Morgan McSweeney, born and raised in Macroom, has just been appointed chief of staff to British prime minister Keir Starmer. Right now, he’s got a make-or-break challenge on his hands

As the words of budget day start to translate into figures, most of us are going to feel a bit better off, able to face at least the immediate future with more confidence

'With a bit of imagination, we could do this — make the budget last three months and keep our promises at the same time'

We need one agency to run Ireland’s 50 or so hospitals, one to provide services in the community, and one to provide mental health, disability, and wellbeing services

So what’s going to happen next week? Tomorrow? Later today? In this craziest, least predictable election ever.

Not a single organisation has said they want to put all of the wealth at their disposal into helping people who have been traumatised and abused. And they won’t.

It’s as if Northern Ireland has stopped mattering, even to the people who live there. Never mind what are they fighting about — what are they fighting for?

'I love to hate my opponents. Or maybe I’m just fashioned by years of bitter experience to believe that all campaigns have to be about fighting.'

Now I have the dilemma that I can sleep normally again, but there’s a Democratic Convention to watch all this week

The generation that is experiencing dementia now is the generation that built this independent little country and left a legacy to be proud of