In case you missed it, there’s another potential candidate considering his options. How lucky are we? Singer Brian Kennedy is the new poster man for same sex marriage equality. Speaking after the LGBT Noise march on Sunday, Kennedy gave his views on the race for the Presidency to the Irish Times. Speaking after the rally, […]
Entries Tagged as 'Trot for the ARAS 2011'
Nope not Daddy dearest
August 11th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011
David Norris departs and in steps Gay Byrne. The Presidential non election campaign gets even worse. He’s enjoying every minute of the speculation. The office of the Presidency has been severely damaged by this non campaign so far. The legacy of the incumbent and her predecessor are also significantly damaged by this rush to celebrity […]
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Norris for President launching today
March 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Norris for President launching today · Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011
Senator David Norris’s election campaign is launching later today. Not without it’s problems so far (money!) the campaign has been brought forward a few weeks. Norris needs to get the nominations of twenty members of the Oireachtas or four county councils in order to stand for election. Norris is also running for Seanad Eireann on […]
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Hard work ahead for David Norris?
September 25th, 2010 · Comments Off on Hard work ahead for David Norris? · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011
In the midst of all the opinion poll watching this week a question asked in the TV3/Millward poll on whom voters would vote for in the Presidential election may have been a little lost. Senator David Norris topped the poll at 20%, with those responding with his name rather than by being prompted. Fergus Finlay […]
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And the Arás marathon begins
September 9th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011
So the worst kept secret in Irish politics revealed itself finally in this morning’s Irish Examiner with the story that Fergus Finlay has written to the Labour Party to seek it’s nomination to run for the Irish Presidency This has been in the offing a long time before Finlay won the Liveline poll on who […]
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