US citizens resident in Ireland to vote in 2012 Global Democratic Primary

@@@@LarryDonnelly | Apr 25, 2012, 11:58 AM EDT STEVENSTAR, I can't resist. I'm one of the Irish-American types you hate who has an Irish passport through ancestry and has lived in Ireland for more than ten years. Because I'm an Irish citizen, I've voted - "meddled" - in every Irish election since 2001!>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I DONT HATE ANYONE MATE .. I JUST THINK AS AN AMERICAN YOU'D BE BETTER OFF VOTING ON AMERICAN ISSUES AND SORTING THOSE OUT BESIDES COMING OVER HERE TO IRELAND AND VOTING ON WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO ... THING IS THEY ARE VERY FEW AMERICANS IN IRELAND SO I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THAT .. THE OTHER 40 MILLION CANT GET IN NOW BEYOND A 90 HOLIDAY VISA WITH THE NEW EU VISA SYSTEM..:-)

It's a pity the Irish government didn't do something similar last year for the irish presidential election. I would have liked to have voted. Even a postal vote would have done.....Ah well. Oh and for Stevenstar - get a life would you - you're being very aggressive and will burst a blood vessel at the rate you're going. I always got the impression that this was an American website - well, one based in the US but read by many. Since you're so anti-american, maybe you should consider choosing another website - it might help with your blood pressure and minimize your chances of making a holy show of yourself, like you did below.

@IreandNorth: "give all Irish-Americans in the USA a vote in all Irish elections."... are you completely crazy? If 40 million Irish-Americans got a vote in Irish politics then the actual Irish themselves would become completely irrelevant in their own country's politics! The elections would basically be fought in the USA as they would have ten times more votes than Ireland itself! And you talk about Britain disenfranchising the Irish! Wise up.

This article is about US citizens in Ireland voting in the US Democratic primary. Period.

Become a citizen and vote accordingly, really this whole article was developed so Irish central could reuse the photo of Obama.

LarryDonnelly, You live in Ireland, so what happens in Ireland affects you however why should an American who doesnt live here or who is not affected by what happens here be allowed a vote?

STEVENSTAR, I can't resist. I'm one of the Irish-American types you hate who has an Irish passport through ancestry and has lived in Ireland for more than ten years. Because I'm an Irish citizen, I've voted - "meddled" - in every Irish election since 2001!

Irelandnorth, you said you left Ireland in the 80s. How can you be abroad and in Ireland at the same time? Yanks voting here is like me voting in issues that effect Monaghan just cos thats where my dad is from=ridiculous, pointless and pretentious.

@@@@IrelandNorth | Apr 25, 2012, 07:59 AM EDT All the more reasons to give all Irish-Americans in the USA a vote in all Irish elections. Irish citizenship for Americans of Irish extraction would be a positive influence on this country. I'm Irish. All of my people are Irish. My wife is Irish-British. We cherish America/'ns!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARE YOU FOR REAL MATE? WHY WOULD WE WANT AMERICANS MEDDLING IN IRISH AFFAIRS .. IVE SAID IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN YOUR PRETENDING TO BE IRISH WHEN YOUR AMERICAN IN AMERICA .. IM IRISH I LIVE IN IRELAND AND BELIEVE ME WE WOULD NEVER WANT AN AMERICAN NO MATTER HOW CONFUSED THEY ARE ABOUT THEIR NATIONALITY IRISH OR OTHERWISE ... KEEP OUT OF IRISH AFFAIRS AS YOUR NOT WANTED !! END OF THERE ARE 4,5 MILLION IRISH PEOPLE AND SOMETHING LIKE 40 MILLION AMERICANS TRYING TO BE IRISH .. DO U NOT REALISE HOW SCARY THAT IS TO US ONE OF THE SMALLEST COUNTRIES IN EUROPE.. FIRSTLY IM IRISH THEN IM EUROPEAN NOTHING TO DO WITH AMERICA OR AMERICANS ..

All the more reasons to give all Irish-Americans in the USA a vote in all Irish elections. Irish citizenship for Americans of Irish extraction would be a positive influence on this country. I'm Irish. All of my people are Irish. My wife is Irish-British. We cherish America/'ns!

Where is my comment of 9:17?

Moneygall's favorite son. Is feidir linn.

The postings below speak volumes for the writers,it would be an insult to ones integrity to reply.

This vote is not by the Irish in Ireland but by Americans in Ireland, those who are US citizens working for American companies who will be returning to the US.

Such a "poser" thank our Lord in Heaven he isn't a champion to most of us in the US as he is in Ireland.