Fianna Fail defies odds with by-election good news
If you told me a month or two ago that Fianna Fail would come second in the Dublin West constituency I would have thought you were mad. In fairness, I would have had some evidence for that belief. Back at the general election in February,
The families of IRA victims must give all of us pause for thought
By this day next week we will know who our next President is. Despite the polls in recent days, I remain convinced that the outcome is still uncertain. There has been considerable volatility in the polls in recent weeks, with voters seriously considering almost all
McGuinness plays victim in election he cannot win
I had originally intended to use this week’s column to look at how the presidential election campaign was going. I had planned to throw my eye quickly over the seven candidates, their campaigns and maybe even their chances, with just around 10 days to go.
China crisis will rip up our green shoots
IT has been a week of good news and bad news. No, I am not talking about the prospects for the various presidential election candidates. While it was a week of some interesting poll results, I intend to wait another week or so before talking
We may be looking a perfect economic storm right in the face
It is now over two months since the Heads of Government of the eurozone countries met together at a special summit on July 21. Their task was clear: to show the international markets that the EU was determined to defend and protect the euro. To
Shatter faces almighty battle to reform our legal system
The Dail session which started last Wednesday might prove itself to be one of the most important and crucial sittings this Government has during its term. Though it has now been in power for just over six months, the Government has yet to flesh out,