Seems she got some sort of a health scare, put her in the hospital, and pulling out.
Throws the race in the air a bit.
Hope she recovers well whatever it was.
SeanB2003 on
Sean Kelly has been spotted dancing a jig down whatever street the little pissing boy statue is on in Brussels.
qwerty_1965 on
FG to co-opt someone else or sit it out? Was anyone considered before McGuiness?
Sad-Orange-5983 on
Thank goodness for that.
JONFER--- on
Opens the door for FF to nominate Bertie.
Sad-Orange-5983 on
Maybe this is the race beginning to get interesting
poppadomnom on
Since it’s a paywall, this is what she has said:
“This decision is not lightly taken and follows a stay in hospital last week.
“My priority now is my health. Given that the election is in a short couple of months, I do not believe that I have the strength to give the campaign my all.”.
Bill_Badbody on
Really throws the cat amongst the pigeons in one way, in another way Sean Kelly will slot in fairly easily.
miju-irl on
On a human level, I wish her the best of health and hope she recovers quickly and fully.
On a political level, I’m delighted
thesame_as_before on
Or splits a relatively clear vote along several nutters
jocmaester on
Would be nice to have a Kerryman in the Aras(assuming Sean Kelly runs)
freshfrosted on
She was the best of a bad bunch I felt.
Character_Pizza_4971 on
Hope she’s OK.
Beginning-Shock1520 on
Great, terrible candidate.
methodicalyeti on
Somewhere in Europe, Sean Kelly is celebrating like he won the World Cup, just made the race a bit more of a free for all. But wishing her the best and its great she’s putting her health first!
octofishdream on
This does potentially open the door to Catherine Connolly becoming President without an election!
ThinWhiteDuke00 on
Sean Kelly would probably be a stronger candidate tbf.. consistent performer in EU elections and has a established GAA/Gaeilgeoir background.
Gareth Sheridan boss call made. It’s time for the leader of our times to rise to the task.
RobotIcHead on
This actually is genuinely a shock but actually fair play for withdrawing, it is a 7 year term and long term health issues are a huge concern. Some politicians from everywhere would run regardless of health advice. The election dynamics have just changed for all parties now.
ace_ventura45 on
Firstly, I hope Mairead McGuiness recovers from whatever illness she has.
Sean Kelly very likely to get the Fine Gael nod now.
Although he’s going to be viewed as a second rate candidate now, the spare or backup guy.
It does throw the election open for sure. The front runner gone is major.
This is a blessing for Fianna Fáil, as attention will be taken off their candidate selection.
I think Sean Kelly could get in on transfers, but even Mary Lou could shave it if the FFer comes in behind her.
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Seems she got some sort of a health scare, put her in the hospital, and pulling out.
Throws the race in the air a bit.
Hope she recovers well whatever it was.
Sean Kelly has been spotted dancing a jig down whatever street the little pissing boy statue is on in Brussels.
FG to co-opt someone else or sit it out? Was anyone considered before McGuiness?
Thank goodness for that.
Opens the door for FF to nominate Bertie.
Maybe this is the race beginning to get interesting
Since it’s a paywall, this is what she has said:
“This decision is not lightly taken and follows a stay in hospital last week.
“My priority now is my health. Given that the election is in a short couple of months, I do not believe that I have the strength to give the campaign my all.”.
Really throws the cat amongst the pigeons in one way, in another way Sean Kelly will slot in fairly easily.
On a human level, I wish her the best of health and hope she recovers quickly and fully.
On a political level, I’m delighted
Or splits a relatively clear vote along several nutters
Would be nice to have a Kerryman in the Aras(assuming Sean Kelly runs)
She was the best of a bad bunch I felt.
Hope she’s OK.
Great, terrible candidate.
Somewhere in Europe, Sean Kelly is celebrating like he won the World Cup, just made the race a bit more of a free for all. But wishing her the best and its great she’s putting her health first!
This does potentially open the door to Catherine Connolly becoming President without an election!
Sean Kelly would probably be a stronger candidate tbf.. consistent performer in EU elections and has a established GAA/Gaeilgeoir background.
Wish her the best.
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Tony Holohan be like
Went to wikipedia to see who else put their name forward [and lol](https://i.imgur.com/CWBcVcD.jpeg)
Very shocked, thought she would win
Gareth Sheridan boss call made. It’s time for the leader of our times to rise to the task.
This actually is genuinely a shock but actually fair play for withdrawing, it is a 7 year term and long term health issues are a huge concern. Some politicians from everywhere would run regardless of health advice. The election dynamics have just changed for all parties now.
Firstly, I hope Mairead McGuiness recovers from whatever illness she has.
Sean Kelly very likely to get the Fine Gael nod now.
Although he’s going to be viewed as a second rate candidate now, the spare or backup guy.
It does throw the election open for sure. The front runner gone is major.
This is a blessing for Fianna Fáil, as attention will be taken off their candidate selection.
I think Sean Kelly could get in on transfers, but even Mary Lou could shave it if the FFer comes in behind her.
Her health was burned down outside her house..
Oh no! Anyway.