Who's for President 2025? Any takers?

Marsupial said:
So presumably she's already pulling in her State Contributory Pension as well as a TD's salary. (Just as her fellow TDs Rosie Shortall and Catherine Murphy were doing before retiring last year!) You've gotta admire those wealthy "socialists"!

I assume that Connolly will get a hefty pension top-up for being a former Leas Ceann Comhairle too!
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Micky D still has his house in Galway rented out. I think it's in student flats. He recently sold his other house in Galway but he still has his apartment in Dublin. He doesn't claim his Ministerial Pension while President but I presume he does claim his NUIG Pension. When he retires he'll get both plus his Presidential pension. His Ministerial pension is around €160,000 a year (or more). His Presidential pension will be around the same. That means his pensions will be around the same as the €332,000 salary he currently receives (he did take less until the FEMPI wage cuts were unwound in 2022). Good socialist credentials.

I also presume there's no BIK for the gaff his employer provides in the Phoenix Park... or the utility bills, or the staff, or the catering etc.
 
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Purple said:
He doesn't claim his Ministerial Pension while President but I presume he does claim his NUIG Pension. When he retires he'll get both plus his Presidential pension. His Ministerial pension is around €160,000 a year (or more). His Presidential pension will be around the same. That means his pensions will be around the same as the €332,000 salary he currently receives
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Don’t know about the NUIG pension but I don’t think he’ll get a separate presidential pension on top of his ministerial pension. I seem to recall the rules being tightened up some years ago to avoid duplication of public pensions.
 
Purple said:
Kelly is 73. That means he won't be getting the pension for too long after his term. That's a plus.
Crackpot Connelly is 68. She'll be around for a while after her term.
Heather Humphreys is 65 so she'll also be around for a while after her term. Then again if she does two terms she'll be near the finishing line when it's over.
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What a beautiful way of selecting a candidate.
 
Salvadore said:
Don’t know about the NUIG pension but I don’t think he’ll get a separate presidential pension on top of his ministerial pension. I seem to recall the rules being tightened up some years ago to avoid duplication of public pensions.
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Hopefully so.
That means he'll have to survive on around €200,000 a year in pensions plus rental income, royalties from his poetry (he's the greatest living Irish Po-et) and possibly speaking engagements. A man of the people.
 
Persia said:
I'd prefer a Deathrace 2000 scenario or a hunger games contest. Whichever proves cheapest
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Heather Humphries with the Orange order behind her, Mary Lou with the provos on the other side, all hunting down McGregor whilst Flately plays the flute as the soundtrack and Cynthia provides the commentry.

Meanwhile, down South, Sean Kelly is scheming in his Kingdom, in the Real Capital, Michael M sits on a throne in Pairc ui Chaoimh waiting to see who is winning before he releases the hound of Bertie. Out west, Connolly is dependent on the wisdom of an ancient bard to guide her before she makes her move

A bit like GoT really, but perhaps without the "adult" scenes!!
 
Peanuts20 said:
Heather Humphries with the Orange order behind her
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Heather is a self described "Proud Republican" (She never murdered any children so she's not a "Good Republican") so the Shinners will, in the interests of furthering an all-island inclusive political ecosystem and showing that they are pluralistic, support her candidacy.
 
W200 said:
Interesting and amusing article by Liam Fay
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Terrific article...well worth reading in its entirety - but a few brief snippets below:

As the actual election date finally hovers into view, there has already been a marked spike in the frequency of a new ritual: the ceremonial bow-out. Rarely a day passes without another preening popinjay solemnly alerting the media that he/she has – regretfully! – decided to withdraw from consideration for candidature, despite the vast groundswells of voter enthusiasm they claim to have encountered throughout the land.

Fianna Fáil would have us believe that they’re keeping their powder dry. But, at this late stage, all the evidence suggests that the party’s real problem is that its powder stocks are exhausted. Most of the individuals who’ve been named as potential Fianna Fáil candidates have ranged from non-entities to non-starters, with some managing to qualify under both headings.

Sinn Féin is also playing a curious combination of waiting game and guess-who tournament. Shinner spokespeople are forever bragging about the peerless width and depth of their party’s talent pool. But, apart from fluctuating speculation about a high-risk run by party leader Mary Lou McDonald, none of the names publicly floated seem to come within even an ass’s roar of being at the races.

As we go to press, Galway West TD Catherine Connolly is the only candidate with the requisite formal support. Backed by several left-wing parties and similarly-minded independents, she appears to have a significant head start. Yet, even with the field to herself, Connolly is struggling to make much of an impact beyond her natural constituency.
 
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