Though Dublin was under artillery attack tonight but then I checked the calendar… Also stupid night for fireworks, there’s a howler of a gale out.

How I’ll sleep tonight after recharging from the presidential and knowing there shouldn’t be another election for the next 4 years unless something goes awry in the Dáil.

Micheal Martin not going to Dublin Castle is actually disgraceful. He’s constitutionally mandated to meet and appraise the President of the political issues of the day and won’t be bothered to show up to the declaration. #aras25

Didn’t work for Gay Mitchell. Doubt it will work for Micheal Martin. Terrible optics

Meanwhile in the rds they tried to charge me 3.55 for a can of coke. #aras25

Updating my LEGO White House

Btw for those wondering, there is no exit poll #aras25 however the Electoral Commission will be doing a post election review but probably won’t be release for a few weeks after the vote.

For Halloween, Met Eireann should really change the town names to the spooky place names. Like Castlefreake, Gorey and all the Kill villages around the Island.

I’m actually surprised. My local polling station is busy. #ivoted

I swear to god if I hear another thing about Catherine Connelly was a barrister who represented banks and it’s a scandal nonsense I’m going to get a migraine. Seriously it’s one one small step away from the Daily Mail’s enemies of the people/uk supreme court front page. Knock it off.

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I’m just more shocked by the car going behind “paul connelly”. Did AI put Mary Mitchell O’Connor back in the car park and she’s driven into the National Museum side? Also this sort of fake nomination withdraw nonsense is probably an electoral offence.

Constitution book deployed #aras25

Lads is this nearly over? #aras25

Heather has been all around rural ireland and there just too many damned foxes. RURAL PURSUITS!! #aras25

Oh danger here for Heather #aras25

Miriam is on a very interesting line of questioning here which is digging into whether Heather can be critical without a whip. #aras25

Catherine doesn’t need to explain anything about being a barrister. Heather Humphries needs to be questioned on why the hell she’s still banging on about the bar knowing it’s a non issue and smacks of misinformation #aras25

If this was a constitutional law exam then Catherine Connelly is already wining with the use of the separation of powers and the constitutional oath #aras25

Final debate time of #aras25 a small sigh of relief that this campaign is almost over.

The only question that remains after that fg catherine connelly attack ad is which eejit authorised it to go out. Utter nonsense from fg. I hope anyone with in an asses roar of a bl qualification in fg is on the phone to hq in the morning to tell them to cop on.

I’ve just seen my first Maria Steen spoilt the vote poster in Clonmel. I’m honestly disgusted by it. You just know she’ll claim every spoilt vote as a vote for her when spoiling can be for multiple reasons not just support for her.

So it seems hospitality will get it’s vat rate cut yet you still can’t get the tax carers credit if you’re not married. Marvellous stuff

Worst remake of Craig David’s seven days yet

The whole ff nonsense has really shown now how it’s a ridiculous idea to block council noms by parties. Parties have no constitutional position. Local gov and oireachtas do. Transplanting the whip through bodies is ridiculous.

For the record: it is not possible, at this juncture, to officially withdraw or to remove a name from the #aras25 ballot paper. Jim Gavin’s name will remain on the ballot for Friday 24th, merely with no campaign behind it.

That’s one way to put it

Gavin was never the right candidate. I hope he refunds his tenants and goes back to his day job and lives in peace. The fault here lies with whatever bright spark though he was a good candidate and never did their research.

Jim Gavin got a dose of the Glenroes and now we all have to stay up late on a Sunday evening with the stress of it all

Meanwhile I wouldn’t be comfy as leader of Fianna Fail after all of this nonsense.

If Gavin can’t be removed from the ballot paper at this stage he could accidentally win it as the official protest vote.

So #houseofguinness or cheeky pinters has an electoral law story line so this nerd couldn’t be happier

This should be in stats 101 on how not to read a chart

Personally I am referring to the #houseofguinness as cheeky pinters. It’s a grand auld bit of entertainment.

If only Britain had chosen chaos under Ed many years ago

In a world of Elon Musks be more Donald Tusk.

TLDR: Make racism shameful again. While you’re at it add fascism too.

The absolute utter cheek of someone having an Irish tricolour at an anti immigration rally in London. Honestly they must be illiterate because they’ve obviously never been in the same room as a history book never mind read it.

There is too much news happening today

Spot the difference Fine Gael Parliamentary Party during Covid or Traitors Roundtable.

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Oh my god. There is a spinal tap 2. *wilts*

Me reading Conor McGregor’s utter Constitutional claptrap via screen grabs from twitter

I see. Metrolink is redundant due to AI as it will generate images of us at the airport with six fingers on each hand instead…

Once I get back off my holidays, I think I’m going to have to start some presidential watch to call out the rubbish some candidates may go on with in their manifestos and statements. It’ll all be over by the end of October anyway with the election more than likely on the 24th October… #preswatch

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I still can’t believe that Kerrygold (an Irish company) will release a cinnamon sugar butter in the US but won’t stock it in Ireland. The audacity.

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UTA dropped Bob Vylan but represents Chris Brown just so you know where the line of acceptability is

Hey Ireland if you’re looking for summer were holding it hostage down here in the south east.