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TÁNAISTE MICHEÁL MARTIN has said his “focus is on becoming Taoiseach” in response to questioning on whether he is considering an Áras bid.
There has been speculation in recent weeks that Martin may run for President and he was asked today about any potential presidential aspirations.
The election to succeed President Michael D Higgins is expected in October 2025.
However, a General Election will take place by March 2025 at the latest.
“What’s in my plans is a run in the next general election and for our party to win as many seats as possible,” said Martin to reporters when asked if he was considering a run at Áras an Uachtaráin.
Martin was speaking to reporters while on a visit to Ethiopia.
“I would like to be Taoiseach again,” said Martin, “and I think that’s a legitimate aspiration, that’s my focus.”
He added that “every party leader in the government is entitled to that aspiration”.
Martin then spoke about his belief in the “economic model we have in Ireland” and remarked that Ireland has a “pro enterprise agenda”.
He added that it is important to “continue the momentum on housing” and to ensure that over the next four to five years “we can bring about substantial improvements”.
He also pointed to a need to “continue to develop our health service and look at special needs education and special needs health to get a complete, comprehensive solution to many of the issues that parents and children are facing”.
Martin rounded this out by returning to the question of a potential run for President and remarked: “What I am trying to say is, my agenda is very proactive, strong and I’m committed to the country and to resolving these challenges, that’s my motivation.
“My focus is on becoming Taoiseach. ‘What are you doing next?’ I’ll tell you what I’m doing next, and if I become Taoiseach, I think that answers your question.”
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That’s 2 less people travelling by plane – surly that’s saving the environment? Otherwise it’s going to listen to rich people telling us how to live!!!
@Shane Cormican: It tells you all you need to know. Even FF have excommunicated the green-coloured weasel knowing he’s getting ran from politics in a few weeks. Glorious.
@Marvin Dollery: can’t wait to vote the green toad out
How many front door keys has Rodders got cut in the last couple of years? Top man offering accommodation to people who have no connection whatsoever to this country.
@Gerard Carey: but they will have when they get refugee status and than bring their husbands and 7 children. Providing accomodations play key role in this scheme so Roderick was right!
@Sergej Simonov: Are u for real
The Green Party can take responsibility for emissions being slow to fall in Ireland. They halved the EV grant and reduced retro-fitting grants for homes. All at time when these should have been increased. The majority of EVs are out of reach for most of the population anyway and depreciation is steep, when compared to a diesel/petrol equivalent.
But a poxy, vitue-signalling, green flash on a number plate will really make a difference to climate action
@Si Con: Yup. Their punitive ‘build nothing’ strategy has failed them. They need a new generation that aren’t afraid to provide the infrastructure we need by moving with the tide and not always trying to swim against it.
Hey Roderic, you can always go yourself and get a one way ticket while you’re at it and don’t forget to bring the rest of brigade and tell the world that we’ve overburdened the Taxpayers in Ireland with extra taxes and made sure they are left with very little money at the end of the working week and don’t forget to the world that you have the gates still open to facilitate illegal migration into Ireland.
@Tommy: he needs to go.
@Tommy: Amen to that!
Hopefully, this tool will be history in a few weeks. He loves the sound of his own voice.
Greens are never happy.
Rodders made millions for hoteliers by giving them and some politicians eye watering amounts of money to house the flotsam and jetsam of the world. Dump your boarding pass in the bin , line up for a free house , unga bunga
Apparently this guy responsible for all of this missing kids. Should be arrested.
@Basildon Joe: you’re suggesting that he is criminally responsible. How so, Joe?
@Kevin Kerr: he is responsible from a government perspective as minister for children. Don’t stir my words.
@Basildon Joe: I’m not stirring any words. You said he should be arrested – only those suspected of having committed a crime would be arrested
@Kevin Kerr: In other words, you’re saying that there’s nothing anyone can do and the weasel is untouchable.
@Marvin Dollery: no
@Kevin Kerr: He is criminally negligent!
@Brian Hunt: really? Ok so, well bring that evidence to the Gardai
@Kevin Kerr: LOL, you’ve been reduced to single word responses.
@Marvin Dollery: that’s all your comment deserved in response. Consider yourself muted
@Kevin Kerr: No, it’s all you could reply with because you were exposed.
@Kevin Kerr: WOW such a mature & effective debate….. You REALLY SCARED him,lol
@Basildon Joe: u relly are deluded
@Brian Hunt: grow up
@Sheila McNulty: Listen Nulters, your obvious bias towards these dangerous muppets is making you look both foolish and naive. You’ve a lot of growing up to do yourself, sweetie.
@Kevin Kerr: you can be complict in various ways , incompetence, dereliction of duty,turn a blind eye, failure to report crime etc etc.
@Brian Hunt: well have him arrested & see how far u get
Nobody should go to that out of touch UN elitist boondoggle get together by so called celebrities and their thousands of private jets.
It’s simple Roddy, he’s putting distance between your party and loopy green policies.
He doesn’t want to associate with treasonous lizards who are hellbent on destroying life for Irish Citizens.
@Marvin Dollery: he hasn’t seen the 1995 documentary Waterworld.
@Pól Pot: Hopper went full John Pilger. Mandatory viewing in schools, please.
For the Green crackpot party there is a lot more disappointment to come.
Why don’t yourself and Ray go and make a romantic weekend of it!
The cult climate summit is always a great side-show entertainment
This country has been accused of ethnic cleansing. In 2023 they used a blockade of the Lachin corridor and a land invasion to cause the evacuation of the Armenian population out of Nagorno-Karabakh.
But O’Gorman doesn’t mind…
@AnthonyK: Woderic doesn’t give a damn about the Irish, never mind Armenians!
Roll on the 29th get rid of that lot
They have no need for the Greens anymore. So they are of no relanve to either FF or FG now and Rodders is lost. And no one is really worried about climate change more the Company and Health and Homless and Immagration. Climate well down the line
Lovely spot is Azerbaijan.
Whining bit@h.
If his colleague Pippa Hackett had not eviscerated the forest estate, we’d be locking up carbon like crazy.
Due to Green ideology, we are now prohibited from planting 90% of available land.
The Greens have caused mayhem. He’d do well to belt up and reduce his CO2 emissions.
I’m grateful he’s not going to breed.
These Green people are spanners. Just look at all the roads in Dublin they have destroyed to put in cycle lanes that nobody uses. You get to sit in traffic for hours now to make a relatively short journey.
Hmmm
Rodders no one cares about your meeting
Stay there and don’t come back you clown.
So so
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