Special Report: Parties’ actions suggest race to lead the next government is on

Looking at the parties’ actions, it is a near certainty we are facing into an early general election by next summer, with the race to lead the next government on in earnest, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell 

LEO or Micheál for Taoiseach?

With the return of the Dáil at the start of the new political year upon us, that is likely to be the dominant question for the next 12 months.