Are celebrity political candidates worth voting for?
From GAA superstar Jack Lynch who became taoiseach to RTÉ journalist George Lee whose political career was brief – for decades Irish voters have been presented at the polls with a range of well-known names.
If the recent celebrity-filled European elections are anything to go by, the candidate list for the next general election will include a sprinkle of high profile names which the parties hope will break through the noise because of their name recognition among with voters.
Well-known TV presenters Grainne Seoige and Alison Comyn have already been signed up by Fianna Fáil to go before the…
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