“I have a problem with platforming these incoherent, fearmongering views, because it looks like it’s just for attention Peter.”@saoirse_mchugh has a go at ‘telling it like it is’ on #rtept#saoirsemchugh #wantgreenvotegreen #greenwave pic.twitter.com/lztoIzz0vw
— Green Party Ireland (@greenparty_ie) May 21, 2019
At 28 years old, if @saoirse_mchugh is elected to the European Parliament she’ll be the youngest MEP.
She will be an exceptional representative for the people of #MidlandsNorthWest and a passionate voice for the #climategeneration. #wantgreenvotegreen #greenwave #rtept pic.twitter.com/4Bp2SQcWin
— Green Party Ireland (@greenparty_ie) May 21, 2019
Last night.
RTÉ One broadcast its final live debate with MEP candidates – this time with candidates from the Midlands-North-West constituency.
Taking part in the debate were Green Party candidate Saoirse McHugh, Independent candidate Peter Casey, Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy, Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness, Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith, Solidarity–People Before Profit candidate Cyril Brennan, and Independent MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan.
At one point, Ms McHugh, 28, from Achill Island, responded to comments about migration made by millionaire businessman Mr Casey, 61, saying:
“Millionaires blaming migrants is an old trope and it’s boring.
“There’s real repercussions to this absolute nonsense.
“Go on Dancing With The Stars if you want attention.”
In fairness.
Watch back the debate in full here (when it’s uploaded).
UPDATE:
You often wonder do political debates on TV make a difference, it looks like last nights RTE debate did. A few friends in #Donegal, who had no intentions of voting, are now going to vote @saoirse_mchugh after last night.
— Barry Whyte (@BarryWhyte85) May 22, 2019
UPDATE:
Saoirse McHugh, who also has zero political experience. Maybe she and the other thick, should run for the local elections before running for the big prize.
Why?
because only those from “political” families deserve to run for public office
Patricia McKenna had eff all experience
And as far as I remember she topped the Dublin Constituency poll
I’m getting quite sick of RTE manipulating these debates, first the attempted decap of Mick Wallace so that a FFer might get the fifth seat in Ireland South, then RTE giving Simon Coveney’s opinion that a hard Brexit has never been so likely (really? In the past three years?) with the subtext we need FG to maintain an even keel in these troubled waters, to, RTE “political coverage editor” David Murphy giving FG pride of place on every candidate listing, to, last night, the positioning of Mairead McGuinness right next to RTE moderator David McCullagh so she was in practically all the shots of the moderator and the panel and did anyone use a stopwatch on her because she appeared to have more time than anyone else.
Typical Green Party hypocrisy how much carbon was released into the atmosphere by that SICK BURN!!!
haha
Chill out folks. I think she is more than capable so she’ll get my vote.
She’s a new generation of greens so worth a chance I stand of the rest of the staleness of the broth midlands line up.
Hate you autocorrect and my lack of proofing. “Instead” and “north” were the words I wanted to use.
I prefer ‘broth midlands’.
Who is this feisty witch? – Go you .!.
The real winner was Casey and there is little point in attacking him as he is
only articulating widely held views on whats going on and the widespread
public opposition to uncontrolled immigration, and come the next general
election, the establishment are in for a shock and indeed RTE too:
Uncontrolled immigration?
Tell us more…
No thanks.
The Green Party voted for the €440 billion bank guarantee.
I think most TDs did
https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/election-2011/sinn-fein-defends-bank-guarantee-vote-144934.html
Who went against it?