From Lisbon to Mayfield, the Roy Keane factor is always in play

THE students who have just finished their Leaving Certificate will be out in force this weekend for their well-deserved parties.

I was looking at a group of them in Dublin the day after the Lisbon referendum vote wondering if they voted and if they did, how they voted.

What do they think of the current uncertainty and the marked pessimism that now exists in Ireland about the economy, about the future and, if much of the analysis of last week’s no vote is to be believed, the cynicism that exists about politicians?