Paul Hosford: How a single vote paved the way for Holly Cairns to lead the Social Democrats
Holly Cairns after delivering her leader's address at the Social Democrats national conference with TDs including Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall. Picture: Leah Farrell/Rolling News
A woman who was urged by her two daughters to vote might be the reason Holly Cairns will lead the Social Democrats into the European and local elections in June.
Ms Cairns’ unlikely win in the 2020 general election, which made her a national figure, might not have happened had she not been elected to Cork County Council eight months previously.
