It is idle to speculate on next election

THE Cabinet had its final meeting of the political year at Avondale yesterday before its summer break.

Despite recent political setbacks, the Taoiseach could take solace from the fact that Fianna Fáil still showed a 1% increase in support in the most recent public opinion poll, while the Progressive Democrats were only down by the same amount.

There has been much talk about next year’s election, but even a week can be a long time in politics, and it is idle to speculate about next year.