My mam is kind of a bellwether for the average Irish voter and she’s voting Connolly. It might be hers to lose.
Connolly will win, but only because of the sheer contempt or athapy the public hold Humphrey and Gavin
Such a dull election, all the candidates are boring… I guess that’s a price to pay to stop scrotes like McGregor running.
Also why does CC go as Independent when she was previously part of Labour and got nominated from their backing?
The establishment spent all week saying the debate was a draw, the public overwhelmingly thought Catherine Connolly won.
The establishment mocked Sinn Féin endorsing Catherine Connolly as not being a gamechanger.
The establishment have thrown everything at Catherine Connolly all week.
Yet here she is, polling 50%+ after Jim Gavin is eliminated. This is the chance to elect a President that sends a message to the establishment.
The Áras belongs to the people. Not FF/FG.
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Connolly is nearly a good candidate, but I worry she has a tendency to say or do things that could seriously undermine our credibility on the international stage.
As for the other two, they’re uninspiring choices with little to show for themselves and no real presence or charisma. That said, they’d probably keep a low profile and manage their roles without drawing too much attention or causing controversy.
Honestly, I’m finding it hard to choose between the three. If a fourth, even moderately competent option were available, the decision would be simple.
CC FTW
Those “who won the debate” numbers are an absolute massacre. 6% for Humphreys and 5% for Gavin, even the vast majority of their own party supporters couldn’t bring themselves to make a case for them.
Uninspiring candidates.
No doubt Connolly was the best in the debate but some of her views are a bit concerning.
Too bad she’s clearly an unpickable locked character.
30% undecided, still a huge amount of votes at play for.
No one can hold a candle to Michael D, so any candidate will fall short by comparison. Catherine Connolly is by far the most intelligent, experienced and competent of the 3, and would be a worthy President imo. Nobody has the statesmanlike intellectual robustness of MDH.
I really don’t like any of them.
yea barring a disaster this is her election to lose
I wouldn’t have voted for her but Mairéad McGuinness must be inconsolable
I won’t vote for Connolly but thought she did better than the other two. This isn’t voting intentions 🤷♂️
No matter who wins, I have a suspicion this will be a one term presidency.
If its CC, then I think there’s a good chance that she will draw enough controversy on herself that FG and FF will want to get rid of her. I am specifying them because they have a tradition of not running a candidate against the incumbent. Michael D received considerable support from FG voters in 2011 and both FF and FG were happy enough to see him stay in office in 2018. Right now, I don’t see that replicated.
Even at the moment, there seems to be a sense from many CC voters that they don’t agree with many of the things she says.
If it’s either of HH or JG, I feel that there is a reasonable prospect that the left opposition will want more of an interventionist figure in the manner of Michael D, and there would be an appetite for that too.
It certainly looks like Connolly will win. But it is on the basis of the best of a bad lot. She will win because she is the protest candidate and the protest vote will come out. But I suspect even they will have buyers remorse fairly quickly into her presidency.
It’ll be certain r/Ireland users’ 9/11 if Connolly wins.
I think the president of Ireland should be able to speak Irish. This not so much an endorsement of Connely but a condemnation of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael having candidate unable to speak Irish.
I dont like any of the candidates but I can predict with 99.9% certainty that if Catherine Conolly wins she will contort in various way to publicly put both her feet in her mouth whenever she opens it.
This woman unequivocally backed Clare Daly for the 2024 EU elections.
Clare Daly got replayed on Russian state media regularly because she was seen as pro-russia post Ukraine invasion she has made her stance clear that she will opposed EU re-armement….. just a chance at Clare Daly’s EU political history indicates she has to be on the take from the Russians, Ukrainian government has her on a list of individuals spreading Russian disinformation, she supported the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014… she…. she voted against the EU resolution condemning Russias invasion of Ukraine and actively tried to push things through that would water down sanctions on Russia…. Catherine Conolly publicly and unequivocally supported this Woman’s run in 2024 (which she lost thankfully).
So as far as im concerned Conolly is either a dimwitted tool blinded be her own political ideologies to the reality of what Russia is doing or she is also on the Russian dime.
Waste of time voting for these 3 . Shocking their the only candidate..
This is completely anecdotal, but my family and social circle would be mostly left leaning. We’d generally vote soc dem’s, labour and greens. But everyone I’ve spoken to recently has expressed concerns about Connolly and her views on international relations. There is a growing reluctance to vote for her as President (they’d have no issues with her as a TD), and these are people that generally never vote for FG or FF. I don’t think she’s going to win.
