Budget is in the past — now it’s time to focus on the election

There may be collaboration on the budget, but there is deadly political competition between the two big centre parties, writes Gerard Howlin.

If the centre is growing, the feeding frenzy for more cake and eating it, is full-on. On Friday the Government led by Leo — in permanent campaign mode since he was in short pants — heads to Cork for a day-long cabinet meeting. The Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis opens in Dublin’s RDS.

Yesterday’s budget was well, yesterday. Politics is always about tomorrow.