“The first time I met Maeve, I was standing to be the head of young Fine Gael. He adds that he has four votes in his household that would normally be for Fine Gael. “I’ve been Fine Gael my whole life,” O’Connell tells one man, who responds: “Don’t worry, you have my vote. Donnelly says Fine Gael were “almost goading us in the background, sort of: ‘I dare you to oppose us. Personally, I would have voted for the person rather than the party anyway.”Asked what the big issue for the local area is, she says “housing, housing and housing”.

Source: The Irish Times May 20, 2019 02:26 UTC