A welcome new face

NOWADAYS it would seem that a disillusionment with politics is universal. In such circumstances, Deirdre O’Donovan can only be described as a breath of fresh air. Here is an honest human being who brings with her no left- or right-wing baggage but feels that people like her – the ‘squeezed middle’ – are not being properly represented.

This is exactly the sort of new approach the country has been crying out for. What we need now is a few more Deirdres.