Fergus Finlay: The presidency belongs to the people - it needs an open contest Our last three Presidents have brought international recognition and esteem to the office. An open contest will keep that going, writes Fergus Finlay

Here’s an article I’ve written about the Irish Presidency. Free to read in the Irish Examiner. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

That Masters may never be remembered for the quality of the golf. But it will never be forgotten for the drama and the emotional pull. Rory McIlroy did it the hard way, under the most intense pressure imaginable. Perhaps now the greatest Irish sportsperson ever.

Apparently Simon Harris has single-handedly talked Donald Trump into backing down. Well done that man!

That was a powerful, inspirational appearance by Ivana Bacik on the Late Late Show. Well done
her!

So a convicted sex offender invites a convicted sex offender to the White House. Disgusting, not surprising.

Quite something. The two most untrustworthy people in the universe negotiating a peace deal for Ukraine. And the rest of Europe.

Fergus Finlay: The smaller political parties are behaving like the adults in the room There is an entire generation at risk of becoming increasingly alienated from ordinary democratic politics

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
My weekly column in the Irish Examiner. About my exasperation with the larger political parties in the middle of a serious General Election campaign

@maevesther13.bsky.social you’re my first to follow!

So I’ve left the cesspit of X and joined BlueSky. No idea what happens next!