I might have gone to a lot of race meetings but by Jesus did I work!!!
Donald J Trump.
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Ian paisley jnr.
Good call. I admire Richard Bruton. Hes had so many ministries and is always on top of his brief whenever you hear him. He actually knows what hes talking about and seems to have common sense. Ive also heard from people who worked under him that he is excellent to work for.
I also have a sneaking admiration for Simon Coveney. The latest ministerial Merc shit aside, I think hes excellent. Never showy, rarely confrontational and generally excellent when interrogated.
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Two good calls.
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al
Noonan and Lenihan. Two men thrown into a nightmare role and they saw us through.
I always found Martin Ferris to be a man of great integrity. Somewhat bizarrely perhaps given his background. But a man with the courage of his convictions and no bullshit.
Of the current lot Doherty is impressive. Easy from the cheap seats though.
I do find Coventry impressive as well. Although I think we’ve yet to see what he’s truly made of. FA is a tough gig, but you aren’t going to piss off many Irish people fighting with the Brits.
Jim Kemmy
Before my time, but he was a thoroughly decent man by all accounts. A true socialist, without the champagne.
O’Malley as well. Perhaps one of the true visionaries of Irish politics.
Paul Keating
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Mikhail Gorbachov
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Should O’Malley have stuck it out though?
Arguably yes.
Limerick is as far away from a taoiseach as it ever was sadly.
Probably tad controversial but David Irvine ended up going down the moderate route and imo did a lot to bring the two sides together up there
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The Late Late show view there
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From behind the bar in the yacht club
Lovely use of the word, it was invented for that fella
Sean Lemass
As was cunt
ROD. A politician you can believe in.
I’d also respect John McGuinness and Lucinda Creighton, even if I wouldn’t necessarily agree with their politics. Both would have been senior Cabinet Ministers if they’d kept their heads down and gob shut on certain issues.
Most of the current mob like Varadkar, Harris and Martin will take a particular stance on an issue due to the public mood at any given time. Not an ounce of backbone.
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