Article Category: The Young Bloods

YOUNG BLOOD: UNA MULLALLY

September 10, 2020
MAINSTREAM PRINT journalism is facing a serious challenge on several fronts at a time of declining circulation generally. Revenue is down, as advertisers look elsewhere;... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: AISLING DOLAN

August 27, 2020
BUOYED BY consistent strong opinion poll standings, Fine Gael is intensifying its efforts to win extra seats in the next general election, especially in... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: LORNA BOGUE

August 13, 2020
AN EXPLOSION of environmental awareness has brought opportunities as well as challenges for the Green Party. Dáil rivals are responding to voter concerns by... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: KERRON Ó LUAIN

July 30, 2020
THE SEDATE world of Irish-language organisations rarely intrudes on the monoglot English-language media in Ireland. A few polite words, the cúpla focal, usually suffice,... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: MARY SEERY KEARNEY

July 16, 2020
DESPITE forming a “unique, historic” government, as the cliché goes, with Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael is already getting down to the task of readying... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: FINN MCREDMOND

July 2, 2020
IT SAYS much about the rightward drift of the Irish Times that a one-nation Tory sympathiser now occupies a weekly slot on the newspaper’s op-ed page.... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: ALAN DILLON

June 18, 2020
Enda Kenny could take some quiet satisfaction from the success of his local Castlebar protégé, Alan Dillon (37). Football hero Dillon held Kenny’s Castlebar... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: CHRISTOPHER O’SULLIVAN

June 4, 2020
ONCE ONE of the most consistent constituencies in the country, with a solid Fine Gael majority for most of the last 40 years, Cork... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: CIAN O’CALLAGHAN

May 21, 2020
THE SOCIAL Democrats were eclipsed in the general election by the stunning performance of Sinn Féin and the Greens’ considerable achievement in taking 12... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: ELISHA MCCALLION

May 7, 2020
ON THE political roundabout that is modern Irish politics, there should be no recovery from defeat as abject as that of Derry’s Elisha McCallion,... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: NEASA HOURIGAN

April 23, 2020
THE GREEN Party – despite basking in the success of increasing its Dáil seat tally to 12, its highest ever – is coming under... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: HOLLY CAIRNS

April 9, 2020
THE STUNNING success of Sinn Féin and the Greens overshadowed the achievement of the Social Democrats in the recent general election, when the party... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: NEALE RICHMOND

March 26, 2020
WHILE THE Blueshirts had a dismal election, losing 15 seats on top of the 26 they lost in 2016, one consoling light was the... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD – MARIE SHERLOCK

March 12, 2020
ALTHOUGH THE Labour Party’s general election result fell short of its own expectations and proved disappointing, the impending Seanad race will likely bear more... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL

February 27, 2020
THE DIZZYING political ascent of recently elected Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (DLR) Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, drafted in to replace Maria Bailey amid ‘Swingate’,... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: GAVAN REILLY

February 13, 2020
As the previous generation of veteran broadcasters fades away, new faces of Ireland’s political coverage are beginning to come into focus – including that... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: JAMES O’CONNOR

January 30, 2020
YOUNG FIANNA Fáil candidate James O’Connor was lucky to land on the general election ticket in the Cork East constituency, but the whippersnapper may... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: WILLIAM MCGLADE

January 16, 2020
Rich-kid William McGlade is hoping to square up to the likes of Airbnb, Travelocity and Booking.com with his short-term letting platform, HipHipStay. The business... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: JOE O’BRIEN

December 12, 2019
The Green surge in the local and European elections last June caused a tsunami of delight in the mainstream media – at last, there... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: CONOR GALLAGHER

November 28, 2019
It’s been a bumper year for Irish Times crime correspondent Conor Gallagher (34), who has won fans and scooped awards for his widely praised... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD – CIARÁN O’CARROLL

October 31, 2019
With the arrival from the UK and Europe of Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests on Irish shores, 32-year-old scientist and marketing executive Dr Ciarán O’Carroll... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: DAVE GIBNEY

October 16, 2019
With the spectre of an upcoming general election haunting the body politic, efforts are being made to reboot the Right 2 Change (R2C) electoral... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: PADDY HOLOHAN

October 3, 2019
As if being a vocal Republican and former professional mixed martial artist wasn’t enough to unnerve the chattering classes, Sinn Féin councillor Paddy Holohan... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS – RODERIC O’GORMAN

September 5, 2019
Can Roderic O’Gorman ride the green wave all the way to Leinster House? To do so, the Green Party councillor will have to win... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: LISA DUFFY

July 25, 2019
From tiny boutique owner to red carpet designer and Instagram influencer, fashionista Lisa Duffy (39) has been one of the more compelling Irish success... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: SEÁN MCLOUGHLIN

July 11, 2019
Millionaire Internet entrepreneur Seán McLoughlin (29), better known to his fans as Jacksepticeye, appears to be one of the most successful young Irish businessmen... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: JAMES GEOGHEGAN

June 27, 2019
Last month’s Dublin City Council elections saw the electoral debut of prodigious Fine Gaeler James Geoghegan (34), who marked the occasion by taking a... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: SAOIRSE McHUGH

June 12, 2019
Saoirse McHugh, the 28-year-old genetic scientist from Achill Island, stormed into public consciousness with an impressive display in the Midlands North West constituency European... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: HUGH O’CONNELL

May 29, 2019
Like a promising football team that falls short of winning promotion to the top flight, the Sunday Business Post is having its starting line-up... Read more »

YOUNG BLOODS: PETER HORGAN

May 16, 2019
When Brendan Howlin said recently that his moribund Labour Party needed “a new beginning” on Cork City Council (CCC), he wasn’t exaggerating. After a... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: CATHAL HAUGHEY

May 2, 2019
There is an old saying that it only takes three generations to ruin a family business. Cathal Haughey (22) will be hoping it’s just... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: RUAIRÍ Ó MURCHÚ

April 4, 2019
The largely unknown Dundalk councillor, Ruairí Ó Murchú, will attempt to replace the rather well-known former Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams, as TD in... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: HOZIER

March 21, 2019
Expressing oneself while offending as few people as possible is a key trait of modern pop stars and Hozier is no exception. In an... Read more »