This morning
Mansion House, Dublin 2
David Thomas, MD of Volvo Car Ireland presents Lord Mayor of Dublin Mícheál MacDonncha, with the first car registered in the capital in 2018.
Tradition dictates that the first citizen of Dublin has the first car registered in Dublin each year for use as transport for official engagements.
Mr MacDonncha chose the Volvo S90 for his 181 D 1 registration.
Call, in fairness.
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
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I’m loving the new Volvos
+ 1
it’s been a long time since Volvo were Volvo but shows the Chinese can make decent cars I suppose
New car every year. The BIK must be hefty.
Does he have to donate the back seats to the SF party?
Flat white all over me new Crombie
B
Ya boo boo ya
Why are there so many slobs in Irish politics.
Suit jacket with mismatched trousers.
Bottom jacket button fastened.
Trousers too long.
No tie and open neck done horribly with visible undershirt.
In fairness, this is not a problem limited to politics. Most men don’t wear suits that fit well. Excessively long trousers is my personal bugbear.
Thats very Irish I think – get something that you’ll grow into like.
Hahaha :D
I’ll only wear suits with long trousers, maybe not excessively long but a bit longer than most people like.
Representing Dublin.
He needs to represent his voters. I’m only surprised he’s not in a pair of grey tracksuit bottoms and a Celtic shirt.
Well aren’t you a lovely person.
A North face and a hand down the front of his pants.
Elizabeth, your own MPs in London are a sorrily dressed rabble of reprobates so put a sock in it.
Look at the state of Mícheál MacDonncha.
Is he wearing someonelse’s clothes?
An absolute disgrace actually and shows qyite a bit about politicians disdain for us. So in two General Elections, the electorate opt NOT to elect Mícheál MacDonncha (he even got co=opted as a councilor when Killian Forde vacated). Despite that his fellow cronies in DCC stick him in the top job even though public in his own constituency said no to him. Two fingers again from political establishment to people of this country.
No BIK… car is used for “official engagements”. His Mammy would not be proud of his get up!
But my company car us also used for official business engagements. I pay BIK.
Who owns the car? Pricey enough to replace them once a year, no?
Ministerial cars are leased not purchased. I would guess its the same for this one.
I’d say volvo to it for free TBH
Thanks Killian, didn’t know that!
Not a minister. Leased cars – are they replaced every year? Ministers ones aren’t.
I know which one of those two gentlemen I’d trust.
neither?
That guy is Lord Mayor of Dublin? Bleedin state of him.
Is the Lord Mayor wearing Docs?
Lucky divil btw
Love a new Volvo meself
XC90
If they’re looking for a Brand Ambassador like
Well they might
Is that the lad was giving out about Geldorf ?
Yep, that’s him. I heard him on the Joe Duffy wireless last week and he’s a thundering disgrace – you can probably get the podcast. He made my blood boil. I’m not a huge Geldolf fan but he was treated in a shocking way by this *^%)&! And look at he state of him! A thundering disgrace I say…
But what are you REALLY trying to say?
There are not enough concerned people at local level to stand up to the insiders who gain a foothold on the democratic process. We need a leader/advocate to emerge.
The Mayor wasn’t put in the Mayoral position as a result of his sartorial elegance, what non-shallow people should be asking is whether or not the gent a successful politician?
He is being handed the keys to a brand new volvo to waft around in – so the answer is yes.