Here’s a vote-catcher: give decent tax breaks to encourage marriage

THE silly season nears its end. Soon, Government ministers and opposition spokespersons will be scurrying back from their holidays for the beginning of a new Dáil term.

The stakes are high, with little over 18 months before Bertie is compelled to go to the country.

The results of internal Fianna Fáil polls suggest that Bertie won’t want an election any earlier. They show Fianna Fáil performing very poorly.