“Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have had their time,” says Yvonne Farrell (21), who is a final-year political science and economics student and member of the Phil.
“I know there is a kind of legacy vote there. But [for young people] they are still considered right-wing, Catholic parties,” she says.
From Kilcock in Co Meath, Farrell will be returning home to vote in the Meath East constituency, where Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is one of the outgoing TDs.
Farrell, who is currently completing her dissertation on Irish politics, says she is likely to vote for one of the smaller left-wing parties of Labour, the Social Democrats or People Before Profit. She says her decision will be influenced primarily by a party’s stance on enacting the Occupied Territories Bill as well as housing and immigration.
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/15/its-genius-at-tcd-debating-society-some-parties-social-media-election-efforts-get-a-vote-of-confidence/
“I know there is a kind of legacy vote there. But [for young people] they are still considered right-wing, Catholic parties,” she says.
From Kilcock in Co Meath, Farrell will be returning home to vote in the Meath East constituency, where Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is one of the outgoing TDs.
Farrell, who is currently completing her dissertation on Irish politics, says she is likely to vote for one of the smaller left-wing parties of Labour, the Social Democrats or People Before Profit. She says her decision will be influenced primarily by a party’s stance on enacting the Occupied Territories Bill as well as housing and immigration.
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/15/its-genius-at-tcd-debating-society-some-parties-social-media-election-efforts-get-a-vote-of-confidence/
