The problem is a political system full to the brim of people terrified that if the public were given the right to choose, it would not have chosen them.
I have been a fool.
I know only one option is off the table: I will not be voting for Jim Gavin.
Silence. And speculation.
Voters, in both this election and future elections, should take careful note.
Patterns and runes.
At this stage, mathematically, there are only two people left in the race to make the ballot
There are times in public life when the people running the country have to hold those below them to account.
“Vicar Street has earned a reputation for professionalism and for contributing to Dublin’s cultural life. That reputation is at stake.”
This is the thing about our political class, and it explains a lot of the problems in the country: If it does not affect them personally, they do not care.
And perhaps the involvement of successful businesspeople can make the state more efficient.
There is nobody credible in Ireland who believes that Eoin Hayes is a racist, yet here he is, apologising for alleged racism.