X-rated: Not a first for madcap performer

THE hair standing up on the top of his head is not the only similarity Green TD Paul Gogarty shares with the most famous of his Dublin mid-west constituents, Jedward.

The hard-to-follow stream of consciousness, the rolling around the floor theatrics, the apparent lack of self-awareness and the ability to lower standards in the quest for publicity are all part of the act for the Lucan politician, Go-Go Gogarty.

Even before his unparliamentary outburst in the Dáil yesterday, his gaga antics led Labour’s Kathleen Lynch to comment: “Whatever planet Deputy Gogarty lives on, it is a place with which we are becoming more familiar. I am unsure whether it is drug-induced or whether he is naturally that way.”