Asked when he thinks the general election will take place, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said, “I don’t think it matters.”
As things stand, though, with the proviso that they can change quickly, the Taoiseach is going to cruise to re-election, and an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in Government for Fine Gael.
St James Hospital
While the journalist might have some superficial sympathy for the idea that the Iraq war was bad, and thus understand the radicalisation, what is he to do with people who do not believe in the urgency of addressing climate change?
When the mainstream media abdicates its role, there’s always someone there to pick up the pieces.
This transformation of politics in the west from a battle of ideas to a battle of competing tribes of people convinced that a single defeat will bring the end of the world as we know it is, needless to say, not a great development.
Irish Times
You cannot say how many homes you will need by 2030 without first knowing how many people will be in the country in 2030. The only way to get that number right – by definition – is to enact some restriction on immigration.
Irish Times
Man stabbed outside Irish Times office
The bill is at once going to do nothing, so you don’t need to worry, and at the same time going to save us from the likes of Gavin Pepper.
The Irish Times is certainly in love with this – in fairness, fascinating – story it has uncovered about former Irish soldiers training a rebel group in Libya. No fewer than three articles on the story adorned the IT on Wednesday, with a series of follow-ups coming yesterday, and doubtless more by the time you’re […]