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Yes.
Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 112 - 05/09/2025 15:55:43 2635021 Link 0 |
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How about cycle paths and less road space? its difficult to hear a bicycle regardless of how its powered. I am not an e-bike person by the way but I know from my pedal bike that hearing is no better.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2073 - 05/09/2025 18:54:35 2635034 Link 0 |
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Bertie has pulled out.The man that brought peace to our island has been shafted. brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 331 - 05/09/2025 21:33:55 2635041 Link 1 |
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Thanks for that, the reason I asked is because it's amazing the amount of people that were not sure, including myself. Now that I know I just want to say I am not in favour of the PR system being used for a presidential election. however I would go along with the PR arrangement / system in our general election vote for to form a new government. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3268 - 05/09/2025 22:09:18 2635045 Link 0 |
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Pray tell you're actually taking the proverbial?
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1508 - 06/09/2025 12:54:46 2635074 Link 0 |
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Peace followed by bankruptcy. In fairness to Berti he didn't stoop as low as Blair who also helped in the peace agreement but then helped in the killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Iraq. Many times more than the number killed in the Troubles. And it should be said that while Berti and Blair did good work, a lot of the heavy lifting and ground work was already in place starting with the likes of Fr Alec Reid, John Hume and then Major and Reynolds. The 1994 ceasefire was the massive milestone. I'm no fan of the Tories but considering what Thatcher was like, John Major really was a brave PM who took a huge risk. FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 350 - 06/09/2025 17:05:27 2635089 Link 0 |
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I thought the only person who ever thought he might have a chance was Bertie.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1855 - 06/09/2025 17:23:10 2635090 Link 0 |
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PR, while not perfect, is a much better system than first past the post, which, theoretically, could give all seats to a party with 50.5 % of the vote. I believe it was recommended as a voting system by the British to protect the minority religion during the foundation of the state. If memory serves, FF tried at least once to have it abolished in favour of FPTP in a referendum.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1855 - 06/09/2025 17:30:13 2635091 Link 0 |
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I understand, I do have an open mind on PR v FPTP and there's a legit argument for / against both, cast your mind back to our recent general election when our blushes were saved. As of now 5 possible conders have dropped out of the race so there can't be much more than 4 or 5 left in the hunt, no big deal or no need for outside contractors to come in and count the votes, There's about 2 in with a real chance 3 more in with a reasonable chance, if there is any more then they have no chance so their votes will go to the top 2 and the eventual winner, In this instance I am not in favour of the PR system, at all. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3268 - 06/09/2025 21:54:00 2635112 Link 0 |
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I see dictatorship is alive and well in Fine Gael.Harris telling councillors they can't back an independent candidate.surely all these decisions should be for the councillors and not dictated by the leader.I'm hoping some might just decide they won't listen to him but I doubt if any will have the nerve.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2596 - 07/09/2025 00:15:19 2635119 Link 0 |
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Bertie would have been brilliant. Instead of being remembered first for securing peace in Northern Ireland, a feat that changed the course of Irish history - headlines obsessed over tribunal testimony, financial innuendo, and personal caricatures. The narrative was shaped less by fact and more by a media appetite for scandal. In other European countries, a statesman with Ahern's record would have been elevated and honoured without question. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 186 - 07/09/2025 02:10:34 2635123 Link 1 |
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In fairness overall the selection of a few of the candidates wasn't handled that well, reminds me a bit like the ceann comhairle appointment a while ago.
supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3268 - 07/09/2025 08:15:04 2635131 Link 0 |
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He's unelectable in 2025 and Fianna Fáil know it. The days of the loveable rogue are over, even if some of the rogues went out there and pressed the flesh and got a good bit done. Nowadays a candidate gets a good Social media and AI savvy PR person to influence opinions. Frank Flannery or the late PJ Mara would lose any of them in their sleep.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8243 - 07/09/2025 17:06:26 2635190 Link 0 |
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Bertie was shafted and disappointed that JIm took advantage
brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 331 - 07/09/2025 18:08:25 2635197 Link 1 |
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Shame on anyone who would even consider a vote of Bertie. Nothing but a busted flush.
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1508 - 08/09/2025 13:10:25 2635320 Link 0 |
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Nobody is suggesting a "loveable rouge", there is nobody as qualified for the role as Bertie Ahern. For the last 17 years since he life office, he's been working in an organised called Rethinking Conflict, a demographic political initiative dealing with the curds in Turkey. He worked alongside Kofi Anan on a peaceful resolution to the conflict involving ETA in the Basque Country. In October 2018, Bertie Ahern was appointed by the European Union as Chairman of the Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC). The EU praised his appointment as a significant milestone in the peace process and a vital gesture of international support. Since March 2016, Ahern was been the Co-Chair of The Interaction Council, which brings together around forty former world leaders to tackle critical global issues. In 2025, Bertie has recently been appointed as a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), an esteemed global institution bringing together thinkers and public figures from across disciplines. This fellowship recognizes Ahern's substantial contributions to global governance, peacebuilding, and ethical leadership. More recently, in August 2025, Ahern participated in the Conference of Ambassadors, Consuls General, Consuls and Military Attachés in Croatia. On top of all that, he's dedicated his life to public service. Whether people voteed or not for him, he would have absolutely swept the floor in the presidential debates. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 186 - 08/09/2025 13:29:32 2635324 Link 1 |
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yes its proportional representation single transferable vote. its same for all irish elections
KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3826 - 08/09/2025 14:56:45 2635341 Link 0 |
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Bertie did play big role in the peace process but so much else of what he did was messy and his role in how we got in to such a mess in financial crash cant be forgotten. He hasnt been shafted KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3826 - 08/09/2025 14:58:36 2635343 Link 0 |
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it's a pity the Brits weren't as concerned for the minority religion in the six counties, instead they oversea an electoral system which at it's core was a one party majority system for ever more.
tireoghainabu (Tyrone) - Posts: 414 - 08/09/2025 16:44:18 2635363 Link 1 |
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Is it absolutely nessary to use the PR system especially in this instance to elect our new President in particular when their is only a small hand full of candidates, first home is a fairer option in this case. In my opinion we don't need a President simply because our Tainste is more than capable of filling the roll and carrying out the duties of President. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3268 - 08/09/2025 18:38:33 2635379 Link 0 |