Sean Gallagher. Where is he now?

mariano rivera

Just thinking there about this chap

You remember him from the Irish presidential election

He was going to be a firework for jobs in ireland, get Irish people working etc.

He was leading the polls.

Then he got caught on the take OR stitched up by SF/ IRA (depending on your point of view)

Whats he doing now?

bleg

Entreprenhooring.

Varied

Collecting brown envelopes.

Agent Smith

I'd say he'd prob having a cup of tea, and about to watch the news

Steven81

Still cursing his luck

Halloran springs

Haven't heard anything from Sean "Brown Envelope" Gallagher in a while yes.

ChunkyLover_53

Hiding in a bush in Pat Kenny's garden...watching...waiting...soon

fasttalkerchat

The awkward part was that they had nothing on Higgins so McGuinness didn't win in the end!

ElBarco

He spends every waking hour on twitter. He fact checks all tweets and reports them if they fall below his high standards.

It's Gods work.

RobbingBandit

Berties Cabana Boy would be my guess.

My name is URL

I don't know why he ever bothered getting involved in the first place. It ruined his image completely. He was a likable enough fella before the whole thing, and a benefit to a fair few local economies. He blew it all, and for what.. the outside chance of holding a temporary position of pseudo-power.

Whenever you hear about him now it usually involves a rant about what happened during the campaign. He should move on and get back to what he's actually good at doing.

James Forde

Craggy Island

4zn76tysfajdxp

My name is URL wrote: »

He should move on and get back to what he's actually good at doing.

Being bald.

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0jEZFeEt4

starbelgrade

My name is URL wrote: »

He should move on and get back to what he's actually good at doing.

That's the thing - he's not really good at anything.

His business which made him a "Entrepreneur of the Year" was set up on the back of massive amounts of IDA funding. It never once - not even in the height of the boom - turned a profit.

He then got dig out from his cronies by getting a job on the board of FAS. That went well. Not.

Then he got the nod from RTE for Dragons Den.

And then he ended up a political failure after being exposed on RTE for collecting brown envelopes on behalf of Fianna Fail.

So, apart from getting leg-ups and handouts from his political buddies, he is a complete & utter waste of space. Except, of course, from the comedy value of his head looking like a sad face drawn onto a massive thumb.

the groutch

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

The awkward part was that they had nothing on Higgins so McGuinness didn't win in the end!

they did, but didnt use it after Michael D. threatened to send Gandalf after them.

RayM

I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him. If he was able to con half a million idiots into giving him their first preference last year, I don't think he'd have too much trouble winning a Dail seat.

Seriously, who actually voted for him?

Varied

RayM wrote: »

I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him. If he was able to con half a million idiots into giving him their first preference last year?

It's not hard to do in fairness.

Pottler

starbelgrade wrote: »

That's the thing - he's not really good at anything.

His business which made him a "Entrepreneur of the Year" was set up on the back of massive amounts of IDA funding. It never once - not even in the height of the boom - turned a profit.

He then got dig out from his cronies by getting a job on the board of FAS. That went well. Not.

Then he got the nod from RTE for Dragons Den.

And then he ended up a political failure after being exposed on RTE for collecting brown envelopes on behalf of Fianna Fail.

So, apart from getting leg-ups and handouts from his political buddies, he is a complete & utter waste of space. Except, of course, from the comedy value of his head looking like a sad face drawn onto a massive thumb.

His smart homes business was also set up at a time when a one eyed labrador with a limp and some vaguely housey shaped biscuits could make money and yet SH didn't. Funny how when an ordinary joe has an good idea and goes to the IDA, the answer is always "go forth and multiply", but if a connected muppet with an idea for decorating cakes using coloured bin liners rolls in, they bung cash at them to beat the band.

M cebee

last i heard he's in the states
tryin out for the new kojak movie

My name is URL

starbelgrade wrote: »

That's the thing - he's not really good at anything.

