Kerry footballing legends Colm Cooper (left) and Darragh O’Se
Enda Kenny’s party are considering approaching Colm “Gooch” Cooper to join its panel in the new five-seater constituency. But Micheal Martin’s party is also set to try lure Darragh O Se to its election team, pitting the GAA heroes against each other.
A Fine Gael source said: “We can’t ignore how many votes The Gooch could pull in for us. His dad the late Michael Cooper was chairman of the local Fine Gael Killarney branch. So Colm’s credentials are impeccable..”
A Fianna Fail source said: “We need a female candidate in Co Clare…So it is unlikely he [O’Se] will run in Clare but he would probably run in Dublin and would perform well.”
Illuminati dude.
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great sportsmen but seriously? is this the political reform fg promised?
But his credentials. They are impeccable.
Dr: ‘Turn your head to one side and cough’
Cooper: ‘Cough!’
Inda (impatiently): ‘Well?’
Dr (nods): ‘Impeccable’
Fine Gael have been doing this for years.
Graham Geraghty, Kenny Egan, John O’Mahony, George Lee…
A certain Minister will be pissed off not t’ have made your list
Annuder Kerry Ape.
So ück him.
Also former Dublin County Board Sec John Bailey was also Fine Girl Ya Are
jesus what a country.
Glad to see Nepotism is still central to the parties ethos!
Did FG not learn from the Graham Geraghty failure in Meath? I suppose Kerry people do elect Healy-Raes so anything is possible in the Kingdom.
No, they probably think the Peter Fitzpatrick success in Louth points the way forward. Such a poor way to select candidates
Healy-Raes look after their constituency… that’s why they get reelected time after time.
Impeccable credentials based on who your Da is. By that logic I’m a qualified electrician but I bet not one Fine Gaeler would let me near their wiring.
I feel you’re only telling half of the story.
He would get votes because he played a popular sport.
That is worse than nepotism, because there is at least reason to believe that if your father was in politics you might have some idea about politics (its tenuous, like) but playing a sport suggests absolutely nothing in favour of good governance.
If he gets votes because he was great in midfield for Kerry, it suggests not only that people don’t care about the skills and experience of who represents them but also that the party are completely disinterested in getting people with useful skills into the Dail.
Cooper: ‘Do you want to see some boring reform? Or do you wanna see me hit some Zingers!?’
Kerry Electorate: ‘Zing-ers! Zing-ers!’
Can i help you try and convince them that you are though? KA-BOOM
Jobs for the boys in full effect. Feck this country.
‘…of course in Tipperary West we face a similar issue. However, be assured I have identified a fine candidate in Turlough The Mouth Raper. Now, don’t let the name fool you, he’ll pretty much go for any orifice, but his mother did once make tea for Liam Lynch and he has canvassed many times for us. Granted, it turned out that most of the time he was just casing houses, but he has a firm handshake, and if you grabe a hold of his arms he’ll kiss any baby’
damn the eyes of anyone who votes for someone based on who their father was or how well they can kick a ball
“So Colm’s credentials are impeccable..”
Priceless.
Thnks BS.
If the lads have any sense, they will tell both parties to feck off.
They are well known faces who would draw votes, therefore they would make good politicians?!
This right here, this is why we are in and will remain in this mess.
“If the lads have any sense, they will tell both parties to feck off.”
I’m sure Cooper would much prefer to stay working in a bank to being pretty much handed a job for life from the boyos
Jesus Christ. Is there no getting away from ’em.
Ah now, you’d happily have JBM in the Aras! *not a euphemism *
I would n’all
i think this is a mayo man’s petty revenge for lee keegan’s sending off, by ensuring kerry voters have only unqualified shysters as electoral candidates.
The second quote is referring to Anthony Daly instead of Darragh Ó Sé, in case anyone is wondering how Clare and Dublin were getting tangled up in this.
FG are going to get wiped out in mayo…need to consider who they are running there too!
“A Fine Gael source said”… says the Mirror… like, that’s it… no source to the quote at all.
I suppose I’ll be labelled an FG Troll now….
Nah, its a fair point, especially since its in the mirror, but i don’t think it would take too long to find some misguided FG person who thought exactly that.
In Australia, a rugby league legend, with the moniker of “the brick with eyes”, Glen Lazarus, is now a senator.
My local state MP was a former Olympic ski jumper. She was not smart. This isn’t just an Irish problem.