The elections have shown that anger doesn’t cut it with enough voters. People want policies that offer the chance of better times. Facing an energised Government, Sinn Féin needs to change its message.
Oireachtas scrutiny has laid out the clear moral imperative of the bill. But it has also brought an unwelcome truth - it needs work on a practical, legal and constitutional footing.
Early trends from Friday's vote show that the anger palpable among sections of the electorate has dispersed into a fragmented opposition vote. The challenge for all politicians is now to interpret it.
Fergal Lenehan looks at the great anti-imperialist novel, the “only Dutch novel of real-world significance” with influence beyond the reality of the written word.
AI is now taking a hold in almost every aspect of business life. The world's top job search company estimates that one in five jobs will be highly impacted by the technology and its Irish-born data chief believe that it will be as disruptive as the dawn of the Internet.
Democracy is always interesting. It is rarely experimental. Limerick’s mayoral election is different.
Chinese policymakers appear unwilling to countenance a significant easing in monetary policy. This apparent inflexibility suggests that the yuan may be building up significant depreciation pressures.
The commission has outlined a need to radically redesign housing policy and give a clear pathway for building new homes. If not, we will be talking about a growing housing deficit for years to come.
Peter Burke is asking voters to choose between tax breaks for restaurants or middle income earners. As a Fine Gael TD, this makes sense, but as enterprise minister, this is leaving hospitality entrepreneurs puzzled.
Leinster have been left with a mammoth physical and psychological task as they pick up the pieces from the European final defeat in London. There are many uncharacteristic reasons why they lost. Now they have to find the answers.
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