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Gerard Howlin

Gerard Howlin: Democracy, Irish-style, takes off in a completely new direction

If the three parties agree to what is proposed, then the real crisis will come in October, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Gerard Howlin: Governing on a wing and a prayer

If you need to know the costings of the Programme for Government agreed on Monday, you can’t afford it. Gone are the days when politicians campaigned in poetry but governed in prose.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Gerard Howlin: General elections no longer the moment of definitive decision

Ireland has arrived at a full-blown system of internal party plebiscites à la the Kremlin, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Gerard Howlin: A polarising Trump governs as Nero as a divided America burns

US President Donald Trump is perfecting a politics of division which has existed in America for decades, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Gerard Howlin: Careless Cummings could yet see Tories become 'they' instead of 'us'

Dominic Cummings matters not for what he did, but for what he is. He is ultimately the creature — not the creator — of his prime minister, writes Gerard Howlin.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Gerard Howlin: There is an unreality about the unsustainability of our lifestyle

The reform of simple things often means much more than great events in history.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Gerard Howlin: It’d be inexcusable to pass up this chance to reform public transport

The fingers of the status quo are firmly clasped around the Department of Transport’s jugular, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 13 May, 2020

Gerard Howlin: Fianna Fáil's next move may be its last

Fianna Fáil's 14% in the Red C poll on Sunday would have worried many in Micheál Martin's party, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 06 May, 2020

Either you sit in inquisitor’s chair, or you become the object of inquiry

By accusing Health Minister Simon Harris of being a ‘little boy’ during the CervicalCheck scandal, Tony O’Brien placed himself in the schoolyard, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 07 Nov, 2018

Credibility will be more important than tactics in upcoming election

The strategic reason Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil sat out the presidential election, is that tactically they did not want to arrive with either injuries or red cards for the real game that starts tomorrow.

Wed, 31 Oct, 2018