This site uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We also use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the irishtimes.com website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time. For more information see our Cookie Policy.
Deaglán de Bréadún
The closer you get to an event, the more unreliable become the predictions. Labour people are telling me the tide has turned, Fine Gael’s cough has been softened, it’ll be all right on the night, etc. Meanwhile, a leader FG-er I met today was happily proclaiming that FF supporters were coming over to the “blue” side as never before.
