This Diary is the #Aras11 Movie Show. Get your popcorn and ice-cream ready and settle in for a while.

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The Trailer in our show is this video from Michael Fisher ex RTE reporter from Belfast who captured the seven hopefuls in a photocall before their first debate on RTE Radio 1 yesterday. (You can listen back to the debate by the way!)

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Michael D Higgins the Biopic was put on general release yesterday.

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This Get on the Register Video is from Grace Margetson in support of Mary Davis (oops it was taken down but I found it again).

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A Musical Interlude….

Michael Regan was moved to write Sui Generis ‘a music composition inspired by the democratic efforts of the We Want Norris Campaign to get Senator David Norris on the ballot paper for the Irish Presidential Election 2011.’

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The Candidates have been doing interviews with Ray Darcy on Todayfm. I’ve not been able to hear them so I don’t know who upon election will lead to Ray emigrating.

Yesterday Martin McGuinness was in studio, it got a bit testy.

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Dana’s social media presence is not much as she’s entered the race so late. All donations gratefully received for future nights out at the flicks!

I’m also looking for blogposts on #aras11 election issues and bits of the provincial papers too if you see anything!?

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Finally some betting reports

Paddy Powers current odds on #Aras11

Michael D.Higgins 10/11
David Norris 5/2
Martin McGuinness 4/1
Gay Mitchell 8/1
Mary Davis 10/1
Sean Gallagher 40/1
Dana Rosemary Scallon 50/1