We were all waiting, says one Government insider, like waiting for a kettle to boil, when it wasn’t plugged in
Pat Leahy
Pat Leahy columns
Relations across the cultural chasm in the Coalition have been deteriorating for months, with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail ministers increasingly given to mutterings about their Green colleagues
In fairness to us, we really have some neck. There is literally no end to our chutzpah
Two sets of political considerations will influence the decision: tactical and practical.
Meetings have frequently been farcical. It’s ridiculous that two committees should jostle for attention
Recent polls are promising but the party has big decisions to make on three key questions
Don't always take the advice of officials' and don't play into your opponents' hands - here's what the Taoiseach can learn from his predecessor
There has always been a suspicion that Sinn Féin has never really wanted Northern Ireland to work, but there’s more to it than that
He might not like to talk about “coalitionology” but the decisions he makes will have far reaching implications
Housing will still be on voters’ minds. But the local opposition to putting asylum seeker or refugee centres in some places is an electoral tinderbox
Strap in for a busy year. It is certain that there will be two national elections, the locals and Euros, this year. Expect speculation about a general election to start early and continue unabated until it actually happens
Our political editor on the reasons to draw solace from a turbulent year in politics
It’s time to stress its benefits, to stand up and defend migration. But it’s also the time to acknowledge that our migration policies must be sustainable
Can the Greens convince people they have delivered? How will Fine Gael persuade voters to give it a fourth term? And what’s the temperature around a Fianna Fáil/Sinn Féin coalition?
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