McNelis and Galway-schtyle Denial of Peter

EVER wondered what political party Níall McNelis belongs to? No? Okay.

Well, just for a minute, as an experiment, pretend you care what party he’s from. Now try think what party that is. Still haven’t a clue?

Maybe this election leaflet that ‘bigs him up’ ahead of the locals in May will help. No, still none the wiser? Funny that isn’t it?

You’d think that an election candidate would want you to know what party they’re from but not Níall. He’s evidently mortified at being associated with the party he is a member of.

Now, I know, some of you are still scratching your heads wondering which party he’s from because mortification by association with a party doesn’t necessarily narrow it down now does it?

Any sensible person would be mortified to be associated with any of them. But we digress.

Níall McNelis, folks, is a member of the Labour Party.

He may not wish to be associated with that toxic brand but the fact remains: Níall McNelis is a member of the Labour Party.

Say it again: Níall McNelis is a member of the Labour Party.

Just in case you missed it: Níall McNelis is a member of the Labour Party.

He’s not putting Labour on the literature (pictured) because he’s embarrassed by Labour’s unpopular policies in Government.

And he’s not putting Labour on the literature because you’re angry with Labour.

And it is your anger that makes him blush, like a red rose, the party’s emblem.

And if you’re angry with Labour, the danger is you’ll be angry with him too. Even though it’s not his fault. It’s the Government’s fault – sure poor ould Níall isn’t at the Cabinet table. Or it’s the last Government’s fault.

It’s not so long ago Níall had ‘Gilmore for Taoiseach’ t-shirts. Now he can’t even bring himself to admit he’s Labour.

It’s not quite on a par with Peter’s denial of Jesus from biblical times but a disowning worthy of mention nonetheless.

If he were back in school, Gilmore would punish Níall with 100 lines: “I am a member of the Labour Party; I shall not disown the Labour Party.”

We’re sure he’s not the only one of the candidates ‘omitting in error’ on literature the party that’s funding their election campaign.

After all, Fianna Fáil, Greens, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin are all electoral asbestos of varying degrees that candidates don’t want to be associated with, for fear of contamination.

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