Paul Hosford: After the hurdles of a turbulent two years, can this Government last the distance?

With the coalition Government 40% through it's five-year term, what achievements does each party have to celebrate and what does the future hold?

Coalition party leaders Eamon Ryan, Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin. Picture: Julien Behal

There will likely be no cake for Micheál Martin to celebrate his two years as Taoiseach — the Corkman is famously vigilant about his diet — but the fact that the tripartite Government is still standing may be cause for others to indulge.

While many have scrubbed 2020 from their memories, it is important to recall the context in which this Government came to power. It was not until two days afterwards that pubs which served food were reopened in the midst of Covid lockdowns and some 827,000 people were having their incomes supported by State pandemic supports.