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pucker up
Which politician do Irish people most want to kiss?
The answer may not be surprising.
IRISH PEOPLE WOULD most like to kiss the Health Minister, Leo Varadkar, according to a survey carried out by TV3.
The survey was undertaken to support the ‘#Kiss4Crumlin’ campaign. The fundraising campaign will primarily run as a social media crusade where people will take a video or picture of themselves kissing someone or something close to their heart and post it on social media.
To maximise awareness and reach people on a national scale, part of the campaign is to put forward at least three other people, encouraging them to “pucker up” and to donate to #Kiss4Crumlin by texting ‘KISS’ to 50300. Each text will automatically donate €2 to The Children’s Medical & Research Foundation (CMRF).
When asked which Irish politician the public would most like to kiss, the Health Minister Leo Varadkar was the runaway winner, taking 43% of the vote, double that of second-placed Mary Lou McDonald.
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern got just 4% each.
In terms of party leaders, in a one-on-one competition, Micheal Martin beats Enda Kenny by 76% to 24%, while Michael Fassbender is Ireland’s most kissable man and Rozanna Purcell is Ireland’s most kissable woman.
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