Article Category: The Young Bloods

Niall Harbison

July 2, 2016

Niall Harbison (37) has carved out a prominent space for himself among Dublin’s business and media melieu in the last several years. His... Read more »

Catherine Ardagh

June 17, 2016

Thirty-three year-old Catherine Ardagh has risen above personal hardship and defeat in 2016 to become Fianna Fáil’s Seanad leader. The first few months... Read more »

Charlie McConalogue TD

June 1, 2016

IT’S a long way from the relative obscurity of north Donegal to the corridors of power in Leinster House, but that is the... Read more »

Young Bloods – Catherine Martin

May 5, 2016

CATHERINE Martin’s maiden Dáil speech made public something that Green Party members say they have known for a while; that the deputy leader... Read more »

Lisa Chambers

April 21, 2016

ONE of the high points in a good election for Fianna Fáil was undoubtedly 29-year-old Lisa Chambers’ securing of a seat in Mayo.... Read more »

Noel Rock TD

April 7, 2016

IN AN otherwise disappointing election, a shining light for Fine Gael in Dublin was the surprise success of 28-year-old Noel Rock in Dublin... Read more »

Jack Chambers

March 24, 2016

TWENTY-five year-old Jack Chambers, the newly elected Fianna Fáil TD for Brian Lenihan’s old constituency of Dublin West (and the youngest TD elected... Read more »

Lorraine Higgins

March 9, 2016

THE dismal electoral record of Senator Lorraine Higgins continued at last month’s general election, after she failed to win a seat for Labour... Read more »

Emmett O’Brien

February 25, 2016

LIMERICK barrister and general election candidate Emmett O’Brien (36) had a nasty falling out with Fianna Fáil in 2013, after he failed to... Read more »

Martin Heydon

February 11, 2016

FINE GAEL Kildare South TD Martin Heydon is expected to walk back into the next Dáil after this month’s general election, but he... Read more »

Jennifer Cuffe

January 28, 2016

FIANNA FÁIL’S Jennifer Cuffe is a true blue south Dublin woman who, having initially sought a place on the FF general election ticket... Read more »

John O’Donnell

January 14, 2016

INDEPENDENT councillor (34) from Donegal was one of the stars in last month’s RTÉ Investigates exposé, where he was secretly filmed appearing to... Read more »

Sarah Holland SF

December 16, 2015

Sinn Féin is gearing itself up for a high noon showdown with the Socialist Party in Dublin South West in the general election,... Read more »

Oisín Hanrahan

December 4, 2015

LAST MONTH’S Web Summit marked the return to Ireland of Oisín Hanrahan (31), a Dubliner who has apparently managed to raise over $100m... Read more »

Young Bloods – Greg Ryan

November 20, 2015

LIMERICK businessman Greg Ryan (31) pulled quite a stunt last month when he organised a topless photo shoot on Dublin’s Harcourt Street, featuring... Read more »

John Kavanagh

November 5, 2015

THE remarkable growth in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Ireland years is thanks in no small part to businessman and gym owner John... Read more »