Mary Lou for President

[schmittel]

Colm Meaney's name as Sf candidate just been dropped on boards. No idea if that is serious, but what a coup for Mary Lou that would be.

I think he'd walk it.

And he's publicly expressed pretty major support for SF in the past.

[Irish History]

I was glad enough to vote for Higgins first time around.
But I thought he was a man of his word and detested him thereafter. Another little gombeen of a maneen. Good riddance and he can take his poetry with him.

Papa Smurf makes me laugh.

[Irish History]

I'm told that Michael D. Higgins called Mary Harney the Minister for Fornication in Leinster House by mistake. It did happen and I wondering does anyone recollect that incident? I can't find any reference to it online.

[Bubblypop]

I'm told that Michael D. Higgins called Mary Harney the Minister for Fornication in Leinster House by mistake. It did happen and I wondering does anyone recollect that incident? I can't find any reference to it online.

Fornication once again as Michael D does a Bertie | Irish Independent https://share.google/iHVWcEFx7Nj90ysUk
Says it was Dermot Ahearne

[Return of the Mac]

Colm Meaney's name as Sf candidate just been dropped on boards. No idea if that is serious, but what a coup for Mary Lou that would be.

I think he'd walk it.

And he's publicly expressed pretty major support for SF in the past.

He's name is doing the rounds. However, MLD said the person they were endorsing had very good Irish. I've never Meaney speak a word of it. So I'd be doubtful its him

[NattyO]

He's name is doing the rounds. However, MLD said the person they were endorsing had very good Irish. I've never Meaney speak a word of it. So I'd be doubtful its him

He spoke Irish in both “Kings” and “Bring them down” though I don’t know whether that was coached or he actually spoke it naturally. He certainly seemed to speak it naturally in Kings I thought.

[NewBroom]

I had to try and think who Colm Meaney was for a few minutes. Anyway it's moot as SF are bottling the election and backing Connolly.

What a boring sh*tshow

[schmittel]

Pfft, what an anticlimax, Sinn Fein will cop a lot of criticism for this and rightly so.

I wonder will that decision strengthen Sheridan and Steen's chances of getting on the ballot. I suspect it might.

[NattyO]

SF do a big build up to the reveal of “their” candidate, and it turns out it’s a candidate who isn’t theirs, and has already been in the race for weeks. Good lord they’re an embarrassment to themselves.

[ceannairceach]

SF do a big build up to the reveal of “their” candidate, and it turns out it’s a candidate who isn’t theirs, and has already been in the race for weeks. Good lord they’re an embarrassment to themselves.

I genuinely cringe when I realise I voted for them for 5 years.

[NattyO]

Mickey D in a dress rushing to the defence of Hamas:

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/con ... 09720.html

That’ll go down a treat with the shinners. All she needs to do now is to call for open borders and sharia law, and Mary Lou will be calling for her to be made president for life.

[ceannairceach]

Mickey D in a dress rushing to the defence of Hamas:

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/con ... 09720.html

That’ll go down a treat with the shinners. All she needs to do now is to call for open borders and sharia law, and Mary Lou will be calling for her to be made president for life.

Jesus !!!!

Well I’d say she’s not going to last long!!

What is with these morons constantly comparing every horrible regime with us ?

[NewBroom]

Jesus !!!!

Well I’d say she’s not going to last long!!

What is with these morons constantly comparing every horrible regime with us ?

What's the saying, give a person enough rope and they'll hang themselves etc.

She tried to bury her links to Clare & Mick, the Kremlin apologists but they've resurfaced.

Pretty stupid thing to say, even if it's a private belief.

[Headshot]

Any word on Maria Steen getting enough nominations?

[Return of the Mac]

Any word on Maria Steen getting enough nominations?

Independents Ireland meeting today to decide if they back her or not. If they do that gives her 18 nominations. Just needs 2 more but the deadline is tomorrow. If they dont its over for her.

[schmittel]

Any word on Maria Steen getting enough nominations?

I had hoped, (and expected TBH), that once SF announced backing Connolly, the remaining councils and/or Oireachtas would feel more inclined to nominate Sheridan and/or Steen in interest greater choice. Seems reasonable that the electorate deserves at least one more to choose from over Connolly/Humphries/Gavin.

Obviously that was too much to expect from the councils, remains to be seen from the Oireachtas.

Presumably Independent Ireland will back Steen this morning, in which case she's on 18. Another two does not seem like a lot.

Wouldn't personally be inclined to vote for Steen but nonetheless I'd be very disappointed if there were not two more Oireachtas members who felt that it was in the best interests of the electorate to agree to nominate her simply to allow her on the ballot.

