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Updated 6.25pm
THE DÁIL IS off this week but that means politicians are focussing on the all-important constituency work.
One particularly important constituency is Carlow-Kilkenny, where there’s a by-election next month.
Tánaiste Joan Burton was there today to canvass with the Labour candidate, Willie Quinn, and junior minister and local TD Anne Phelan.
From the looks of Twitter there’s been the usual walking the streets, meeting the punters, shaking hands, and, er, having pictures taken with stag parties.
Then there was this when Burton paid a visit to local radio station, KCLR:
Yep, it’s a rooster. Just casually hanging out on the Tánaiste’s shoulder.
No biggie.
Update: We’re told that pictures of the Tánaiste with a very large goat and a Shetland pony from a medieval zoo were also taken. Unfortunately they might never see the light of day.
She also met with the Renua Ireland’s candidate, councillor Patrick McKee:
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Nothing to do with mass immigration
@Marg FitzGerald: all migrants are offered vaccinations as appropriate from their healthcare provider
@LittleBee:
Even the one that enter illegally?
@➕The Gray➕:
*ones
@Marg FitzGerald: Trust is ultimately what it’s all about.
@➕The Gray➕: yes
http://www.hpsc.ie/guidance
@LittleBee: sorry that link doesn’t work be suse it’s a pdf but if you pop it into Google you can read the entire infectious disease protocol for migrants
@LittleBee:
Even the one that are never caught?
Thanks science denying numpties! Blood on your hands.
@GrahamMManning: Despite agreeing with your sentiment, that kind of phrasing isn’t at all going to help them become more open to vaccination, in fact I’d say it would do the opposite.
@Diarmuid Hunt: agreed but at this point (ur not local nite?) do you really need anyone adopting standards views re this?
@GrahamMManning: are scientific studies the same as medical studies?
Anti vax types are morons.
Refugees , thanks
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