Eoin O’Malley: If Micheál Martin started his career today, he would probably join Sinn Féin, but what about other party leaders?

Eoin O’Malley: If Micheál Martin started his career today, he would probably join Sinn Féin, but what about other party leaders?

Politics both determines a time and is determined by what happens in that time. The same goes for people. Where a person stands might depend on what the politics of the country was when he or she came of age.