Presidential Election 2025

I was previously going to just put a tick or an 'X' in the box beside Catherine Connolly's name. Now it'll be

• 1 Connolly,
• 2 Gavin
• 3 Humphries

Although I realise that you are probably saying I can just leave the box beside Humphries name blank. Not a bad shout in fairness

Which ones? Or did you make that up?

Out of interest did you also make up Connolly's membership of the Galway housing protest groups?

Common theme with you it seems

As I said, nonsensical lies

I also find it quite hilarious how the FFG candidate is so fixated on repossessions - considering who was the Government at the time the housing market went kablamo.

If HH actually wins this election then the voters clearly didn't understand something, largely down to the pack of lies being fed to them from team Humphries

Despite my opposition to Connolly as President, i think she will win, in the first and only count - and by a wide margin

This current story/smear will backfire badly, because it appears to be exactly what it is. A desperate attempt to swing an election, by any means possible. Its last ditch, and entirely baseless, and il be REALLY interested to see who, among FG, do NOT get involved with it? That will be telling IMHO, and from that group, i suspect we will see the next leader of the party.

This is an attempt to make up for a lowsy campaign, a poor candidate who lacks ability and charisma, and a disorganized plan to win the election. And lets be frank, FF did even worse with their candidate, so the government are going to see a further diminishing of their position in the polls. And quite right too

It will backfire very badly. You look at the people Connolly is targeting her votes from and you will see people who don't simply follow a pied piper. The ones who question everything and can generally see through the horse manure that this very clearly is

Its just not a valid move by FG. And anyone who thinks about it for more than a minute, will realize this!

The rules for barristers are in place, in order to ensure that anyone and everyone, will receive legal representation. The exceptions are only meant for obviously extenuating circumstances, and conflicts of interest.

If a barrister receives a case to deal with, and that case concerns a violent thief, they must take the case. An exception could be warranted if, for example, they were related to one of the victims of said thief. Then there would be grounds for the barrister to seek permission to hand off the client to someone else.

If it were possible for barristers to pick and choose clients based on personal taste, or sincerely held beliefs, the system falls apart. You can easily imagine a horrendous criminal, who has committed gross acts, publically, leaving little doubt as to their guilt. You cannot allow a situation where barristers can refuse to handle the case. If it were simple for barristers to pick and choose cases, then who ever does inevitably take on this client will be smeared by association. Which could then lead to more situations where barristers would have to weigh whether or not to accept clients, based on public perception. It creates a huge conflict of interest. It could also leave open the possibility that, a criminal could challenge their sentence based on the real chance that their barrister, having not wanted the case, may have failed to provide adequate council. Its so blatently obvious; Barristers take any cases they are assigned to, unless a serious conflict of interest is obviously apparent.

I really am shocked that this smear is gaining any traction. It shouldnt, and in terms of the election, it wont make a difference. FG have lost the election, they failed to adequately challenge their opponent, it really is as simple as that. The fact they are doing this, is embarassing.

Listening to a bit of Raidio Na Gaeltachta contributor and interviewer discussing CC in the Presidential Election. Contributor made the point on barrister/banks issue. That if a TD or minister was asked the same question it would not be framed as “nasty” as Bacik has done. But pointed out CC has yet to answer the question directly. And why hasn’t she etc. As in a Presidential election you are going to face scrutiny.

The contributor was Barry Ward TD (Fine Gael) calling for people to vote HH. Ward is also a trained barrister SC.

Can you send me a link to the video? Iv watched several, and read comments - just want to clarify which one you are referring to - maybe DM me if you can!

Look I dont know anymore. Its been a pityful election cycle, and iv made my thoughts clear RE the candidates. But this move is bonkers. I assumed this story would just fall by the wayside, but we are where we are. Im sure a good chunk of the last debate will be consumed by it. Which is outrageous in my view.

Not going to promote it. See the FG Twitter page.

There's a poll in The Journal today relating to canvassing with the vast majority having not been canvassed by either but of those that were the number is drastically higher from Connolly's team (11.8%) compared with Humphreys (3.5%). I found it interesting in my constituency where all 3 TDs declared for Humphreys (FF + Lowry + Alan Kelly) but seemingly none of them have campaigned for her while I got a knock on the door yesterday from volunteers asking for support for Connolly.

It seems to be a trend of a general lack of effort and enthusiasm from the Humphreys camp on the ground game which aligns with her not doing the podcast circuit and declining to appear on Matt Cooper's show.

The cab rank rule is not a code of conduct obligation - there is nothing in the code that would have obliged Connolly to take the bank repossession business (nobody suggested that it was a statutory law).

The bit that worries me most… There is a lot in that code of conduct about confidentiality between clients and barristers. At one juncture actually saying privacy has to be respected even after a clients death

How did this information actually become public knowledge?