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THE WEATHER IS only smashing across large parts of the country today and in Leinster House it’s no different.
Though there might be plenty of grey men in grey suits roaming the halls of our national parliament one or two like to crack out the summer wardrobe when the sun comes out.
Chief among them is the Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan. Earlier, we revealed he was sporting his now infamous ‘Man from Delmonte’ jacket earlier today as deputies returned from their constituencies.
Hugh O'Connell / TwitterI can exclusively reveal that Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan is wearing his ‘Man From Delmonte’ outfit today #dail
— Hugh O'Connell (@oconnellhugh) April 21, 2015
Chairing Foreign Affairs questions in the chamber a short time ago we got to witness Durkan’s jacket in all its glory:
During Leaders’ Questions, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was all white, unbuttoned shirt and rolled-up sleeves as he occupied an unusual spot three seats in from the aisle as he grilled the Taoiseach.
Out on the famous plinth, Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea had also dusted off his summer clothes.
Unfortunately for Willie, his choice of jacket led some of his parliamentary colleagues to make a joke at his expense.
TheJournal Politics / Twitter"Do you need sunglasses for Willie's jacket?" asks @daracalleary pic.twitter.com/gdFTSBf4d9
— TheJournal Politics (@TJ_Politics) April 21, 2015
Indeed the sun appeared to have gotten to some politicians’ heads as Fianna Fáil outlined its measures to help the self-employed and small businesses on sun-kissed plinth.
The founder of Lir chocolates, Senator Mary White, said she wasn’t worried about her party’s plans for a sugar tax.
Why?
“Chocolate is an aphrodisiac,” she told giggling reporters.
TheJournal Politics / TwitterLir chocolates founder and Fianna Fáil senator Mary White favours sugar tax, notes that chocolate is an aphrodisiac pic.twitter.com/qmQOVk6BpI
— TheJournal Politics (@TJ_Politics) April 21, 2015
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All of a sudden I’ve an overwhelming urge to watch re-runs of Matlock….strange.
Is Willie O’Dea stuck in the 80s or what ?
That Durcan lad was on VB one night – he was ranting like a teenager on cocaine !
… and Willie is the antidote, Mary!
Them threads are fresh!
A sugar tax? They do realise that there is sugar in pretty much everything? VAT itself is like a sugar tax.
They probably have the heating still on.
What little respect you all have for the people that these democratically elected heroes represent. Shame on you all
If burton turned up in a bikini, she’d clear the place like a bomb scare !
Bernard Durkan is first-cousin’s with Matlock. Fact.
That white jacket is the pure sign of an Idiot.one would imagine that he would have more cop.
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