Last week on the Last Word during a review of Vincent Browne’s ‘Big’ Presidential debate, I addressed the issue of Presidential Salaries and my opinion on the futility of questions being asked about the issue during interviews and debates. Kites being flown by various candidates on the matter lead to questions being asked and the […]
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Given that Presidential campaigns are more about personalities destroying them than about political parties, the celebrity endorsement has been a feature of elections since 1990. As the campaign continues we can expect to see (sort of) famous people arrive to speak at meetings for candidates or release statements. Not all at once mind but more […]
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Imaginary conversation overheard last night in FG HQ Mount Street. Ah Gay don’t worry at all of course we are fully behind you. We’re pulling all the stops out. Sure haven’t we Charlie Flanagan on radio all day saying that it’s early days in the campaign and all that. So you stay up there in […]
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Excuse the interlude, the diarist needed a holiday. Wexford was quiet enough on the Presidential campaign front though I noticed that David Norris did pass through on Tuesday on a flying visit. Speaking of Senator Norris did you see his official campaign video launched with his campaign and website rebrand on Wednesday? —– The polls […]
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It is an important week for the examination of human rights issues in Ireland as the Irish Government will be appearing before the UN Universal Periodic Review in Geneva on Thursday morning October 6. The Universal Periodic Review is a process through which the human rights records of the United Nations’ 192 Member States […]