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”.
