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 »
Alice Mary Higgins May 18, 2016 THE election of Alice Mary Higgins has been one of the more interesting storylines of the 2016 Seanad elections. The daughter of President Michael... 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 »
