Micheál Martin: The Art of the Diplomat
Micheál Martin visited Donald Trump in the White House yesterday. It was a hotly anticipated encounter after the growing potential for tensions between the two long-time allies. I wrote a…
A Program for Government
In a characteristically delayed approach to the new year, the new Irish Government will finally begin next week. After weeks of fairly uneventful negotiations in Dublin, Fianna Fáil and Fine…
Sinn Féin: The Perennial Opposition?
Another election, another ‘FFFG’ government. Sinn Féin is in with a real shot at government for the first time since 1918, but only as a minor coalition partner. For eight…
It’s Election Day!
Election Day is here and we’re at the end of a pretty uneventful campaign. Despite everything that is on the line domestically and internationally in this election, all parties stayed…
Incumbency
People don't like change. Incumbents will stay in power unless a challenger provides a compelling case for their ouster. But in the year of elections, this trend has been turned on its head. How will this effect the 2024 Irish General Election?