Gay Byrne

Front-runner bows out before race to Áras begins

Pete Baker on August 13, 2011, 2:52 pm

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Front-runner in the most recent poll of potential candidates for Irish President, Gay Byrne, has told RTÉ News that he will not be entering the race. From the RTÉ report Describing it as a ‘worthy objective’, he sent best wishes to all the other candidates in the race and anyone else who may enter it. Mr Byrne said there was no particular reason why he had decided not to run. He said the option of running was foisted on him and …

Eurosceptic front-runner in race for the Áras

Pete Baker on August 11, 2011, 3:17 pm

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In the absence of independent Senator David Norris, the former Late Late Show presenter, and current chairman of the Ireland’s Road Safety Authority, Gay Byrne, is reported to be polling ahead of all the declared candidates for Irish President. And he’s been holding forth on his concerns about the European Union. “Those concerns are that I think it’s a crazy notion from the very beginning. We crossed the Rubicon when we joined the single currency. I think there’s no backing out now …