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Cassidy was born in Castlepollard in County Westmeath. He came to prominence in Ireland through the showband scene. A sax player with Jom Tobin and the Firehouse, he moved into showbusiness management. He was the manager of Foster and Allen, a popular singing duo whose enjoyed success inside and outside of Ireland, although he received a great deal of criticism when they appeared on the British popular music show Top of the Pops in what seemed to be Leprechaun outfits. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Mullingar Code: WH Area: 1,764 km² Population (2006) 79,403 Website: www. ... Foster & Allen is an Irish duo formed in 1975 by Tony Allen and Mick Foster, performing a blend of easy-listening and folk music. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... A modern stereotypical depiction of a Leprechaun of the type popularised in the 20th Century. ...

Questions for Fianna Fail Canvassers

- Sorry where are the 2,000 extra gardai you promised - where is the metro - where are the 500 extra dublin buses - where is the second terminal at diblin airport - where are the 3,000 extra hostpital beds - how come class sizes are not down to 20:1 - how come you failed to deliver on Kyoto proticol - How come you wasted money on e-voting machines - how come you wasted money on developing Bertie Bowl - Ppars overran by 160 million - LUAS overran by 496 million - Thornton Hall purchased for 10 times its value - Port Tunnel overran by over 750 million - Overran of Refurbishment of Cork courthouse by 26 million - Punchestown wasted 14 million - Decentrailisation overrun 900 million - Road Development overrun 10.6 billion - M50 overrun 1.5 billion - Why did you do a deal with the curch that could cos the country €15 billion. - Why has phase 2b of Mullingar hospital been left idle for 10 years

He first became involved in politics in 1982 when he was elected as a Fianna Fáil Senator on the Labour Panel. He was a member of Westmeath County Council from 1985 until 2003 at which point he resigned from the council due to the abolition of the dual mandate. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with 55,000 members. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... The Labour Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cassidy was elected to Dáil Éireann for the constituency of Westmeath at the 2002 election, taking the seat of sitting TD and Government Minister Minister Mary O'Rourke. This created a rift between the two politicians, one that is set to reignite at the next general election when both candidates contest the Longford-Westmeath constituency. The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann (pronounced ) is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Westmeath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Mullingar, Athlone and Moate. ... The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ... Mary ORourke (born May 31, 1937), is a senior Irish politician. ... The 30th Irish General Election will be held in 2006 or 2007, after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President, at the request of the Taoiseach. ... The Longford-Westmeath parliamentary constituency existed for many decades, but was dismantled in advance of the 1992 election. ...

Business interests

Cassidy owns two Dublin hotels and is building another. He also owned the National Wax Museum in Dublin. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The National Wax Museum is a privately owned waxworks museum in Dublin, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Famous Friends

Donie got a special mention of the Late Late Show when British comedian Noel Edmunds recounted an encounter with him in the South of France. Noel questioned the host Pat Kenny as to "what is that thing he wears on his head and what does he feed it?"

Promises

Donie was like a broken record during his General Election campaign of 2002 promising that all areas of Westmeath would soon have broadband and that the extension to Mullingar General hospital would be complete within 18 months. These promises and the many more made by Donie are sure to have a bearing on the election result this time around as it is now 5 years later and neither have been fulfilled.

I am a constituent of Donie's. When his canvassers came to my home looking for my vote, I raised with them my concern about the bad effects of unplanned mass immigration to Ireland. One of his canvassers said to me: "Sure maybe you should emigrate yourself". As an Irish citizen I certainly did not appreciate being insulted in my own home by one of Donie's canvassers. Need I say that Donie just lost two votes in my househoold?

Donie told a Cumann meeting he thought they should do all the canvassing and that he would not do any. I think he was true to his word because he wasn't anywhere to be seen when they called at my door. My bet is he's afraid to call to doors because he knows he didn't do a thing for anybody and that he would be lambasted at the doors. As for his team, the Glynns weren't a good choice since Ken is hated for his cursed ramps and his blocking of businesses getting into the town.

External links

• Donie Cassidy's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)