Irish politics has boasted a rollercoaster ride in recent years, with bratty politicians, rioting workers and wildly unorthodox posters.
Trust us, they’re even more bizarre than you’d imagine.
Read ’em and weep…
1. This genuine election poster
2. This truly harrowing campaign video
3. A senator raising a debate about fraping
A pressing modern issue.
4. This homage to the X Factor
Photo cred: Irish Election Literature
5. An anti-austerity TD ‘dabbing’ in The Dáil
Behold, at last: the video of @RBoydBarrett dabbing in the #Dáil pic.twitter.com/V1CK6NCQxW
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) July 7, 2016
6. This poster of Luke Ming Flanagan firing up an enormous spliff
Someone playing tricks with Luke Ming Flanagan – poster in Ballaghaderreen #ep14 #le14 pic.twitter.com/I9Sk0QCIDs
— MikeC (@mmacamh) April 28, 2014
7. An unruly politician refusing to believe that climate change exists
8. This absolutely maddening Progressive Democrats poster
…what?
Photo cred: Irish Election Literature
9. A riot kicking off in the chamber due to someone dressing in a jumper
10. A politician challenging a minister to drink a glass of piss
11. A TD screaming ‘Fuck you’ to a deputy, while at work
12. This
Oh, this.
13. These genuine promises for the youth of the country
Photo cred: Irish Election Literature
14. A prospective party member inviting all of her voters ’round for tea
Photo cred: Irish Election Literature
15. Everything about this masterpiece
Photo cred: Tinypic
16. A senator making animal noises in The Dáil
Credit: Joe.ie
17. A trad sesh kicking off outside The Dáil
Willie Penrose is launching a bill to get more Irish music on the radio pic.twitter.com/Icsr9OfBLg
— Aoife Barry (@sweetoblivion26) September 28, 2016
18. A TD leaving their big important speech on the floor of the bathroom
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#Budget2017 lost and found: budget speech found on floor of Leinster House toilet, guessing it’s a @sinnfeinireland TD – any takers?! pic.twitter.com/j1Nrsq5mmu
— Fiach Kelly (@fiachkelly) October 11, 2016
19. And finally, a teenager telling Joan Burton to shove her water bill ‘up her fiscal space’
Yep, that actually happened.
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