Martin McGuinness nominated to stand for Presidency

The North Joint First Minister, Martin McGuinness has been nominated by Sinn Féin's Ard Chomhairle to stand as a candidate for the Irish Presidency. Here he is introduced to the media by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams at the Writers Museum on Dublin's Parnell Square.

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• Irish
• Ireland
• President
• Presidential
• Presidency
• Aras
• áras
• Phoenix Park
• Martin
• McGuinness
• Gerry
• Adams
• Election
• 2011

[MrVain63]

@bacabu30 he is as good at speaking Irish as anybody you would ask how good is your Irish - President Mary McAleese didn't know much Irish language either when she won the presidency but now she does because she took intensive classes as e.g. Sean Gallagher said he would if he won the Aras race.

[MrVain63]

@bacabu30 If he takes classes in improving his Irish Language speaking skills I doubt he would make the taxpayer pay for it! Sean Gallagher might though! He has not a word of Irish and he said that himself. Poor showing for someone who said he completed Irish to Leaving Cert level! I think I might be educating you when I tell you that Mary McAleese and other Presidents did not know Irish to speak when they entered office! Why didn't you stand for office! Id love to see how many votes u get!

[salian66]

HAHAHAHA SOME SUPPORT THEMCGUINESS AND HIS REPUBLICANS HAVE IN THE SOUTHHAHAHAHAHA

[bacabu30]

@MrMrliamo Please don't tar all Dublin people with the same brush - you're just making yourself look foolish and small-minded. As many people in Cork city waved Union Jacks as did in Dublin, at the time of the visit of Queen Victoria. Dublin is a melting pot of people from all over Ireland and beyond so you can't generalise about Dubliners and people living in Dublin.

[bacabu30]

Cén fáth nach bhfuil tuilleadh Gaeilge ar an suimh idirlion Sinn Féin? Chaith mé súil ar an leathanach baile Sinn Féin agus níl ach eochairfhocail ar fáil as Gaeilge. Ní dóthain sin, i mo thuairimse. Féach ar suimh plaidcymru agus tá CHUILE rud dátheangach (Béarla/Breatnais).

[bacabu30]

Who is the fair-haired woman on the left with the wine & white top on? Anyone know?

[MrVain63]

@bacabu30 ok weirdo.

[bacabu30]

@MrVain63 Ok weirdo

[MrVain63]

@bacabu30 I am really glad you won't be "engaging with " me "anymore" as I find you someone who singled out Martin McG for your riduculous comments which showed you up as for E.G. the remarks about the fluency in Irish as out of some of the other candidates he was not due any singling out in that respect! Showing your own bias there! thanks for looking up my profile on youtube no one has ever done that before! LOL! I will be changing the mistake to my age on there which you highlighted!

[bacabu30]

@MrVain63 As I said, I was merely commenting on Mc Guinness's level of Irish as it is now and how it's surprising that someone who claims to be a nationalist has quite a poor command of the language. That's the only point I was making. I won't be engaging with you anymore because you seem like a total oddity altogether.

[bacabu30]

@MrVain63 Ur age is on your profile. I actually did know that Mc Aleese took Irish classes after becoming President. But whether I did or not is beside the point. Mc Guinness's Irish is the best out of all the candidates you say? Certainly not. Michael D's Irish is excellent. Indeed, he was one of the people involved in da setting up of TG4. As for me being a spoofer, I don't know what I'm meant 2 be spoofing about. I only came on here to say that I thought an ex-IRA man would have better Irish.