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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "This must be a weird day for Jim Gavin if he goes out to vote, seeing his name on the Presidential ballot paper in an election he has withdrawn from.
Micheál Martin must feel awful silly today as well, voting for FG now, the mask has really slipped."
Be interesting to see what vote he does get. Part of it will be protest vote and part FF diehards who would never vote for the Blueshirts!

I'm predicting around 10% spoiled and Gavin but that's pure guess. Might be higher. Only certainty is that Connolly wins on an historically low turnout that makes a mockery of their claim that there is some sort of "movement."

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3756 - 25/10/2025 00:55:29    2641442

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "When did Ireland become a world leader in rugby? The worldwide GAA competition isn't great."
Rugby? Ireland is easily Top 5 in rugby. GAA? Of course Ireland easily tops that. For a small country with a small population Ireland should be proud of their standing in sports.

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 79 - 25/10/2025 04:43:03    2641447

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "When did Ireland become a world leader in rugby? The worldwide GAA competition isn't great."
Yes we are not good at cricket which is similar to rugby in terms of nations involved.

We are competitive at boxing also which is not 32 county sport so don't see correlation

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1706 - 25/10/2025 09:10:30    2641451

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Early tallies showing spoiled beating Humphreys in some places.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3756 - 25/10/2025 09:19:41    2641452

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Tomorrow's count will possibly be the weirdest one ever, if some of the apparent trends are confirmed....."
If that's the case the question has to be asked, do we really need a president.?

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3286 - 25/10/2025 09:42:49    2641453

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Replying To supersub15:  "If that's the case the question has to be asked, do we really need a president.?"
Not really.
The Ceann Comhairle could fulfil the role.

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 178 - 25/10/2025 10:05:25    2641460

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Not really.
The Ceann Comhairle could fulfil the role."
No they can't fulfil the role as that role in itself is a full time gig and you couldn't do both at same time.

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3840 - 25/10/2025 10:48:00    2641466

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Not really.
The Ceann Comhairle could fulfil the role."
Sends a message possibly even if they can't do much

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1053 - 25/10/2025 10:49:15    2641467

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Not really.
The Ceann Comhairle could fulfil the role."
God would want verona running that consider last spectacle lol

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1053 - 25/10/2025 10:49:52    2641468

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Tallies seem to suggest that spoiled beat or equalled Connolly in many working class parts of Dublin. That is disaster for SF on my reading.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3756 - 25/10/2025 11:19:07    2641470

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Be interesting to see what vote he does get. Part of it will be protest vote and part FF diehards who would never vote for the Blueshirts!

I'm predicting around 10% spoiled and Gavin but that's pure guess. Might be higher. Only certainty is that Connolly wins on an historically low turnout that makes a mockery of their claim that there is some sort of "movement.""
I'm a bit pissed that Jim Gavin was forced out of the race over a single rent issue 15 years ago or more, by Journalist who admittedly sat on this, looking for the ideal moment to cause maximum revenge. Like the journalist said he considered revealing it after Dublin won 5 in a row, but obviously knew he might face serious personal backlash in Dublin at that time, so instead waited. That stuff should have been pursued through legal avenues until closure.

In saying that, I think the role of President is a waste of someone like Jim Gavin, who I think would work wonders if he was given a lead role in revamping the HSE or other Government departments.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1508 - 25/10/2025 11:40:04    2641473

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Replying To KillingFields:  "For those advocating a 32 county what actual benefits will it bring?
Will the addition of the 6 counties add so much to exchequer or will it just make services provided be more stretched than they are already"
Exactly, there's enough problems and issues here at the moment without inheriting any more.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2545 - 25/10/2025 11:46:38    2641474

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Tallies seem to suggest that spoiled beat or equalled Connolly in many working class parts of Dublin. That is disaster for SF on my reading."
How's that a disaster? I'm sure there are plenty of FF voters in Dublin? And plenty of SF voters who wouldn't vote for Connolly.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17316 - 25/10/2025 12:11:41    2641476

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Replying To jm25:  "Yes we are not good at cricket which is similar to rugby in terms of nations involved.

We are competitive at boxing also which is not 32 county sport so don't see correlation"
Boxing is a 32 county sport.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17316 - 25/10/2025 12:12:31    2641477

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Replying To jm25:  "Yes we are not good at cricket which is similar to rugby in terms of nations involved.

We are competitive at boxing also which is not 32 county sport so don't see correlation"
Five Irish boxers into EU Championship Finals today | Sport Ireland https://share.google/nv6nZ4a3q9E0K1KTI

Karl Frampton won a silver medal at the 2007 European Championships boxing for Ireland. He also won 2 Irish National Championships, in 2005 and 2008 I think.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17316 - 25/10/2025 12:18:55    2641479

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Replying To Bon:  "Exactly, there's enough problems and issues here at the moment without inheriting any more."
Argentina wants Falkslands back. Spain wants Gibraltar. America wants Canada, Panama, and Greenland. We are a wealthy country.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2678 - 25/10/2025 12:29:48    2641486

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Replying To KillingFields:  "No they can't fulfil the role as that role in itself is a full time gig and you couldn't do both at same time."
Your loyalist pals in Fianna Fáil have lost.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2678 - 25/10/2025 12:30:41    2641487

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Be interesting to see what vote he does get. Part of it will be protest vote and part FF diehards who would never vote for the Blueshirts!

I'm predicting around 10% spoiled and Gavin but that's pure guess. Might be higher. Only certainty is that Connolly wins on an historically low turnout that makes a mockery of their claim that there is some sort of "movement.""
Stop whining. Stop moaning. Victory to Ms Connolly. And Sinn Féin.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2678 - 25/10/2025 12:31:36    2641488

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Not really.
The Ceann Comhairle could fulfil the role."
Failing that I'm told that the Tainiste can legally and officially carry out the necessary duties of the president T & C apply.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3286 - 25/10/2025 12:32:17    2641489

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Replying To FullOfPorter:  "Thats the thing, countries have traditionally wanted to expand because it usually meant more economic activity and prosperity. There's a segment in Ireland that seem to be afraid of getting bigger by 1 million tax paying workers. It's not like we would be taking over a country where no one works, or a version of our own state in 1920 or even communist East Germany where there was no private enterprise and a completely alien economic system had to be converted over to that of West Germany. The north might not be as prosperous as here, it still has a good standard of living, good businesses which can improve further, a well educated work force, a good university system. It's not like it's north Korea."
The population of the Six Counties is currently estimated to be 1.93 million, added to estimated 5.38 miliion in ROI, gives a total of 7.31 million on the Island.

Current Republic of Ireland - Total Population = 5.38 million
- Leinster population = 2,870,354 (55.95%)
- Munster population = 1,483,346 (28.91%)
- Connacht population = 699,338 (13.63%)
- Ulster Counties (Donegal/Cavan/Monaghan) population = 327,392 (6.38%)

United Ireland - Total Population = 7.31 million
- Leinster population = 2,870,354 (39.26%)
- Ulster population = 2,257,392 (31.88%)
- Munster population = 1,483,346 (19.67%)
- Connacht population = 699,338 (9.57%)

One possible obstacle that maybe hasn't raised its head yet, would be the political shift that would immediately occur from the formation of a 32 County United Ireland, a shift which could significantly reduce the influence of some current ROI politicians on National budgets and National funding.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1508 - 25/10/2025 12:35:58    2641490

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