[NattyO]

Independent Ireland have announced that they will back Maria Steen's nomination.

By my count that now leaves her with 18 official (counting MHR) and 19 unofficial backers. Time is ticking, less than 24 hours left, so it will be tight.

[marhay70]

Looks like Steen has the votes of Independent Ireland, so I think she will probably get the other two. That leaves the line up FF, FG, Hamas and Opus Dei. A fine representation for the Irish people, looks like I'll have to spoil my vote as I couldn't countenance voting for any one of them, even to spite another.

[Berties_Horse]

Looks like Steen has the votes of Independent Ireland, so I think she will probably get the other two. That leaves the line up FF, FG, Hamas and Opus Dei. A fine representation for the Irish people, looks like I'll have to spoil my vote as I couldn't countenance voting for any one of them, even to spite another.

Steen will ruffle a couple of feathered nests, that aside none of them inspire much confidence. Gavin is wilting under the glare already, which leaves Humphries as clear front runner. July 12th taking on new meaning this side of the border.

[jmayo]

Looks like Steen has the votes of Independent Ireland, so I think she will probably get the other two. That leaves the line up FF, FG, Hamas and Opus Dei. A fine representation for the Irish people, looks like I'll have to spoil my vote as I couldn't countenance voting for any one of them, even to spite another.

At this stage I would take the Spanish Inquisition.

FF give us that bollox that managed Dublin. Yeah yeah I am from Mayo so fook him the cheating bollox.

FG give us an ould one from Monaghan that backs animal abusers, oh and marries Orange Order members.

And Labour, SDs, PG tips, Shinners give us a marxist, of course a champagne socialist as well.

She is a typical marxist that has a gra for anyone anti US and anti Western. In the old days it was anyone from Soviet Union, now they just have to hate US and Western way of life.
She has masters in clinical psychology and any of the ones I know are totally woke and lacking in an understanding of reality.

BTW she is quote as saying that Hamas are "part of the fabric of the Palestinian people".
Would that be like saying in 1940s that Nazis are part of the fabric of the German people and should be leading them?

[ceannairceach]

At this stage I would take the Spanish Inquisition.

FF give us that bollox that managed Dublin. Yeah yeah I am from Mayo so fook him the cheating bollox.

FG give us an ould one from Monaghan that backs animal abusers, oh and marries Orange Order members.

And Labour, SDs, PG tips, Shinners give us a marxist, of course a champagne socialist as well.

She is a typical marxist that has a gra for anyone anti US and anti Western. In the old days it was anyone from Soviet Union, now they just have to hate US and Western way of life.
She has masters in clinical psychology and any of the ones I know are totally woke and lacking in an understanding of reality.

BTW she is quote as saying that Hamas are "part of the fabric of the Palestinian people".
Would that be like saying in 1940s that Nazis are part of the fabric of the German people and should be leading them?

One of my uncles was from Ballycastle, God rest his soul and would wholeheartedly concur with the bitterness!!!

[schmittel]

Aubrey McCarthy announced on Morning Ireland he would nominate Steen, good for him.

Senator McCarthy, the founder of the charity Tiglin, said the nomination is not an endorsement of Ms Steen, but that he believes she deserves the opportunity to make her case to voters, and then voters will have the right to decide.

"We certainly did not agree on everything," he added.

"This is my first presidential nomination process", the Senator explained, "and from the outset I said that I would not hold back access to a nomination to anyone who managed to get nominations in the late teens".

"I am an independent senator myself, I was voted in on the Trinity panel, so that's why I said: no, I cannot be one to hold back somebody if they're suitable as a candidate

Nice to see he recognised that as somebody in the Oireachtas on the strength solely from votes from the Trinity alumni, it would not be appropriate to decide the entire country should be unable to have the choice to vote for an independent candidate for President.

A bit more of that kind of self awareness in the Oireachtas would go a long way.

Does look like time's running out now though.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0924/15350 ... -election/

[ceannairceach]

I’d happily vote for Steen, hope she gets on the ballot.

[NewBroom]

If no other candidate gets on the ballot paper, the theme for this election will be the three stooges defending the political regime that has deliberately and disgracefully blocked other aspiring candidates. That will be the defining shape of this election and what it'll be remembered for. FG in particular are so long in the job that they've become arrogant and self entitled - well they'll find out soon enough that the Irish voting public has a habit of wrecking such empires.

[NattyO]

One of the clearest takes from this presidential election should be that, in Ireland, the far left and the establishment are on the same side.