It is indicative of the almost complete control that Micheal Martin has over his own parliamentary party that there was not even a peep of dissent about his decision to agree automatically to the ” Crowning” of yet another Fine Gael Taoiseach without an electoral mandate – this time in the shape of Simon Harris. […]
“Disgusting and barbaric”
His opponents can now plausibly and accurately claim that he in fact endorses McEntee’s record in Justice – not just what she might do in the future but what she has already done in the past.
Amendments sought
Professor Patricia Casey
There’s a lot of positives to be said about Musk’s commitment to giving people a platform. But there’s an obvious case to be made that said platform should not extend to computer programs automatically shilling pornography to children, and others who don’t want to see it.
If there’s demand, we’ll make this piece into a series, moving forwards.
It is perfectly normal to believe that our duties to those who live among us now are greater than those who have arrived very recently or will arrive in the future.
Credibility gap.
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on March 2nd, 2020. With the possible exception of Simon Harris, it’s difficult to think of anybody who has personified the domestic agenda of Fine Gael over the past several years more than Kate O’Connell. When, in 2016, she unseated ex-Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton, it seemed to […]
Solutions?
If he wants to represent change, he must first deliver it. Both in tone, and in substance. There’s no sign of that to date.