It is very likely that over the coming months, the public are going to be confronted with the spectacle of dozens, if not hundreds, of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates for the county council telling voters on the doorsteps and on the local airwaves that their national party leadership is entirely wrong on immigration.
A quick scan of Irish headlines in relation to the deposit return scheme, due to be introduced from February 1st, shows that the Irish media have, predictably, been utterly fawning:
Annual savings over €100
At the Farmers Protest in Dublin City Centre 14th January 2020
Murder trial
Second anniversary of murder
“His passing is a great loss to his family.”
In such circumstances, we must essentially trust twelve people on a jury to get it right
“New normal”?
From the Union point of view, a Government is rarely weaker than when it is about to face the electorate.
Cold weather concerns
“To help achieve our climate goals.”