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Presidential material: 8 other sports personalities who could run for the Áras

After Eamon Dunphy and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh were linked with the position, we take a look at some other possible candidates.
7.24pm, 17 Aug 2011
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FOLLOWING RECENT NEWS linking both Eamon Dunphy and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh to bids for the Irish presidency, the idea of sports personalities spending a few years in the Oireachtas currently appears to be in vogue.

With that in mind, we’ve come up with eight other people for newspapers to ring up and randomly ask if they’re going for the job…

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    Oct 10th 2017, 11:10 PM

    With Mane out for a few months he could easily come in and do a job for the Pool. Injections to within an inch of his life to keep him dancing

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    What does Jesus say? Doesn’t he belong to Jesus?

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    Oct 11th 2017, 2:53 AM

    Sure his pay cheque will cheer him up

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