There will be a low turnout, anything could happen
Not good
I’m so angry that Micheal Martin decided to go against the grassroots and half the party to push Jim Gavin. Like….why?? Kelleher was right there, an experienced statesperson.
And Heather Humphreys? A random member of the public hauled off the street would have done better in the debate.
I completely agree that Catherine Connolly ran circles around them in the debate, no question.
I just do not want someone who’s anti supporting-Ukraine and has a habit of ranting about NATO, the US, and other European countries as our President.
It’s not first past the post. It’s PR. If Gavin’s transfers go to Humphries, she leads. Besides, it’s early days.
To be honest, I’m not a fan of Connolly despite sharing many of the same politics, I worry she’ll say the wrong thing to the wrong ally and get us in trouble. But Gavin is FF’s class clown, and Humphreys has the personality and charisma of an old goat.
I feel there is more grassroots for Connelly. In the early days when other left candidates like Frances Black were being floated it felt like the general vibe was leaning towards Connelly and it seems the possible left candidates listened.
I know we tend to live in echochambers online and younger people tend to be more vocal on social media. But Connelly definitely winning on that front. Clips posted from the debates on mainstream media channels, all ratioed well for Connelly.
The difference in content is also clear, Jim Gavins drone videos and Humphries following of stand Fine Gael social media strategies can’t hold a candle to the likes of pod casts, interviews and more real interactions that Connelly content leans towards. There has also been a a few edits accounts pushing Clips of her in the Dail etc. Haven’t seen anything like that for the other two.
The only people surprised by this are those who live in a bubble and don’t talk to ordinary everyday folks. She is the only candidate with any enthusiasm behind her whatsoever — you don’t have to agree with her politics to acknowledge that. She has raised a fortune from small donations, clearly she has sparked something. I don’t see any excitement among anyone for Humphreys or Gavin, even within their own parties.
It’s shocking that we end up with these establishment candidates. Even more shocking that Sinn Fein couldn’t find anyone amongst their ranks who was suitable. When Mary Lou and Pearse had their ‘game changing’ announcement, Connolly wasn’t even bothered to turn up, making them seem even more ridiculous than they already are.
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It’s just such an uninspiring ballot.
My mam is kind of a bellwether for the average Irish voter and she’s voting Connolly. It might be hers to lose.
Connolly will win, but only because of the sheer contempt or athapy the public hold Humphrey and Gavin
Such a dull election, all the candidates are boring… I guess that’s a price to pay to stop scrotes like McGregor running.
Also why does CC go as Independent when she was previously part of Labour and got nominated from their backing?
The establishment spent all week saying the debate was a draw, the public overwhelmingly thought Catherine Connolly won.
The establishment mocked Sinn Féin endorsing Catherine Connolly as not being a gamechanger.
The establishment have thrown everything at Catherine Connolly all week.
Yet here she is, polling 50%+ after Jim Gavin is eliminated. This is the chance to elect a President that sends a message to the establishment.
The Áras belongs to the people. Not FF/FG.
Graphic Design Is My Passion-Ass Colour Scheme
Connolly is nearly a good candidate, but I worry she has a tendency to say or do things that could seriously undermine our credibility on the international stage.
As for the other two, they’re uninspiring choices with little to show for themselves and no real presence or charisma. That said, they’d probably keep a low profile and manage their roles without drawing too much attention or causing controversy.
Honestly, I’m finding it hard to choose between the three. If a fourth, even moderately competent option were available, the decision would be simple.
CC FTW
Those “who won the debate” numbers are an absolute massacre. 6% for Humphreys and 5% for Gavin, even the vast majority of their own party supporters couldn’t bring themselves to make a case for them.
Uninspiring candidates.
No doubt Connolly was the best in the debate but some of her views are a bit concerning.
Too bad she’s clearly an unpickable locked character.
30% undecided, still a huge amount of votes at play for.
No one can hold a candle to Michael D, so any candidate will fall short by comparison. Catherine Connolly is by far the most intelligent, experienced and competent of the 3, and would be a worthy President imo. Nobody has the statesmanlike intellectual robustness of MDH.
I really don’t like any of them.
yea barring a disaster this is her election to lose
I wouldn’t have voted for her but Mairéad McGuinness must be inconsolable
I won’t vote for Connolly but thought she did better than the other two. This isn’t voting intentions 🤷♂️
No matter who wins, I have a suspicion this will be a one term presidency.
