The Irish establishment, on climate as well as immigration, has continuously written cheques that the voters, when it comes to it, simply will not want to cash.
Casey is correct in his assertion that a person can object to a development without ever really being impacted by it, or even visiting the locale in which the development is due to be built.
I am hesitant, here, to accuse the Journal of consciously serving a nefarious agenda – but I am entirely comfortable in noting that a nefarious agenda exists which is served, even unconsciously, by this nonsense.
Things can change in two weeks, but it’s increasingly hard to see what might be called “an earthquake” type result emerging from these elections.
Consciously running as the consummate political talking points machine, sounding much more angry about the public and companies like X than she is at the political system she’s supposed to be changing.
Also in demand: Tall blue eyed finance bros, and much better advice from the Irish Times agony aunt.
If Sinn Fein really wants to start winning back votes, it should be advocating that the next ten thousand migrants are welcome – so long as they are accommodated in places like Sachs Hotel. And Dalkey. And Foxrock. And Ballsbridge.
The past – including covid 19 – is a way to draw that contrast between insiders and outsiders. Such a contrast, one might think, would be very valuable to anybody looking to break into the system on June 7th.
Perhaps now that their itch for international prominence has been sated for a while, they might do something about crime.
Populists in a position of power has the potential to cause Ukraine significant political difficulty in the years ahead.
One candidate had a great night. Some others did not.
From arch euroskeptic to Brussels institutionalist – in a decade.