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27th Feb 2016

VIDEO: Old-age pensioner speaks very bluntly about the election on RTÉ, gathers huge support on Twitter

Carl Kinsella

Her views seem to resonate with the people of Twitter.

Over the course of an election season, there will be people who do their best to convince us why certain parties and candidates will be able to provide the sort of Ireland the people want.

Naturally, some people simply do not buy it.

One woman, interviewed by RTÉ today about her thoughts on the election, gave an extremely frank and disappointed appraisal of the various parties vying for government and was met with widespread support on social media.

Many flocked to her side:

https://twitter.com/LeonaONeill1/status/703572560965980161

https://twitter.com/obrannt/status/703568552729690112

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