Presidential Election.

FFG do not do reform. No chance.

The Fine Gael New Politics document outlined some reform of the Presidency but that document was all lies and nothing was done with any of the promises. They even said they would reduce the Dail numbers by 20 to bring representation numbers into line with other EU countries.

Specifically on the Presidency they promised this:

• A vote in Presidential elections for Irish citizens living abroad
• Fine Gael will reduce the President’s term of office from 7 to 5 years, provided the people give their approval in our proposed Constitution Day referendum.

A great line from that 2011 election document was "The finger of responsibility must point directly to the massive policy failures of the recent Fianna-Fail led Governments and their willingness to promote the interests of a so-called “Golden Circle” over the interests of the Citizen."

Why should they give a nomination to someone with no political track record whatsoever just because they come late in the day looking for one?

The egomaniacs like her and Sheridan who simply can't be bothered with the hard work involved in trying to become a TD or councillor and then rock up with a half-baked presidential campaign and think they have a right to be on the ballot paper.

They're all talk but if they actually want to have a chance at effecting change then the presidency is the last job they should be looking for.

Then the idiotic "I don't support X but will nominate them in the interests of democracy"… Gobshites with such little political support simply don't belong on the ballot paper. 20 Oireachtas members is not a high bar for any serious candidate.

What makes it clear the public want it?

We've had far too many total gobshites on the ballot in recent elections. Dragons Den ffs. Turning the presidential election into a circus

SF don't need it, they have no problem nominating a candidate from their party - if they can find one 🤣

No advantage to them in supporting such a thing

You think the view that people should have rights, equality under the law and control over their own bodies is something that will be frowned upon in the future?

If the Republic of Gilead comes along, then yeah

This is just more "both sides-ing". Sure the RCC was bad, but dem libruls are just as bad!