At every single one of the general elections since 1981, the people of Cork North West have elected either a Moynihan, representing Fianna Fáil, or a Creed representing Fine Gael.
Given the lie of the land, everything here favours Fianna Fáil’s chances of picking up an extra seat.
Complaint
Member of party’s youth section
This basic idea comes up so often in literature that one might begin to think it is inate to the human condition, and that Sinn Fein are a real-world example of the phenomenon.
Cavan-Monaghan is going to be a repeat of 2016, with five seats divided between three parties, with one of them losing out on a second.
“significant abuse of process”
In Dublin Bay South, big beasts will do battle – and one or more must lose.
On the show, a message was read out from the Monasterevin Cumann of Sinn Féin who said the entire branch had resigned since Deputy Ryan had left.
Why are journalists doing the job of defence lawyers for them, by planting seeds about a suspect having “mental health issues”?
For all the talk of being a democratic party, Sinn Fein has never held a contested leadership election.
Raised concerns