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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

To have an uncontested by-election is utterly and grossly undemocratic

Prior to the recent referendum on the abolition of the Seanad, we had senators jumping up and down pleading to the electorate for the retention of that chamber. 

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015

We should all fear for the legacy of the Kenny years

Does our Taoiseach have a few dopplegangers wandering about the country? He seems to be so busy opening factories, software houses, call centres, turnings sods and filibustering in the Dáil, how does he have time to run the country?

Thu, 04 Dec, 2014

The saga of the Taoiseach, the turbulent TD, his parliamentary assistant and her diamond ring

The saga of the Taoiseach, the turbulent TD, his assistant/fiancee and her diamond ring is made for TV – except maybe it would be too far-fetched for a producer to consider, says Michael Clifford

Thu, 16 Oct, 2014

Budget Day is the chance for government to regain initiative

THE Fine Gael TD was recalling the uncertainty and fear that existed when the Coalition came to power in February 2011. “Three and a half years ago we didn’t know where the bottom was. We were still tumbling,” recalled the deputy.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2014

Irish owner ordered me to Greece, says 'A-bomb' skipper

For weeks, the creaky Balkan Sky, loaded with more than 600 tons of explosives, languished off the Turkish coast waiting for orders to set sail for Sudan with tons of explosives.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2003