Magill Politician of the Year Awards
Posted by Maman Poulet on 30 Apr 2008 at 08:48 pm | Tagged as: Irish Politics, irishelection2007
Breaking News from Dublin City Centre is the announcement of the winners of the Magill magazine’s Politician of the Year awards. (Thanks to RM!!)
Campaigning politician of the year – Brian Hayes
Wigmore award – Gaffe of the year – Terence Flanagan (for copying Joan Burton’s speech)
One to watch – Sean Sherlock
Political Humourist of the year - John Drennan
Heckler of the year, Willie O’Dea
Media relations of the Year – John Downing
Survivor of the Year - Bertie Ahern
Senator of the year – Eugene Regan
TD of the year – Joan Burton
MEP of the year - Gay Mitchell
Minister of the Year - Brian Lenihan
Politician of the Year - Brian Cowen
Lifetime Achievement – PJ Mara
The judging panel consisted of –
Ursula Halligan – TV3, Ken Murry – INN, Paul O Brien – Examiner, Michael O Reagan – Irish Times, Eamon Delaney – Magill, Eileen Brophy – Q102, Pat Leahy – Sunday Business Post, Alan Ruddock – Sunday Independent, Jody Cocoran – Sunday Independent, Stephen O’Brien – Sunday Times, Justin McCarthy – Today FM, Fionnan Sheahan – Irish Independent, John Lee – Daily Mail
Naturally, I’m delighted to see Joan Burton win TD of the year. Well deserved I think.
*cough* twas the pink suit that did it
unoriginal but obvious Mulley – putting you in must try harder category!
What no David Norris???
Puppet of the year is later in the month.
I actually thought Bertie deserved Politician of the Year.
Cowen got it for winning the election for them when Bertie was doing his paniced ostrich impression…
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I thought Magil was dead?
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Oh Lordy, not another fecking award ceremony
… and the award for best acceptance speech by an award recipient goes to…
@simon: Nah, it’s undead.
David Norris won best dressed politician!
http://www.magill.ie/politicianoftheyear/
Magill’s far from daed. It published a piece this month questioning the Biblical injunctions against homosexuality. That breaths life into it in my book!