Breaking political bread

Brody Sweeney, Group CEO of highly successful O'Brien's Irish Sandwich Bars, this week announced that he was joining Fine Gael and planning to run for the Dáil. Will sandwiches and politics mix? Kyran Fitzgerald reports.

DURING the Nineties, Ivan Yates was one of the rising stars of Irish politics.

Minister of Agriculture while still in his thirties, the Wexford politician appeared destined to become leader of Fine Gael and a possible future Taoiseach. Yates stood down at the last General Election to take over the full time running of the chain of betting shops he had founded.