Worst TD ever elected

Ballycommon Mast · 24-02-2022 8:25pm #1

I think the worst ever was the Donegal TV Deflector guy in 1997, the only time he spoke in the Dail was to come out with incoherent sentences attacking MMDS

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Rustyman101 · 24-02-2022 8:33pm

Think Waterford has the monopoly on this one ! We have had several excellent candidates for the title ! Ciara Smiler Conway, John Smoker Deasy, Mary Kilkenny Butler, Martin Evoter Cullen actually delivered something for the electorate here. Oh nearly forgot John Aliens Halligan. I'm sure there more but it's a start

Ubbquittious · 24-02-2022 8:37pm

Phil Hogan

I cannot think of one good thing that slimeball has ever done

KevRossi · 24-02-2022 8:39pm

Not saying he's the worst ever, but Bernard Durkin has been a TD for 40 years. He was briefly a Minister for State and an opposition spokesman a few times. That he was never considered for something better was an indictment of how poor he is.

What has he achieved in 40 years in the Dail? Answer is nothing. A glorified councillor, gets hedges cut and the odd pothole filled, opposes anything progressive, but stands at the front of every photo when they're cutting ribbons. Wasted career IMO.

SouthWesterly · 24-02-2022 8:44pm

What about the obvious ones. Wallace.. Ming Flanagan, clare daly.

Vradkar. The most despised man in any department he's been responsible for.

Gant21 · 24-02-2022 8:46pm

Charlie Haughey

pgj2015 · 24-02-2022 8:50pm

Shane Ross was awful.

StevenToast · 24-02-2022 8:51pm

George Lee

DarkJager21 · 24-02-2022 8:53pm

Phil Hogan by far, despise the fat headed obnoxious fucker so much I would physically go for him if I ever saw him in the street.

Mysterypunter · 24-02-2022 8:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118687702#Comment_118687702

I saw this thread and Ciara Conway was the first name I thought of, you beat me to it😂

DaCor · 24-02-2022 8:56pm

Brian Cowen. He managed to get to the highest office where his utter ineptitude was exposed for all to see.

Ballycommon Mast · 24-02-2022 8:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118687795#Comment_118687795

Is she still a card carrying member of the labour party?

Higgins5473 · 24-02-2022 8:59pm

Neale Richmond. Absolutely sweet f*ck all between his ears.

Floppybits · 24-02-2022 9:00pm

Jaysus where do you start there have been so many. Regina Doherty, Michael Woods, lawlor, Gormley to name but a few

trashcan · 24-02-2022 9:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118687780#Comment_118687780

Special place for him alright. What a waste of a vote. Can’t believe nobody has mentioned Danny Healy Rae yet.

billbond4 · 24-02-2022 9:02pm

Lowry would be up there, more brown envelopes than you can shake a stick at

Sleeper12 · 24-02-2022 9:02pm

One good thing he did was resign

Mad_maxx · 24-02-2022 9:03pm

toss up between

Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy

Brucie Bonus · 24-02-2022 9:06pm

Has to be Fine Gael's Dara 'moonlighting' Murphy. Two jobs for the absentee TD.

Mysterypunter · 24-02-2022 9:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118687808#Comment_118687808

Not 100% on that for sure, but she has basically disappeared, not that she was too prominent even when elected

L1011 · 24-02-2022 9:11pm

Wynne in Clare. Entirely unsuited to be on a community council let alone a TD.

Tom Gildea (MMDS guy) seems to have spoken in the Dail four times, all about MMDS. He was on the Public Accounts Committee and a tiny bit more involved there. That said, people voted for him as a single issue candidate on MMDS!

Dempo1 · 24-02-2022 9:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118687723#Comment_118687723

I can, he fecked off to Europe, albeit, not even that ended well 😏

Dempo1 · 24-02-2022 9:34pm

Surely Paul Gogarty has to get a mention , former green TD and epic clown.

Regina Doherty definitely up there, Horrid individual.

But just a quick reminder of Mr Gogarty in action 😁 Eamonn Ryan would be horrified.

https://youtu.be/CosVhlxpFao

24-02-2022 9:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118687831#Comment_118687831

Murphy. No competition!

Ballycommon Mast · 24-02-2022 10:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118688207#Comment_118688207

Donald Trump · 24-02-2022 10:22pm

What about yer wan down Clare way that ripped off the housing charity? Didn't she have a load of crackpot theories and then had to do an abrupt about-turn on them after her party HQ told her to wind her neck in?

Edit: L101 got in before me and mentioned her above

Donald Trump · 24-02-2022 10:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118687810#Comment_118687810

Had never heard of him until the whole Brexit thing kicked off but I have to say that any time I saw him on the telly that he came across very well and always stood his ground. I don't know anything about him other than what I've seen him in interviews so maybe you have more information?