If the Irish people are to have a Presidency whose role it is to speak up for them against their own Government, then where is that President when he is needed?
Nobody has captured the imagination – but, it seems, lots of voters are very clear who they are absolutely sick of.
She is not so much Minister as she is a distraction: Look at the modern woman, living her best life.
It’s the classic Irish political solution – do somethingism
They absolutely adore issues of public concern that have basically nothing to do with their own areas of responsibility.
In this atmosphere, the prospect of all the major players bleeding votes to alternative options at the next election is high
Raging against a law that restricts civil liberties would barely cost Sinn Fein a single vote and would likely win it many more than it ultimately lost.
“And that, I fear, is the problem with democracy. It’s only as good as its voters.”
The odd thing about this is that it is both true, and, in its own way, admirable
Sinn Fein are an alternative only if you struggled with maths in school, and didn’t much care for history either.
Once you become a pensioner, it is, in effect, no longer your problem
Leo Varadkar was right about this one – it was political theatre, not real opposition.