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Gerard HowlinIrish Examiner |
Fine Gael reshuffled this week under a new leader, and the Fianna Fáil ardfheis begins on Friday night. The political centre is still above water but...
There was a national tizzy nine days ago when Leo Varadkar resigned as leader of Fine Gael. Four days later Simon Harris succeeded him. On April 9th...
The lasting effects of the lost referendums are limited. There may be squalls at parliamentary party meetings next week, but the people have moved on....
It beats Banagher, but the passing of the Nature Restoration Law by the European Parliament on Tuesday was overshadowed by the RTÉ soap opera. In a...
The paradox at the heart of the delayed and increasingly expensive national children’s hospital is that it was a rushed job with a sloppy start. It...
The certainty of misery is over. The feel-bad factor that dominated since the advent of Covid is receding and has been for some time. Covid built on...
We are in a different world in 2024. The political context has changed, but the bigger issue is that so has our culture. The riot in Dublin on...
We are embarking on the most radical change in the provision of pensions and welfare since David Lloyd George introduced old age pensions at age 70 in...
There is a lazy pessimism taking over the public conversation. It believes that a political fracture over migration is inevitable. Something has...
Two opinion polls in a row had Sinn Féin down three points. It is too soon to say if that is a deeper trend and too soon to encompass fallout from...
In a country that fancies itself as fiendishly capable in its diplomatic and political capacity internationally, we are playing a very poor game in...
The Sinn Féin Ardfheis this weekend will be a stirring call to change. It will seek to showcase political energy, in contrast to what it claims is...
The fundamental function of government is to deliver a budget and run the state accordingly. The budget announced on October 10th is precedent-making...
Heather Humphreys is the last real Fine Gael Minister. 2024 may be her final year as Minister for Social Protection, but she leaves behind a...
Such is our readiness to believe lies, the Government feels a public consultation on disinformation is necessary. There has been a retreat of...
There is some truth in Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s accusation that the media are “cheerleading” Sinn Féin to a “slam dunk” victory in the...