Arthur J Spring hoping hard work will pay off in Kerry

Dick Spring’s nephew is working hard for votes but Labour has suffered in Kerry, writes Anne Lucey

‘IT’S Arthur J all the way — Arthur J he’s OK!”

Deep in what might be perceived as Healy-Rae territory, Labour’s Arthur J Spring (he likes the J, for John) is out on the canvass in Killarney. The nephew of Dick Spring, a former tánaiste, he likes to sing his own song. It’s something children made up for him.