Reader's Blog: De Valera family’s time has come and gone

With incredulity, I listened to Galway councillor, Oliver Crowe, of Fianna Fáil, on RTÉ’s Drivetime radio show. He outlined his proposal to get Éamon Ó Cuív on the presidential ballot.

He outlandishly said that he has the support of nearly all FF councillors in the country, and was contemptuous when asked how his proposal reconciled with the unanimous decision of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party not to put forward a candidate.