Elaine Loughlin: Young Fine Gael is male, stale and increasingly right-wing

Fine Gael has always been a conservative house, but an increasing chunk of its youth organisation is spiralling towards more right-wing, anti-abortion and anti-immigrant standpoints

Elaine Loughlin: Young Fine Gael (YFG) has become a place to retreat to if you harbour strong, conservative right-wing views.

Fine Gael has always been a conservative house, but an increasing chunk of its youth organisation is moving towards more right-wing, anti-abortion and anti-immigrant standpoints.

Young liberal hipsters are now drawn to Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats, those with a social and environmental conscience have joined the Greens.