Presidential Election 2025

She would.

But then, the general public hadn't really heard of Professor Mary McAleese in 1997. And not too many more of Senator Professor Mary Robinson in 1990 either.

And it is in the mould of those women that I'm thinking of Ní Ghrálaigh. The job of President is basically two-fold. To represent the people and the values of the people as Head of State. And to protect the Constitution from political interference and damage, and from incompatible legislative efforts. I can't really think of a better person to do both.

I see. That's her only "crime"? Being in someone's company? What actions or speech content can you criticise? And yet Michael Lowry helped produce the programme for government and forced the FFG government to change Dail speaking rules to suit himself. That taints every single TD on government benches.

Where specifically did she say "peace at all costs" for Ukraine please?

Ahh it seems i misread a paraphrasing of a speech she gave, she didnt actually say that, apologies.

She does claim constantly to want peace through diplomacy but doesn't acknowledge that with people like putin that simply might not be possible therefore she logically, to me anyway, is asking for peace by appeasement as she insists on living in an alternate reality where Putin is open to real negotiations.

She has also repeatedly pushed the false narrative that russia were open to peace in march of 2022 which was effectively just a russian demand for complete capitulation by Ukraine. Unsurprisingly she of course believes this as in 2023 Russia claimed at the time they were ready to declare p immediatelyeace if Ukraine simply renounced any future attempts to ever join Nato and as i previously stated with connolly its nato = bad and not-nato = not bad.

Also she keeps trying to compare Ukraine and Gaza but is absolutely inconsistent in her demands of the aggressors in each conflict. She rightfully demands Israel stop all attacks on Gaza but when it comes to Ukraine she starts instead simply asking for diplomacy and while she does say Russia initially invaded illegally she infers both sides are at fault for the continued fighting.

Never heard of him and Google doesn't give me much.

She knew she hadn’t a hope ld imagine. Not a popular person on a national level. Out of touch and more than a bit D4

@VinLieger

On the 3rd anniversary of the Ukraine war, Connolly gave another speech in the Dail.

She was given 3 minutes and her first line included "the illegal invasion of Russia on Ukraine". She went on to talk about the 12 million displaced and ongoing slaughter.

Nonsense. See above. 5 min speech, wont take you long. You are putting words in her mouth.

The FG boys really fear this honest caring intelligent woman.

You really get upset when your hero’s blind spot for murderous dictators gets pointed out - going so far as to try to infer anyone who doesn’t blindly praise her as you do must be linked to another political party.

I see you couldn't back up your claims and gave up 😉

I am not sure you actually listened to the video. It was a lot more balanced than you suggest. Where did she say she supports Assad? Exact words please before you go off on a rant. Was she and the medical charities wrong on the impact of the sanctions?

I already provided links to back up the claims.

Your rebuttal was to claim anyone who doesn’t blindly worship Connolly must be a party hack.

Her campaigning for Daly last year is, on its own, enough of an indicator of the free pass she constantly gives to murderous dictators and their shills, so long as they are anti-Nato

Rule out you giving her a vote you mean.

If she gets the nominations she is entitled to run, you don’t nor nobody else has the power to ‘rule somebody out’.