The former reporter shares his views on immigration, chemical castration and farming — and why the RTÉ payments scandal spurred him to run for the European Parliament
Ciaran Mullooly is in ebullient form on a canvass through Newbridge. He is naturally gregarious with voters, and his rich baritone voice of the midlands, familiar to generations of RTÉ viewers, booms above the traffic in the busy Kildare commuter town.
If the bookies are to be believed, the European Parliament candidate’s sonorous pronouncements will be heard in the chambers of Brussels and Strasbourg.