Mick Clifford: I swear to God, this can't go on - it's time to axe the presidential oath

Despite the backlash against swearing oaths to 'Almighty God', there are areas of real power in this country where God is still ruling the roost

The wording of the Irish presidential oath requires the president to swear to 'Almighty God' when taking office.

OH for God’s sake. Just as the country is once more in the grip of Covid, word emerged from Strasbourg that God ain’t goin’ nowhere fast.

On Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights dismissed a legal challenge to the presidential oath, in which the office-holder must swear to serve “in the presence of Almighty God”.