Fight for his political life begins on a cold street corner at 8am for Paschal Donohoe

Political Editor Daniel McConnell goes on the campaign trail in Dublin with Paschal Donohoe

IT IS midday in the busy village of Phibsboro, on Dublin’s north side. I arrive at the Woodstock cafe to meet Pascha Donohoe, the local TD who also happens to be Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport .

“I am in a battle for my political life,” he tells me as we meet, and I ask him how the campaign is going.