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Shane Coleman: The not-so-united left behind Catherine Connolly’s presidential bid

20.10.2025 20

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Shane Coleman: With 12 days left, it’s advantage Connolly, but Humphreys not out of it yet

12.10.2025 8

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Shane Coleman: Budget 2026 will leave squeezed middle feeling abandoned

08.10.2025 20

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Shane Coleman: Don’t write Jim Gavin off just yet, despite his ropey week

05.10.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Coalition will rue day it ignored Ireland’s ‘New Troika’

27.09.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Soc Dems choking on their own smug, woke, self-satisfied brand of student politics

22.09.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Moment of truth for Sinn Féin as it considers Áras move for Mary Lou

08.09.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Unlike Haughey, Bertie’s bib is not sullied beyond repair

29.08.2025 9

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Shane Coleman: Why Heather Humphreys is the perfect presidential choice for Fianna Fáil

21.08.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Why we don’t need fighters, dancers, novices or big egos in the Áras

17.08.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: O’Callaghan’s harder stance on asylum seekers wins approval

11.08.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Our politicians seem hell bent on repeating the mistakes of the Celtic Tiger era

21.07.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: McDonald versus McGuinness looks the least unlikely outcome in Aras race

13.07.2025 20

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Shane Coleman: Mary Lou can win the presidency if Sinn Féin is serious about Áras prize

06.07.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Public warning coalition – sort housing or we’ll dump you out on your ear

30.06.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Ireland’s growing pains risk being as ruinous as the financial crash

23.06.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: The government will be happy with this poll, but it shouldn’t get complacent

25.05.2025 5

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Shane Coleman: Left’s Trojan horse strategy on every issue is damaging democracy in Ireland

11.05.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: First 100 days of ‘conservative and reactive’ government leave a lot to be desired

A government that endlessly threads water will ultimately sink, so the coalition needs to get a move on

04.05.2025 7

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Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin still showing lack of confidence but public support is rising

Party should careful about attributing the bounce to its more populist and ‘street politics’ approach in Leinster House

26.04.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Carroll MacNeill’s stock on rise with Taoiseach’s office in her sights

Steely, deeply ambitious with sharp elbows, the advisor turned minister is emerging as Simon Harris’s main rival within Fine Gael

17.04.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Harris hop has turned into nasty post-election hangover for weary Fine Gael

Tánaiste is not the finished article and there is a nagging sense that he is too reactive, too consumed by and worried about, what the media –...

13.04.2025 20

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Shane Coleman: Two months to decide next decade of housing delivery across the state

Time is not something the government has the luxury of right now. There is a deep sense of pessimism in the construction sector about the future

06.04.2025 20

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Shane Coleman: Disgraceful scenes in Dáil have wounded Murphy, but she will survive

Ceann Comhairle is relatively inexperienced in Dáil terms, while diplomacy and judgment wouldn’t be her strong points

30.03.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Politics of delusion of the left on show over private schools books row

We’re flush with cash right now, but the economic history of Ireland tells us that there will be a reckoning at some point

23.03.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Why Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil should unite behind Heather Humphreys for president

Assuming she is willing to stand, Humphreys would be the government candidate that best fits the bill and is most likely to actually win the election

16.03.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Ten things Micheál Martin needs to do when meeting Donald Trump

From praising Doonbeg to offering a Ryder Cup ticket, the Taoiseach needs to turn on the charm when meeting the US president on Wednesday

09.03.2025 9

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Shane Coleman: No more ‘Mr and Mrs Nice Guys’ as Sinn Féin reverts to street politics

The party, like so many political movements when they attempt to shift to the centre, ended up falling between two stools and paying the price

02.03.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Poll findings offer coalition an easy way out on housing – they’d be fools to take it

The state of the parties in the latest Business Post/Red C poll won’t concern Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael but it’d do well to heed respondents’...

