Article Category: The Young Bloods

YOUNG BLOOD: JACKIE HEALY-RAE JNR

January 24, 2019

JACKIE HEALY-RAE Jnr (23), son of sitting TD Michael Healy-Rae, is slated to become the next member of his family to throw his... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: SARAH DURCAN

January 10, 2019

THE SOCIAL Democrats are all at sea. These days the party tends to float around the 2% mark in the national polls, but... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: LORRAINE CLIFFORD LEE

December 13, 2018

FIANNA FÁIL may be stuck consistently several points behind Fine Gael in the polls, but the party is sticking to its plan of... Read more »

MATT CARTHY

November 1, 2018

LIADH NÍ RIADA’S presidential implosion has placed a big question mark over Sinn Féin’s general election and coalition project. When Mary Lou Mcdonald... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: JOHN MCGAHON

October 18, 2018

Fielding a general election candidate who is currently involved in a garda investigation is not an ideal scenario in politics. In fact, it... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: LOUISE O’NEILL

October 4, 2018

It’s been a bumper year for young adult fiction writer Louise O’Neill (33). The Cork native has published two books since the spring... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: CARLY BAILEY

September 20, 2018

With the Labour Party imploding at the last general election and opinion polls showing further decline, former Labour members Róisín Shortall and Catherine... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD – FF’S PAUL MCAULIFFE

September 6, 2018

While opinion polls make dismal reading for Fianna Fáil, especially in Dublin, the party is nevertheless intensifying its efforts to win a seat... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: ROSEMARY MAC CABE

August 23, 2018

Social media personality Rosemary Mac Cabe (33) is one of the few ‘influencers’ left unscathed in the wake of the Bloggers Unveiled (BU)... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: EMMET KIRWAN

August 9, 2018

Opinionated actor and writer Emmett Kirwan (38) is fast becoming one of the most recognisable faces in Irish theatre. Making his silver screen... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: LAURA KENNEDY

July 26, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA buzzed last week with the news that Irish Times philosopher princess Laura Kennedy had interviewed Canadian psychologist and transatlantic self-promoter extraordinaire... Read more »

YOUNG BLOOD: EMER CURRIE

July 12, 2018

UNEASY LIES the head that serves the king seems to be the motto for Fine Gael in Dublin West where 39-year-old marketing analyst... Read more »

ANGELA NAGLE

June 28, 2018

IRISH WRITER and self-promoter extraordinaire Angela Nagle (34) has been fighting for her reputation recently. After a remarkable 12 months that saw her... Read more »

PETER TANHAM

May 31, 2018

DOUBLE-JOBBING Together for Yes technocrat Peter Tanham (33) is basking in the afterglow of last weekend’s decisive referendum victory. By taking on two... Read more »

BONI ODOEMENE

May 17, 2018

THE OUTGOING president of DIT’s student union, Boni Odoemene (23), is one of the most controversial figures to climb the greasy poll of... Read more »

JAMES LAWLESS TD

May 3, 2018

AS ELECTION fever gathers pace and with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil increasingly sparring off each other, Mícheál Martin is casting a worried... Read more »

Síona Cahill

April 19, 2018

INCOMING Union of Students in Ireland (USI) president Síona Cahill (25) is taking charge of the national union at a very interesting time.... Read more »

Young Blood: Killian Foley-Walsh

April 5, 2018

FINE GAEL’s cosmopolitan leaders must have spat out their morning lattes when they heard the news that pro-life conservative Killian Foley-Walsh (23) had... Read more »

Young Blood: Liz Carolan

March 22, 2018

DATA MANDARIN Liz Carolan (33) is mounting a most worthy campaign against dodgy money and its influence on Irish politics. With her new... Read more »

Young Blood: Ben Conroy

March 8, 2018

CURRENTLY one of their top academy players, 2018 should see Oxford young fogey Ben Conroy (24) called up to the Pro Life Campaign’s... Read more »

Young Blood: Carol Nolan TD

February 22, 2018

CAROL NOLAN’S 2016 election win for Sinn Féin in the three-seat Offaly constituency was a surprise. There will be another one if she... Read more »

Young Blood: Paul Stenson

February 8, 2018

IS Paul Stenson (37) for real or does he just play the villain on the internet? His critics would accept the former designation... Read more »

Young Blood: John Connors

January 25, 2018

THERE’S nothing typical about Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards nominee John Connors (28). By force of his charm and talent, the... Read more »

Young Blood: Ali ‘Goss.ie’ Ryan

January 11, 2018

With the news that Irish-American investor Liam Lynch is looking to acquire her entertainment and lifestyle website, Alexandra ‘Ali’ Ryan (28) and The... Read more »

Young Blood: Fintan Warfield

December 14, 2017

IN A party that boasts an embarrassment of riches when it comes to young talent, Fintan Warfield (25) stands out as one of... Read more »

Young Blood: Dave “Blindboy Boatclub” Chambers

November 30, 2017

BLINDBOY BOATCLUB – real name Dave Chambers (33) – has gone from off-the-wall comic as one half of The Rubberbandits to omnipresent cultural... Read more »

Young Blood: Stefanie Preissner

November 2, 2017

WRITER Stefanie Preissner (29) is everywhere these days. The Cork woman is having a moment after the success of her RTÉ series Can’t... Read more »

Young Blood: TCD’s Louis Hoffman

October 19, 2017

Trinity College student Louis Hoffman (20) wants your attention. The former Blackrock boy has been making a name for himself on campus as... Read more »

Young Blood: Robert Troy TD

October 5, 2017

Can enigmatic Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy live up to head-office expectations and bring in a second seat in the Longford-Westmeath constituency, a... Read more »

Young Blood: Suzanne Jackson

September 21, 2017

IRISH beauty blogger and model Suzanne ‘SoSueMe’ Jackson (32) is more of a business than a businesswoman. The Dubliner has gone from blogger... Read more »

Young Blood: Frankie Gaffney

September 7, 2017

IS NOVELIST and academic Frankie Gaffney (36) his own worst enemy? Recently landing himself in the centre of a high profile and toxic... Read more »

Jennifer Whitmore

August 24, 2017

Can Greystones councillor Jennifer Whitmore give the flagging Social Democrats a revival boost by defying the odds and taking a seat for the... Read more »

Times hackette Ellen Coyne

August 10, 2017

Ellen Coyne FEMINIST journalist Ellen Coyne (26) has been steadily building her own brand for the last few years. A senior reporter at... Read more »

Young Blood: Dave Murphy

July 27, 2017

Dave Murphy SOLIDARITY press officer Dave Murphy (34) is the most dangerous man in Ireland, or so the Dublin media would have you... Read more »

Pat Crean

July 13, 2017

FRESH-FACED developer Pat Crean (37) has stepped out from the shadow of his former business partner, Greg Kavanagh, and is starting to generate... Read more »