Presidential Election 2025

FF are in a tricky position now, if they had a serious contender they would have announced him/her , so its either run a token candidate like Cynthia who would likely lose, Bertie who unfortunately the members like, back Heather which as the main party probably won't go down well,,,or MM could resolve this by running himself and he would win easily and I say that as someone who would need to be paid to vote FF.

I think it’s very easy to dismiss him as ‘far-right’, while some of his views may be aligned with that he has also done incredible work exposing corruption and inefficiency, including stuff that RTÉ has later reported on.
He is also ‘clean’ having just entered politics after the Dublin riots in 2023. So no skeletons, Assad is being discussed in Ireland right now more than he’s probably being discussed in Syria.

He's a nobody. Politically and otherwise. Another overbalanced ego with a twitter account.

Is it arrogance or naivety that has led to him believe he has the credentials to be First Citizen and Head of State of this country?

I'm genuinely asking.

He would do well to avoid hanging around Eddie Hobbs*(the original Grifter) and the like, which he regularly seems to appear with, but I notice a lot of Delahunty's output is in fact highlighting absurd failures (and acceptance of same) of policing and justice in this country - for everyone, foreign and native - like the Emperor's New Clothes.

'Make Crime Illegal' was actually on mark.

That being said, most likely after publicity and the airgead.

He is free to contest the general election, won't even have to seek a nomination.

*Last year, Hobbs was a supporter of arch RTÉ west brit and loyalist supporter Eoghan Harris, referring to the latter's critics as "tribal nationalists", now Hobbs is taking selfies with IRA memorials in Cork and calling himself a Republican (though he is a partitionist and a former blueshirt).

The weasel would do anything for money, as long as it is someone elses.

That's your opinion only Seth. You are entitled to it.

Nothing stopping a President addressing a number of issue of interest/importance to them

Well, there is. Its called Articles 12, 13 and 14 of the Constitution, and various provisions scattered therein.

Michael D. may have pushed the envelope, but be under no illusion that there isn't an envelope.

Has he approached councillors from at least 4 councils to ask for a proposer and seconder ?

Those articles don't stop him/her.

If the government don't have an issue he/she is perfectly able to discuss a UI.
The government can stop him/her.

Why would the government have an issue discussing a constitutional aspiration?

The constitution does not stop the President talking about a UI.

The government invoking a clause ion the constitution can block the president talking about a UI.

The question is, why would a government use the constitution to stop the president talking about a constitutional aspiration?

What have humanitarian issues elsewhere got to do with a UI? Nothing. In my 50 years

there has always been a famine or a war or whatever.

This idea that Ireland must somehow fix the worlds problems is getting tiresome and utterly ridiculous. Martin and Harris behaving like they are some sort of world power that can lecture everyone else. It's nonsense and a distraction from our own issues.

It's time our own interests are put first..for a change and if that includes a UI then humanitarian issues elsewhere shouldn't matter.

Maria Steen is also a wild card, but I think she’d get nominated.

Always puts on an excellent performance in debates, her emasculation of M Martin last year during the referendum campaign was a thing of beauty. The reason she’s stayed out of frontline politics is because she’s homeschooling her kids but she has privately committed to becoming more active when they’re older.

Has she approached councillors from at least 4 councils to ask for a proposer and seconder ?

She wouldn't get nominated, so no point even thinking she would. She covers a minority of the electorate's view, there's no massive clamour for her views like.

The fact she home schools should be a red flag to begin with anyway...