“Such has been the systematic infantilisation of Irish popular opinion that this dependency is not a subject for national shame.”
No, he doesn’t need Simon Harris’s permission to do his thing.
There’s an ugly two-facedness deeply embedded in our national culture
Wexford Independent promises to carry out role “without fear or favour”
Losing 29-1 isn’t all bad, especially when you’re on the side of asking for relevant information.
Being the Paul Murphy of the right is not a path to winning power. Just ask Paul Murphy.
One way to nurture and promote talent is by subjecting it to competition:
“Getting the working class out to vote” has basically been the pipe dream of every revolutionary left wing movement in the west for decades now.
There is no substitute, in the Irish system, for going out and building up a client base. Helen McEntee has done it, and most of her harshest critics – Willie O’Dea aside – have not.
The long term trajectory of Irish politics is broadly unchanged. B
More of this? For five more years? With a new energy? No wonder voters are saying no thanks.
The party has run a very good campaign. But is over-ambition creeping in?