Irish Presidential Bet

[John m]

The Smart arsed taxi driver knew unlike any other Journalist or TD .The Voting started last week when the Postal votes were sent out .So in racing terms they were off and Running .Finnon Sheehan or Mick the Monkey From Cork didnt know that .Now watch as a Campaign to Spoil your vote by voting for Gavin Starts up . Martin wanted to take out Berty but Committed Suicide .

[Punter]

Powers paying out on Connolly----must have taken FA on race !

[watty]

‘I’d have to think about it’ – Catherine Connolly responds to question on whether she would employ convicted rapist in Áras

they might have paid out too soon.  The Indo seems to be negative about her.  In yesterday's story about her, the headline above reveals the bias but the topics were 'convicted gun possession', convicted rapist*', and finally a few paragraphs about Ireland's neutrality and the Triple Lock.  The woman has ethics (or something) and the Indo doesn't like it!






* Most criminal justice systems including ours are about rehabilitation and not punishment.  So if someone has been convicted and done their time, they should be allowed to continue their lives in relative peace - the Gardai can keep an eye on them.

[John m]

‘I’d have to think about it’ – Catherine Connolly responds to question on whether she would employ convicted rapist in Áras

they might have paid out too soon.  The Indo seems to be negative about her.  In yesterday's story about her, the headline above reveals the bias but the topics were 'convicted gun possession', convicted rapist*', and finally a few paragraphs about Ireland's neutrality and the Triple Lock.  The woman has ethics (or something) and the Indo doesn't like it!






* Most criminal justice systems including ours are about rehabilitation and not punishment.  So if someone has been convicted and done their time, they should be allowed to continue their lives in relative peace - the Gardai can keep an eye on them.

The Constitution says the President rubber stamps and shakes hands .Robinson and Little Mickey distorted the Office .Connolly would destroy our International reputation for doing fall .The Triple Lock is Bollox we have no Soldiers or Navy .We dont even have enough soldiers to guard the State From Within .Only reason we sent Peacekeepers is Nato pay 24/7 for troops who only work 40 hour weeks profit goes to Dep of Defence .

If Little Mickey was really concerned about Homelessness did he rent out his Gaff in Galway while he lived in Dublin .Did he take in any Student in his aras ?

Best President we didnt get was Berty .If Connolly Wins I win 18 euro .If she loses I lose 640 .as I backed Berty I also backed Connolly at big odds but cashed out some of that bet /

I think I might prefer to lose than Connolly to Win .

[watty]

After Round 1 and a bit of mud-slinging, Connolly is ahead on points (38 v 20) while 18% still haven't made up their minds.

Connolly well ahead in presidential race, poll suggests

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly has built up a significant lead over Heather Humphreys in the presidential election race, a new opinion poll suggests.

The Irish Times Ipsos B&A poll indicates that Ms Connolly is on 38% support with Ms Humphreys on 20%. Jim Gavin, who has withdrawn from the campaign, is on 5%.

The survey of 1,200 voters, taken from Sunday to Tuesday, places Ms Connolly as the clear front runner with just over a week to go to polling.  There are still many people who have not made up their minds, with that figure standing at 18% in this poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8%.  Some 12% of those surveyed indicated that they will not vote while 6% intend to spoil their vote.

This poll also suggests that any second preference votes from Mr Gavin, whose name remains on the ballot paper, will split fairly evenly between Ms Connolly and Ms Humphreys.

The public votes in chancers and cute hoors for the Dail but imho the public see the President a bit different.  Connolly is saying stuff that's probably mad in the 'real world'/real politic but it goes down well with the public.

[watty]

And coming up on the rear is... Paul Murphy suing Heather Humphreys for defamation

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has begun defamation proceedings against Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys.

The proceedings lodged by Mr Murphy yesterday, relate to comments made by Ms Humphreys in a debate on RTÉ Radio One's This Week programme last Sunday.

Mr Murphy had sent a solicitor’s letter to Ms Humphreys arising out of her remarks relating to Mr Murphy’s role in an anti-water charges protest in Jobstown in Tallaght in November 2014.

Mr Murphy was one of six men charged with the false imprisonment of the then tánaiste Joan Burton and her assistant Karen O’Connell in their car on 15 November 2014.

All six were acquitted of the charges by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in 2017.

Mr Murphy said he had no comment to make on the lodgement of the defamation proceedings for now.

[John m]

it would of been a Walk Over for Bertie .

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it would of been a Walk Over for Bertie .

Yes, you should never underestimate the stupidity of the electorate?

[watty]

The radio says Bertie is supporting Humphreys now that FF Jim Gavin is gone.  Will that make her happy or sad 

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The radio says Bertie is supporting Humphreys now that FF Jim Gavin is gone.  Will that make her happy or sad 

He's a waffler.

[Bob Shillin]

Would it be true to say that the public like a leftie in the Aras, but only as a conscience without power?
I'll vote for Connolly as the better option of the two, but would disagree with her on some issues. Can't bring myself to warm to her personally yet, like I did to Red Robbo, or Mickey D, or even Mary Mac Aleese as to when she took on the church, when children's sexuality issue came to her house

[Punter]

Still believe that Big Wigs in FG will come out fighting next week --at least to save embarrassment
of Harris--nearly 1/6  on Betfair --I see her a 1/2 chance on Thursday --standing her for a good few quid at moment 2/7 and Ill bail out when she drifts --live in hope so !

[watty]

Round 2 begins with the (right wing?) Irish Times reporting, with photos!, Catherine Connolly met militia leader behind war crimes in Syria, photos show.  And, just in case you didn't get it the first time, Who is the pro-Assad militia leader Catherine Connolly was pictured with in Syria?  Both stories are paywalled...

She was with a TD and 2 MEPs on the trip.

They're throwing mud and hoping something sticks!

[Bob Shillin]

Round 2 begins with the (right wing?) Irish Times reporting, with photos!, Catherine Connolly met militia leader behind war crimes in Syria, photos show.  And, just in case you didn't get it the first time, Who is the pro-Assad militia leader Catherine Connolly was pictured with in Syria?  Both stories are paywalled...

She was with a TD and 2 MEPs on the trip.

They're throwing mud and hoping something sticks!

Courtesty of that sleeveen Yates.

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Do we really want a Protestant President?

Vote Connolly!