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Good luck, babe! Paul Gogarty has moved on from Deputy Stagg by quoting Chappell Roan in the Dáil

“You’re standing face to face with I told you so.”

INDEPENDENT PAUL GOGARTY quoted uber-popular American singer Chappell Roan as he challenged the incoming government in the Dáil this afternoon. 

The Dublin Mid-West TD quoted the singer as he gave his prediction of what the country will be like in five years’ time.

Addressing the govenrment, Gogarty said:

“What comes to mind is Chappell Roan, painting a picture of what it’ll be like in five years: ‘When you think about me, all of those years ago, you’re standing face to face with I told you so’.

He added:

“It doesn’t have to turn out that way, though. If we work constructively, we might have better options.”

He added that the government needs to “get moving” on key issues, such as housing, homelessness, and health. 

The list, he says, is “endless”.

Chappell Roan has soared to stardom in the last year. The quote shared by Gogarty today comes from her hit Good Luck, Babe. 

It’s not Gogarty’s first iconic Dáil moment – he previously gained notoriety for his 2009 interaction with then-Labour Party TD Emmett Stagg.

Gogarty – a former Green TD who lost his seat in 2011 – was re-elected in last year’s general election. 

Aside from a brief detour into his own attempted musical career under the stage name ‘His Sweet Surprise’, he’s worked as a full-time public representative since gaining his council seat in 2014, including a spell as Lord Mayor of South Dublin County Council. 

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