I would like to congratulate Frank Coughlan on his excellent synopsis of the political elements all around us, threatening democracy, both here and worldwide (‘Our democracy is being undermined by corrosive politics’, Irish Independent, March 26).
With the emergence of putative leader Simon Harris, Fine Gael has been rewarded with a moderate bounce, which puts the party 5pc ahead of Fianna Fáil and 5pc behind Sinn Féin.
Politicians are admitting “extreme nervousness” about the Local and European elections in June after the shock results of the family and care referendums.