{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6913d07adac02c1fcfce0be1/69515cf409314afbecbdecb2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Politics & More Promo Mairead Kenny - Dr. Cora Stack Preview","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6913d07adac02c1fcfce0be1/1768433032733-ab536bf7-9868-4605-90bf-622001b614a5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Politics and More. It's not just about Politics. There's More to it. </strong>🎙️</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Promo - Extracts for the upcoming Full Episode February 2026.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>2025 Irish Presidential Nominations</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mairead Kenny: </strong>Cora, What motivated you to seek Presidential Nominations ?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Cora Stack</strong>..<strong> Presidential Speech Extract.</strong></p><p>''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.''</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mairead Kenny: </strong> Once the Presidential Order was signed by the <strong>Minister (James Browne) </strong>on <strong>September 3rd 2025</strong>, that engaged Ireland's Local Authorities (31 County and City Councils).</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Cora Stack:</strong> It was chaos and it was a disaster.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mairead Kenny:</strong> 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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Cora Stack:</strong> It's a threshold. Super Mondays there were a few Super Mondays.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mairead Kenny:</strong> Non-transparent.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Cora Stack: </strong>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mairead Kenny: </strong>Parties had their own candidate. The council nominations are for hopeful candidates outside Political parties.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Cora Stack: </strong>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mairead Kenny: </strong>The president is apolitical, is meant to be above Party Politics!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Cora Stack: </strong> 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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Cora Stack: </strong>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Politics and more. It's not just about Politics. There's More to it. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Stay Tuned... Full Podcast Episode Mairead Kenny Interview with Dr. Cora Stack Jan 23 2025. </strong></p>","author_name":"Mairead Kenny"}