Why Irish America owes much to departing president Mary McAleese

Michael D. was not the favored candidate nor the choice of the majority of Irish voters. He won only because allegations were made against the favored candidate which were proven false AFTER the election, too late then to do anything about the result. Michael D. has said he will only serve one term, enough to nicely top up his enormous pension courtesy of the Irish taxpayers.

Mary McAleese's major contribution was Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland which was brilliant. Congratulations to her for that historic breakthrough and best wishes to her for a bright future.

Niall: Sorry, of course your post: " Why Michael D. ... on 29 Oct @ 09.12" recognised his election but suggested he was lucky to squeeze through, and was a little tepid. Btw: One Bookmaker in Ireland paid out on him winning five days before the voting took place! That's a 'dead cert.'! - Slainte!

Niall, a chara: Talk about a sore loser! You can't resist having a chack at President Michael D. Higgins who knocked all your selections for the post into a cocked hat! ~ He will have no trouble following someone who silently Presided over the Celtic Tiger disaster, didn't even face the public vote for her second term, and whose landmark achievements were a 9/11 speech and the visit of her Queen! - oh, and being a very nice person! ~ ~ Each to his own,of course, Niall, ~ but as Founding Editor, your significant failure to congratulate President Higgins and the Irish electorate for giving him a landslide endorsment of over a million votes, has not gone un-noticed! He is being Inaugurated Tomorrow (Friday 11/11). That might be a good time to dig up some big-hearted Irish generosity!

@retardedpeter: It is about time you stop commenting on things you do not understand until you go back to kinder-garden and learn to read and write at an adult level.....Start with the basics. A-Z and work from there.

LoyalCitizen.Give it up.You are wasting your time.Nobody knows what you are talking about.I said that to you before.Even if you are trying to brainwash.It has to make some sense.

Her husband may have more time on his hands to play more golf with his UDA friends.

Met Mary at an event in Atlanta and she was a terrific speaker and all round lovely person! And the 4 bars in the room poured complimentary Bushmills! Nice wee night!

@feliciamaisey: If Ireland ever gets a court system that works then the truth about Mary McAleese and the other traitors will come out..............Until that day happen then Ireland will have to suffer your ignorance.

@rhunter67: Where did Ireland get the European funds from.......Texas.

LoyalCitizen--Your posts are amusing, because they are just so stupid. Mary McAleese has been an excellent role model for oyung women to look uo , a sincere and spectacular politician and figure head, and I wish her well as she moves on to other things now.

I guess the obvious question is: Why isnt Mary McAleese Prime Minister of Ireland?

loyalcitizen, you are quick to put all the blame on Ireland's problems on the Americans but you don't mention of the EU and how that has sapped your country of its real independence. Stop acting like this was a giant conspiracy to cripple Ireland. Why not place some blame on the people who were buying homes, vacations, and other crap they couldn't afford?

President McAleese was everywhere in the greater Irish world. I remember my young second cousin once removed James in Wellington, New Zealand being thrilled with her visit there a few years ago. James was proud of his Irish born great grandfather David, who left Ireland as a very young lad for Canada and then the USA.

hello the president in ireland is not like the president in america,the irish president has no power,the taoiseach i.e irish prime minister has all the pull.and power.the irish president just shakes hands pr.