Beard Liberation Front
Press release 13th March
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
BEARD OF IRELAND 2022 POLL FINAL ‘BEARD OFF’ ROUND OPEN
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that competition for the final of the Irish Beard of the Year 2022 is officially open
Academic Peter Coles and rugby player Jamison Gibson-Park won the first Trim Off round with Businessman Adohan Connolly and Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann winning the second and completing the line-up for the Beard Off final
The 2017 winner was politician Colum Eastwood who bearded broadcaster William Crawley for the annual Award.
In 2018 the DUP’s Lee Reynolds shaved writer Dominic O’Reilly for the honour with Colum Eastwood in a steady third place.
In 2019 Lee Reynolds retained the title
The 2020 winner was Maynooth academic Peter Coles
In 2021 Aodhan Connolly shaved opponents to win the coveted title
The BLF says that while traditionally a land of predominantly clean-shaven cultures, Ireland has in recent times become something of a centre for stylish and trendy beards.
Contenders for the title in 2022 have included a diverse range of the hirsute- a golfer, rugby player, political and trade union activists, a broadcaster, an academic as well as a Health Minister.
The campaigners say the poll is specifically about the impact the beard of an individual has made in Irish public life and no other factor.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, competition for the 2022 Beard of Ireland Award will no doubt bristle with the winner announced on 17th March. The winners of the 2020 and 2021 title are on the poll can they be bearded?
There are two preliminary Beard Off votes between 5-7th March and 9-11th March. The top two from each round go on to the Best Beard of Ireland vote between 13-15th March
Vote at this link:
Beard of Ireland 2022
William Crawley, broadcaster
Matthew O’Toole, politician
Jamison Gibson-Park, rugby player
Peter Coles, academic, Maynooth University
Shane Lowry, golfer
Aodhán Connolly, Businessman
Robin Swann, Health Minister, Belfast
Owen Reidy, ICTU officer
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