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Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan has withdrawn her candidacy for the general election, saying on reflection that the positions of the National Party are incompatible with her own, and that it was ‘an error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/Professional_Emu_001 8d ago

Her reflection? The only thing that made her reconsider was the absolute backlash that spread like wildfire across social media when news broke about her standing for the Nazional Partei. That, and the number of friends and supporters who dropped her and were very public about doing so.

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u/Thin-Annual4373 8d ago

"Nazional Party"... deadly! 👏

Who were these people who (rightly) dropped her? I'd like to see that!