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The Daily PollTHE REQUIREMENT FOR a president to make a declaration when entering office has cropped up as a talking point before due to its mention of religion.
The Constitution states that the president when entering office must make a declaration “in the presence of Almighty God” about their promise to fulfil their duties and maintain the constitution.
TDs Róisín Shortall and others including Senator David Norris are taking a case to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge this constitutional requirement for the president and a body that advises the president.
According to the Irish Times, they argue that this oath excludes non-Christians and non-believers from these positions unless they are willing to declare something “which goes against their conscience”.
This issue previously cropped up in the past, including in 2013 when then-Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said he would swear the oath despite being an agnostic.
So today we’re asking: Should the President have to swear an oath in the presence of God when being sworn in?
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Good! It’s about time. WCC are the worst / most difficult planning dept in the country to deal with
@Iain Fisher: clearly you’ve not met Meath county council.
@Iain Fisher:
Try dealing with Kildare –
Computer says no!
Nothing will ever change in this kip. One disaster after another on a daily basis.
@David Corrigan: you’re a little ray of sunshine this morning.
@Chin Feeyin: Corruption is never good.
@Chin Feeyin: But he’s 100% correct.
@David Corrigan: how do you knows it’s corruption? It’s subject to an investigation right? Examination of the facts , due process and all that ‘stuff’. Maybe I’m wrong though. You sound very confident.
This will all depend on who’s involved and their party affiliations. Just like the “what’s in it for me” gang.
@Dave Doyle: I agree, but nothing will happen, Priory Hall comes to mind, the taxpayer picking up the bill for the refit of those apartments that were built by SF supporter Gom MCFeely
It never ceases to amaze how quick Sinn Fein are to point out wrong doing in others…
@Peter Buchanan: should they not have pointed out the wrong-doing?
@Joey Navinski: They have a ‘few’ things that they could own up to themselves. They are a shower of hypocrites and they make me ill.
@Peter Buchanan: which political parties have nothing they could own up to? Which parties aren’t a shower of hypocrites? And which parties don’t make you ill?
If people are found guilty or any planning irregularities then I hope the book is thrown at them for 2 reasons. 1) The countries history with this kind of corruption and 2) How difficult and expensive it is to get planning to build so much as a sandcastle in this country
It’s all about the money really that the Council take in. It’s their God.
@Wild Goose: That’s how the EU works as well there and here.
Charley Melia used to keep an eye on this but sadly died a while back at a young enough age RIP Charley
Having been at the wrong end of a planning decision ourselves although we comply with Wick Dev Plan I wonder if those of us who have suffered huge financial loss have any recourse. ? An Bord Pleanala are worse I believe, they have their own agenda, they ignore County Plans, to influenced by small groups of cranks.
And yet people will vote in this coming election the same ones who were doing this, makes you proud to be Irish to know this. I’m being sarcastic…
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