Gerard Howlin: Election won’t help resolve dirty war in An Garda Síochána

Opinion polls in the welter of accusations over whistleblowers are not a reliable guide to the outcome of an ensuing election, warns Gerard Howlin.

We are not yet at peak Gubu, but we are ascending towards it. The unfolding row yesterday between the Government and Fianna Fáil follows a self-inflicted debacle within Government last week.

There are two days to go before Sinn Féin moves its motion of no-confidence in the Government on Wednesday — a long time in Irish politics. For now, Fianna Fáil has no intention of facilitating them pulling the stunt of double elections north and south of the border.