Irish Examiner View: Post-truth electioneering - Honesty needs help to prevail

A century ago this month, as the War of Independence led towards the remaking of this country, 155 candidates contested 56 seats in Cork City local elections.

The two candidates best remembered are Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney. Both represented Sinn Féin and their party won 30 of 56 seats.