Interesting and true facts about candidates

kincsem · 12-02-2011 03:13PM #1

Dublin South

Mairead Corrigan: before her election to the Seanad, Corrigan was the Principal Psychologist for St John of God Intellectual Disability Service.
This makes her an ideal candidate for the Dail imo

partyatmygaff · 12-02-2011 03:18PM

Former Principal psychologist of an Intellectual disability service being charged with the running of a society.

Don't see the need for a :rolleyes: tbh.

The_Minister · 12-02-2011 03:20PM

While I support high intellectual standards in politicians, not everyone who goes for the Dail necessarily has to be a barrister, solicitor or economist.

Being the 'Principal Psychologist for St John of God Intellectual Disability Service' would indicate to me that she is smart and educated, as well as capable; it certainly wouldn't disqualify her as a good candidate in my eyes...

...

[Obligatory petty snark]Her membership of Fianna Fail on the other hand...[/obligatory petty snark]

kincsem · 12-02-2011 03:20PM

Dun Laoghaire

Victor Boyhan is a friend of former International footballer Paul McGrath, having grown up together in care.
Actress Sinead Cusack is Richard Boyd Barrett's birth mother. Boyd Barrett was adopted as a baby, but has since been reunited with his birth mother.
Ciaran Cuffe is a keen cyclist, and has ridden his bicycle coast-to-coast across the United States.

kincsem · 12-02-2011 03:26PM

The_Minister wrote: »

While I support high intellectual standards in politicians, not everyone who goes for the Dail necessarily has to be a barrister, solicitor or economist.

Being the 'Principal Psychologist for St John of God Intellectual Disability Service' would indicate to me that she is smart and educated, as well as capable; it certainly wouldn't disqualify her as a good candidate in my eyes...

I agree she is smart, and my idea is she would be suited to working with the intellectually challenged in Dail Eireann.

smk89 · 12-02-2011 03:29PM

Paul Sommerville can suck out your soul with his eyes.

True story

Cat Melodeon · 12-02-2011 03:32PM

Kate Bopp (N Tipp Ind) is called Kate Bopp. She gets my vote just for that.

kincsem · 12-02-2011 03:33PM

Dublin South-East

Eoghan Murphy left his job as a speechwriter at the nuclear test-ban treaty commission in Vienna to work full-time as a Councillor for Dublin.

LETHAL LADY · 12-02-2011 03:39PM

smk89 wrote: »

Paul Sommerville can suck out your soul with his eyes.

True story

He was also an original member of Bronski Beat but was later replaced by his brother Jimmy.

12-02-2011 03:40PM

Why are you making it small and blue? Bloody hard to read!

TheZohanS · 12-02-2011 03:50PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Why are you making it small and blue?

Smurf porn...

smk89 · 12-02-2011 04:18PM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

He was also an original member of Bronski Beat but was later replaced by his brother Jimmy.

Some say his teeth can cut through steel

Duckworth_Luas · 12-02-2011 04:32PM

Roscommon\South Leitrim

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan once sandpapered an elephant into a horse.

pajor · 12-02-2011 04:35PM

smk89 wrote: »

Paul Sommerville can suck out your soul with his eyes.

True story

Saw him in a phone box in Rathmines earlier, glaring out!

Someone may have stuck one of his posters in it, but still

Feeona · 12-02-2011 04:43PM

I've heard that Barry Cowen kills men by the hundreds, and if he weren't contesting the election he'd consume the English with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse

bonerm · 12-02-2011 04:45PM

smk89 wrote: »

Paul Sommerville can suck out your soul with his eyes.

True story

He loves purple. His posters are purple. His website is purple. His front door is purple!

Mayhem101 · 12-02-2011 05:37PM

True fact: Kate Bopp (independent candidate for North Tipp) was voted All Ireland Female "Guitar miming & headbanging" champion in 1982.

Badgermonkey · 12-02-2011 05:40PM

Pat Carey is half Turtle.

the purple tin · 12-02-2011 05:42PM

Taoiseach hopeful Enda Kenny accidentally super-glued his teeth together as a child. He hasn't opened his mouth properly since.

omg a kitty · 12-02-2011 05:49PM

Dublin North West

John Lyons is my Geography teacher who is ditching us before our mocks
Not kidding :eek:

ejmaztec · 12-02-2011 05:56PM

omg a kitty wrote: »

Dublin North West

John Lyons is my Geography teacher who is ditching us before our mocks
Not kidding :eek:

He won't be gone for more than 5 minutes.

the purple tin · 12-02-2011 06:03PM

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Pat Carey is half Turtle.

"I don't belieeeve it!"

Arnold Layne · 12-02-2011 06:12PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Former Principal psychologist of an Intellectual disability service being charged with the running of a society.

Don't see the need for a :rolleyes: tbh.

Well, considering how the electorate has voted in FF most of the time, and between 15 - 25% will vote for them again; I think she would be capable of determining why and making sure that it happens NEVER AGAIN!

barbarians · 12-02-2011 06:15PM

Michael Creed, who is contesting re-election for Fine Gael in Cork North West, is a cousin of mine.

And no, I won't be voting for him just because he's my cousin, he's in a different constituency to me.

That and I'm not old enough.:P

omg a kitty · 12-02-2011 06:18PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

He won't be gone for more than 5 minutes.

Well he's been gone for a week now and he will be gone next week aswell, then we have mid term after that is our mocks.
And if he wins, he wont be coming back cos being a TD is a full time job.

bonerm · 12-02-2011 06:32PM

Kate Bopp (N Tipp Ind) is called Kate Bopp. She gets my vote just for that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE

smk89 · 12-02-2011 07:47PM

pajor wrote: »

Saw him in a phone box in Rathmines earlier, glaring out!

Someone may have stuck one of his posters in it, but still

Some say he gets his power from telephone lines, you will never see him in 100m away from a landline.

He could be the new stig

Trog · 12-02-2011 07:53PM

omg a kitty wrote: »

And if he wins, he wont be coming back cos being a TD is a full time job.

You're obviously not studying politics then...

Eric Cartman · 12-02-2011 07:55PM

should I even bother discussing emmet stagg in this thread....

ejmaztec · 12-02-2011 07:56PM

omg a kitty wrote: »

Well he's been gone for a week now and he will be gone next week aswell, then we have mid term after that is our mocks.
And if he wins, he wont be coming back cos being a TD is a full time job.

I see he's standing for People Before Profit, which will be ironic if he gets elected, being as he stands to Profit more from being a TD than a teacher when he abandons you People:(

Ken. · 12-02-2011 08:03PM

clifford t reid (kildare south independant) treked to the south pole as part of the South Georgia Traverse 2006 (Beyond Endurance Expedition)
In November 2006, Clifford took part in an all-Ireland expedition to the Antarctic. There, he retraced the footsteps of the historic explorer and native Kilkea man, Ernest Shackleton. The expedition was recorded for RTE and televised over a 6 week period in 2007

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