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.
Nothing is guaranteed.
“Politics is not an easy profession.”
They both have a big challenge in setting something up to begin with. And they’ve both made different sacrifices to go about it differently.
Predicted they “be in a position to form a new government.”
If you didn’t know who she was, you might think you’d woken up from a coma, and were listening to John Bruton or Bertie Ahern, circa 1997.
The Labour Party doesn’t have many electoral niches left. This might be one they’d be happy to volubly occupy.
the Taoiseach’s attack, dishonest though it may be, is a clear indicator of where Fine Gael intends to go at the next election
How do I know, for example, that a promise from Eoin O’Broin is impossible to keep? The simple answer is “maths”.
Ardern-mania subsides
Fianna Fáil in 2023 is that it now appears to be run by the leadership largely for the benefit of the leadership.
Sinn Fein face a much steeper climb to power than is presently being assumed.