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FILE PHOTO Embattled Minister Paschal Donohoe is facing questions over the payments for his 2016 postering campaign from busines
S Daniel McConnell: Donohoe’s credibility is being eroded by a minor controversy
Every day this saga remains alive, Donohoe’s position becomes more and more precarious

Sun, 22 Jan, 2023

Daniel McConnell: English departure is unlikely to be the last as tensions mount
S Daniel McConnell: English departure is unlikely to be the last as tensions mount
Increased tetchiness and bickering among Coalition parties over the potential spoils of war

Sat, 14 Jan, 2023

Daniel McConnell: Fall of Damien English inevitable and robs Varadkar of momentum
Daniel McConnell: Fall of Damien English inevitable and robs Varadkar of momentum
English and his boss Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will hope that his speedy resignation will help draw a line on the affair and allow the Government move on, but such hopes are fanciful, writes Daniel McConnell

Thu, 12 Jan, 2023

Healthcare in Ireland
S Daniel McConnell: Donnelly must get his docs in a row to justify staying as Health Minister
The truth is this country and its health service have been held to ransom for far too long by a small group that has refused to budge from its privileged position.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2023

Daniel McConnell: Popularity alone not enough for Sinn Féin to form a government
S Daniel McConnell: Popularity alone not enough for Sinn Féin to form a government
McDonald and Co need to show just where a viable and stable alternative coalition can be formed

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Daniel McConnell: Martin's commitment to the country will be his enduring legacy 
Daniel McConnell: Martin's commitment to the country will be his enduring legacy 
You could have scarcely believed it had you not been there. Sitting in the press gallery inside the thronged Dáil chamber, we watched as Micheál Martin brought the curtain down on his tenure as Taoiseach, the shortest of any in that office in history.

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022

Daniel McConnell: Can Varadkar find the right formula for success?
S Daniel McConnell: Can Varadkar find the right formula for success?
Late in 2017, then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had just emerged from a committee room deep in the bowels of Leinster House. We said hello and began chatting about how he was getting on in the top job in Irish politics.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2022

Stephen Teap
Daniel McConnell: Varadkar needs to deliver change to a broken system
Fine Gael held its annual Christmas drinks for the media in Dublin on Wednesday night.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Daniel McConnell: Snorefest reshuffle will attract plenty of criticism
Daniel McConnell: Snorefest reshuffle will attract plenty of criticism
Saturday, December 17, is set to be a long day, with Varadkar reportedly warning his colleagues proceedings in the Dáil could run as late as midnight before the new Cabinet is in place

Sat, 03 Dec, 2022

CC GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
S Daniel McConnell: Ireland has paid the price for overloading our ministers
A mistake is often made about how the government in Ireland works. When we say the word government, it leads one to imagine this vast edifice of connected entities all pulling in the same direction in a coherent fashion. The truth is vastly different.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

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