Presidential Election.

I’ll be voting anyone but Connolly. When you have a shower like Daly, Wallace, PBP and social democrats and Gemma Doherty as your backers, ya can go and do one!!!!!

not set yet but Roumored to be 23rd Oct

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/presidential-election-expected-to-take-place-just-over-two-weeks-after-budget/a79481610.html

Jim Gavin has all the charisma of a wet sock.

He couldn't even bring himself to smile when Dublin won their all-irelands ffs

I’d love if he did run as it would be TV gold but…- but why would you pit yourself through that? I imagine it will be similar to this 2018 interview- things haven’t changed in a lot of people’s minds since even then

https://www.thejournal.ie/bertie-ahern-cuts-interview-short-3970516-Apr2018/

Looking at Bertie on the news last night, his new presidential looking suit does nothing for him -ill fitting and his hair untidy - it looks as though his PR people just threw it on him as he was rushing out the door 🤪

Previously on this thread I said I’d consider voting Bertie (cue the abuse 😀)- but having heard him last night, he’s not coming across well - he still sounds old school politics in a world that has radically changed - yes he certainly did “some good” for Ireland and NI- but I think his time has past - had he met with more approval from the Irish people, and didn’t have this “history” of the economy tanking , his reaction to that and his personal money dealings, he’d certainly be a great president -but he’s one or two presidential elections too late -he looks older than his 73 years- he represents a different time, and mostly the bad aspects of that time -there’s just too much baggage there .

But if he gets on the ticket, he will get a fair percentage of votes relative to most other candidates -not sure though he’ll get enough to pass the finish line

if Michael Flatley gets enough backing to get on the ballot paper he may be an interesting candidate.

Nail on head there-“Leaders”. And it’s not just FF- look at the rag tag bag of misfits we’ve had on the last number of ballot papers.
Plenty of leaders in private industry alright but very few people in the public eye that you’d consider suitable.

There’s a sense of desperation about this current election- in the last one , Michael D was for me, “the best of a bad lot”- he wasn’t terrible but I’d have preferred someone new and more energetic.

MM would definitely wipe the floor but obviously he doesn’t see himself as moving to semi-retirement just yet- but maybe he should as the economy and world affairs will only get worse- why would you put that stress on yourself? Get out whilst the going is relatively OK, albeit with a heap of problems to sort.
Personally I think he’s making a big mistake- if things go belly up in the economy- unemployment rising (which it’s starting to) etc etc- he won’t have the same popularity and good will as he has today