Grainne Seoige, a former broadcaster, has reacted to her unsuccessful attempt to gain a seat in the Irish parliament (Dail) in the Galway West constituency. Despite facing criticism as a 'celebrity candidate', she emphasized her substantive political experience and expressed pride in her efforts.
Voting took place across the country on Friday and things have been all go at count centres over the weekend.
The Gra ar an Tra presenter announced that she would running in the election in August, as a candidate for Fianna Fail. “Nobody achieves anything in this life unless they leave their comfort zone, and I did that, and that’s something I’ll always bring with me. And you never know what’s going to happen in the future.”“The celebrity thing is a tag that people like to attach, and it’s not a nice one because it makes somebody out to be without substance, and I have plenty of substance,” she said. “The Tanaiste himself said I was a substantive candidate yesterday.
It comes as she also defended a political ad that caused a stir when it ran in local media in Galway, saying it was absolutely factual. The advertisement said that cancer services in the county were the worst in the country.
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