Bernard Lennon
In 2007, Bernard Lennon ran for the Green Party in the Tipperary South Constituency. In a very tightly fought constituency, where a real fight set in among all candidates once opinion polls showed the votes split fairly evenly between one FG, three FF, one labour and one independant candidate, the six of whom were fighting for three seats, first preference votes were not easy to pick up. Nonetheless, Bernard outpolled the combined vote of the two PD candidates, taking one in sixty of the first preference votes cast by the electorate.
Bernard is a stone mason by trade, and has qualifications in public management and safety, health and welfare at work. He now works as a fire safety officer and, as well as being actively involved in the local community, is an active mountain walker. 2007 was his first time standing as a general election candidate.
Paul McNally
Paul is an architect running a practise specialising in low-energy, ecological buildings. He is currently completing a Masters Degree in advanced energy and environmental studies at C.A.T. in North Wales. He is involved as a consultant in 'The Village' sustainable community project in Cloughjordan.
Although living in South Tipperary, Paul ran in the Tipperary North constituency in 2007. Despite not running any official campaign, and not spending any money at all, Paul secured a very credible 519 votes before being eliminated after the second count.
