Kilkenny councillor doesn't hold back on Jim Gavin's 'short-lived campaign'

An independent Kilkenny councillor has described the withdrawal of Jim Gavin from the presidential race as 'a good thing'.

In a recent post on social media, Cllr Maurice Shortall (Castlecomer MD) stated that Gavin's withdrawal 'strips away the illusion that the process is open or fair'.

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"His short-lived campaign showed how deeply controlled and stage-managed our political system has become," he said.

"The presidency, like so much else in Irish politics, is now a closed shop for establishment-approved candidates, not genuine voices of the people.

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"The system needed a shake-up, and Gavin’s withdrawal proves what many of us have said for years — that the game is fixed long before the people ever get a say. It’s time to break that cycle and put power back where it belongs."

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