Cobbled shoes and covid boosters as Tánaiste canvasses Cork on first day of campaigning

Micheál Martin was in East Cork canvassing firstly with outgoing party TD James O’Connor and then county councillor Deirdre O’Brien

Tánaiste Micheál Martin, James O'Connor TD, and Cllr Sheila O'Callaghan met John Joe Harte, Ned Ramsell, and John Buckley who were putting up Christmas Lights in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, while the Tánaiste was canvassing the East Cork constituency. Picture: David Creedon

These shoes are made for canvassing and that’s just what they’ll do. And getting a covid booster while out on the hustings can put a pep in your step.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin managed to canvass three Cork constituencies on Saturday, including a bit of minding his own seat with a couple of appearances in Cork South Central.