Mary O'Rourke wants to return to the Dáil and perhaps ministerial office. First she'll have to see off the Boxer, the show-band man and possibly even Albert Reynolds' son. Mary Regan reports

Barry Andrews, a politician who says what he thinks, from a family with a long political history, talks to Mary Regan about his frustration with his role as a backbencher

Aengus O' Snodaigh: There has been talk of his connections to criminal activity; one of his campaigners was jailed for membership of the IRA; and his wife was found guilty of public order offences. But he says all that matters is his constituency work