![The geographic spread of the Social Democrats, which was co-founded by Catherine Murphy, is even more Dublin-centric than Labour’s. Solidarity/People Before Profit TDs, such as Richard Boyd Barrett (below), are all lively and effective political operators.](https://www.thephoenix.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Catherine-Murphy.png)
Catherine Murphy
As they considered who to vote for to lead our government in February, the electorate faced the choice of TweedleFF or TweedleFG. Perennial predictions of a wipe-out of Independents were unfulfilled and, while there are none in government, they remain poised to strike a deal should a sudden election arise. As the two centre-right parties… Read more »
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