VIDEO: Crowley all but makes a bid for presidency

Ireland South voting sensation Brian Crowley all but made a bid for the presidency as he recorded a fifth poll-topping European election, with his team likening him to the much- loved US president, Franklin Roosevelt.

In a press statement after his election, Team Crowley said Roosevelt’s disability “deepened his understanding of human nature and brought him into direct contact with the less fortunate in society”.

“After his death, his wife Eleanor remarked that his disability proved a blessing in disguise, giving him strength, an understanding of human suffering, and knowledge that it could be overcome. He also knew that with spiritual and physical courage, there is no situation that could not be met,” the statement read.