Paul Hosford: What does Coalition need to do to restore confidence?

Government must consider not just the hows and whens of the controversial Oireachtas Golfgate dinner, but the why of the public anger

Norma Foley is hard at work, sources suggest. Nobody believes she is on holiday and is said to be taking the detail of school reopening seriously. Picture: Stephen Collins

If a week is a long time in politics, this government might consider it has plenty of time to stem the bleeding of its self-inflicted wounds.

However, in reality, in a pandemic, and with public support and goodwill quickly ebbing, it has probably two weeks to get its house in order.