Politics and More. It's not just about Politics. There's More to it. 🎙️
Promo - Extracts for the upcoming Full Episode February 2026.
2025 Irish Presidential Nominations
Mairead Kenny: Cora, What motivated you to seek Presidential Nominations ?
Dr. Cora Stack.. Presidential Speech Extract.
''I stand before you today with clarity of purpose, independence of mind, and no compromise of principle. As president, I will be the guardian of the Constitution.''
Mairead Kenny: Once the Presidential Order was signed by the Minister (James Browne) on September 3rd 2025, that engaged Ireland's Local Authorities (31 County and City Councils).
Dr. Cora Stack: It was chaos and it was a disaster.
Mairead Kenny: The requirement for 4 councils (nominations), that is, to ensure that not everybody can get on the Presidential ballot. No unsavory characters. Not every Tom, Dick and Harry.
Dr. Cora Stack: It's a threshold. Super Mondays there were a few Super Mondays.
Mairead Kenny: Non-transparent.
Dr. Cora Stack: There was no transparency, no written guidance. I mean, I never saw for such a responsible position. I never came across. If you were going for a junior post in the Civil Service you would have more guidance.
Mairead Kenny: Parties had their own candidate. The council nominations are for hopeful candidates outside Political parties.
Dr. Cora Stack: 5 minutes, you were given in some cases five minutes to make your case why you should be the president five minutes answers. You were lucky to get 10 minutes.
Mairead Kenny: The president is apolitical, is meant to be above Party Politics!
Dr. Cora Stack: Going around you felt you were a nuisance. It wasn't just me. Everybody else felt they were a nuisance and you weren't welcome. It was only after the event that was very clear that the agenda was no one was to be nominated.
Dr. Cora Stack: I don't know what got into me to take the (legal) challenge. I suppose I was going around and seeing the humiliation of all the (independent) candidates.
Politics and more. It's not just about Politics. There's More to it.
Stay Tuned... Full Podcast Episode Mairead Kenny Interview with Dr. Cora Stack Jan 23 2025.
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