Presidential Election 2025

What is Coveney referring to here? Is the European 'army' just land forces or is he using a common shorthand?

Mr Coveney said it is unfortunate people are trying to misrepresent Pesco as “a Trojan horse for a European army”.

or Michael Martin

Mr Martin said “a European army isn’t on the agenda in that sense”.

Those who go into paroxysms when somebody won't stay inside the consensus make the loudest noise sadly.
They'll damage her with the Putin stooge bluster.

But that is in no way a reason not to vote for her. Fair play to her for standing up and being counted, I'm sure she knew what would be coming at her, but made the brave decision to face it down.

Anyone who went into the EU thinking we were going to be in agreement with everything the others members agreed to do is a fool.
It's a freely entered 'union', it is not a union where you must be in agreement with everything. We as a country fought the EU for years over Corporation Tax for example and vehemently disagreed with the Commission.

You disagree, you criticise if you think it is warranted and you should be able to do that without fear or favour.

And you accused me of using quotes out of context…..

I have no issue with Connolly saying all of this stuff during the presidential debates. She can attack NATO, the EU, von der Leyen, Starmer, Macron, Trump etc all she likes, it won't be a problem at all - she is a mere candidate running for office. But whether this makes her electable is quite a different matter.

And make sure she doesn't overhear any uncomplimentary remarks about her attire

Not if the Supreme Court found them constitutional. Which they would.

And they don't get referred to the SC unless there is some consensus at the Council of State that there is a potential conflict with the bill in question.

I think Michael D. only actually ended up referring one Bill in 14 years!

Sheridan keeps on giving...

Told the Irish Times that his turnover is $4m-$6m.

Total rubbish.

Nutriband turnover as per their filed accounts is $2.4m

It is haemorrhaging cash with substantial ongoing losses with the hope they get approval.

And he blames others for giving negative stories.

When you put yourself so high on a pedestal, making yourself out to be something you are not, it's very easy to be knocked off.

Nominating him feels like nominating Lyle Lanley (the monorail con artist from the Simpsons).

I'd have no problem with someone like a Douglas Hyde type, but we are no where close to this.

Well HH is the same religion…

According to some people here Michael D is apparently a controversial President so it's nothing new. He has upset Israel and the US at least during his tenure, as well as the Irish government but I don't think most would consider that a bad thing.

The WHO and many other charity and humanitarian groups agreed the untargeted sanctions on Syria were wrong, causing civilian deaths and hardship and not putting any kind of meaningful burden on Assad. The WHO must also be Assad sympathisers by this logic?

As I've said before if the worst dirt anyone can dig up on Catherine Connolly is some charity work in Syria that was inconvenient to NATO then she's in a great place because absolutely nobody is going to the polling station in October with Syrian political considerations on their mind.

Ironically Michael Flatley - currently considering a run for the Presidency - owns Castlehyde, Dougs auld gaf in Co. Cork.