Presidential Election 2025

From day one she’s steered clear from inconvenient truths - she’s banged out a narrow path of “justice” and “peace”- admiral qualities of course- but she is completely unrealistic in terms of the real world issues and how they will be solved - she’s living in a Pollyanna world and it appears many are quite happy to follow her there.

Her “Hamas” comments were disgusting- she wants the very people who sent 10,000s of Palestinians to their death whilst they took cover in deep caves or even worse, lived the high life in other countries - to be part of the decision making process around the future of the country? Thats Stockholm syndrome on steroids .

CC's views on this matter, and her views on other matters, are seemingly too subtle for those who want to see the world as 'black and white' and are ready at every opportunity to 'ponce' on anyone not following the regimented 'party line'. A form of thought police.

The fear of people who don't toe the consensus line is rife, I agree.

Echoes Connolly's own words 'If you put your head above the parapet, you'll be got'.
Throughout her career she has bravely voiced an alternative view and it's a view that has appeal in this neutral country as it should.

😂 if you think HH is working for the good of Ireland and not capitalist interests you’ve overdosed on Rte kool aid.

Simon Harris's upcoming confidence vote can't have come at a worse time for Humphries and will likely affect the way some will vote in the upcoming presidential election. Those turncoat Labour and Green TDs are caught between a rock and a hard place. Will they vote against Harris but for Humphries?

"There's an argument in there that excuses Russian aggression because the were forced into it in that narrative. "

You are proving my point. Unless I am 100% , Ifollowing the NATO/West line then I am making excuses for Russian aggression. That is not the case as i said "…hold the view that Putin invaded Ukraine and is the aggressor …"

Yes the narrative has moved on. That is not a good reason to abandon any attempt at a negotiated settlement. At some stage there will be some negotiation, it is how most wars end. There is absolutely nothing wrong with arguing for that to begin as soon as possible. Making that argument, which is what Connolly has done, is not betraying Ukraine. Right now we are expected to be cheerleaders for NATO forces. When a peaceful negotiation is arrived at we will be expected to cheer on Trump as a great peace maker, just as we were expected to in Gaza.

Personally, I find nothing wrong with CC's position on Ukraine and on Gaza. I accept that position is not enough for some.

Again with the spin about the last 14 years.

MDH has spoken far more about internal Irish matters than anything else. Consistently.

Blame your own antenna here, which is only picking up on the content that shock horror challenges the consensus view.

What’s wrong with consensus?

Here is what you said:

I would prefer a President of Ireland to be more cognisant of internal Irish matters 

You are oblivious to or brainwashed into thinking that he has not been cognisant of internal Irish matters. Go review what he has actually spoken on in his 14 years as President.

'You put your head above the parapet you will be got' couldn't be more apt.

Dangerous to who?

Jayus! Connolly needs to pushed more on this by the media. Especially given how Even SF and Ireland North and South were anti Brexit.

Humphreys should be highlighting Connolly as pro Brexit and ask does she want Ireland to leave the EU? Also does Connolly still not believe in the EU free market and free movement of workers?

I wonder what the migrants Eastern Europeans from Poland etc who have made Ireland their home would make of Connolly’s anti EU attitude?

All she says is there is an over emphasis on free markets and militarisation.

The EU is not an old boys club, it is and, like it or not, going to be full of differing voices seeking to be heard.

Not sure she is supporting Brexit, seems more like she's supporting the democracy of a referendum to me. She spends a great deal of her time in that video taking people who demeaned the 17m who voted, to task.