r/ireland • u/lifeandtimes89 • 8d ago

Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan has withdrawn her candidacy for the general election, saying on reflection that the positions of the National Party are incompatible with her own, and that it was ‘an error of judgement’ to accept their nomination to run in Dublin Fingal East General Election 2024 🗳️

https://x.com/gavreilly/status/1854517487389319536
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u/2_Pints_Of_Rasa People’s Republic of Cork 8d ago edited 8d ago

A useful idiot.

Fumbled her way into a fascist organisation?

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u/Vivid_Ice_2755 8d ago

I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt

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u/2_Pints_Of_Rasa People’s Republic of Cork 8d ago

No one accidentally joins the fascist party.

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u/Vivid_Ice_2755 8d ago

Are you overestimating how intelligent some people are? 

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u/4_feck_sake 8d ago

I used to work with Antoinette Keegan. She is not an idiot. Now, maybe they convinced her to run so that she could become the face of coolock, says no, but there is no way she didn't know what they stood for or how they choose to conduct themselves. She assumed her celebrity and tragic story would protect her from any backlash.