Policy over party: Will Ireland’s youth shun the political establishment?

There has been a noticeable muting of discourse this time around about Ireland being “at a monumental crossroads”, as we have come to expect from past election cycles, writes Adam Hallissey. 

The only plausibly remarkable aspect of the election is how inherently unremarkable it is. It was called only out of necessity and there is a disappointing absence of meaningful differences between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.