Angus Woods: Don’t vote for change if you don’t know what it might entail

No-one should be elected on the basis of getting rid of ‘the other lot’ – I want to know what they would do differently, and how they intend to pay for it.

'Farmers are in danger of being swept along by the populist belief that everything is wrong in the country'. Photo: Damien Eagers

When the dust settles after the local and European elections, all Irish political parties will have to quickly switch their focus to the up-coming general election.

Analysis of both party performance and voter trends will be key to deciding on their strategies for the weeks and months ahead.