Senator David Norris is on RTE Radio now throwing his hat into the race for President Of Ireland. First he needs to secure a position as a candidate, then he needs to get elected.
21 years after the hand that rocked the cradle rocked the system, is Ireland ready for President Norris?

He can get a bit excitable. He'd have to temper that.

I think he'd be great. Would it restrict him though. I don't see the country voting for him, TBH.

why have u put three options that all say he wont get elected?

eh..what?
One says he won't get a candidateship, one means he will be candidate but not elected and one says he will be president?
Am I missing something?

i'm not familiar with irish history and stuff - i assumed President Norris will preside over 1916 Centenary meant he belongs in the past or something lol



what is a 1916 Centenary?

Oh. Well...in 2016 Ireland will celebrate/commemorate 100 years since the the 1916 Easter Rising.
Apparently its going to be quite the shindig...or so we're promised.

woohoo

will there be a party?

2016? I think i'll be 36 then

score!

off to vote

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don't you mean 46?

With depressing inevitability Bertie Aye-hern is also reportedly shouldering up for the presidential position. Guess which one the thick Irish public will vote for?

i think norris will get it, but if bertie gets it? god help us all,!

Interesting and intelligent as he may be, I don't see Norris elected as President of Ireland, nor do I think he should be. For sure, he will be a chosen candidate, as Bertie unfortunately will (), and as Hookey might too (). But Norris now belongs to the symbolic past fo Ireland, a much needed past which had an amazing, well-needed and positive impact on today's Ireland. But time is such that the country has to look at new effigies. And move on.

I think he would make a great president, he has fought and lived prejudices, hes a good human being, hes not Bertie and he will make Blooms day a national holiday, I am all for extra holidays. So he will get my vote.

he will get my big no. 1 straight away if he goes for it, i would like to have him in there! what about miriam o callaghan, she would be good too, outspoken and clever!

I'd like to agree but the fact that he's gay would be cool. If the new effigy then is gay then grand, I will support them.