Mud continues to fly in Irish presidential race

Dana Rosemary Scallon's American citizenship causes trouble for her campaign

PADDY CLANCY,

Irish Voice Reporter

Published Thursday, October 13, 2011, 8:01 AM

Updated Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 10:56 AM

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Dana Rosemary Scanlon

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Kelly said he wanted justice for his father, Private Patrick Kelly, and he demanded that McGuinness should name the killers.

McGuinness denied any knowledge of the individuals involved, or of being on the IRA Army council at the time.

The two other candidates among the seven in the field are Fine Gael’s Gay Mitchell and Special Olympics boss Mary Davis who is running as an independent.

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GeorgeDillon | Oct 15, 2011, 10:07 AM EDT

Towngate--yet another prediction by you which turns out to be as mindless as its author. Today Dana confirmed she is getting right back into the race. And two of my contacts in Ireland tell me they'll be voting for her, because she is the only candidate who says Boo to the EU!

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cillowen | Oct 14, 2011, 09:53 PM EDT

people don't realize that Dev, was England's Greatest Spy the brilliant orator who unleashed the Irish Civil War. DeValera was born in the United States and is of a Converso Cuban and Irish servant hanky panky.

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OBPiper | Oct 13, 2011, 05:41 PM EDT

Y A W N !

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Towngate | Oct 13, 2011, 03:54 PM EDT

I predict she will soon withdraw her candidacy for health reasons! - and classically:'to spend more time with her family'; (well, some of them,anyway!) Bye-Bye, Dana! X X "Thank you for the mus-ic ~ but forget the pol-i-tics"!

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Springfield9 | Oct 13, 2011, 01:59 PM EDT

De Valera had a similar problem. He couldn't get shot at Kilmainham because of citizenship issues. The only reason any tie to America lifts a brow is because we are really sgort of Loyalists here (we have a dozen). Why blame all of us though? It was the Ulster Irish that started the problems for George III.

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cindyohcindy | Oct 13, 2011, 12:50 PM EDT

Is this about American citenship? or her Catholic Faith?

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citizen69 | Oct 13, 2011, 12:04 PM EDT

Where's the birth certificate!? :)

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seanmac50 | Oct 13, 2011, 10:11 AM EDT

I live in Ireland, and will vote in the Presidential election. Unlike what your correspondents are alleging people in Ireland are not concerned with the fact Rosemary has american citizenship. However the media became interested as to why she attempted to conceal it. Virtually everyone here has American relatives, and do remember DeValera was born in the Unite States.

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