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#542 Do We Even Need a President?
In this fiery and funny episode of Niall Talks, Niall sits down with Larissa Nolan, journalist with the Irish Mirror, to dig into her provocative new column: “Forget spoiling votes or re-running the election — let’s get rid of the role of president altogether.”
As the country gears up for another expensive, drama-filled presidential race, Larissa argues it might be time to ask the unthinkable — do we even need a president at all?
She says the office has become an outdated, €30 million vanity project — a “political deathmatch” every seven years for a ceremonial role that was originally created…
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