President Connolly

she and her family were spending Christmas in Galway due to renovation work being carried out at Áras an Uachtaráin. “I would like to go back and maybe have a swim in the sea and put my feet on the ground and reflect" https://www.thejournal.ie/uachtaran-na-heireann-catherine-connolly-ar-a-cead-cuairt-oifigiuil-go-conamara-2-6901613-Dec2025/

Current water temp in Salthill is 6.5c 😍

There is a coalition.

No alliance yet for a GE

yeah the SF led coalition was really strong yesterday when a T.D from your party and others were heckling the Labour housing spokesperson …

Yeah really strong

Like nothing we have ever seen before…

There is no 'SF led coalition'.

There is a FF FG IND coalition. And you seem to be immune to them disagreeing with one another and their recent history pre-coalition. Least you aren't on here trumpeting the 'sky is falling in' when they do have a spat or disagreement - the way you are lamenting the death of a coalition/alliance that doesn't even formally exist yet. 😁

HH wasn't very committed to the role, and wasn't very presidential in demeanor..those were her main issues. She also could not disconnect herself from her governmental action/inaction.

Nothing to do with religion or anything else for the vast majority of the voters. To suggest it was is a blatant tarring of all that didn't vote for her with the same sh1t laden brush.

It's a pity that those claiming this couldn't be a bit less sectarian themselves and see the wood from the trees.

When was the last time a government T.D shouted across from the benches at another government T.D that they smelled like they came from killmallock mart,which is what was roared by your crowd towards a Labour t.d yesterday in the Dáil ?

The SF behaviour,shouting down of other t.d’s is one of the many reasons there is no anti government coalition as you describe it and it’s your party’s fault,no one else’s

It’s uncouth

You did. That is just fact. You cynically used the Irish language as a political tool. You never expressed interest in the Irish language before or since. Not for you ciorcal comhra’s and pop up Gaeltacht’s etc. Even Irish language classes?

But you just used the Irish language as another method of attack zero sincerity to it. Now you conveniently do more pretence. Pretending you are being “patronised” more faux offence.

I called out HH as well for her insincerity on the Irish language. And those posters who assume anyone with any with an interest in the Irish language is automatically a Republican in the “provo” sense of the word. All angles of those attitudes annoy me, In relation to the Irish language.

But your “interest” in the Irish language seems to have came and went - like the wind. Only during the last Presidential election it seems. And even at that it was only based on a road sign in Drum. No real sincerity in your “concern” typical of that NI border county attitude. That I despise. No sincerity to it.

Now Connolly to her credit has really put the Irish language front and centre thus. Thus far from listening and seeing other posters comments. She is true to her word. Leading by

example. Which is the way it should be. Other Irish language speakers (many who have a renewed interest in the Irish language) have taken solace from Connolly’s natural relationship with the language. There was a programme on it on RnaG soon after she was elected.

But the likes of you any others who merely use the language as a mere political tool more than annoy me on that issue. It is a major part of the problem of where the Irish language is where it is now. Which I feel should be called out.

More broadly if Connolly can avoid making overly outlandish political statements during the 7 years such as Higgins did on NATO etc. Obviously not apolitical.I will happily admit that Connolly did a decent job by the end of her tenure.

But you are missing the point if Connolly leading by example on the Irish language if incredibly “important” as you claim. Has it moved you to find critical comhra’s, pop up Gaeltacht’s. Irish classes etc ? Irish coffee mornings etc? You seem to have plenty of time on your hands to do so. If desired.

Or is your. “Interest” in the Irish language limited to “concern” on one sign in your constituency? That is not the sort of interest Connolly was getting at she wants people to learn the language and speak it. Otherwise it just pettiness/insincerity. If your “interest” is so transparently trivial. Basically leaving it up to others to speak the language. While you stick with the petty stuff on the language- when it suits.

You (correct me if I am wrong) have only ever used the Irish language as a cynical political tool. Have no intention of improving your level of Irish (speaking the thing) , diving a bit deeper as Connolly has asked the people of Ireland to do.

Again you have not answered the question. Which you have a habit of doing, and are well practiced at.

This time gave a Republican type politicians answer “I will not apologise for” when cornered. So then can obfuscate, and avoid answering a simple question.

I know you won’t apologise for superficial interest. For a start you will be forced to look at yourself. And ask is YOUR interest in the Irish language SINCERE? That is the question. You have yet to answer.And by extension as demonstration of that interest- are you willing to improve your standard of Irish and embrace the language as Connolly asked?

Even since Connolly was elected, have you been inspired to improve your level of Irish ?
Connolly described Irish as a gift. What are you doing with the “gift” ? Connolly wants the Irish people to embrace Irish. Improve their levels, be unafraid of it.

Besides your pretence of “concern” about a sign in Drum.
What have YOU have done in line with what President Connolly wanted the Irish people to do with the language

In general that is my main point to do with the Irish language many people have only a pretence or superficial interest. Nevermind those who have antipathy towards the Irish language. Those are a different story.

And as you travel more north (in my opinion) this “interest” gets even more superficial and petty. Which is why you have the attitude you have.

Many pretend to care about the Irish language in the border counties / NI but don’t improve their levels of Irish. Instead being much more focused on superficiality with regards to the Irish language. This was not Connolly’s intent.

You focus on the petty issues to do with the Irish language- the symbolism and so on. And within that only on an occasion where it can be used politically for cheap “point scoring”.

Yet you do nothing to improve your level of Irish yourself. Which is what Connolly wants the Irish people to do.

But that takes some effort and REAL interest. Interest you don’t really have, it appears. To you the Irish language is just another political tool. You don’t treat it with the intent President Connolly wishes . As a “gift” a living and breathing language. And she wants Irish people to improve their Irish language levels and embrace it. Not just pretend to care when it suits, on the most minor of issues.

This will drive the creepy old white guy petrolheads mad if they find out - I don't think many of them voted for Connolly anyway.

Fair play to Thunberg for turning out for the Bohs event and to Connolly for hosting her.