white president'?

What a candidate says is not really important. They are all full of ****e. You just need a palatable statesman or stateswoman to represent the country.

Black people have no significant history in Ireland, and do not represent Ireland.

A black president would be nothing more than a self indulgent desperate attempt to show how "progress" and "tolorent" a nation we are, all the while ****ing over our history and who we actually are.

JohnMc1

Dole Scrounging Vegan Crossfitter wrote: »

Will Smith have an Irish granny?

I'm amazed nobody convinced the Obamas to move here so they could convince Barrack to run.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

doylefe wrote: »

What a candidate says is not really important. They are all full of ****e. You just need a palatable statesman or stateswoman to represent the country.

Black people have no significant history in Ireland, and do not represent Ireland.

A black president would be nothing more than a self indulgent desperate attempt to show how "progress" and "tolorent" a nation we are, all the while ****ing over our history and who we actually are.

Yeah, but who exactly ARE we?

bloodless_coup

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Yeah, but who exactly ARE we?

White people

riffmongous

doylefe wrote: »

What a candidate says is not really important. They are all full of ****e. You just need a palatable statesman or stateswoman to represent the country.

Black people have no significant history in Ireland, and do not represent Ireland.

A black president would be nothing more than a self indulgent desperate attempt to show how "progress" and "tolorent" a nation we are, all the while ****ing over our history and who we actually are.

If they can chant ooh ah up the Ra at 3am after a feast of guinness that's good enough for me

Greyfox

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

The op is asking whether skin colour is irrelevant. If it is then the answer is yes, although when is up for discussion.

Judging by some of the responses though, it isn’t

Yes, some responses do indicate this which is very sad. Its still a question we shouldn't need to ask, anybody who thinks Ireland is not ready for a Black president is clearly a racist.

Joe Don Dante

A Black Transgender Traveller President

suicide_circus

when choosing a candidate for election I always think their ability to produce melanin is of the first importance.

SimonTemplar

doylefe wrote: »

Black Irish president makes no sense.

The black population is at 1% and that's only a recent thing.

Ireland is white and should have a white president.

A number of the current candidates are millionaires which certainly doesn't represent a vast majority of the population but they are considered valid candidates.



As long as a candidate truly understands Ireland and its culture, and meets the requirements set in the constitution, I don't care what they look like.

pickarooney

AnneFrank wrote: »

That's the problem, with inbreeding there may not be a pure white person in 50 years, any species or race dying out is sad

Inbreeding, you say...

Are we back to My Perfect Cousin?

Jerichoholic

Woke Hogan wrote: »

It wouldn't be particularly significant if there was a black president. Ireland doesn't have anywhere near the same history of subjugating "minorities" or institutionalised racism as most of the other prominent English speaking countries.

A traveller president though. Now we're talking.

A traveller taking a job? Get out of here.

TheValeyard

Joe Don Dante wrote: »

A Black Transgender Traveller President

A Black, Jewish, Gay, Transgender Traveller President[

Odhinn

doylefe wrote: »

What a candidate says is not really important. They are all full of ****e. You just need a palatable statesman or stateswoman to represent the country.

Black people have no significant history in Ireland, and do not represent Ireland.

A black president would be nothing more than a self indulgent desperate attempt to show how "progress" and "tolorent" a nation we are, all the while ****ing over our history and who we actually are.

So a black fella whose born here, grown up here, went to the same school as the next lad, worked and all the rest can't have the job because he's black?

SpannerMonkey

dont see why we couldnt have one now . i dont think skin colour would be a massive issue if a good candidate came up but there are very few black people living in ireland % wise in comparison to whites , even fewer who are born and bred irish . i still remember the first time i saw a black person in real life and im only 34 . that the biggest reason there likely wont be one for a while . nothing to do with skin colour

Odhinn

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

dont see why we couldnt have one now . i dont think skin colour would be a massive issue if a good candidate came up but there are very few black people living in ireland % wise in comparison to whites , even fewer who are born and bred irish . i still remember the first time i saw a black person in real life and im only 34 . that the biggest reason there likely wont be one for a while . nothing to do with skin colour

On population size there'd be a Polish president first, were things that straightforward.

lawred2

Woke Hogan wrote: »

It wouldn't be particularly significant if there was a black president. Ireland doesn't have anywhere near the same history of subjugating "minorities" or institutionalised racism as most of the other prominent English speaking countries.

A traveller president though. Now we're talking.

A halting site on the grounds of the Aras.

That would be some sight

iguana

The Taoiseach (holder of the actual top job) is mixed race Irish-Indian, in a country with a nearly 95% white population. And people like or dislike him based on his actions and politics. No one seems to give a **** about his skin colour or ethnicity (or sexuality). So it's not as if we have some sort of hang up about the ethnicity of our government representatives.