Wow. Even FF members don’t want an established FF politician.
As someone who is immersed in the GAA, I can tell you the biggest hurdle Gavin has to get over is how innately smarmy a git he is. FF seem to think he’s some beloved figure where even in the GAA that wouldn’t be a widespread opinion at all.
I’m a Dub and I think it’s ridiculous a former Dublin GAA manager is the best FF can scrounge up. Its such a shite field, I don’t want to vote for any of them.
Can he get elected with just Dublin GAA supporters voting for him?
Not opposed to him but he needs to actually explain where he stands on issues. If he’s just a get the Dublin and GAA vote plant with FF talking points he can forget it. He’s someone I think could run a good issue based campaign I just hope he does.
I know it’s a largely ceremonial role but Michael D had a career where we knew his views before he was president and to be fair Heather Humpherys is having her record scrutinised.
I really don’t like this pick. FF expecting people to vote for someone what we know nothing about.
Anyone know where Jim sits on the abortion? A lot of his big backers are on the anti-abortion side within the party. Mary Butler, right beside Jim in the photo, voted against abortion, for example.
Dublin centric politics is shiteeee, which is what this smells of.
Genuinely think this is a stupid choice. Kelleher was on paper at least, one of the most qualified of any of the candidates discussed in the last few weeks. He has actually run something resembling a presidential election with the Euros. Has over 30 years of actual experience and is an FF member. None of those things apply to Gavin and thats just for starters.
Gavin is basically a celebrity candidate with what appears to be little or no interest in politics, and his best examples of relevant experience fall into the category of barely credible.
His entire candidacy comes across as something you might suggest when you’re brainstorming names, and you have 5 pints and no other ideas on you.
He is, without doubt, an extremely capable and talented individual with some monumental achievements under his belt in the GAA. He just isn’t suited to this race or the job it could lead to.
Jim Who? FFS
Is that Father Todd Unctious
As a Mayo fan I hate him but as someone who will be voting I’ll wait to hear him speak about politics before I make a remark. I know he’s FF’s choice but he could be a good one.
Sure look, at least that pretty much rules out Bertie.
I’ve no opinion of Jim Gavin as a candidate, seems most people here are the same at the moment.
I know next to nothing about him since I’m not a sports person, so could someone give me a TLDR about him?
MM backed Cork in the hurling, camogie, and now Jim Gavin for President. The kiss of death.
I for one am tired of the ever increasing frequency of political parties latching onto celebrities for campaigns.
Can anybody give me any reasons why he should or shouldn’t be voted for?
I don’t know anything about him outside of GAA.
6 more years, 6 more years… 😂
Just kidding, I have no idea where he stands on anything outside of GAA football.
He seems to be very accomplshed and at 54 is still young. I can’t understand why he would want a ceremonial role, all of the things he has been doing would not be possible to continue if he was President. Nobody know where he stands on issues, from where I stand he appears to be a bland conservative figure. Unless he runs an excellent campaign I could see him flounder.
Fianna Fáils logic is “people like GAA dont they?” Fuckin out of touch spanners lol
FG should nominate Bosco, since we’re basically treating the presidency as Dancing with the Stars apparently. Or I’m sure some other Z lister such as Brian McFadden might be available.
I think he might be able to snake through if he does well in debates, considering everyone else will be fighting old comments and statements they’ve made being brought up and he hasn’t involved himself in politics until right now. All depends on if he can hold it together until October
I don’t see Gavin as any better a candidate than when FF ran Grainne Seoige in Galway.
Can’t stand him
He’s a better choice than Kelleher – a blatant careerist who has said, done or achieved nothing in over three decades as a public representative.
There’s no way he’s getting my #1, but I think people underestimate the value of being a relatively popular, uncontroversial candidate in an election which essentially just chooses the most amenable person to the majority of people.
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Thats three confirmed for the big P show.
Wow. Even FF members don’t want an established FF politician.
As someone who is immersed in the GAA, I can tell you the biggest hurdle Gavin has to get over is how innately smarmy a git he is. FF seem to think he’s some beloved figure where even in the GAA that wouldn’t be a widespread opinion at all.
I’m a Dub and I think it’s ridiculous a former Dublin GAA manager is the best FF can scrounge up. Its such a shite field, I don’t want to vote for any of them.
Can he get elected with just Dublin GAA supporters voting for him?
Not opposed to him but he needs to actually explain where he stands on issues. If he’s just a get the Dublin and GAA vote plant with FF talking points he can forget it. He’s someone I think could run a good issue based campaign I just hope he does.
I know it’s a largely ceremonial role but Michael D had a career where we knew his views before he was president and to be fair Heather Humpherys is having her record scrutinised.
I really don’t like this pick. FF expecting people to vote for someone what we know nothing about.
Anyone know where Jim sits on the abortion? A lot of his big backers are on the anti-abortion side within the party. Mary Butler, right beside Jim in the photo, voted against abortion, for example.
Dublin centric politics is shiteeee, which is what this smells of.
Genuinely think this is a stupid choice. Kelleher was on paper at least, one of the most qualified of any of the candidates discussed in the last few weeks. He has actually run something resembling a presidential election with the Euros. Has over 30 years of actual experience and is an FF member. None of those things apply to Gavin and thats just for starters.
Gavin is basically a celebrity candidate with what appears to be little or no interest in politics, and his best examples of relevant experience fall into the category of barely credible.
His entire candidacy comes across as something you might suggest when you’re brainstorming names, and you have 5 pints and no other ideas on you.
He is, without doubt, an extremely capable and talented individual with some monumental achievements under his belt in the GAA. He just isn’t suited to this race or the job it could lead to.
Jim Who? FFS
Is that Father Todd Unctious
As a Mayo fan I hate him but as someone who will be voting I’ll wait to hear him speak about politics before I make a remark. I know he’s FF’s choice but he could be a good one.
Sure look, at least that pretty much rules out Bertie.
I’ve no opinion of Jim Gavin as a candidate, seems most people here are the same at the moment.
I know next to nothing about him since I’m not a sports person, so could someone give me a TLDR about him?
MM backed Cork in the hurling, camogie, and now Jim Gavin for President. The kiss of death.
I for one am tired of the ever increasing frequency of political parties latching onto celebrities for campaigns.
Can anybody give me any reasons why he should or shouldn’t be voted for?
I don’t know anything about him outside of GAA.
6 more years, 6 more years… 😂
Just kidding, I have no idea where he stands on anything outside of GAA football.
He seems to be very accomplshed and at 54 is still young. I can’t understand why he would want a ceremonial role, all of the things he has been doing would not be possible to continue if he was President. Nobody know where he stands on issues, from where I stand he appears to be a bland conservative figure. Unless he runs an excellent campaign I could see him flounder.
Fianna Fáils logic is “people like GAA dont they?” Fuckin out of touch spanners lol
FG should nominate Bosco, since we’re basically treating the presidency as Dancing with the Stars apparently. Or I’m sure some other Z lister such as Brian McFadden might be available.
I think he might be able to snake through if he does well in debates, considering everyone else will be fighting old comments and statements they’ve made being brought up and he hasn’t involved himself in politics until right now. All depends on if he can hold it together until October
I don’t see Gavin as any better a candidate than when FF ran Grainne Seoige in Galway.
Can’t stand him
He’s a better choice than Kelleher – a blatant careerist who has said, done or achieved nothing in over three decades as a public representative.
There’s no way he’s getting my #1, but I think people underestimate the value of being a relatively popular, uncontroversial candidate in an election which essentially just chooses the most amenable person to the majority of people.
He looks like [Todd Unctious from Fr Ted.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPl2t_c6l8Q)
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