Irish Examiner view: Parties keen to avoid any political hot potatoes

As manoeuvring ahead of the general election picks up pace, policy decisions and referendums are likely to be headed for the back burner

Simon Harris has shown disinclination for initiating debates on Irish unification. Picture: Getty

There is a growing list of hot-potato issues which party leaders might find politic to put on the long finger, as the manoeuvring ahead of the general election picks up pace.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has already intimated that he has little interest in initiating wide-ranging debates about the unification of Ireland.