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Shane ColemanThe Business Post |
A government that endlessly threads water will ultimately sink, so the coalition needs to get a move on
Party should careful about attributing the bounce to its more populist and ‘street politics’ approach in Leinster House
Steely, deeply ambitious with sharp elbows, the advisor turned minister is emerging as Simon Harris’s main rival within 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 –...
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
Ceann Comhairle is relatively inexperienced in Dáil terms, while diplomacy and judgment wouldn’t be her strong points
We’re flush with cash right now, but the economic history of Ireland tells us that there will be a reckoning at some point
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
From praising Doonbeg to offering a Ryder Cup ticket, the Taoiseach needs to turn on the charm when meeting the US president on Wednesday
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
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’...
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
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
Outrage at his presence in government talks and attempted stroke on speaking rights was predictable and has proven costly
While the opposition had every right to object, the premeditated hostility and anarchy sets a dangerous precedent for politics here
Presence of Independents along with three additional junior ministerial posts, only adds to an air of ‘something for everyone’ about this new,...
The world is inching towards anarchy while liberal politicians are virtue signalling rather than actually governing
The election might not feature the heavy hitters some might expect, but it promises to be a doozy
Party had looked a dead cert to make government, but while it suffered a reverse, a path to power still exists
A talk by Kilkenny hurling legend Brian Cody last week should provide the Fine Gael leader with food for thought
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...
Previous polls indicated Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil could have looked to form a government on their own - but not on these poll numbers
For those paying close attention, the local and EU elections changed the ‘existential crisis’ narrative surrounding Ireland’s oldest political...