"It was there in black and white on this very page under the heading: 'Gavin has necessary skills for Áras an Uachtaráin bid.'"
"When? Last week? A fortnight ago? No. It was on December 4 last, when the Presidential election seemed so far away that even the political parties had it down their priority list."
"A predictable array of contenders were being mentioned occasionally, so by way of an interesting alternative I floated Jim Gavin's name."
On December 4, Jim Gavin's name appeared as a proposed candidate for the Áras an Uachtaráin presidential bid. At that time the presidential election felt distant and political parties were not prioritizing it. A predictable array of contenders were being mentioned intermittently, creating space for alternative possibilities. Jim Gavin was presented as an interesting alternative to the routinely cited hopefuls. The suggestion was explicitly printed under a headline asserting Gavin's necessary skills for a presidential bid, illustrating early speculation and occasional mentions that introduce unconventional candidates into consideration.
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