Oliver Callan
One year on from General Election the main achievement of coalition is that it’s stable and in it for long haul
Comment
10 Feb 2021, 7:30
A YEAR on from a General Election is too soon to predict what might happen in the next one but it’s a good time to take stock of Government performance.
The main achievement of the coalition is that it’s a stable one and set to last a complete Dail term.
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Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar
The Government’s best success was preventing the second Covid surge in October that brought death and sickness across Europe, but it badly mismanaged the third surge, with fatal consequences for nursing homes and ending the self-delusion that Ireland has handled the pandemic well.