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THERE were quite a few Independents who couldn’t even manage to spell proper on their posters. ‘Independant’ became a common sight. Our favourite ‘independant’ was ‘Philip lee’ (he’s not great on capital letters either – see picture). His poster was for BeaumontDonaghmede but having entered in two wards, he ended up standing only in North Inner City. Three clangers in 13 words – and his stylish campaign paid off. He polled 27 votes MR Lee described his profession as ‘unemployed private investigator’. That’s a first. Other obscure professions were Óisín Quinn’s ‘Lord Mayor of Dublin’ and Jason O’Callaghan’s ‘psychologist/journalist’. And Jayo could just as legitimately have written ‘psychologist/journalist/rat-pack impersonator’. SOCIALIST Party Euro candidate Paul Murphy came up with an awkward boast during Monday’s Prime Time debate for the Dublin candidates. He said that the Irish Examiner had reported that he was the ‘second most hardworking FORMER Fianna Fáil TD Chris Andrews was seen ducking into a chipper on Pearse Street on Election Day, Friday, for a burger. He had a brolly that looked suspiciously like a Fianna Fáil umbrella with his old party’s crest blacked out. Very Nineteen Eighty-Four!