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Pat Leahy

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Ireland’s surplus won’t last long if there are two more aid packages to come

Ireland’s surplus won’t last long if there are two more aid packages to come

This is the way our politics works – a constant stream of demand and response

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Trump is stuck and looking for options – an Irish former US adviser warns this is risky

Trump is stuck and looking for options – an Irish former US adviser warns this is risky

Tom Wright, who worked in the Biden administration, believes the president is in ‘a real bind’ in Iran

21.03.2026 20

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There’s something missing from Ireland’s debates on foreign policy: our interests

Bollocking the president of the United States on St Patrick’s Day is probably not what the people want their political leader to do

16.03.2026 20

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Expect to hear the phrase ‘Governments don’t win byelections’ a lot in the months ahead

Coalition leaders will not relish Dublin Central and Galway West contests. Just ask Keir Starmer

02.03.2026 20

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Try explaining to the people of Enniscorthy why it’s hard to get things done

07.02.2026 9

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This is the one thing you’ll never hear a politician say

31.01.2026 10

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Lesson EU leaders took from Davos is that they need to stop appeasing Trump

24.01.2026 10

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What is the future for the new right in Irish politics?

17.01.2026 20

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Can the left alliance grow this year? Only if it answers these questions

10.01.2026 40

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Better-paid TDs, more powerful ministers – and other ideas to improve Ireland

04.01.2026 10

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Choose a €20 bottle of wine, not a €40 one – and other life advice from a politics journalist

28.12.2025 20

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A decisive showdown over Micheál Martin’s leadership might be best for everyone

21.12.2025 10

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Left rising, Lowry’s comeback and a blackface controversy: the year in politics

14.12.2025 20

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Irish fretting about the triple lock seems faintly ridiculous in light of Russia threat

06.12.2025 20

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These three Ministers are doing something welcome – making enemies

29.11.2025 10

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Only thing predictable about Irish politics is that nothing is predictable

22.11.2025 20

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Catherine Connolly served notice on the Government – but housing is still its biggest problem

16.11.2025 10

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John Collison has mapped a way out of the Government’s lethargy

02.11.2025 10

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Catherine Connolly will be president of Blueshirt barristers, Fianna Fáil farmers, lefties and pro-lifers

25.10.2025 20

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Winner of election will be president of Blueshirt barristers, Fianna Fáil farmers, lefties and pro-lifers

25.10.2025 10

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If Catherine Connolly wins, it means one of two things

18.10.2025 10

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Jim O’Callaghan will bide his time, but the great game is on

11.10.2025 20

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Budget 2026: This is what caution looks like. But will it wash with voters?

08.10.2025 20

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Ireland faces a stark choice in the face of the threat from Russia

05.10.2025 20

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If conservatives like Maria Steen want to have an impact, they need to do three things better

28.09.2025 10

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Hollowing out of democracy is secondary to the profits of big tech

20.09.2025 20

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Mary Lou McDonald’s RTÉ interview about the presidency was more revealing than she intended

13.09.2025 20

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Three (other) big issues preoccupying Irish politicians: spending, housing, neutrality

06.09.2025 10

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There are landmines on the path to the presidency for every party

30.08.2025 20

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This presidential election is unlikely to be dull – but remember how crazy 2011’s contest was?

10.08.2025 10

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The Ministerial phones are off and the bags are packed. You couldn’t begrudge them the holiday

26.07.2025 10

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Why has immigration fizzled out as an issue?

19.07.2025 20

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‘Don’t call us, Mick Wallace, we’ll call you’: The presidential contest fails to ignite

12.07.2025 30

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Expect plenty of cribbin’ and moanin’ as the budget games begin

06.07.2025 10

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Fianna Fáil is in desperate need of a candidate for the presidential election. Applications are invited

28.06.2025 20

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US democracy is in danger, but what about Ireland?

15.06.2025 10

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Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent

01.06.2025 20

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Ireland’s centrist dads (and mums) continue to be the dominant force in our politics

24.05.2025 10

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Could we build Ardnacrusha now? Not a chance

18.05.2025 10

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Is this Government repeating the mistakes of 2008?

11.05.2025 10

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Enda Kenny’s life and times offer five lessons for today’s politicians

03.05.2025 10

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Why is Sinn Féin giving the unity question more va-va-voom?

27.04.2025 20

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Best case scenario is Trump grabs concessions and declares victory. The alternative is far darker

20.04.2025 10

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A Barry Heneghan brag and a brazen wheeze by the Soc Dems reveal a lot about Irish politics

12.04.2025 10

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The return of austerity would destroy the Government

05.04.2025 10

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Speaking rights for Michael Lowry would not be on my list of issues critical to our democracy

29.03.2025 9

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Taoiseach was cock-a-hoop after his meeting with Trump, but a quick reality check followed

22.03.2025 10

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‘If Putin emerges victorious I think he won’t stop’: A US former national security expert on what’s next for Ukraine

16.03.2025 10

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Trump’s supporters count themselves as conservatives, but what he’s doing is radical

09.03.2025 10

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Government’s speaking-rights stroke is hardly an existential threat to democracy

02.03.2025 10

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