Micheál Martin Feels The Heat As FF Dissidents Break Cover
From hero to zero. That seems to be the perennial fate of Micheál Martin, despite ten years of certain newspapersContinue Reading
Tag: Fine Gael – FG
Sinn Féin And Green Party Rallies. Press Hysteria And Hypocrisy
The hysteria gripping the political duopoly that has held onto the levers of power in Ireland for most of theContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Greens Shuffle Towards Coalition Government
Watching yesterday’s performative politics in Dáil Éireann I was reminded of the words of the Mock Turtle’s song from Alice’sContinue Reading
Breaking The Golden Circle Is What FF and FG Fear The Most
So what’s next in Irish politics following the unexpected outcome of Saturday’s general election? Sinn Féin has recorded a significantContinue Reading
Poll: Sinn Féin 25%, Fianna Fáil 22%, Fine Gael 17%, Greens 9%
I’d treat this with caution until we get the details but a poll commissioned by Sinn Féin through the well-knownContinue Reading
The General Election Polls: They’re All About Change
A recent episode of the David McWilliams’ Podcast examining some of the startling results in the latest general election polls.Continue Reading
Sinn Féin Tops Latest Irish Times Poll As Fianna Fáil Trails Behind
It’s often claimed that the UK leader Harold Wilson was the first one to make the observation that “a weekContinue Reading
Sinn Féin And Fianna Fáil Top The Latest Polls
While all the usual caveats apply, with high polling results for Sinn Féin rarely translating into equally high voting comeContinue Reading
Sinn Féin Surge In Latest Poll As Fine Gael Plummets
If the first opinion poll of the general election had a question mark or two about its methodologies, the resultsContinue Reading
Irish Local And European Elections 2019: Good For The Greens, Terrible For Sinn Féin
So it’s all over in the counts for the local government elections for 2019 with the final results from theContinue Reading
Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey Swings Into Action With Disastrous Radio Interview
It’s been claimed that Fine Gael paid an electoral price for the controversy involving the Fine Gael TD Maria BaileyContinue Reading
Fine Gael Likely To Top European Elections While The SDLP and Alliance Compete For MEP Seat
If the latest polls are correct Fine Gael is likely to emerge as the biggest winner from the forthcoming electionsContinue Reading
European Parliamentary Elections: A Proxy Border Poll?
Such is the pace of the Brexit beast as it charges towards the no-deal cliffs, by the time I publishContinue Reading
Ex-SDLP Leader Mark Durkan Becomes Fine Gael European Candidate
The news that Mark Durkan, the former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, has suspended his party membershipContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar: Soft On Vulture Funds, Soft On The Causes Of Vulture Funds
In many ways Leo Varadkar is the embodiment of modern right-wing politics in Ireland: socially liberal, economically conservative. While weContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar: Wealthier Counties Should Keep Their Own Local Property Taxes
Does Leo Varadkar not understand the basis of the country’s general taxation system? Of how progressive taxation and fiscal redistributionContinue Reading
Micheál Martin Begs Leo Varadkar Not To Call A General Election
Political desperation. That is the only reasonable explanation for the missive sent by the leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin,Continue Reading
Leo Varadkar’s Fine Gael, The United Ireland Party
As was noted over on the Cedar Lounge Revolution, Brexit is not just causing chaos in the politics of Britain.Continue Reading
A Ban On Photographing Gardaí Runs Contrary To Our Democratic Norms
The suggestion by Charlie Flanagan, the hardline Minister for Justice and Equality, that he would favour legislation banning the photographing orContinue Reading
Will Brexit Give Leo Varadkar A Stepping Stone To Irish Unity?
There was some confusion last Wednesday about Leo Varadkar’s comments to a weekly meeting of Fine Gael members of theContinue Reading
Constitutional Reform In Ireland, A Success Story For The Right And Not The Left?
Like many political observers I was more than a little apprehensive about the outcome of last Friday’s referendum on repealingContinue Reading
Ireland Revives Its Boom-And-Bust Property Cycle
There must be something in the Irish psyche, some cultural legacy of foreign colonial rule, of war and oppression, whichContinue Reading
