#Elections2019: The long wait for the left is likely to continue

Voters have lost faith in FF and FG but after Friday’s ballots the left remains as far away from power in Ireland as it ever has been. Gary Murphy examines why this is the case.

After a decade of austerity the volatility that has marked Irish politics since the economic crash shows no sign of abating.

The local and European election results have confirmed that while Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remain resilient, barely half the electorate now see them as worthy of their vote.