BREAKING: Maria Steen has conceded and dropped out of Presidential race after securing 18 out of the required 20 nominations.
“Time has now run out.”
“We’ve our own candidate, that’s the problem.”
New development.
“The concerns of our electorate out there and the people that we represent.”
“It was sent. It wasn’t received. We accept that, and it’s being resolved.”
“It was sent. It wasn’t received. We accept that, and it’s being resolved.”
Sinn Fein has this morning announced that its long-awaited “game-changing” candidate for the Presidency will be far-left independent candidate Catherine Connolly, who has been in the race for months.
“It sounds like a particular type of misinformation.”
Tánaiste Simon Harris says he is “open” to the idea of making the President of Ireland subject to Freedom of Information requests in the interest of “transparency.”
“Empirical evidence.”
“In the spirit of fairness and respect for the democratic process”.