#GE16 Analysis: Clear electorate want a fairer and more equal society

WE have witnessed a political revolution. It is another seismic shift in Irish politics that reflects our changing society and views, suggests Rory Hearne.

The desire for real change expressed by the people should be the main focus in the formation of a new government rather than a narrow discussion around personalities and party interests.

The electorate rejected the Coalition because it failed to deliver a social recovery alongside the return to economic growth. The scandal of 1,500 children in emergency homeless accommodation, the hospital waiting lists and trolley crisis, the increase in poverty (a third of children suffer deprivation) mattered to people.