His business which made him a "Entrepreneur of the Year" was set up on the back of massive amounts of IDA funding. It never once - not even in the height of the boom - turned a profit.

He then got dig out from his cronies by getting a job on the board of FAS. That went well. Not.

Then he got the nod from RTE for Dragons Den.

And then he ended up a political failure after being exposed on RTE for collecting brown envelopes on behalf of Fianna Fail.

So, apart from getting leg-ups and handouts from his political buddies, he is a complete & utter waste of space. Except, of course, from the comedy value of his head looking like a sad face drawn onto a massive thumb.

He was still better off before it all though :pac:

You'd need to have a death wish to get into politics here. All parties accept what they call 'donations'.. if people think FF are the only ones guilty of that then they are hopelessly naive.

arodabomb

RayM wrote: »

I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him. If he was able to con half a million idiots into giving him their first preference last year, I don't think he'd have too much trouble winning a Dail seat.

Seriously, who actually voted for him?

I did, for many reasons. But probably the biggest was that I really did not want to see any of the others become president.

starbelgrade

arodabomb wrote: »

I did, for many reasons. But probably the biggest was that I really did not want to see any of the others become president.

How'd that work out for ya?

tayto lover

My name is URL wrote: »

I don't know why he ever bothered getting involved in the first place. It ruined his image completely. He was a likable enough fella before the whole thing, and a benefit to a fair few local economies. He blew it all, and for what.. the outside chance of holding a temporary position of pseudo-power.

Whenever you hear about him now it usually involves a rant about what happened during the campaign. He should move on and get back to what he's actually good at doing.

How exactly was he a benefit to a few local economies?
He was a chancer who used his F.F. contacts to feather his own nest. His business never showed a profit but he did get 5k a time for filling in grant applications to the National Lottery on behalf of GAA clubs.

4zn76tysfajdxp

My name is URL wrote: »

He was still better off before it all though :pac:

You'd need to have a death wish to get into politics here. All parties accept what they call 'donations'.. if people think FF are the only ones guilty of that then they are hopelessly naive.

I'd say what turned people off him the most was his trying to hide his Fianna Fail connections and his "I don't recall" nonsense about being handed a cheque. Came across as especially dishonest.

tayto lover

Dominik Red Starlight wrote: »

I'd say what turned people off him the most was his trying to hide his Fianna Fail connections and his "I don't recall" nonsense about being handed a cheque. Came across as especially dishonest.

As soon as he mentioned the word "envelope" he was fcuked. There was an instant big laugh out of the audience as if that word triggered memories of Bertie.

bbam

I kid you not he was a judge on the panel for the Cavan county enterprise board awards in the last few weeks.
Saw his ugly Mug in the paper

http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/articles/2012/09/13/4012207-excitement-builds-ahead-of-cavan-business--tourism-awards-2012/

tayto lover

bbam wrote: »

I kid you not he was a judge on the panel for the Cavan county enterprise board awards in the last few weeks.
Saw his ugly Mug in the paper

http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/articles/2012/09/13/4012207-excitement-builds-ahead-of-cavan-business--tourism-awards-2012/

That wouldn't surprise me at all. Didn't thousands of them turn out to support Sean Quinn in his hour of need (just as he was hiding the money).

bbam

tayto lover wrote: »

That wouldn't surprise me at all. Didn't thousands of them turn out to support Sean Quinn in his hour of need (just as he was hiding the money).

Being from Cavan I must state that I know neither men.
Gallagher I have no interest in, wouldn't have voted for him either.
Quinn I despise and everything he stands for. Sooner he's behind bars the better as with the rest of his degenerate litter. Quinn has allot of support immediately round his factories, for no other reason but he brought employment to a region that had never employment, the fact that he sold them all down the river seems to be missed up there.

Dum_Dum

Who?

vicwatson

There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis :rolleyes:

Slurryface

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

The awkward part was that they had nothing on Higgins so McGuinness didn't win in the end!

Thank God McGuinness didnt win!