No Diaspora Irish need apply for Constitutional Convention in Ireland

A chara, Your editorial "No Diaspora Irish need apply for Constitutional Convention in Ireland” is regrettably correct that no representative of the Diaspora is on the Committee. However, the views of the Diaspora can be made known as there will be a provision to make submissions to the Convention electronically. While not ideal, this channel should be utilised to make sure that there is input on issues important to the Irish Diaspora. If there is to be a new Constitution it must have that wider dimension. As your editorial points out, many countries make provision for citizens to vote in Presidential elections. And there are many other aspects of the Constitution that would benefit from the inclusion of the Diaspora voice.

For God's sake! We left the country, for whatever reason, to go abroad and find work. Most of us will never live there again so let's leave the running of the country to those who live there.

So what's new here. Ireland has never cared for its emigrants, never mind their voice or opinion. They certainly do care about the mighty $ though. All this diaspora and gathering stuff is simply a mechanism to get to that $. No change there then.