She never even went to a clinic with any of the current councillors, never to a cumman meeting, dail ceantar etc until she popped up as a candidate. As you said, a buddy of Mary Rose but that friendship has been brewing a long time, and sights were set higher as the dogs in the street knew Michael would be FF leader, so she positioned herself well. This was always her goal, but went about it arseways, as did the nomination committee. Truth be told, MM is fairly sneaky, has been since he started politics, and as you probably know, working with Dennehy, MM would stand on anyone. Once he thought she looked the part, female representation was needed on the Northside, he didnt give a hoot. She has a brass neck. She's only sorry that the Model Farm road and Ballincollug are in the north central constituency. She is more suited to southsiders in Rochestown. The Northside people only want their own, much more clever than she thought they'd be.