One of the consequences of the Stormont election will be a renewed attention on the north and with Micheál Martin stepping down as Taoiseach in December, it might be an area he wants to focus on.
The Currency's Senior Contributor Tommie Gorman chaired a panel discussion on Northern Ireland at the MacGill School on Friday involving Jeffrey Donaldson, Claire Hanna and former Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith.
President Higgins sometimes uses language that is impenetrable, but it will soon become clear if there are consequences to the decision not to attend the event marking partition in Armagh in October.
The DUP take no responsibility for the Brexit mess and the protocol they despise, but Jeffrey Donaldson's threat to bring down Stormont could bring its own problems for Sinn Féin.
The DUP has made an astute assessment of the damage the protocol is doing to the political weather, but the party has failed to acknowledge the reason for the climate change.
If England succeed at the European Championships, it won't affect the British government's policy, but a triumphant public mood might influence Boris Johnson's timing of events, says Tommie Gorman
Arlene Foster mainly conducted her business with Sinn Fein through Michelle O'Neill. New leader Edwin Poots has already met Mary Lou McDonald three times which may show a pragmatism some didn't expect.
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