Mick Clifford: Election campaign sees a lot of 'arse-boxing' but no serious engagement on major issues

Are we there yet? The halfway point of the general election campaign is kicking in this weekend. Yet a cursory examination of the ground traversed since the election was called on January 14 would suggest that in some respects things haven’t really got motoring.

The first half has seen a lot of what former Dublin football manager Tommy Lyons described as “arse boxing”.