Referendum 2011: Make an Informed Decision
As most of you may well know by now, the Presidential Election will take place on 27 October in a polling station near you.
Quick and Dirty Guide to the Election
Oh the excitement! With a Eurovision song contest winner, a gay rights activist, a bald businessman, a diminutive statesmen, an ex-IRA commander, the Lady in Red, and Gay Mitchell, this has been one of the more interesting (well, ignoring Gay Mitchell) presidential campaigns, to say the least.
Escape to Victory
They’re not perfect, these contenders, but they’re the best we can muster, and in weal or woe they’re eager to represent us and take upon their heaving backs the pride and hopes of a nation.
Profile: Michael D Higgins
Michael D. Higgins, an alumn of NUI Galway is one of the favourites to win the 2011 Presidential election.
Profile: Sean Gallagher
At forty-nine, Seán Gallagher is the youngest candidate in the presidential race by some distance.
Profile: Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon is one of only two women in the race for the Aras 2011. It’s the independent’s second time running, after coming third in 1997.
Profile: Mary Davis
Her election posters caused a storm of controversy when the glamorous images of Mary Davis were sprawled across the country at the end of last month.
Profile: Martin McGuinness
On the afternoon of Friday, 7 October, presidential candidate and former deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness, canvassed for votes in Galway city centre before headlining an evening conference titled “Towards a New Republic” at the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill.
Profile: David Norris
David Norris’s campaign visit to NUIG on Tuesday, 18 October, was an ideal time to discuss issues such as his political achievements, his stance on fees and his views on the Presidential race so far.
Profile: Gay Mitchell
Fine Gael’s Gay Mitchell has been performing poorly in the presidential campaign. Latest poll figures place him at a mere 8%, curiously low for the in-power party’s candidate.
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