Article Category: The Young Bloods

Niall O’Connor

June 15, 2017
THERE’S a new breed of journalist on the block – young, brash, assertive and... Read more »

Cllr John Lyons

June 2, 2017
ODDS on an early general election have shortened with the advent of a new... Read more »

Steven O’Riordan

May 17, 2017
IN A very public fashion, Social Democrat Steven O’Riordan (33) was put back in... Read more »

Keith Mahon

May 3, 2017
IN JUST a short few years, director of TheTaste.ie Keith Mahon has made himself... Read more »

Eoghan Murphy

April 19, 2017
JUNIOR finance minister Eoghan Murphy is the quintessential young (35) Fine Gael politician with... Read more »

Katie Ascough

April 5, 2017
SHARP INTAKES of breath were practically audible from college campuses across the country last... Read more »

Alan Farrell TD

March 23, 2017
FINE Gael’s Alan Farrell (39) likes to shoot his mouth off. The Dublin Fingal... Read more »

Al Porter

March 9, 2017
HIGH profile Dublin comedian Al Porter (24) copper-fastened his status last month when he... Read more »

Second Captains

February 23, 2017
The Second Captains – journalists Eoin McDevitt (36), Ken Early (38), Ciaran Murphy (34),... Read more »

Rudi Butler

February 9, 2017
Rudi Butler, far left THE RISING tide of the property market is bringing a... Read more »

Leo Sherlock

January 25, 2017
Leo Sherlock, owner and publisher of The Liberal.ie, is enjoying a moment of notoriety.... Read more »

Louise O’Reilly TD

January 12, 2017
CRITICS would privately acknowledge that Sinn Féin now has an impressive array of young... Read more »

Conor McGregor

December 14, 2016
After conquering the world in the ring and achieving his dream of becoming a... Read more »

Niall Breslin

December 1, 2016
The Irish media is involved in a love affair with Niall Breslin (36) and... Read more »

Annie Hoey

November 3, 2016
Annie Hoey (28) made headlines last month when, as president of the Union of... Read more »

Gerry Carroll MLA

October 20, 2016
People Before Profit’s MLA Gerry Carroll (29) is something of a political juggernaut. Translating... Read more »

Una Mullally

October 5, 2016
Una Mullally (33) has been the fastest rising star in Irish media since joining... Read more »

Anne Marie McNally

September 21, 2016
Stephen Donnelly’s departure has rent apart the Social Democrats’ ruling triumvirate and made visible... Read more »

Cora Sherlock

September 7, 2016
In 2016, Cora Sherlock (41) has become the most prominent Irish anti-abortion personality, surpassing... Read more »

Young Bloods: Lynn Ruane

August 24, 2016
INDEPENDENT senator Lynn Ruane (31) has had a whirlwind 18 months after becoming the... Read more »

Renua’s John Leahy

August 10, 2016
OFFALY County Councillor John Leahy (38) is odds-on favourite to become leader of a... Read more »

Brendan Griffin

July 28, 2016
Brendan Griffin (34) TD was the only Fine Gael backbencher to call openly for... Read more »

Gary Gannon

July 15, 2016
Councillor Gary Gannon (29) has had a meteoric rise in Dublin Central, from the... Read more »

Niall Harbison

July 2, 2016
Niall Harbison (37) has carved out a prominent space for himself among Dublin’s business... Read more »

Catherine Ardagh

June 17, 2016
Thirty-three year-old Catherine Ardagh has risen above personal hardship and defeat in 2016 to... Read more »

Charlie McConalogue TD

June 1, 2016
IT’S a long way from the relative obscurity of north Donegal to the corridors... Read more »

Alice Mary Higgins

May 18, 2016
THE election of Alice Mary Higgins has been one of the more interesting storylines... Read more »

Young Bloods – Catherine Martin

May 5, 2016
CATHERINE Martin’s maiden Dáil speech made public something that Green Party members say they... Read more »

Lisa Chambers

April 21, 2016
ONE of the high points in a good election for Fianna Fáil was undoubtedly... Read more »

Noel Rock TD

April 7, 2016
IN AN otherwise disappointing election, a shining light for Fine Gael in Dublin was... Read more »

Jack Chambers

March 24, 2016
TWENTY-five year-old Jack Chambers, the newly elected Fianna Fáil TD for Brian Lenihan’s old... Read more »

Lorraine Higgins

March 9, 2016
THE dismal electoral record of Senator Lorraine Higgins continued at last month’s general election,... Read more »

Emmett O’Brien

February 25, 2016
LIMERICK barrister and general election candidate Emmett O’Brien (36) had a nasty falling out... Read more »

Martin Heydon

February 11, 2016
FINE GAEL Kildare South TD Martin Heydon is expected to walk back into the... Read more »

Jennifer Cuffe

January 28, 2016
FIANNA FÁIL’S Jennifer Cuffe is a true blue south Dublin woman who, having initially... Read more »

John O’Donnell

January 14, 2016
INDEPENDENT councillor (34) from Donegal was one of the stars in last month’s RTÉ... Read more »