Why I am voting for Michael D. Higgins for Irish president

I'd vote for Dana if I was in Ireland, as she's the only candidate who opposes the criminal strongarming of the EU. As to Higgins, he's not the worst politician Ireland has produced, but he's no more a socialost than Bill Clinton is. Higgins is a liberal, he's interested in things like abortion, he does not stand with the Irish working class in their hour of need, and indeed his own lifestyle is a million miles from that of Irish workers.

You mean Windscale, don't you? The only place in Britain so notorious that they had to change the name to Sellafield!

CanadianPat you can't vote in the election thank God or we would have McGuinness foistered on us. The horror of it!

Nice old man and life long Labour ,but too old & his party that have turned against their own principles and sold out for power.Seems to be doting a little with repeating "this is important" over and over for every point he wishes to make when it is usally far from important!If all you want is a figerhead , and if he can make it through a full term ,fine. But if you want a President that will shake things up and push moves for the people and the entire Irish Nation ,then only McGuinness will do!

MOX niks - nothing ever came of this elf's poetry.