There are Assembly elections up above this week and I have to say I’m struck by the lack of commentary in the South and on ‘southern’ blogs about the elections. I will be reading Slugger a bit more closely this week and try to catch the news bulletins and election coverage on BBC Northern Ireland etc.

Is the lack of coverage a reflection on the lack of importance of the elections  to politics in the Republic or the lack of importance or enthusiasm for the elections in the region itself? Even Irishelection.com (still glowing from Saturday night) has not had significant inputs on the election itself that I can find.