Overheard on the hustings

Fianna Fail Euro election hopeful Kieran Hartley told the Kilkenny IFA election hustings that he was a first cousin of outgoing MEP Liam Aylward. In reply, Kilkenny IFA chairman Johnny Bambrick quipped that he was a cousin of DJ Carey, but that didn’t mean he had any All-Ireland medals.

In politics, your enemy’s enemy is often your friend. John Bryan decided against running for Fine Gael in the Ireland South constituency when Deirdre Clune arrived. Wicklow TD Simon Harris has filled the breach; John Bryan is supporting Simon Harris.