Youghal’s Mary Linehan-Foley fighting through pain barrier to hunt down the big boys

Youghal’s Mary Linehan-Foley could claim a big scalp with a hard campaign on the ground, reports Sean O’Riordan

One Cork East election candidate was having “a whale of a time” on the canvass — until she smashed the car door on her hand.

Despite the pain and a very swollen finger (which could yet turn out to be broken) Mary Linehan-Foley kept pressing the flesh, which sums up the doggedness she’s known for.