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A new government will take office within weeks as our State’s spending continues to outstretch levels that are safe. In parallel, its...
Verona Murphy is now the face of political change. The derision from the politically pious on what passes for an Irish left only draws attention to...
The general election distilled significant power into the hands of a few Independent TDs. There are about seven at the time of writing likely to...
Backloading liability on to people under 40 is the theme of this election. Unhoused, under-pensioned, and liable for more dependents as...
With impeccable timing, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil timed out the Green Party last Monday night. The party leaders would not agree to allow Minister...
Foregone conclusions about the general election are premature. Sinn Féin may be in the doghouse politically, but the election will end up being...
Simon Harris is not running for tánaiste. That should not be news, but it hasn’t sunk in with Fianna Fáil. Success would be Fianna Fáil and Fine...
The next election offers little choice between the three larger parties and several smaller ones. Sinn Féin’s alternative budget is distinctive,...
The hubris of the noughties is back with a bang. We have lost the run of ourselves and forgotten what a paltry sum the €13 billion coming from...
The question now is whether we should establish a new Department of Infrastructure. The Taoiseach says it will be a Fine Gael manifesto pledge. It...
Simon Harris is the first populist leader of Fine Gael, and the Taoiseach who has ended analogue politics. As a politician he has an astonishing...
If the Government is planning a general election in autumn, it is now in its last 100 days. We’ve been here before. Enda Kenny was ready to go to...
Sewing pockets into shrouds is one part of the campaign to cut inheritance tax. Another is to establish squatter’s rights over the promise of tax...