Presidential Election 2025

Clearly not versed in the Anglicising of place-names here are you? The very reason why it is important to keep visible where the name came from.
'Drum' is a phonetic version of An Droim - meaning 'the ridge'.

After CC yesterday saying she'd have to have a think about employing a convicted rapist now she says today she'd never employ such a person. Surprise, surprise. Now she saying people are out to get her.

Her judgement and basic common sense are clearly lacking and she is not fit to be president of this country.

https://www.rte.ie/news/presidential-election/2025/1009/1537612-presidential-election/

Her comments yesterday were disqualifying.

The polls will tell us where we stand. Connolly has an 'energetic' base, capable of justifying anything in the name of winning. They have become conspiratorial now, which is glib.

Others in society are starting to doubt CC's credibility for the role, thanks largely to Connolly herself. But they are left in a tight position, thanks to FF's blunder. Are these people willing to turn up on the day and vote? Or will they remain home?

I dont know, i predict low turnout. If Connolly wins, the left will be happy. I wont share in the happyness, because i honestly believe it may damage the lefts credibility at the next general/locals.

We just have to soldier on i guess - see what happens. But weeks ago, i said i expected more and more unforced errors from the Connolly Campaign. She has delivered on that front. The fact that her supporters can spin these errors out of existance is staggering, but maybe we are naive not to have expected this. There is bad faith on display in some chats. No question.

We have to just wait and see. I agree that politics has become polarized around the world, and i find that alarming. That, and the growth of the 'Steen wing' - things to watch out for.

Does anyone know about this debate on the radio today? I want to listen but cant find a concrete time/place!

l an Yates…failed politician and bankrupt…

5pm/17:00 on Rte Radio 1.

Media pressure?

One article and one question from Aine Lawlor finished him, and he was doing appalling badly before it anyway. 15%.


Meanwhile we have numerous one after another negative articles about Connolly.
She is still there though, the barrister nonsense the latest story to go down in the hypocritical flames it deserves to.

I would consider myself left or left-leaning, have voted that way for years, but I have considerable issues with Connolly. Her association with Wallace and Grommet, that visit to Syria with them for fact-finding - she'd have to be incredibly naive to think that a visit sanctioned by Assad would find any facts other than what Assad would want her to find.

And then there's the tiresome 'NATO expansion' rhetoric so beloved of Putin. Would she have NATO decline to accept the Baltic states and Poland's membership because 'feelings'? This isn't naivete, this is pure fingers in the ears 'lalalalala I can't hear you' levels of denial.

Instead of lecturing these countries from the safety of Galway, maybe go on a fact-finding mission. I just find it immensely frustrating to hear these Kremlin talking points coming from the mouth of an Irish politician. We had enough of this crap from Miggledy Higgins, we don't need more of it embarrassing us, or at least me.

It will be interesting to hear how RTE handles the debate this afternoon.

Will some of the hit pieces on Connolly today be talking points?

Will Humphreys get an easy time?

Most importantly, does anyone think that it will change the votes of listeners?