The wheres, whys and whats that are just up their street

THE type of people who own homes at Lady’s Cross on the outskirts of Clonakilty are just the voter profile that Fine Gael are throwing their arms open to this election.

In all likelihood, they probably don’t even have to chase this vote as these young PAYE families in three, four and five- bedroom detached houses, are more than a little angry at how “it all went wrong”.

First stop on the canvas trail with Fine Gael county councillor, Jim Daly, is the home of a fourth-year auctioneering student. “I’ll be in Dublin on June 5 doing my last exam. I won’t be able to vote. Sorry,” she says with the look of someone who has more than enough worries on her plate.