John Leahy, former leader of Renua
“The background is that I was a manager over a team that prepared 3 years to for an election and we got nobody elected.
“Do I spend another two or three years at? I haven’t made an impression in three years. Maybe the message I have is not the change that people want,” Mr Leahy said.
He informed a meeting of the party’s executive last night that he intends to return to the independent ranks of Offaly County Council. He has already struck a deal to support Fianna Fáil in his local authority and will be Leas Cathaoirleach for the next 12 months.
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Who?
Oh, right, the political party to which we still give €250,000 a year because they got more than 2% in the 2016 general election. They’ve got more than €800,000 of our money in 3.5 years. Money well spent?
Perhaps we should only give funding to FG and FF, and tell the smaller parties to go and whistle(?)
They’re not even a small party.
Manger –
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat
That’s where he was going wrong. If only he were a manager
Hahahahaha I didn’t clock that but excellent work
Seeya.
Wouldn’t wanna be ya
‘…you picked a fine time to leave us…Lucinda’
… with ten thousand homeless and no bees in the fields…
3 years ago.
This party should disband. Join Aontú or something lads, it is getting pathetic.
And the results from the George jury: Nuls Points!
Does deal with the other trough-snorters FF. Nothing like the smell of fresh talcum powder off the seats of the Clown and Leas Clown
Ah now TBF
He’d be well got locally
He’s a well established GAA coach
And afaik an Offaly CLG employee – Development Officer
And a nonstop volunteer
Last year
When BS.tv were putting together the Late Late 8th Debate special
I spoke to him
And I found him decent and sincere
And not in anyway affected or obnoxious (unlike the party founder(s))
He was genuinely likeable
As he himself couldn’t participate in that broadcast due to being a registered party, and obliged by the set moratorium
He went out of his way, and at very short notice, to source another Pro- Life voice (Kate Bopp as it happened.)
He also volunteered to appear on any other show, without conditions, even if it was just to talk Championship Hurling
And given last year’s incredible Munster Championship, and the All Ireland win for Limerick it’s kinda a pity it never happened
Even the Rural Broadband – big business politics v rural needs and sustainability from a Grass Roots level
But shur’
As all the kids are all sayin’ now
It is what it is
Anyway
I genuinely wish him well
And hope he stays in local politics
Very decent of you frilly.
3 typos in 3 paragraphs. Maybe we should be spending more money on editors rather than failed political parties.
I’m surprised they didn’t get more votes, they are a party of vaguely right-wing corporatist, deregulation-fan careerist spoofers who dislike society, the common good or even the voter, that cv has never stopped a depressing chunk of the Irish voters from electing that sort..