Halfpints: Ireland elects a president

The Irish Passport

Society & Culture

4.8 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2018

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Ireland votes for president on Friday October 26. Naomi and Tim break down the drama of the campaign. Featuring dragons, horses, and car-crash interviews (literally). We hit the campaign trail on the streets of Dublin, ask Sinn Féin candidate Liadh Ní Riada why she's running when she probably won't win, and tell the backstory to why Ireland has this peculiar position at all. This is a free sample of a new Halfpint, the bonus content we make for our Patreon supporters. To hear the whole episode, head over to The Irish Passport Patreon page to become a patron.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, on October 26th, Ireland will be voting for a new president, a new head of state, Uxeran Naharan.
0:07.8	Indeed. To mark the occasion, we've made a whole half-pint episode about the various dramas of the current election.
0:13.0	So if you want to hear all about it and about what the president means in the first place, all you have to do is head on over to www. patreon.com slash the Irish passport and become a patron of the podcast today.
0:25.2	In the meantime, here's a quick taster to give you an appetite.
0:29.6	Naomi, it's that time again when the Irish people head out to the polling stations
0:33.0	and elect our new head of state, the Ucturon Naharan or president of Ireland.
0:38.6	The most wonderful time of the year.
0:42.2	No, it's really not, is it, Tim?
0:44.9	Yes, it's happening already.
0:46.9	I can't believe it's been seven years.
0:48.5	Seven years.
0:49.1	And once again, we are electing a figurehead for the country,
0:52.1	the person who represents all of us at home and
0:55.1	abroad and holds the title of Irish head of state. Okay, yes, Irish head of state. But hold your
0:59.9	horses, everyone. You know, that's all very haughty language, head of state and representative of the
1:05.5	people and all. But the Irish president is a bit different from the American president or the French
1:10.2	president say they don't hold any legislative power.
1:13.6	They're really just a figurehead, a bit like the queen in the UK.
1:17.2	Yeah.
1:17.7	And every time we have a presidential election in the country, this is a bit of a sticking point because the candidates have to try and get elected on a platform.
1:25.1	Like they have to give us reasons to vote for them.
1:27.4	But it's actually really hard for them to do, they have to give us reasons to vote for them, but it's actually
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