Corduroy to the horizon, dude.
“I’m a professional surfer who has returned to the land to start a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm near Lahinch, as I believe wholehearted this offers the most realistic, scalable solution to the issues surrounding rural life in Ireland. My conviction has led me to offer myself as a Green Party candidate in the 2016 General Election.”
Pro surfer turned Green Party candidate for Clare in the forthcoming General Election Fergal Smith
Radacious.
Totally bitchin’.
Awesome.
FIGHT!
UPDATE:
Meanwhile, in Waterford…
Grace O’Sullivan – Ireland’s first national female surfing champion in 1981 and former Greenpeace activist – is also running for the Green Party.