Why the figures in the Republic tell us much more than the figures in the North
How safe can Ireland be, anyway?
McWilliams got the easy bit right. It might be a few more years before he feels safe enough to say the next bit out loud.
Returning to normal is, of course, a good thing. Fintan’s objection to it, I think, says far more about his belief system than almost anything else he has ever written.
2024 is a bad year for incumbents.
Election 2024
The big lie is that all this change, change that the voters hate as it goes directly against their own interests, is inevitable.
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.