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Those political swings often lead to a tumble

World of Politics with Harry McGee The last local elections in May 2019 were dominated by the story of a big swing...

Sinn Féin gets one shot at changing political narrative

World of Politics with Harry McGee In 1980s Galway, we teenagers thought we were different as we listened to U2, w...

Take polls with a pinch of salt but don’t ignore them

World of Politics with Harry McGee Opinion polls are like popcorn; nothing really too substantial or nutritious in...

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Rate of attrition illustrates impact of political abuse

World of Politics with Harry McGee The life of a politician is not an easy one, especially if you are a rural TD. Your life is spent traipsing u...

Electoral Commission faces an impossible boundary task

World of Politics with Harry McGee The 1937 Constitution is in many ways a fine document, but it is a creature of its time. There are loads of g...

Ukrainian crisis exposes chasms in housing crisis

World of Politics with Harry McGee It’s now 25 years ago since I first reported on the tensions associated with people arriving to reside in Ire...

Changes afoot when Electoral Commission begins its work

World of Politics with Harry McGee Once upon a time there was a constituency called Galway South. And until 1961 there was the constituency of G...

Asylum seeker numbers will be a political pinchpoint again in 2023

World of Politics with Harry McGee Once Russia invaded Ukraine almost a year ago, the Government prepared for a large number of refugees to arri...

Donohoe discovers it’s the little things that trip you every time

World of Politics with Harry McGee When the law finally caught up with Al Capone, it was not for organised crime, or for boot-legging – it was ...


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Those political swings often lead to a tumble
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