The elections: Taking on the establishment

David Hall of the Irish Mortgage Holders Association has his eye on the Dáil

David Hall on the campaign trail in Castleknock. Picture: Feargal Ward

David Hall is portraying himself as a “fighter” and is more than happy to take a few jabs at his opponents in the Dublin West by-election.

If people want a runner, he says, they can elect Fine Gael’s candidate Senator Eamonn Coghlan, the three-time Olympic track athlete. If they want someone to shout and roar, they can elect the Socialist Party’s Ruth Coppinger. And Fianna Fáil’s candidate David McGuinness is from the party ...