Judicial jiggery-pokery leaves poor Leo reeling over Whelan
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They talk about the separation of powers between the different arms of Government – but given the tenor of the row that has erupted over judicial appointments...
Galway fares well – but junior reshuffle hardly creates waves
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So first the good news. Leo Varadkar’s line-up of second-tier Ministers was revolutionary and far-reaching - but only if you were a TD who happened to represent...
Varadkar can make history with his future not his past
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The thing that most people outside of Ireland have made a big deal of, when it comes to our new Taoiseach, has hardly skimmed the surface here at home....
Hand of history now rests on Varadkar’s shoulders
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When Leo Varadkar becomes Taoiseach next week, it will be an epoch-changing moment. And a changing of the guard also means a societal change - sometimes massive,...
Varadkar triggers new dawn – for party and Irish politics
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A week may be a long time in politics – but the Fine Gael succession race proved it still wasn’t enough for Simon Coveney. Even the two...
Fine Gael leadership race all over bar the shouting
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How good a Taoiseach will Leo Varadkar be? Clearly, a big majority of his Fine Gael parliamentary party think he is the right choice and will ascend...