Great news on HR Road
Whos the fat Stevie Mcmanamon look alike cutting the ribbon?
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âŹ5m a kmâŠâŠ. Questionable
Could under FOI could I get a breakdown of the cost of this?
Thank you @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy
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And Bang on cue the Boxer Moran, resplendent in hi-vis turns up again.
He standing perilously close to a large body of water in Roscommon that heâs promising to sort out within 12 months, planning and the lotâŠ
O Brien looks like he hasnât a breeze what heâs at, like heâs never opened a development before, which is worrying considering he was housing minister for 5 yearsâŠ
The other fella clearly knows the ropes. Id say heâs been at the opening of every envelope in fingal since he was electedâŠ
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Cunt
Would you have a FOI email address as per the @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy helper?
You could have added a descriptive adjective while you were at itâŠâŠ
I think itâs suffice on its own in this case. Heâs the dictionary definition
I think you may have to do your own research on this pal.
OâBrien looks like he has lost a fair bit of weight. He might only have the two chins now.
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Heâs definitely trimmed up as they sayâŠstill a shit Minister. The brĂ thair looks like heâs taking up the burden now.
Speaking of such is that O Brienâs gormless younger brother in the background?
Itâs not.
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All he has to do is sit back and let Eamons plans come to fruition
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Conor McGregor presidential bid: All but one of 188 councillors would not vote for MMA fighter, survey shows
Councillors are bracing for a chaotic bid to seek presidential nomination
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Donald Trump with Conor McGregor in the Oval Office of the White House on St Patrickâs Day. Photograph: X/POTUS
Sat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Local councillors are bracing for an onslaught of pressure to support mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor as he prepares a run for the Irish presidency.
Many representatives fear being subjected to an unprecedented online campaign led by McGregorâs US supporters, including prominent supporters of Donald Trumpâs administration and billionaire Elon Musk, to nominate the fighter, a survey carried out by The Irish Times of the countryâs local authorities has indicated.
At least one council has convened a meeting to discuss how to respond if McGregor seeks its nomination.
McGregor, who a High Court civil jury last year found raped Dublin woman Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018, faces an uphill battle to get on the ballot paper in this yearâs election to replace President Michael D Higgins. He will require the nomination of 20 members of the Oireachtas or four local authorities.
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[ Survey of councillors shows no support for Conor McGregor presidential runOpens in new window ]
The 36-year-old has not publicly stated what route he intends to take, but the local authority process has been the most viable option for outsider presidential candidates in recent elections.
This week, The Irish Times contacted each of the 949 members of the 31 local authorities by email seeking their views on a McGregor candidacy. Of those, 188 responded, about one in five.
All but one said they would vote no if McGregor sought a nomination from their local authority. Some went even further. âI would vote no and would campaign to ensure that every other member of the local authority voted no. He should forget about it,â independent Dublin city councillor John Lyons said.
I am disgusted even at the thought of it and I think most people are
â Ellen Troy, an AontĂș councillor
The one exception was DĂłnal Gilroy, Fianna FĂĄil representative on Sligo County Council, who said it was too early to say how he would vote. âLike all candidates I would listen to his arguments and decide then. This would depend on who else was looking for our nomination on the day,â he said.
In their opposition, councillors cited the verdict in last yearâs civil rape case, McGregorâs apparent ignorance of the presidentâs constitutional role and his increasingly far-right and anti-immigration views.
The three largest parties in the State â Fianna FĂĄil, Fine Gael and Sinn FĂ©in â all appear likely to run candidates, which means their councillors will be unlikely to support any independent candidateâs nomination.
This would leave McGregor seeking support from independents or members of smaller parties, particularly those who may share some of views on immigration.
However, councillors from across the political spectrum said they would not support his nomination.
âI am disgusted even at the thought of it and I think most people are,â Ellen Troy, an AontĂș representative on Fingal County Council, said.
South Dublin county councillor Linda de Courcy, a member of Independent Ireland, which has called for more restrictions on immigration, said she would not vote for McGregor primarily due to the verdict in last yearâs civil rape case.
Councillors expressed concern that local authority members would come under external pressure, including social media campaigns, to nominate McGregor.
Jerome Scanlan, independent councillor in Limerick, is one of several representatives who said they were âextremely concernedâ about potential âexternal interferenceâ promoting McGregor in his bid to secure the nomination.
Labour representative John Walsh, who sits on Fingal Council, said there was âgenuine concernâ about the issue.
âNot least because the vast majority of support that I have seen for Conor McGregor comes from people outside Ireland and is led by right-wing cheerleaders in the Trump administration who have a strong online presence, but are spectacularly ignorant about Ireland,â he said.
Others were less concerned, however. âAs the fellah says, pressure is for tyres,â Paul Mulville, Social Democrats councillor for Fingal, said.
As evidenced by McGregorâs recent St Patrickâs Day visit to the White House, he enjoys strong support from the Trump administration. He has already promised to leverage this backing to influence Irish Government policy on immigration.
One of the first prominent people to encourage him to run for the presidency was Elon Musk, the worldâs richest man and a key Trump adviser.
Mr Musk regularly boosts far-right parties in other countries. He campaigned for the far-right AfD in the most recent German federal elections and has reportedly promised to provide financial backing to Nigel Farageâs Reform party in the UK.
Many councillors said that while they expected external interventions regarding Mr McGregorâs nomination, it would have no impact on their vote.
âI am concerned to an extent, mainly because we have seen a rise in the number of councillors from right-wing groups being elected. However, the vast majority of elected members ⊠would not bow to any kind of external pressure,â said Labourâs Rupert Heather, who sits on Kildare County Council.
Many councillors said McGregor had no chance of being nominated, a view shared by most political observers.
However, some expressed fear the outspoken fighter will use his bid for a nomination to promote his political agenda and potentially turn the process into a political circus.
On Thursday, Dublin City Councilâs protocol committee met to discuss its approach should McGregor seek its backing, independent councillor Mannix Flynn said.
Councillor Flynn said he put forward a proposal, which was accepted, that anyone seeking a nomination will have to abide by a âcode of conductâ and show respect for the council and the presidency.
âI believe what we have here is a recipe for disaster and the undermining of the offices of the local authority and, even more, the office of the President,â he said.
Kerry councillor FionnĂĄn Fitzgerald, of Fianna FĂĄil, said he believed a false narrative would emerge that the âestablishmentâ denied McGregor his right as an Irish citizen to run for the presidency.
âI sense that every effort would be made to gather energy around that ⊠and this would then be used to divide the people of Ireland into two groups: those who support his nomination to run for presidency and those who do not,â he said.
âThis to me is the classic stroke of the populist agenda seeking to infiltrate politics worldwide
Interesting take on things from Cllr Gilroy in Sligo in the middle of this article.
Fuck sale
Youâre going to get plenty of cowboys like this whoâll wait to see what way the wind is blowing.
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McGregor isnât worth any Irish politician supporting. Gemma probably has a larger constituency than him at this stage.