Paul Hosford: For Simon the Statesman, the test starts now
Simon Harris at the Midlands North-West European Election Selection Convention, at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. Picture: Stephen Collins
"There's a bit of a buzz around Fine Gael, isn't there?"
Simon Coveney was preaching to the converted in a packed hall in Athlone's Sheraton Hotel, but there was a high energy for what was originally supposed to be the processional nomination of the party's candidates for the Midlands North-West constituency.
