Jennifer Horgan: Elections will test how much Ireland has been fooled by the far right

Many odious election leaflets dropped through my door this week which made me wonder if certain candidates have any interest in Ireland, writes Jennifer Horgan

Derek Blighe (centre) responded to the stabbing of school children in Dublin by telling Irish people that their children were in “mortal danger” and needed to “mobilise”. He later shared the false rumour that the girl who was attacked had died. Picture: Larry Cummins

I would like politics in Ireland to be about what’s happening in Ireland.

Several candidates looking for our votes on Friday don’t offer that. Their message is a regurgitated one, part of a generic brand, imported from America, repackaged with a cartoonishly Irish stamp on top.