More on voters' minds than banks, Berlin and bondholders

AN EXTENDED canvass through Wexford offered Micheál Martin a timely reminder there was more on voters minds than banks, Berlin and bondholders.

As the campaign entered its final week and with polls suggesting Fianna Fáil has massive ground to make up, his tour of the south-east left him confronting serious issues which have not got an airing up to now.

The day began with an interview on South East Radio where concern for the trolleys in Wexford General Hospital, employment and tourism was mixed with criticism for the crumbling state of the secondary roads in a county which feels “forgotten”.