A little over eighteen months ago, Aisling Considine was an Aontú rising star. She achieved over 10,000 votes in Dublin’s European Election, and then polled 1,500 votes in the Dáil election. These figures gave the party confidence, some of them told me at the time, that she was well on course to win a council seat in 2029, and would in time build a big enough base to challenge for higher office. Small parties are made or fall based on such candidates – people willing, as Considine appeared to be – to put in the hard graft over the long term.
But then yesterday, it all fell apart. Considine took to twitter to deliver a lengthy statement of resignation from the party. But some highlights, or lowlights depending on your position:
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