The things that you won’t hear politicians say

Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley

Things you won’t hear politicians say:

The reaction on the doorsteps has been extremely hostile.

Things you won’t hear politicians say:

You can shove your vote where the sun doesn’t shine.

Things you won’t hear politicians say:

(on TV/radio) Please interrupt me because I’ve been interrupting you non-stop.

Things you won’t hear politicians say: I was wrong, I’m sorry.

Things you won’t hear politicians say: I’m overpaid.

Things you won’t hear politicians say: No (to expenses/taxpayer-paid junket).

Free booze!

That got your attention, didn’t it?

But if this byte was headed with the words ‘Teresa McGuire’, your eyes were probably less likely to have been drawn to this part of the page.

So you can almost understand why NUI Galway’s Young Fine Gael chairman, Jason Gaynor, sent an email to the baby-Blueshirts recently with ‘Free Beer Tonight!” in the subject line.

Scroll down through the correspondence though and recipients found that it was far from free beer that was being offered.

Thirsty mini-FGers would have been disappointed to read the true reason behind the email: “Teresa Mcguire of Fine Gael is giving a talk at AC201 and 7pm tonight. All are welcome.YFG.”

Teresa McGuire, says you? Who she? No, we didn’t know either . . . no wonder poor Jason used the prospect of free alcohol to boost attendance figures.

In a follow up message that didn’t contain ‘free beer tonight!’ in the subject line, Jason, who must have gotten his knuckles rapped from Teresa, a member of Westport Town Council (thank God for Google!), offered his apologies for the previous email.

The only connection between free beer and Teresa McGuire, we suspect, is if you are exposed to enough of either, you’re likely to fall asleep.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Sentinel.