Political parties’ youngest local election candidates don’t remember the bad old days, but they’re optimistic that they can provide hope for the future
Pragmatists in Sinn Féin have accepted privately that a left-led government is unlikely and their most viable path to power is in a coalition with Fianna Fáil
Gongs go to Timmy Dooley, Mary Robinson, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Louise O’Reilly, Thomas Pringle, Michael Collins, Mary Lou McDonald and Helen McEntee, but will they be thrilled?