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Dympna

Origins
Dympna's photoDympna may be taken for an air-headed bimbo but in fact she is the smartest member of the family. She left home as soon as possible to seek a future as a singer in London. Da was disgusted that one of his children would go and 'live among the Brits voluntarily'. In fact such was his shame he had to pretend to his Sinn Fein mates that he'd exiled her for informing. Dympna's singing career did not flourish. This was for a lot of reasons - lack of funds, bad breaks, poor management, playing the wrong venues and ... she couldn't sing. On returning to Belfast, Dympna's career hit a new low when she failed the auditions for 'Let Me Entertain You'. Things have turned round since she met Billy. She had to think long and hard about taking up with her sister Emer's husband but after three minutes she decided, 'Sod it, Billy's the man for me' Dympna says of Billy: 'He's goodlooking, he's fun to be with. We share a lot of interests and 'cos he's a cop he's loaded'. The relationship would be just perfect if only Billy was deaf.

Fashion
Keep it short and keep it tight. Dympna wears skirts so short you'd think they were originally made to be bandages. Not that Billy's complaining. The high heels are something else. Without them Dympna would be the same height as Ma. Dympna has adopted the classic - style of the wannabe glamour singer. If you wear this gear you are probably fronting a band called Sexpress or Insatiable and you'd most as likely be called Zara or Xena - but certainly not Dympna.

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