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YOU MAY RECALL at the height of the local and European elections we brought you the some of the best and most bizarre campaign videos produced by some political parties and candidates.
With the most money and resources, it’s no surprise that Fine Gael is pretty prolific in this regard and they’ve produced two more high-quality productions for the Dublin South-West and Roscommon South-Leitrim by-elections.
We also managed to root out a Sinn Féin production for the DSW vote on Friday and having assessed all three of them we thought we’d bring you another list essential tips you should take note of if you’re running for office.
1. Get the old photos out
Pictures of you from back in the day will always go down well. Always. Here are Fine Gael candidates Maura Hopkins and Cáit Keane with their families:
2. Always look like you’re down with the kids
It can be teenagers…
Pre-schoolers…
Or, in Sinn Féin hopeful Cathal King’s case, your own…
3. Look interested in mundane stuff…
Cáit Keane really excels at this. Fair play…
4. Don’t be afraid of animals
Stroking dogs is always a winner…
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5. Look busy
Whether it’s feeding cattle…
Or pretending to be on the phone…
6. Hang out with famous people…
Enda’s pretty famous…
Everyone knows Leo…
And Martin McGuinness is kind of a big deal...
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