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