Britain’s election result is a wake-up call for the Irish Left

The recent election result over the border and across the water came as quite a jolt to the pollsters and to a large section of the political class.

The stock markets rallied on the news of the unexpected Tory overall majority, but now comes the period when Britain’s near neighbours begin to really start digesting the implications of the return of a Cameron-led administration.

There is something of a paradox, here.