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WHO WOULD WANT to be President of Ireland?
And why?
Those are two of the questions we put to the six presidential contenders during in-depth interviews for our new podcast series, The Candidate.
Today, we bring you our fourth The Candidate interview.
The podcast brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls, offering you a chance to find out more about the nominees before we go to the polls on 26 October.
For our fourth The Candidate podcast, our News Editor Sinéad O’Carroll talks to Sean Gallagher – one of three Dragons’ Den stars who are in the presidential race this year.
We talked to the businessman about Peter Casey’s comments about Travellers, how he’ll deal with the possibility of losing the election, and what impact being born with congenital cataracts has had on his life.
https://soundcloud.com/the_candidate/thejournalie-interviews-sean-gallagher
Listen to the fourth episode of The Candidate here.
The Candidate is presented by Sinéad O’Carroll with guest Ronan Duffy, produced by Aoife Barry and co-produced and edited by Nicky Ryan.
Thanks to Headstuff and DIT Aungier St for the use of their recording facilities. Images by RollingNews.ie, design by A Worthy Cause, music by Incompetech.
Vote Peter Casey!
@Tony Maguire: I don’t care who he’s havin a go at, as long as I can have a go at the Greeks….. They invented gayness!!!
@Tony Maguire: Nah you’re alright thanks
@ObsidianShine: Who is better? Delighted the Elite Politicians and the media got shown up for what they are, all populist sound bites and would say anything to get a vote.
@Brian Scott: you want to have a go at the gay greeks ? Good for you , make sure to pack some condoms though . Have a good trip
@Tony Maguire: it’s insane. A man speaks the truth and all fells breaks lose. The current president won’t release expenses figures until AFTER the election, and the Casey issue is the one generating headlines ? ! Welcome to the biggest banana republic on planet earth!
@Shane Zerbe: its not just his expenses he keeps his closet….
Sean should concider his position over the weekend and withdraw. Peter Casey is the only canadate who is willing to say what we all know . Ireland needs people to speak up for the real oppressed .I know many people in rural Ireland who go to bed armed for fear of attack from a so called oppressed ethnic group
@David Grey: I know an awful lot who do
@Declan Edward: It’s shocking really,
@David Grey: here here
Vote 1 for Casey Peter
@trebloc01: Not if he was ” last man standing “
Vote Peter Casey, finally a man of the people, all the others are all spouting populist nonsense.
Why should we vote for Sean?
Answers on the back of a brown envelope please. Just send to Fianna Fail,65-66 Lower Mount Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin.
Seán “the Fianna Fáil bagman” Gallagher
@ObsidianShine: Gallagher is a gimp
Vote Casey #1!
Gallagher #5/6
Casey #1
Peter Casey #1
Truth needs to be told
I would like Sean to address if he did in fact get an envelope that night from the fuel smuggler , and if so how much was in it
Just a little reminder for some with short memories:
https://youtu.be/uUhFdi7iRL0
@silentbob2012: And he still got double the votes of McGuinness, that is mesmerising
@silentbob2012: I remember watching it at the time thinking god i love live tv!
His smugness and over sincere phoney rhetoric is overwhelming in its insincerity
I cannot believe his arrogance in running again after seven vacuous years doing nothing for this country. I hope he loses his deposit.
@Niall Power: wow, thanks for posting that.
Listening to Higgins speaking on Sean O’Rourke. Personally will not be voting for Gallagher, but Higgins clinging to a life raft in the interview. No interruptions by S.O.R.or hard questions. The paracites preserve the status quo at all costs.
He got all the infinity stones and still wants more!
Case
Gallagher is such a clown he must have lost his circus. He has used successful companies to earn monies from Irish Independent. Then , compile the lot to make a book. A chancer. Dont be fooled Higgins is the only viable candidate. JDD24.
Was going to give this fella my vote but after that debate he was found out. I’m voting casey
Another useless nonsense vote that propagates the idea and gives the illusion of choice. Unfortunately it’s a vote that doesn’t really make any difference to our democracy at all.
How about a vote that makes a difference? For example, all politicians must meet KPI’s, SLA’s, or they will be fired?
That’ll never happen!!!!
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