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Fight Fight Fight

Two TDs had a go at each other on Twitter today... mainly over a local swimming pool

Can’t we all just get along….

A FINE GAEL and Independent TD were having a go at each other on Twitter today over all sorts of issues – from election promises to penalty points to swimming pools.

Frank Feighan and Luke Ming Flanagan  - both TDs for Roscommon/Leitrim – didn’t hold back as they had a full-blown spat on social media for everybody and anybody to see.

Feighan mentioned Mings brush with penalty points, noting that his fellow countyman had them quashed:

Ming took issue with this:

Feighan then had a go at Ming for running in the European elections:

They then moved on to the pressing issue of the promise that the local swimming pool would have its roof repaired:

Ming said he was doing lots about it:

It’s Friday, can’t we all just get along….

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