"The late Beatle knew how to deliver platitudes from the comfort of a Georgian mansion and the next occupant of the Áras will be no different"
"Irish circumspection wins again. Faced with which of two candidates should become the country's 10th president, voters decided to back the one who represented more of the same."
"Contradictory as it might seem for someone who regards herself as angelically anti-establishment, Catherine Connolly was the continuity candidate."
"For the last 14 years, the sound of nice-sounding mouth music had wafted from President Higgins's Áras, so why not let the soft-spoken independent left candidate carry on the tradition?"
The late Beatle delivered platitudes from a Georgian mansion, and the next occupant of the Áras will be no different. Irish circumspection prevailed as voters chose continuity over change. Faced with two candidates, voters backed the option representing more of the same. Catherine Connolly, despite portraying an angelic anti-establishment stance, emerged as the continuity candidate. For the past 14 years pleasant, polished rhetoric has emanated from President Higgins's Áras. The soft-spoken independent left candidate is expected to continue that tradition of agreeable, non-confrontational public statements and maintain the familiar presidential tone and approach.
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