Maeve McTaggart: After all the talk of left alliances, it’s decision time for Soc Dems and their popular leader
Party, which holds its national conference in Holly Cairns’ home county of Cork this weekend, must prove it is strong enough to stand out from behind a united left shadow
Social Democrat TD Pádraig Rice (right) waits for party leader Holly Cairns at the party's think-in at the Irish Architectural Archive in Dublin last October. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA via GettySocial Democrats leader Holly Cairns has gathered her party and its membership in her home county of Cork this weekend, where it will consider how far and how fast it can push the wheels of their progress – and whether a stint in government could come any time soon.The party is currently sitting on 10pc in the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll.
