Claire Byrne Live (RTE1)

Atlantic Dawn

Perhaps Michael D was watching Spain V England on the box?

vectorvictor

That's it Gavin worry about everyone else not yourself

Berserker

Pretzill wrote: »

Joan won this debate.

Easily the best out of that lot.

PropJoe10

Duffy would've been better focusing on himself and not others. Lost points there.

Laois_Man

It would have been better Craic altogether if Gemma O’Doherty had got a nomination

Beechwoodspark

Powerful ending by Casey. Whatever about MDH Gallagher has serious serious notions about himself

Hurrache

spurshero wrote: »

Why dosent Micheal d give up the salary ? Sure he’s a millionaire as well . Anybody that thinks he isn’t is deluding themselves

He's taken a 20% cut from the outset or something.

But he's not the one that challenges others on it.

FourFourRED

I thought Sean Gallagher came across very well tonight but I’ll still be voting Michael D after he knocked it out of the park again.

Pretzill

Hoping Gavin Duffy says "I'm out."

Atlantic Dawn

Odds on Paddy Power says it all...

Michael D Higgins 1/33

Sean Gallagher 14/1

Joan Freeman 25/1

Liadh Ni Riada 33/1

Gavin Duffy 33/1

Peter Casey 500/1

bri007

With his poppy on!

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Perhaps Michael D was watching Spain V England on the box?

Berserker

FourFourFM wrote: »

I thought Sean Gallagher came across very well tonight but I’ll still be voting Michael D after he knocked it out of the park again.

You have to hand it to him, he was faultless tonight. I'll give him 11/10.

vectorvictor

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Odds on Paddy Power says it all...

Michael D Higgins 1/33

Sean Gallagher 14/1

Joan Freeman 25/1

Liadh Ni Riada 33/1

Gavin Duffy 33/1

Peter Casey 500/1

A tenner on Joan wouldnt be a bad punt for ousider chasers. She swayed me .

This isn't a presidental election , it's deciding whether we want to continue funding the Michael D benevolent fund

Not that one

How would polls and actual vote change, if Michael D. took sick/ill in the coming week.
Would the reminder of his age and vulnerability to illness lead to enough of a change mind for the 70%, and if so who would benefit the most?

Spanish Eyes

Such a waste of airtime and the other candidate's money.

MDH is a shoo in and they all know it now.

The only consolation is that Mise Eire SF candidate is stuck in the tracks like the rest of them. But that depends on your voting preference I suppose, since the others have no party behind them.

God what a fkn yawn almighty. For what?

Hurrache

Hurrache wrote: »

He's taken a 20% cut from the outset or something.

But he's not the one that challenges others on it.

It’s also possible he’s giving plenty to charity, privately. If he were to make likes of that known publicly in the way Tubridy let us all know he visited Emma Mhic Mhathúna on her deathbed, it wouldn’t go down well either. I can’t imagine that he isn’t personally generous in this way.

Berserker

Not that one wrote: »

How would polls and actual vote change, if Michael D. took sick/ill in the coming week.
Would the reminder of his age and vulnerability to illness lead to enough of a change mind for the 70%, and if so who would benefit the most?

He could crawl to victory with the lead he has.

Genghis

Joan the winner, best debater and most sincere.

As the only professional politician I thought Liadh was only average.

Gavin I think will come last, says a lot he used his last word to deflect.

Peter was indeed good craic, at least seems genuine but he himself would surely be surprised if he ended up anywhere close to the top 3.

Subcomandante Marcos

Joan playing the victim. "people are criticising me for taking money from a man I've known for 40 years, wah wah wah".

People are criticising her because she took 130,000 from a man who is one of the people at the head of a multinational pyramid scheme that is literally ruining millions of peoples lives, driving people to suicide, destroying families, marriages and relationships, and she runs a fecking charity which aims to support people who are suicidal or bereaved by suicide. It's pricks like him that will keep her opening more offices.

Spanish Eyes

And now we have a President. Cue the inauguration.

MDH will have no problem, he has done it before. He knows the drill.

So boring.

vectorvictor

vectorvictor wrote: »

A tenner on Joan wouldnt be a bad punt for ousider chasers. She swayed me .

This isn't a presidental election , it's deciding whether we want to continue funding the Michael D benevolent fund[/QUOTE??]



So all of the other presidential hopefuls would work for free for the next 7 years ? Yeah right !

One thing MDH is not is materialistic. He has spent as many years working in 3rd world communities as he has here . He is not into fast cars, fancy restaurants, expensive foreign holidays, houses all over the world , fancy clothes. We know NOTHING about the Dragons apart from the fact they are obsessed with money , & none of the candidates have done anything memorable in the last 7 years (apart from Joan Freeman)

Genghis

Genghis wrote: »

Joan the winner, best debater and most sincere.

As the only professional politician I thought Liadh was only average.

Gavin I think will come last, says a lot he used his last word to deflect.

Peter was indeed good craic, at least seems genuine but he himself would surely be surprised if he ended up anywhere close to the top 3.

I’d say Liadh would be a “safe” dullish President, but well able to enunciate in both English and Irish.

Spanish Eyes

Deleted User wrote: »

vectorvictor wrote: »

A tenner on Joan wouldnt be a bad punt for ousider chasers. She swayed me .

This isn't a presidental election , it's deciding whether we want to continue funding the Michael D benevolent fund[/QUOTE??.

So all of the other presidential hopefuls would work for free for the next 7 years ? Yeah right !

One thing MDH is not is materialistic. He has spent as many years working in 3rd world communities as he has here . He is not into fast cars, fancy restaurants, expensive foreign holidays, houses all over the world , fancy clothes. We know NOTHING about the Dragons apart from the fact they are obsessed with money , & none of the candidates have done anything memorable in the last 7 years (apart from Joan Freeman)

Well.... he has obfuscated WRT to Freedom of Information about the costs of the Aras and will not budge on that score. So go figure my dear.

Spanish Eyes

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

Well.... he has obfuscated WRT to Freedom of Information about the costs of the Aras and will not budge on that score. So go figure my dear.

In depth interview with Michael D on Newstalk on Saturday , I was very happy with his answers to all questions on costs, expenses and finances. Remember this has been the situation for decades, Michael D did not invent these expenses. Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson also got them . Were they questioned and scrutinized?

I’m happy with Michael D and will be voting for him so that’s all that matters.

Go Figure

mystic86

Genghis wrote: »

Seems Casey knew the woman. Wonder what the background is?

This is how he knows her (sitting right behind her):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVoyShFEwmY

Must put a fiver or so on one of the candidates, I have a Paddy Power account with a bit of accumulated past winnings on several years of little Eurovision winnings. Blew €20 (the max I ever risked as I thought I was on a sure thing) on the wrong Brexit choice, so not as clued in politically as I am on Eurovision.

AGC

spurshero wrote: »

Why dosent Micheal d give up the salary ? Sure he’s a millionaire as well . Anybody that thinks he isn’t is deluding themselves

Would you go to work everyday for no wage?

Bodhran

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

Well.... he has obfuscated WRT to Freedom of Information about the costs of the Aras and will not budge on that score. So go figure my dear.

As far as I know, FOI does not apply to the Office of President. That is the law and not something the incumbent can override. Aras an Uachtarain has published details of its costs in 2017 and are available here https://president.ie/en/about/organisational-information

Amprodude

so why should we all vote for Sean sidestep Gallagher? we know what Higgins has done. But does Sean think he's beyond the debate show?

take everything

mystic86 wrote: »

This is how he knows her (sitting right behind her):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVoyShFEwmY

Brilliant stuff.
Who is she.