On this day in Irish Political History, Sean Gallaghers' Presidential Campaign Ended

A fake tweet helped end it.

It’s often forgotten that Seán Gallagher almost became President of Ireland in 2011. The election was a two-horse race and Gallagher was leading Micheal D Higgins in the polls between 10% and 18% depending on who was doing the polling. Everyone suspected the Uncle Fester lookalike was a secret Fianna Fáiler but people didn’t seem to care too much. Until…