The damage being done to the Keep Martin campaign... by the Keep Martin campaign... makes the Gavin presidential bid look masterful. Their latest line that a move against martin needs a challenger at its head is contrary to the rules that Martin himself introduced... rules meant to ensure there could never be a spill (i.e. heave).
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Let's call them spills... rather than heaves
As we look back at the Haughey era... though Maire Geoghegan Quinn never actually used this phrase back in 1991 (one year before Haughey's actual departure) her reference to the haughey era was seen a signal to the great man that his time was up.Are we hearing some subtle hints of the "as we look back at the Martin era" today? I think we are. Link to that EVERHAZE event pn Tuesday. Register now.
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Has a 3 way #Aras2025 race become a two-way-one?
After today's The Week in Politics debate and the Sunday Independent poll numbers, I take a very quick look at the evolving Irish presidential election and conclude (once again) that it will be hugely consequential for the leaderships of Fianna Fáil... and possibly Fine Gael.Two links:1. To my Twitter thread2. To Cathal Lee interview on Shannonside
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Just so long as you vote for me
With Fianna Fáil picking its Aras candidate in 2 days time, Derek looks at how the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party may be about to re-exert its authority by refusing to declare a winner before its votes in secret. The title for this episode from from an old Michael Heseltine anecdote.... it doesn't matter who you say you're voting for.... just so long as you vote for me.
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7 years to prepare for #Aras2025 and this is what we get...
In this episode I discuss the evolving political manoeuvres ahead of the 2025 presidential race. Internal Fine Gael turmoil after the withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness should be a boon for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil, but their continuing silence limits competition. The field is unlikely to go beyond four contenders... five at most.
A sometimes jaundiced, but always informed commentary on today's Irish politics from Derek Mooney, an experienced campaigner, former ministerial adviser and now a public affairs consultant.
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