Mary disappears in hills of Donegal

THEY seek her here, they seek her there, they seek the missing Tánaiste everywhere.

Mary Coughlan is not just running for the national parliament — she is running from the national press as well.

A polite enquiry from the Irish Examiner for her canvassing schedule was met with: “There’s nothing in it for us to have you here. We don’t know where she’ll be — she moves around very quickly,” from handler who sounded rattled.