The government have reached the halfway point but, as Leo Varadkar returns as Taoiseach, the prospect of one of the most significant elections in modern Irish history will dominate everything before too long.
During his time as Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Leo Varadkar bought into the ideology of intervention. How will this translate when he resumes higher office?
In a wide-ranging interview, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar discusses a new priority system for data centres, changes to capital gains tax, the prospect of a trade war with the UK, and his determination to improve working conditions in Ireland.
Leo Varadkar was seen as a once in a generation politician by many who voted for when he was elected Fine Gael leader in 2017. Five years later, after a bruising general election and a series of crises, Fine Gael no longer knows what it stands for.
Ed Brophy was in government when Covid-19 hit the country. He talks to the authors of a book on that time about the decisions made, the personalities who drove Ireland's response and why they matter more than policy in Ireland's system.
The government has rejected suggestions that there was a conflict of interest when the attorney general retained a number of private cases, including one for the directors of INM. The affair raises questions.
As he joins The Currency as a columnist, Tommie Gorman reflects on the precarious position on the island and the personalities he knows intimately who have to find a solution.
There is no good leadership without heart. And you’ll never find it standing by the river waiting for bodies to float by.
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