Kate O’Connell is back. Paschal Donohoe has a gun to his head. Brendan Griffin is being coaxed out of retirement. Welcome to the world of leadership by Simon Harris. It’s going to be a rollercoaster ride for Fine Gael.
Dev 2 – Leo 0. From beyond the grave, Éamon de Valera retained the wording of his 1937 Constitution. Along the way there have been 32 amendments, but never before have changes been rejected so forcefully.
Dev 2 – Leo 0. From beyond the grave, Éamon de Valera retained the wording of his 1937 Constitution. Along the way there have been 32 amendments, but never before have changes been rejected so forcefully.
Decades from now, historians might look back and wonder at how little Irish unity campaigners made of their unprecedented opportunity in the years after 2016. It is now approaching eight years since Brexit, yet even the basics of a united Ireland proposition are missing.
The RTÉ scandal has claimed another casualty with the resignation of board chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh in a row over miscommunication. But this isn’t the only example of mixed messaging between beleaguered Media Minister Catherine Martin and the national broadcaster.