Mr Coveney, 52, was first elected to the Dáil in a by-election in 1998.
“My great colleague.”
“Last night I spoke to Simon Harris.”
“Being the Finance Minister allows him to plausibly claim credit for all Government successes, since he funded them, while distancing himself from failures, because all he did was fund them.”
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The whole affair is a bad advertisement for making friends in Fine Gael.
“Change is never easy.”
Irish politicians talk all they want about democratic principles. But what do people’s votes really mean if leaders don’t keep their political promises? Ben Scallan comments.
“Moving in wrong direction.”
‘Who would want more abortions?’
“EU intervention force.”
“Every member of Fine Gael voted for that.”