‘Footballers can’t rely on medals to score a Dáil seat’

Any Kerry footballer who believes All-Ireland medals are the key to the Dáil has been advised to think again.

Tue, 06 Nov, 2012 - 00:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan recalled: “I had five [All-Ireland] medals in 1982 and it was not good enough to win me a seat.”

His comments came amid speculation that Fianna Fáil are head-hunting Darragh Ó Sé and other big-name Kerry footballers.

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