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A candidate for Independent. View party
ELIMINATED
Michael Dillon
Party
Constituency
Occupation
Unemployed
Age
24
Biography

This is his first time running for general election after he ran unsuccessfully for Tipperary County Council seat in 2014. One of the younger candidates in the election, he studied radio broadcasting at college and is a native of Portroe.

Question time
Why should someone vote for you (in 140 characters or fewer)?

I'm 24 and an ordinary man on the dole that wears pairs of Tesco jeans. Remember, it was men in jeans that built this country. Now it's men in suits that are destroying it.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Bring back our A&E to Nenagh and Tipp on a 24hr basis, also bring back St Michael's to Clonmel. They have money for bike lanes and gas lines, but not for people's wellbeing.

What one thing would you like to do in your first 100 days of the new Dáil if you are elected?

Have a few pints with Mick Wallace and stop the idiotic ideas of corrupt politics. A sarcastic voice won't go astray.

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