Delegates back their leader but all eyes fixed on post-Brexit general election

Impatient, frustrated and eager for change, Fianna Fáil delegates — young and old — gathered at City West, Dublin, with one topic dominating discussion off stage: the date of the next general election.

Mingling close to the main hall, senior members harked back to the successful days of the party. But there was some at City West who broke the mould. Newer, younger, more strident members.