In yet another example of the sort of early dementia that seems to affect politicians in this country in the early stages of their mandate, TD John Halligan has today announced that ‘God doesn’t exist, but an advanced race of aliens does.’
In a bizarre interview akin to the News of the World heyday, Mr. Halligan made all sorts of visionary claims, stopping just short of saying that Santa Claus dwells in a social house flat in Ballymun.
He had time to postulate about Simon Coveney being the next leader of Fine Gael, and made remarks about prostitution being regulated so that ‘lonely’ men have an outlet for sexual rejuvenation.
“The solar system will be destroyed,’ Mr. Halligan said. “Our sun will burn up and burn out and destroy all the planets.”
You have been warned.