McCabe debacle speeds up clock on Kenny departure
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The “golden rule” for political survival in the face of a media frenzy was supposedly conceived by Tony Blair’s spin-meister Alastair Campbell – and it’s the premise...
Fianna Fáil ploughs more modest furrow on its way back to the top
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For the anoraks, September is essentially the political version of football’s pre-season friendlies, as all the parties have their pre-Dáil away days – or think-ins as they...
Aligning economic agenda with our green obligations
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Climate change is still low down on the agenda, down with Sunderland, if you will, in our Premiership of priorities. We have not heard all that much...
Cagey cabinet remains under fire over water
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De Valera only had to look into his heart to discover what the people of Ireland are thinking. The rest of us have to rely on more mundane methods...
Will summer flurry signal autumn’s new approach?
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It is the last week before the summer break and as you would expect there was a flurry of activity in the Dáil all week; the kind...
FG hopefuls offer loads of noise – but little sound
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Uno Duce. Una Voce. It was the late PJ Mara who coined the famous phrase about Charlie J Haughey after one of the many heaves against him....