DONAL HORGAN: The truth is that Simon Harris, despite the rolled-up sleeves and the furrowed eyebrows, was central to much of the shambles we’re seeing now. Will that impact on voter decisions in the election?
“It’s essential.”
Cavan-Monaghan is going to be a repeat of 2016, with five seats divided between three parties, with one of them losing out on a second.
In Dublin Bay South, big beasts will do battle – and one or more must lose.
Journalism, someone once said, is about holding a mirror up to your society.
Lip service.
“The big structural issues, like planning backlogs or health capacity crises, or wider EU migration policy, are viewed consistently as being above the political pay grade.”
“Breastfeeding is a natural part of life.”
That yesterday’s budget was a cynical exercise in vote buying is beyond any doubt. The problem for the opposition is that if the usual laws of politics apply, then it is very likely to work.
Gript’s Ben Scallan asks Public Expenditure Minister what “lessons” exactly have been learned from successive cost overruns on State projects. #Budget2025
Minister Heather Humphreys denies that the government announcing the biggest Social Protection budget ever right before an election is an attempt to buy votes: “It’s about supporting people.” Question by Ben Scallan
Oh, by the way – fill your car with diesel today. If the Greens get their way, it will cost you more tomorrow.