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Paul Hosford: Greta’s Gaza aid trip drew scorn — but the real story is the online backlash
Paul Hosford: Greta’s Gaza aid trip drew scorn — but the real story is the online backlash
The outrage over Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission says more about us than it does about her or the boat

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

 Paul Hosford: Is Jim O’Callaghan quietly winning the Fianna Fáil succession race?
Paul Hosford: Is Jim O’Callaghan quietly winning the Fianna Fáil succession race?
Once overlooked, Jim O’Callaghan has re-emerged as a key political figure — and a serious contender for Fianna Fáil leadership

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Micheál Martin's first 100 days as Taoiseach marked by stalled legislation and stormy setbacks
Micheál Martin's first 100 days as Taoiseach marked by stalled legislation and stormy setbacks
With legislation lagging, committees absent and controversy swirling, the first 100 days leave much for this government to prove

Sat, 03 May, 2025

Paul Hosford: Trump’s America goes it alone — and the world is left to pick up the pieces
Paul Hosford: Trump’s America goes it alone — and the world is left to pick up the pieces
Trump’s return to power has thrown global diplomacy into chaos, as world leaders struggle to navigate his unpredictability

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Paul Hosford: Why is it so hard to find out who TDs hire?
Paul Hosford: Why is it so hard to find out who TDs hire?
If public officials are serious about transparency and believe that they've made the right decisions in their hiring, they should say it without being prompted

Mon, 17 Feb, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed
Paul Hosford: Unprecedented political storm has not helped public’s perception
It is hard to imagine that anyone who tuned in on Wednesday to Dáil proceedings would feel better about the processes, the systems, or the main players across the political spectrum

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025

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Paul Hosford: Seanad is not representative of Irish society and needs to be reformed
The Seanad elections are here again, but with reform efforts stagnant and public engagement low, Ireland’s second chamber struggles to find relevance

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

 Paul Hosford: New year, new government — that's just the start of the work
Paul Hosford: New year, new government — that's just the start of the work
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are navigating policy differences, hatching a deal with regional Independents, and deciding the destination of ministries ahead of the 34th Dáil reconvening

Sat, 04 Jan, 2025

New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro
We'll get a hospital eventually. How it was delivered will come back to haunt Simon Harris
An infamously late and grossly over-budget children's hospital is better than no hospital. Yeah, we get it. But questions about how it was delivered so badly are going to hang over all concerned

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Immigration is not a deciding issue for rural voters
Rural Ireland Thinks poll: Immigration is not a deciding issue for rural voters
Despite immigration making headlines and dominating political discussion over the last year, only 42% of people say it will be a 'very influential' factor when voting

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

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