On the #GE20 Canvass in West Cork: 'Politics makes you hard', says Independent TD Michael Collins

There can't be many occasions when Michael Collins backs away from a meeting with a potential voter, but in this case, he has little choice. After approaching a woman whose car has stopped near the Aldi in Skibbereen, he suddenly recognises the man in the passenger seat. He's the instructor, and she's taking a driving lesson.

"She'll fail the test," he jokes. "She's probably in there nervous as hell and I'm making it worse."