The year in politics: The highlights and lowlights of 2022

Hail to the chiefs. This month saw the first rotation of the role of Taoiseach, 100 years after the Civil War. Daniel McConnell, Elaine Loughlin, Ciara Phelan, and Paul Hosford look back on some of the highlights and lowlights of the year gone by

This month saw the first rotation of the role of Taoiseach as Leo Varadkar replaced Micheál Martin. Picture: Julien Behal

Ministerial ‘Mercs and Perks’

The year began with news that three government ministers — Paschal Donohoe, Michael McGrath, and Stephen Donnelly — were to be assigned Garda protection drivers, following a security review by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.