‘We can persuade voters for next general election’

Barry Desmond also dismissed the notion that age might be an issue for whoever is chosen as the next leader of the Labour Party.
Following the bruising results for Labour at the polls last month, the Cork man said: “We have, going into the next election, whenever that will be, 51 councillors, 34 Dáil deputies, 11 senators, and therefore, we’re in a position to contest every Dáil constituency in the country.”