Micheal Martin has amassed almost 36,000 views on his first TikTok video after joining the social media platform.
The Department of An Taoiseach created an account this week and have since uploaded three videos, including a nostalgic video of his time in office set to the tune of Harry Styles ‘As It Was’. He has also uploaded more official videos such as an update on planned Leaving Cert reforms.
However, many younger took the opportunity in the comments to ask instead about the issuing of the Junior Cert results. They have not yet been granted by the State Examinations Commission despite their usual release in mid- September.
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It was Mr Martin's first post which received the most interaction from TikTok users, with the comments section appearing divided on the merits of him joining the social media channel.
One user wrote: “Thank you for locking my generation out of the housing market. The last 10 years of power speak for themselves. Sincerely, all 20 to 30 year olds.”
Some people made light of the unexpected move. One person pointed out that he should participate in a well-known TikTok tradition in honour of his new channel.
The person commented: “Welcome to TikTok, you now have to do a few dancing moves on your channel.”
The Taoiseach is not the first high profile politician to join the platform. Simon Harris caused a stir when he joined TikTok in 2021 upon becoming Minister for Education and has amassed over 90,000 followers to date.
Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond also previously admitted that TikTok was his guilty pleasure and used it to engage with younger voters. He told Dublin Live that politicians should consider using the platform more often in order to stay relevant to younger constituents.
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