Malachy Steenson was knocked out of the race in Dublin Central where he was up against Gerry Hutch who he bizarrely suggested was “put into this race” by the State to prevent a Steenson victory
Gavin Pepper
Far-right candidates failed to make any significant impact in the general election with all their highest profile candidates looking on course to lose out on seats last night.
Gavin Pepper, who successfully claimed a council seat in Dublin in the recent local elections, failed to translate that success to the General Election where he got 5.5pc of first preference votes, placing him seventh in the three-seater constituency of Dublin North West.
Pepper had indicated he didn’t think he was doing well on polling day, saying, “It seems I could be in a bit of trouble”, and pleading with people to go out and vote for him.
Malachy Steenson, who also won a seat on Dublin City Council in the local elections, was knocked out of the race in Dublin Central where he was up against Gerry Hutch who he bizarrely suggested was “put into this race” by the State to prevent a Steenson victory.
Gavin Pepper
Tom McDonnell, who believes a secret cabal of “Khazarian Jews” are running the world and are trying to flood Europe with immigrants as part of plot to replace Irish people, received 1.2pc of the vote in the Kildare South constituency, according to tallies.
The builder from Newbridge hit the headlines after he was elected to Kildare County Council in the local elections when he said Irish people were in danger of dying out because Irish women were not breeding enough.
In an interview with the Sunday World after the local elections, he said he said he has no problem with mixed-raced relationships – as “most black women have fine bodies”.
McDonnell, who says he is not far-right, was recently convicted of criminal damage arising out of an incident at a house in Blackrock in Dublin.
Philip Dwyer, who was recently pictured waving a baton on the campaign trail in Wicklow, received less than one per cent of the vote in that constituency, according to tallies.
Dwyer, like Steenson, suggested there was a conspiracy afoot to prevent his electoral success.
Anti-immigrant activist Derek Blighe, who was recently convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour, secured around 4pc of first preferences in Cork North Central constituency.