Enda Kenny’s Four Decade Career In Politics Is An Argument For TD Term Limits
If anything proves the necessity for term limits on the political careers of Teachtaí Dála, Enda Kenny’s unbroken forty-two yearContinue Reading
Tag: Fine Gael – FG
Leo Varadkar’s United Ireland Party Is Not For The Irish Voters Of Belfast
If the political and media establishments were hesitant or fearful of last year’s centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, its likelyContinue Reading
Surprise Convictions In Brazil, Business As Usual In Ireland
No offence to the good people of Brazil but when you find yourself casting envious eyes at the treatment of highContinue Reading
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, To Resign At Midnight
And with one leap he is gone. Well, almost and after much hesitation and false starts. An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny,Continue Reading
Fine Gael Pursues Social Welfare Fraud While Ignoring Endemic White Collar Crime
Fraudulent or suspect claims have been a part of the state-run social welfare system in Ireland since its inception inContinue Reading
Early 2017 Polls Are Trending Fianna Fáil And Sinn Féin
There is a lot of unwarranted scepticism about the effectiveness of electoral polling at the moment. Observers point to supposedly “unexpected” resultsContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar And The Irish Independent’s Prurient Tabloid Journalism
As citizens and voters, do you need to know if your politicians are married or in a relationship? Do you need to knowContinue Reading
Enda Kenny, A Taoiseach On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
So Enda Kenny’s premiership has survived for another day following last night’s unsuccessful vote in Dáil Éireann on the proposed motion of no confidence inContinue Reading
The Maurice McCabe Whistleblower Scandal
The latest scandal blowing through the ranks of an Garda Síochána, and through the “state” more generally, will be familiar enough to regular readersContinue Reading
Mick Wallace: NAMA Is Rotten To The Core
Whatever one’s feeling about the past business affairs of Mick Wallace, there is no doubt that the Independents 4 ChangeContinue Reading
Ireland’s Homeless Crisis, When Party Ideology Trumps Government Duty
A full seven days late, the latest figures from the government show that 7,148 people were in emergency accommodation at theContinue Reading
Neutral Ireland And The Threat Of A Nuclear-Armed European Union
With the Fine Gael-led minority government, like the FG-Labour coalition before it, playing footsie with NATO and the European Union’sContinue Reading
Increased Support For AAA–PBP In the Latest Polling
Credit where credit is due. From opposing water charges to exposing corporate malfeasance, from fighting socio-economic inequality to campaigning for constitutional reform, the Anti-AusterityContinue Reading
Big Drop For Fianna Fáil And Slight Rise For Sinn Féin In Latest Poll
While taking due note of the significant margin of error in the latest Irish Times-Ipsos MRBI poll there are still some things of interestContinue Reading
The Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 Promises Non-Action On Irish Medium Education
The minority government of Fine Gael and whoever happens to be knocking around the Dáil bar at the time has launchedContinue Reading
The Apple Tax Scandal, Business As Usual On Charlie Haughey Island
Staggering. That is the only way to describe the rush of revelations emerging from last week’s decision by the European Commission toContinue Reading
To Reunite Or Not Reunite, That Is The Question. For Ireland’s Worried Elites
Is it just me, or is the Continuity State going through a period of existential crisis?
Kenny And Martin Wrap The Green Flag Around A Finger Or Two
The post-referendum effects of the Brexit vote in the UK continue to ripple out across the European Union, lapping up onContinue Reading
Government Rejects Secular Irish-Medium School Despite Record Popularity
According to the all-party “20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030”, one of the most purposefully underfunded policies in theContinue Reading
Renua – The Independent News And Media Party
Here we go again! Ireland’s right-wing media cartel, Independent News and Media, is beating the drums for its pet cause with renewed vigour:Continue Reading
All Hail Our New Fine Fáil Overlords! All Hail The Continuity State!
I abase myself before the might of the Establishment! From the Guardian: “Enda Kenny has been re-elected as prime ministerContinue Reading
Text Of The Confidence And Supply Arrangement Between Fine Gael And Fianna Fáil
So here it is, the momentous agreement (!) heralding a return of the dog-eared Fine Gael government dumped by Ireland’s voters inContinue Reading
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