Ireland staying in the EU while Britain leaves will only make reunification more difficult, says Anthony Coughlan.
Sinn Fein
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The recent General Election was a very good one for Sinn Féin. We increased our number of TDs from 14 to 23. That’s a 65% increase – a success by any standards. Importantly, Sinn Féin also further increased the geographical spread of the party. There are now very few regions in the State in which […]
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Dissidents and dissenters
While focus over the past year has been on Loyalist alienation, there is also a significant level of nationalist alienation in the North. Dissident Republicans have small but real support. Far beyond their circles, there is a discontent: a feeling that the Assembly has not delivered, and that the DUP is running government: of dissent. […]
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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.
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Time for compulsory voting
… in single-seat constituencies.
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Time to break the political mould
Progressive political forces and parties must ally electorally to offer a real alternative at the next election, says Peadar Kirby