Fianna Fáil women go straight to the top... of the hotel

“And look where they put us. Stuck up here on the fifth floor.”

The women of Fianna Fáil piled into a small meeting on the top floor of the Gleneagle Hotel on Saturday to discuss how they could best progress their representation.

Making up less than 18% of candidates for May’s local elections, they believe they still have to face more barriers than their male counterparts in moving up the greasy poll of politics.