World of Politics with Harry McGee

The two councils that cover Galway City and County have nominated independent candidates in the past two presidential elections, in 2011 and 2018. In 2011, it was Mary Davis, then CEO of Special Olympics Ireland. She was one of the early favourites and actually secured the backing of 13 of the 34 councils, including Galway County Council and Galway City Council.

However, she quickly fell by the wayside, having been ambushed by questions about paid directorships. She should never have been. She was quite entitled to the fees. It was a very flimsy........

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