London’s demographics, a new book you should read; the Irish soccer mess, and why Gript won’t stop asking about the Bike Shed.
A week after the €336k Leinster House bike shed story emerged
Martin’s warm welcome
Almost €300m estimated for 2023.
“That’s not really an answer to the question.” “Oh it most certainly is.” Tánaiste Micheál Martin defends his view that the Covid inquiry should not be “adversarial”, because that would make decision makers hesitant to act during the next crisis. Question by @Ben_Scallan.
A box-ticking exercise.
A trip down memory lane.
Things can change in two weeks, but it’s increasingly hard to see what might be called “an earthquake” type result emerging from these elections.
“A digital platform should be established.”
Argument on the campaign trail.
Half of the law-and-order pledges Fianna Fáil made in its 2019 local election manifesto have re-appeared in their 2024 manifesto. Ben Scallan asks Education Minister Norma Foley why the public should believe her party will achieve these if they didn’t over the last 5 years.
Repeat.