23.02.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Strains between Martin and Harris already showing and spell trouble ahead

Tánaiste’s confidence has been shaken by a difficult election campaign and he appears to be struggling to adjust to not being top dog anymore

16.02.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: New Dáil already looks like it will fail the challenge of fixing housing crisis

Government’s credibility seriously undermined by the figures showing just over 30,000 houses built in 2024 when they had said it would be 40,000

09.02.2025 20

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Shane Coleman: Government has legitimised Lowry’s attempt at redemption from corrupt past

Outrage at his presence in government talks and attempted stroke on speaking rights was predictable and has proven costly

02.02.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Ugly tactics straight from the Trump playbook cannot be a template for the 34th Dáil

While the opposition had every right to object, the premeditated hostility and anarchy sets a dangerous precedent for politics here

26.01.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Lack of Va Va Voom from incoming government an ominous omen

Presence of Independents along with three additional junior ministerial posts, only adds to an air of ‘something for everyone’ about this new,...

19.01.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: As another culture wars icon bows out, let’s hope gimmick politics follows suit

The world is inching towards anarchy while liberal politicians are virtue signalling rather than actually governing

10.01.2025 7

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Shane Coleman: Don’t rule out President Heather Humphreys

The election might not feature the heavy hitters some might expect, but it promises to be a doozy

05.01.2025 10

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Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin must look to 2025 with hope that it can make breakthrough

Party had looked a dead cert to make government, but while it suffered a reverse, a path to power still exists

22.12.2024 10

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Shane Coleman: Harris will be Taoiseach again but he has a lot to learn

A talk by Kilkenny hurling legend Brian Cody last week should provide the Fine Gael leader with food for thought

08.12.2024 2

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Shane Coleman: As the dust settled, the road to government for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael looks clear

Sinn Féin has come back from the disaster of the local elections and showed it will be a force in Irish politics for the foreseeable future, but...

30.11.2024 5

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Shane Coleman: Coalition formation talks will be tricky as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil set to fall short

Previous polls indicated Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil could have looked to form a government on their own - but not on these poll numbers

27.11.2024 3

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Shane Coleman: Whisper it but Labour are in the hunt for up to 15 seats in Friday’s election

For those paying close attention, the local and EU elections changed the ‘existential crisis’ narrative surrounding Ireland’s oldest political...

24.11.2024 5

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Shane Coleman: Ten bellwether constituencies which will decide Election 2024

Across the country, fierce battles are being fought to determine who will form the next government. These ten electoral areas will be the ones to...

17.11.2024 3

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Shane Coleman: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil must avoid pallid 2020 campaigns to gain power

Based on current poll ratings, omens are good for the two government parties as Sinn Féin’s route to power is far more uncertain

10.11.2024 4

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Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin’s woes could put Micheál Martin in pole position to become next Taoiseach

Fianna Fáil’s true support base could be higher than polls suggest

02.11.2024 2

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Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin in damage limitation mode as poll woes crystalise

In light of recent controversies, party’s rating has held up but is way down from its peak level of support in 2022

27.10.2024 9

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Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin’s onmicrisis surely means days of Belfast calling the shots are over

For all its obsession about unity (party not national), there are certainly divisions within Sinn Féin

20.10.2024 2

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Shane Coleman: The more you look, the more Simon Harris resembles Bertie Ahern

Both share an uncanny knack for knowing what way the political wind is blowing and tacking accordingly

06.10.2024 9

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Shane Coleman: Further fuelling an already overheating economy by giving to everyone is hard to swallow

Annual soap opera of Budget Day - either the Late Late show budget or the Operation Transformation budget - has largely lost all meaning and the...

28.09.2024 3

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Shane Coleman: FF and FG look set to be re-elected, but they will need a third wheel to make a majority

A number of options are possible to form the next government, but in truth very few are viable

22.09.2024 3

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Shane Coleman: I’m not sure we Irish are ready to embrace Sinn Féin’s plan to build homes on state land

Party’s plan may be bold but it is more complicated to understand compared to the government’s Housing for All plan

08.09.2024 8

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