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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: MARIA WALSH

April 18, 2019
IF FINE GAEL’S cosmopolitan leadership could manufacture a candidate under laboratory conditions, the result would probably look a lot like former Rose of Tralee... 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 »

YOUNG BLOOD: ELLIE KISYOMBE

March 7, 2019
Egotism and factionalism are the rocks that threaten to scupper the Social Democrats’ ship before the party even leaves the harbour. The recent furore... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: ROB LIPSETT

February 21, 2019
FITNESS FREAK Rob Lipsett (27) is one of the beautiful people. In the era of Instagram models and unrealistic body standards, the lantern-jawed former... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: ANNA COSGRAVE

February 7, 2019
SELF-DESCRIBED ‘social entrepreneur’ Anna Cosgrave has been a fixture in the Irish media since the launch of her ‘Repeal’ jumpers in 2016. One of... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: JACKIE HEALY-RAE JNR

January 24, 2019
JACKIE HEALY-RAE Jnr (23), son of sitting TD Michael Healy-Rae, is slated to become the next member of his family to throw his hat... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: SARAH DURCAN

January 10, 2019
THE SOCIAL Democrats are all at sea. These days the party tends to float around the 2% mark in the national polls, but went... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: LORRAINE CLIFFORD LEE

December 13, 2018
FIANNA FÁIL may be stuck consistently several points behind Fine Gael in the polls, but the party is sticking to its plan of pushing... Read more »

MATT CARTHY

November 1, 2018
LIADH NÍ RIADA’S presidential implosion has placed a big question mark over Sinn Féin’s general election and coalition project. When Mary Lou Mcdonald took... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: JOHN MCGAHON

October 18, 2018
Fielding a general election candidate who is currently involved in a garda investigation is not an ideal scenario in politics. In fact, it is... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: LOUISE O’NEILL

October 4, 2018
It’s been a bumper year for young adult fiction writer Louise O’Neill (33). The Cork native has published two books since the spring and... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: CARLY BAILEY

September 20, 2018
With the Labour Party imploding at the last general election and opinion polls showing further decline, former Labour members Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy,... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD – FF’S PAUL MCAULIFFE

September 6, 2018
While opinion polls make dismal reading for Fianna Fáil, especially in Dublin, the party is nevertheless intensifying its efforts to win a seat in... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: ROSEMARY MAC CABE

August 23, 2018
Social media personality Rosemary Mac Cabe (33) is one of the few ‘influencers’ left unscathed in the wake of the Bloggers Unveiled (BU) furore.... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: EMMET KIRWAN

August 9, 2018
Opinionated actor and writer Emmett Kirwan (38) is fast becoming one of the most recognisable faces in Irish theatre. Making his silver screen debut... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: LAURA KENNEDY

July 26, 2018
SOCIAL MEDIA buzzed last week with the news that Irish Times philosopher princess Laura Kennedy had interviewed Canadian psychologist and transatlantic self-promoter extraordinaire Jordan... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: EMER CURRIE

July 12, 2018
UNEASY LIES the head that serves the king seems to be the motto for Fine Gael in Dublin West where 39-year-old marketing analyst Emer... Read more »

ANGELA NAGLE

June 28, 2018
IRISH WRITER and self-promoter extraordinaire Angela Nagle (34) has been fighting for her reputation recently. After a remarkable 12 months that saw her career... Read more »

JULIE O’LEARY

June 13, 2018
CORK NORTH Central’s Julie O’Leary is knocking loudly on the Dáil door as Fine Gael holds its long overdue convention to select candidates for... Read more »

PETER TANHAM

May 31, 2018
DOUBLE-JOBBING Together for Yes technocrat Peter Tanham (33) is basking in the afterglow of last weekend’s decisive referendum victory. By taking on two high-profile... Read more »

BONI ODOEMENE

May 17, 2018
THE OUTGOING president of DIT’s student union, Boni Odoemene (23), is one of the most controversial figures to climb the greasy poll of student... Read more »

JAMES LAWLESS TD

May 3, 2018
AS ELECTION fever gathers pace and with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil increasingly sparring off each other, Mícheál Martin is casting a worried eye... Read more »

Síona Cahill

April 19, 2018
INCOMING Union of Students in Ireland (USI) president Síona Cahill (25) is taking charge of the national union at a very interesting time. In... Read more »

Young Blood: Killian Foley-Walsh

April 5, 2018
FINE GAEL’s cosmopolitan leaders must have spat out their morning lattes when they heard the news that pro-life conservative Killian Foley-Walsh (23) had been... Read more »

Young Blood: Liz Carolan

March 22, 2018
DATA MANDARIN Liz Carolan (33) is mounting a most worthy campaign against dodgy money and its influence on Irish politics. With her new transparency... Read more »

Young Blood: Ben Conroy

March 8, 2018
CURRENTLY one of their top academy players, 2018 should see Oxford young fogey Ben Conroy (24) called up to the Pro Life Campaign’s (PLC)... Read more »

Young Blood: Carol Nolan TD

February 22, 2018
CAROL NOLAN’S 2016 election win for Sinn Féin in the three-seat Offaly constituency was a surprise. There will be another one if she hangs... Read more »

Young Blood: Paul Stenson

February 8, 2018
IS Paul Stenson (37) for real or does he just play the villain on the internet? His critics would accept the former designation but... Read more »

Young Blood: John Connors

January 25, 2018
THERE’S nothing typical about Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards nominee John Connors (28). By force of his charm and talent, the outspoken... Read more »

Young Blood: Ali ‘Goss.ie’ Ryan

January 11, 2018
With the news that Irish-American investor Liam Lynch is looking to acquire her entertainment and lifestyle website, Alexandra ‘Ali’ Ryan (28) and The Goss.ie... Read more »

Young Blood: Fintan Warfield

December 14, 2017
IN A party that boasts an embarrassment of riches when it comes to young talent, Fintan Warfield (25) stands out as one of Sinn... Read more »