Irish Examiner view: A unified left could turn the tide in Irish politics

Labour open to merger with Soc Dems 

Labour leader Alan Kelly.

Labour leader Alan Kelly’s come-hither to the Social Democrats is hardly unexpected. 

Rather, his we-might-if-you-might courting is a recognition of a well-trodden path for small or reduced parties on the left struggling to maintain a presence, much less generate momentum.