So as the dust settles on a historic result, who are the winners and losers? This is Fianna Fáil’s worst election result ever. Jim Gavin (right) and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the launch for the latter's shortlived 2025 presidential campaign in September. But you can be sure that in future parties will interrogate whether willing celebrities have the chops to handle a bruising election campaign. The broad left has been significantly strengthened – and Sinn Féin is the leader of the left.
