Worst TD ever elected

Lewis_Benson

Not a TD, but Fidelma Healy Eames was some fupping eejit.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118693545#Comment_118693545

I agree 100% that councillors should do more and he is doing alot but my argument is we have a TD that is doing fu#k all for our area.

Annasopra

Mattie McGrath, Colm Keaveney, Michael McDowell

Annasopra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118690569#Comment_118690569

Hard to call one for soc dems

Nah - Stephen Donnelly

Sleeper12

Maria Bailey from swing gate fame.

mrskinner

she was the worst Minister for Education in the history of the state. Had to be moved from there to restore order

everyone else

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head and shoulders

RandomViewer

Michael Noonan, case closed

Corben Dallas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118688843#Comment_118688843

Please give him his correct title.... its Eoghan 'Posh Boy' Murphy (and also Leo's bestie) don't ya know... rooight 😁

Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118694279#Comment_118694279

Why McDowell? He was fairly high profile and seemed to shake things up a bit. He always came across as fairly smart and competent in interviews. Consistent at least. Although a bit before my time.The last one I remember was with your wan Ebun "all whites are racists" Joseph there a year or two ago and he handled her guff better than I'd say most could

Seems he was donating his pension to charity as well https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/former-tanaiste-mcdowell-gives-his-pensions-to-charity-28815695.html

maestroamado

There not enough work to be done... TDs and councillors are trying to stay revelant by taking credit...

One activists said to me some years ago that TDs were doing what councillors should be doing and councillors were doing nothing...

I expect there be big changes when we have United Ireland...

There are a few but Hogan gets my #1...

Galwayguy35

Eamon Ryan has to be on the list, comes out with complete crap anytime he opens his mouth and falls asleep on the job.

You know its bad when nearly half his own loser party wanted him gone.

Mary Mitchell O Connor is another one, not Galways finest export, although she did fool the posh folks in Dun Laoghaire who voted her in.

And finally after their ill advised little stunt telling Ukrainians NATO were as bad as Putin we have to include Murphy and his looney far left buddies in PBP.

It wasnt me123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118688891#Comment_118688891

He’s not the worst in Tipperary - that goes to Michael Lowry (the criminal) or Jackie Cahill (only heard from every 4 years getting ready for the election) - I don’t like Mattie’s religious ferver and Christ knows where he got that accent cos even us locals cant understand him - but he’s a decent human being which is not something you can say about most TDs and he does get up and speak for the people - we just can’t understand what he’s saying!!

Definition of stupidity - voting for the same gombeens, sometimes for decades, and expecting change - stop voting for them and get in new, younger, forward thinking diverse people.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118688722#Comment_118688722

It’s legal in many countries so civilised is a rather stupid word to use in fairness

The Nal

The "UP THE RA" Sinn Fein guy in Waterford.

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118691732#Comment_118691732

Violet never came across as the sharpest tool in the box, sort of accidentally voted in and much to her own surprise. How many other oddballs do SF have waiting around in the wings chancing their arm for a seat?

Someone mention Eamon O'Cuiv - no idea what's he like as a local TD but that man is responsible for one of the most troublesome pieces of legislation in our 100 year history - the Official Languages Act 2003 which has put the minority Irish language lobby into the position of riding the rest of us. The implications of legally implementing the farcical idea that Irish is the REAL primary language of the state affect all of us to varying extents. A dangerous man who actions in this matter cause unnecessary difficulties for those who aspire to a united Ireland by consent.

silver2020

It's a ridiculous thread.

Sinn feiners will simply just pick any TD that challenges them / popular. Or whoever Belfast tells them to do.

FF people will target a mix of sf and fg

FG people will target sf.

Greens will target any road supporting TD.

Labour don't know what to do

Social democrats just despise FG, so any of them will do

Pbp people are probably not on the thread as I don't believe that they can read.

At the end of the day it's a 3 way tie between Ming, Wallace and Daly.

RandomViewer

There was some Labour guy with a combover who had to resign for texting wee girls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118694295#Comment_118694295

The guy who left the Sop Dems because he got fed of the interminable moralising, posturing and fence sitting beloved of the two wise virgins?

The guy who had the balls to try to do a real job instead of getting an easy ride from the media for preaching while doing SFA?

For me, Steevie Dee has ten times the cojones and political courage than that pair of preening wasters (and their lightweight, virtuous acolytes) have! (And I have never voted FF in my life!)

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118696031#Comment_118696031

Not so I'm afraid.

I've absolutely Zero political affiliation whatsoever. I judge a localised TD on their performance, there's actually 2 FF TD'S (Absolute Clowns), 1 SF (Complete Buffoon), and Independent, Former SF (Competent) and 1 FG ( Eminently dislikable) , I should mention we've a Green Senator and Junior Minister (Words actually escape me has to how to describe her incompetence)

So, I have objective and Equal distain for TD'S who perform badly from all and any political persuasion, no favoritism from me, I can assure you.

Rosahane

You would have to think Coppinger and Paul Murphy for their daft socialism, Haughey, Bertie et al for being crooked, Hogan, Deasy and all the other arrogant entitled, maybe Catherine Murphy and Shorthall for having an opportunity of ministeries but chickening out...lots more in the same vein.

However all of these had at least some intelligence and wit.

So, my nomination for the worst ever is Patricia Ryan, SF TD for South Kildare who has no perceivable attribute being obviously uneducated, dumb and incoherent to the point that she has difficulty in even reading her prepared speeches that are obviously written for her!

