Comment: Trust me, I’m a professional
Professionals who regard time in politics as just another CV entry should be considered with suspicion.
Paulie Doyle
Comment: Why the Labour Party doesn’t understand Gerry Hutch
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, wrote Upton Sinclair, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. No surprise that the Labour Party leader doesn’t get why so many people in Dublin’s north inner city voted for a certain general election candidate.
Comment: Another Ireland – one not led by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil – is possible
Fine Gael tells us it’s found "a new energy".
Comment: 'Playing politics' doesn't mean anything – that's the point
Simon Harris wants voters to know he cares about Gaza.
Comment: The comprador government is a direct obstacle to Irish solidarity with Palestine
It was up to Paschal Donohoe to answer parliamentary questions last Tuesday.
Comment: The state doesn't acknowledge its role in war
What has the Irish state done?
Comment: Sinn Féin has lost momentum because it doesn’t stand for anything
The state knows a threat when it sees one.
Comment: Common sense politics are responsible for the crises we face
The economic and social right have a convenient explanation why our institutions are rapidly deteriorating – a lack of common sense.
Comment: Enough posturing – it’s time for Ireland to take material action against Israel
“Prime minister Netanyahu, let me say this to you this evening, the Irish people couldn’t be clearer: we are repulsed by your actions – ceasefire now and let the aid flow safely,” said taoiseach Simon Harris at Fine Gael’s Ard Fheis.
Analysis – State Failures: The Special Relationship
'If it wasn’t for American leadership, and if it wasn’t for America and Europe working together, I don’t know what kind of world we’d live in.'
Martin's department set up meeting of pro-military spending group and EDA – but won’t reveal who went
Micheál Martin’s Department of Defence arranged a meeting between an Irish pro-military spending group and the European Defence Agency – and now refuses to say who attended.
Comment: The media’s job isn’t to publish hagiographies of John Bruton – it’s to analyse his contribution to politics
I’ll say this about John Bruton: he got a fitting send-off.