The vote - to be held four weeks from today - is an important experiment in extending local government. A lot rests on voters’ choice
Gerard Howlin
Gerard Howlin columns
In the past, there was a formula which ensured that the worse things were, the more money you got. That’s no longer the case
Series of flip-flops by Sinn Féin on hate speech, the Nature Restoration Law, and the recent referendums raises questions. If they can’t speak clearly for themselves, how can they speak for us?
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs know they are franchisees of brands in decline
A short history of political advisers in Ireland, from the early 1990s to today
The party decided not to be the party of change on climate change, which may be a smart political calculation, but comes at a cost
The problem isn’t the overrun - it is that the cost was grossly underestimated and all the information the market needed to squeeze the Government was made public
There are no signs that the lightening of the mood is helping the Government parties. But it’s not necessarily good for Sinn Féin either
Politics is now increasingly a zero-sum contest seeking only tactical advantage
Unable to afford their own homes or save for a pension, they’ll have to carry the burden of paying for the pensions of the home-owning generation. More must be asked of older people
Accommodating asylum seekers and refugees is a medium-sized infrastructure problem in danger of imminent political contamination by the far right
Sinn Féin rode wave of support on core social issues, but the context has now changed to law, order and immigration
Too many of our 13 MEPs are in peripheral groups, where little real power is exercised. Thirty per cent of Ireland’s parliamentary presence is in a group that comprises just over 5 per cent of the parliament
Ireland cannot sustain a bigger state on our current tax base
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