Jack and Jill boss to climb a political hill

Charity founder Jonathan Irwin will run in the next election because he thinks the Irish are ready to vote for an Etonian seeking change, says Arlene Harris

WITH the local, European and bye-elections showing the wind blowing in favour of non-party candidates, the man who was the voice of vulnerable families during the medical-card fiasco wants to be at the centre of this sea change in Irish politics.

Jonathan Irwin is a founder of the Jack and Jill Foundation, a former CEO of Goffs, and a former big gun at the Dublin International Sports Council. In the next general election, he wants to run as an independent candidate in the three-seat Kildare-South constituency.