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2016 marks another anniversary, the 20th anniversary of a ‘Strategy for Equality’. This was the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities. Their task was to establish what life was like for people with disabilities in Ireland and to prepare a roadmap to equality for people with disabilities. Before deciding on […]
The general election was tedious and it’s not really clear what message it purveys. The electorate seemed jaded and the politicians delivered no memorable new policies, apart from Renua’s utterly regressive at tax proposal. Village believes that elections should be all about ideas, ideology, policy (and how best to implement them). In these terms the […]
The story of an election is much more than a few headlines, but the Irish Times front pages mercifully, if languidly, devoid of the kind of blatantly partisan positioning seen elsewhere, provide in hindsight a neat narrative of the campaign, with the slow realisation that Fine Gael was in trouble, the lack of a clear alternative […]
The most extraordinary coalition formed in Ireland was the first one, in 1948. It involved Fine Gael and a then-new party headed by Sean McBride, Clann na Poblachta. The Clann was a lively mixture of liberals, left-wingers and Republicans with a deep immersion in the IRA. The surprise with the Clann was that its youthful enthusiasm […]
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Once again, Labour has been panicked into its historic role as lifesaver of the Blueshirts
The race between RTÉ’s former Economics Editor and Alex White of Labour, also formerly of Montrose, seems a foregone conclusion.
No fewer than 9 Lowrys, celebrity lookalikes, and a host of notable characters come out to stand for this year’s ballot
All elections are likely to be determined by how the parties are doing in the Dáil but voters for Fianna Fáil discern between types of election.
Appointed to replace Simon Coveney in 2007, Fine Gael appear not to rate his chances this time out.