Áras – Slugger O'Toole

Adams Proposes McGuinness to be Sinn Féin Candidate for Áras

Pete Baker on September 16, 2011, 5:23 pm | Readers 9

Which would seem to guarantee that the current Northern Ireland deputy First Minister, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness, MP, MLA, will be the party’s candidate in the Irish Presidential election. I have to say that I didn’t believe the rumours, but RTÉ are quoting the Sinn Féin president, and Louth TD, Gerry Adams “This is a time of great challenge for all the people of Ireland. We need positive but authentic leadership. It will be a great honour for me to propose …

“Utter fucking chaos” (Fianna Fáil)

John Ó Néill on September 16, 2011, 2:07 pm | Readers 9

Those were the words used by one witness in describing last night’s six hour meeting of the Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members, as reported by Ivan Yates on Newstalk (comments are passim through the podcast, but check out Parts 3 and 4 in particular). The Oireachtas group were discussing policy regarding the Presidential election, which Fianna Fáil had already decided not to contest. It appeared that the party had already squeezed sufficient and significant negative mileage out of not contesting the Presidential election by trying to recruit Gay Byrne whilst …