RandomViewer

Surprised Johnny Bruton and his brother weren't mentioned.

Historically I'd guess Conor Cruise O'Brien must be in the running.

There was a guy called Hugh Conaghan up in Inishowen for about 30 years and did nothing.

Dinny McGinley in West Donegal couldn't even manage to get the potholes on the road past his house fixed.

Floppybits

So many bad TD's across the political spectrum. I bet if there was a best TD thread many of those mentioned here would also get a mention there.

Dempo1

Has the Hapless Norma "Fringe " Foley been mentioned, I've rarely seen a TD who attracts instant Distain the minute she opens her Mouth, (Heather Humphries, the same), Norma ,always immaculately turned out, Fetching fake fur coats , not a hair out of place , has the charisma of a Maniquin, actually...............😏

DJIMI TRARORE

Has Dev been mentioned yet, possibly one of Irelands greatest ever gangsters, who people still regard in high esteem

For Forks Sake

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118695611#Comment_118695611

Decent human being? 🙄

Nah.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/mattie-mcgrath-apologises-for-remarks-about-dr-tony-holohan-1.4373676

Mrcaramelchoc

All of them. I don't trust any of them. Once they get into that shithole dail up in the big shmoke they lose all their great ideas and crumble for some reason.wasters the lot of them

fryup

surely it has to be yer one back in the 90's who got voted in through the multi channel TV signal debacle - don't think she did a tap while in there completely out of her depth 🙃 daft affair altogether

chicorytip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118695089#Comment_118695089

Which one? I am guessing you mean Michael J."Cowshed" Noonan former FF minister for defence (briefly) and TD for Limerick West. The nickname derives from the occasion he invited Charlie Haughey to perform the official opening of his new milking parlour.

Peadar Clohessy is my nomination. He of the eloquent shoulder shrug.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698343#Comment_118698343

Naw, the yellow toothed, misogynistic, greedy minister for ill- health

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118690513#Comment_118690513

I can't figure out how anyone can give a vote to Gogarty. He's a complete and utter gobshite.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698579#Comment_118698579

Possibly a surplus of gobshites in that constituency?

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118694295#Comment_118694295

So Stephen Donnelly of Fianna Fail is the Soc Dem's worst TD?

Uhuh.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698589#Comment_118698589

Not enough to elect him again

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118692111#Comment_118692111

Michael Woods committed the taxpayer to spending well over a billion euro without even a Dail vote.

Most corrupt decision in the history of Irish politics. Bailing out the church he's so fond of.

He's rumoured to be a member of Opus Dei.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698599#Comment_118698599

They replaced him with Gino Kenny,

artanevilla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698594#Comment_118698594

It's not outside the bounds of possibility he was or will be at some stage in the future a member of that party.

artanevilla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698670#Comment_118698670

Actually he was wasn't he?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698673#Comment_118698673

He was a founder of it!

mikethecop

Hard to see past wallace and daly , they are incredible pair on narcissists, they cant help themselfs and crave attention , they are out building a case against themselves for treason at the moment and one of them the ugly one is a horrible personal on top of that ,

shamelees greed for money and attention they belong on one kind of institution or another

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698594#Comment_118698594

Its hard at times to remember which party that self serving spoofer is currently in

It wasnt me123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118697106#Comment_118697106

i forgot about that one, disgusting remark

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118698649#Comment_118698649

I actually had to Google Gino Kelly, such is his low profile, I'd never heard of him 😉 (I guess that says it all)

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118699382#Comment_118699382

They really are extraordinary ( and not in a good way) I sensed the good people in wexford were tiring of Wallace, seeing this charlatan for what he is, he saw the writing on the wall and went to Europe (That in itself extraordinary, I'd wager he's not done a single thing for the constituency since he left), Clare Daly oddly and disturbingly retained local support in her former constituency but primarily from a base of Airport workers, Unions etc), bad enough they embarrassed their former constituencies, but now embarrassing the nation in Europe, its frankly disgusting.

touts

Tipperary isn't exactly full of inspirational TDs in recent years but Martin Brown is probably one of the worse ever. It takes a special level of Dail inactivity to make Jackie Cahill look busy but Brown manages it. It takes a unique level of aggression to make Alan Kelly look calm but apparently Brown isn't the sort of lad Sinn Fein members want arriving on their doorstep. It takes a particularly obscure set of beliefs to make Mattie McGrath look mainstream but Brown's conspiracy theory social media posts manage it.

rolling boh

Wallace and Daly are a total embarrassment to this country I cringe whenever I see or hear them representing this country in Europe absolutely incredible people have voted for either of this pair in any election .

amacca

I'd like to throw Ruairi Quinns hat into the ring if no one has plumped for him yet.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118701297#Comment_118701297

Wallace essentially spent his entire Dail Career , using his political platform to alleged corruption in banks and Nama, Garda , all the while deflecting from the Shenanigans he got up which amongst other things involved false declarations to Revenue and Bankruptcy.

You know its bad when your Wikipedia media page primarily focuses on numerous controversies you've been involved in.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118701238#Comment_118701238

A little disappointing when I looked him up. I was hoping for Freemason microchip vaccine level stuff

Dempo1

I've just been watching the week in politics on RTE 1 and if anyone doubts how atrocious Patrick O'Donovan is , watch back , absolute clown of the highest order .

Senior

Yep, watched it too. Really terrible.