As on all election nights, 28 May was a night of contrasting moods between the different party headquarters. There was joy at EH Bildu (the left, pro-independence party ), controlled satisfaction at the PSE and PSN and mixed feelings at the PNV (the dominant moderate nationalist party which traditionally rules the Basque autonomous region).
AS he stood on the side of the Cusask Park pitch on Sunday, Neil McManus had a line of well-wishers approaching to shake the hand of the Cushendall man and offer their gratitude for all he has given to Antrim hurling over the course of his 17 years in the senior jersey.
DANNY Kennedy had a great election, though he didn’t stand. As part of a panel during the BBC’s coverage on Saturday, the former UUP MLA bemoaned the fact that Sinn Féin had run six candidates in the Slieve Gullion District Electoral Area because they may have taken the UUP’s only seat on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.