Fionnán Sheahan: Cloning McGrath, Coveney's cover and a fourth-generation Haughey – local elections offer hint of political successors

The results have knock-on impacts on the search for substitutes on the general election tickets, especially for Fine Gael

Michael McGrath advocates waiting until 2025 for General Election

Fionnán Sheahan

Replicating Richard Bruton, cloning Michael McGrath and Brendan Howlin’s back-up: the local elections have put successors on the map.

A general election is just around the corner and several parties have vacancies in their ranks – not least Fine Gael. And there’s a host of by-elections too if Taoiseach Simon Harris holds off until the spring to call the general election.