Holly creates history: 'People said that’s a Fine Gael seat - no, they’re all Cork South West seats'

‘More mná’ was the slogan printed on Social Democrat councillor Holly Cairn’s badges as she and her campaigners pounded the pavements and by-roads around Cork South West’s extensive sprawl.

And it’s lucky they did, because Ms Cairns, 30, is now the only female Dáil representative elected from Cork — the largest county and the second-largest city in the country.