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President Mary McAleese welcoming US President Barack Obama to the Áras last month. Paul Faith/PA Wire

Poll: Should the presidency be scrapped?

What do you think? Should we call time on the office of the Irish president?

THE NUMBER of prospective presidential candidates for this year’s elections keeps growing, as former MEP Avril Doyle is reportedly gauging support within the ranks of Fine Gael before putting her name forward.

Fine Gael already has three candidates, while the Labour Party is meeting today to decide which of its three declared candidates will get the party’s nomination.

Meanwhile, journalist Niall O’Dowd is courting Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil for their nominations; neither party has yet announced a single candidate. Independent senator David Norris has been meeting with a number of local authorities to build support for his presidential bid.

But what do you think about the Irish presidency? Do you think it is important and should be retained, or is it an added expense and office that the state simply doesn’t need?


Poll Results:

Yes, keep the presidency (1041)
No, it's time to get rid of it (467)
Don't know (51)

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    May 16th 2022, 10:55 AM

    Maybe he could strap the vaccines instead of nuclear warheads on to his ballistic missiles and distribute them that way. Oh wait maybe if he hadn’t wasted all his money more conventional distribution would be available.

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    May 16th 2022, 11:17 AM

    @gordon o loughlin: all his money?

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    May 16th 2022, 11:49 AM

    @OConnelj: sorry North Koreas money. My bad lol. But you get my drift

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    May 16th 2022, 12:57 PM

    Kim Jong Un “blasting” officials…..I’d say he did indeed blast them….with some sort of military hardware. Its never his fault. The UN and South Korea are willing to help….but no! North Koreans dying is far more important to him.

    Maybe some day the rest of the world will figure out how to ensure no single country will have a ruler that owns and robs l that country and its people.

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    Mute Genera L Consensus
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    May 16th 2022, 3:18 PM

    He just doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing, walking around with a cigarette and a mask. Bet he is fully vaxxed with Western vaccines.

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    Mute Sean
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    May 16th 2022, 11:52 PM

    It’s never Kim’s fault. Always someone elses. He’d do well in middle management.

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