The Government can’t even stave off a nurses strike, Martin thinks he can be Taoiseach propped up by a rag bag of independents and Adams’ Disney economics all make for a dismal election outlook, writes Shaun Connolly.

If a handful of seats had bounced the other way in 2007, Enda would have limped into power at the head of a ragbag coalition, just in time for the financial crash. FF would have been utterly ruthless in their condemnation, writes Shaun Connolly

After another year of high drama and lower farce, Shaun Connolly looks back at the heroes and villains of the past 12 months in Irish politics

February’s ballot box office blockbuster will feature the same old political stars after trying their Jedi mind tricks on the electorate, writes Shaun Connolly.

Labour’s deputy leader — and Ireland’s self-styled saviour — was said to be ‘moist of eye’ and ‘emotional’ at a parliamentary party meeting as he protested his innocence over the leaking of poll data, writes Shaun Connolly.