The greatest myth of all in Ireland today would appear to be the one about liberals being rational, tolerant and inclusive.
Living in a box room
Perhaps, after all, it’s Ireland’s Green Party which needs to do better.
“The real story here is not the apparent sudden u-turn in policy, the need for which most Irish people have been talking about for at least the last year, but the way political consensus now operates in Irish society. “
Big State Ireland is now viewed as a mainstream political view rather than the extremist ideology that it really is.
Fianna Fáil in 2023 is that it now appears to be run by the leadership largely for the benefit of the leadership.
Accepting that Dublin City Council’s ultra left and liberal political culture may have played a role in creating today’s Dublin might be a useful starting point.
World class player?
As the wheels came off corporate RTÉ in the last few weeks, one of the more interesting narratives to emerge was that of the wounded and betrayed RTÉ journalist.
What the opinion polls are now effectively telling us is that there is no political opposition in Ireland.
In many respects, the further left you go in Irish politics the more privilege you encounter.
It’s worth noting that both Fine Gael and Sinn Féin are now led by privately educated Dubliners