As part of Newstalk's Election Coverage, Seán Moncrieff has been testing some of the candidates in a series of quick-fire questions that they will likely not be asked anywhere else.
On today's show it was the turn of Renua leader Lucinda Creighton, candidate in the Dublin South East constituency.
Ever thought of joining another political party? "Well I was a member of another political party! None of them appealed to me to be honest, none of them offered the change in politics I wanted to see".
Favourite American president "I would be a bit of a Reagan fan, I suppose. None that would jump out at me in recent times". Why Reagan? "He brought a new vision and a new dynamic, which I think worked in terms of getting people back to work".
What superpower would you like? "All yeah - obviously. To be able to fly would be pretty cool".
How much money raised for your campaign? "For my own campaign, I would say in the region of about 17 to €18,000 - largely through a fundraising lunch I held last year. A quarter of it at least is spent on posters".
What do you think about when alone in your car? "Sleep - but not sleeping at the wheel!".
A politician from another Irish political party you admire "I admire somebody like John Deasy - who's considered to be a bit of a renegade in Fine Gael, but he's I think a very straight talker and somebody who I believe has a lot of principles".
"I admire Pat Rabbitte for different reasons...I think he's one of the smartest politicians in Irish politics...He's a clever and sharp brain and we need more of them - we don't have a whole lot of them in Leinster House".
Your favourite pizza "Pepperoni, more pepperoni and lots of cheese".
What famous event in history would you like to have witnessed? "I would say probably the toppling of the Berlin Wall; I mean obviously I saw it on television, but I would love to have been there".
Have you ever been offered a bribe? No - I have had people who would have donated to my campaign, sometime later expecting favours on things like planning and so on".
A book that influenced you "When I was younger I would have read a lot of biographies...I read a biography of Chris Patten - the former chairman of the Conservative Party, former EU Commissioner - and and he's somebody that I would really admire".
Have you had a nickname? "I've had a few...I'm from Mayo and Lucinda probably wasn't a common name in our locality, so one of my neighbours said to another one of my neighbours 'I hear Mary Creighton had her baby', 'And what did she call her?' - 'Oh I don't know, something like Delusis'. So therefore my sister and all my cousins used to call me Delusis when I was a kid".
Do you speak Irish? "I used to speak it fairly fluently, not so much anymore".
Should you reflect the opinion of your constituents, or introduce them to new ideas? "I think it's a bit of both - but I certainly think that we don't need politicians who simply follow the herd, I think we've enough of them".
Have you read the Constitution? "Yes because I studied Constitutional law, so it was sort of inevitable".
The last time you cried: "I had a really, really bad headache over Christmas and I think I may have shed a tear or two".
Your favourite political journalist "I think somebody like Sam Smyth is courageous and has been a pioneer in Irish political journalism, and has paid the price".
Other than a politician, what would you be "I used to want to be a showjumper".
The most unusual request from a constituent "I had a few phone calls in the middle of the night with people trying to order pizzas...A lot of people cause I'm a lawyer will ask me for legal advice as well".
Signature dish to cook "My most frequent is chilli, just cause it's easy to freeze and it's very handy when you're out canvassing...I cook a lot when I have time".
The last time you lied "Just there when I said I cook a lot!".
One law you would abolish "Anything that's kind of nanny-state related - I think things like banning people from smoking in their own cars are just kind of crazy".
Listen back to the full interview with Lucinda Creighton below:
