Three TDs withdraw support as Norris campaign hangs in balance
Three of the 15 Oireachtas members who were willing to nominate David Norris for the presidency have withdrawn their offer.
View ArticleAs three TDs withdraw their backing who’s supporting Norris now?
David Norris is expected to break his silence today.
View ArticleNorris to break silence on presidential campaign today
The independent senator will make a statement at 3pm.
View ArticleMichael D Higgins says previous support for Ezra Nawi was a “human rights issue”
Higgins and Senator Mark Daly “did not know” of Norris ex-partner’s rape conviction when they backed David Norris in a 2009 Oireachtas Joint Committee motion for support of Nawi in Israeli defence...
View ArticleNorris’s first interview: I will stay on as Senator
In his first full interview since his withdrawal from the presidential campaign, Senator David Norris told Today FM of his future in the Seanad, of “love of his life” Ezra Nawi, his campaign staff and...
View ArticleEzra Nawi rape conviction went unreported in Israel: report
The story which has ended the presidential hopes of David Norris has only come to light 14 years later.
View ArticleNorris: ‘This would be the biggest comeback in Irish political history’
David Norris has spoken to The Late Late Show about his former partner Ezra Nawi, his views on paedophilia, and his prospects for being the next president of Ireland.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things to know this morning: More clemency letters from Norris revealed, bikers to take to the roads in protest over new regulations… and we know who owns Twitter, but who owns ‘tweet’?
View ArticleMcGrath to meet with supporters tonight to discuss Norris, while Ross...
Mattie McGrath has yet to make a decision on supporting Norris, while Shane Ross has confirmed his support. Meanwhile the Sunday Times reports six new clemency letters have been revealed.
View ArticleNorris: Unpublished Nawi letters are covered by legal privilege
Senator David Norris says more letters seeking clemency for Ezra Nawi are covered by “professional legal privilege”.
View ArticleNorris says he will not have a spouse in the Áras if elected
The independent candidate for president said he was not currently in a relationship with anyone.
View ArticleNational Library does not know if Norris clemency letters are in archive
The National Library received boxes of David Norris papers but won’t be opening them to the public or media without senator’s permission.
View ArticleNorris received TCD disability pension because of Hepatitis diagnosis
David Norris confirms he received a disability pension from Trinity College, after being diagnosed with Hepatitis in 1994.
View ArticleDavid Norris says tabloid editor told him stories about him were “payback”
Independent senator and former Presidential candidate scathing of media standards during discussion in Seanad.
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