If its CC, then I think there’s a good chance that she will draw enough controversy on herself that FG and FF will want to get rid of her. I am specifying them because they have a tradition of not running a candidate against the incumbent. Michael D received considerable support from FG voters in 2011 and both FF and FG were happy enough to see him stay in office in 2018. Right now, I don’t see that replicated.
Even at the moment, there seems to be a sense from many CC voters that they don’t agree with many of the things she says.
If it’s either of HH or JG, I feel that there is a reasonable prospect that the left opposition will want more of an interventionist figure in the manner of Michael D, and there would be an appetite for that too.
It certainly looks like Connolly will win. But it is on the basis of the best of a bad lot. She will win because she is the protest candidate and the protest vote will come out. But I suspect even they will have buyers remorse fairly quickly into her presidency.
It’ll be certain r/Ireland users’ 9/11 if Connolly wins.
I think the president of Ireland should be able to speak Irish. This not so much an endorsement of Connely but a condemnation of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael having candidate unable to speak Irish.
I dont like any of the candidates but I can predict with 99.9% certainty that if Catherine Conolly wins she will contort in various way to publicly put both her feet in her mouth whenever she opens it.
This woman unequivocally backed Clare Daly for the 2024 EU elections.
Clare Daly got replayed on Russian state media regularly because she was seen as pro-russia post Ukraine invasion she has made her stance clear that she will opposed EU re-armement….. just a chance at Clare Daly’s EU political history indicates she has to be on the take from the Russians, Ukrainian government has her on a list of individuals spreading Russian disinformation, she supported the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014… she…. she voted against the EU resolution condemning Russias invasion of Ukraine and actively tried to push things through that would water down sanctions on Russia…. Catherine Conolly publicly and unequivocally supported this Woman’s run in 2024 (which she lost thankfully).
So as far as im concerned Conolly is either a dimwitted tool blinded be her own political ideologies to the reality of what Russia is doing or she is also on the Russian dime.
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Waste of time voting for these 3 . Shocking their the only candidate..
This is completely anecdotal, but my family and social circle would be mostly left leaning. We’d generally vote soc dem’s, labour and greens. But everyone I’ve spoken to recently has expressed concerns about Connolly and her views on international relations. There is a growing reluctance to vote for her as President (they’d have no issues with her as a TD), and these are people that generally never vote for FG or FF. I don’t think she’s going to win.
There will be a low turnout, anything could happen
Not good
I’m so angry that Micheal Martin decided to go against the grassroots and half the party to push Jim Gavin. Like….why?? Kelleher was right there, an experienced statesperson.
And Heather Humphreys? A random member of the public hauled off the street would have done better in the debate.
I completely agree that Catherine Connolly ran circles around them in the debate, no question.
I just do not want someone who’s anti supporting-Ukraine and has a habit of ranting about NATO, the US, and other European countries as our President.
It’s not first past the post. It’s PR. If Gavin’s transfers go to Humphries, she leads. Besides, it’s early days.
To be honest, I’m not a fan of Connolly despite sharing many of the same politics, I worry she’ll say the wrong thing to the wrong ally and get us in trouble. But Gavin is FF’s class clown, and Humphreys has the personality and charisma of an old goat.
I feel there is more grassroots for Connelly. In the early days when other left candidates like Frances Black were being floated it felt like the general vibe was leaning towards Connelly and it seems the possible left candidates listened.
I know we tend to live in echochambers online and younger people tend to be more vocal on social media. But Connelly definitely winning on that front. Clips posted from the debates on mainstream media channels, all ratioed well for Connelly.
The difference in content is also clear, Jim Gavins drone videos and Humphries following of stand Fine Gael social media strategies can’t hold a candle to the likes of pod casts, interviews and more real interactions that Connelly content leans towards. There has also been a a few edits accounts pushing Clips of her in the Dail etc. Haven’t seen anything like that for the other two.
The only people surprised by this are those who live in a bubble and don’t talk to ordinary everyday folks. She is the only candidate with any enthusiasm behind her whatsoever — you don’t have to agree with her politics to acknowledge that. She has raised a fortune from small donations, clearly she has sparked something. I don’t see any excitement among anyone for Humphreys or Gavin, even within their own parties.
It’s shocking that we end up with these establishment candidates. Even more shocking that Sinn Fein couldn’t find anyone amongst their ranks who was suitable. When Mary Lou and Pearse had their ‘game changing’ announcement, Connolly wasn’t even bothered to turn up, making them seem even more ridiculous than they already are.
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