This is unique to Ireland and its culture, I think. Ireland is a small country where traditionally, the people have had tremendous access to politicians whether local and national (also known as "parish pump politics").
Unless God intervenes to save our beautiful traditional culture from globalist destruction, this quaint tradition too will disappear (as a country we are in a liminal space at the moment and this is just one manifestation).
This is unique to Ireland and its culture, I think. Ireland is a small country where traditionally, the people have had tremendous access to politicians whether local and national (also known as "parish pump politics").
Unless God intervenes to save our beautiful traditional culture from globalist destruction, this too will disappear (as a country we are in a liminal space at the moment and this is just one manifestation).