His name is Billy Timmins. He's the Fine Gael rep from county Wicklow. The director of the program is very good friends with him and says he's one of the nicest people that there ever has been. I've researched him a little and he seems like a nice guy.
He served in the millitary around Ireland and then also in Lebanon and Cyprus. His dad was a TD and when he abandoned his seat, Billy - one month away from getting an Army Pension - gave up his army job to run for his dad's place. He was the spokesman for defense, housing, agriculture, food and humanitarian aid in the past. Currently he's the Fine Gael spokesman for Foreign affairs. He seems like a pretty nice guy and that we'd agree on most things.
Fine Gael traditionally is socially liberal and economically conservative, but since they've been out of power for so long they've become more economically liberal. Him especially it seems like.
What is really cool about him is that yesterday I read in the paper that he is trying to get Ireland to work towards the Millenium Development goals. I've done a lot of writing on them, pretty much they're to work to alleviate poverty in the poorest areas of the world. Not so much focusing on the poor, but on the desperately poor, those who survive on less than a dollar a day and make up around 1/5th of the world population. I think my work in Kenya and with IOU will be a huge help here. Last night I sent an e-mail to the program director saying that I read this article and I thought it would be a good TD placement for me, and today he said he agreed, and that in fact he had all ready paired him with me. Hopefully I'll be able to work a lot for him!
That's about all for today
3 comments:
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so happy for you. It's a match made in TD/intern heaven. Though the drama and intrigue of the Odd Couple will be missed.
unbuh on you!! :) :) :)
Will, what is the reaction to the financial crisis we are in here in the States? I know they watch all that more closely than we do ourselves.
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