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One startling fact: the number of Independents elected to the Dáil in recent years has exceeded the combined number elected to all other EU member state parliaments
To step forward and declare you want to serve in spite of all the abuse requires brave, old-fashioned character
In much of the commentary following the recent referendums, the phrase 'enough is enough' was often heard – the implication being that great numbers of people have made enough huge sacrifices by voting for compassion and understanding but that’s all over now
The annual finger-jabbing ignores the fact that there are no meaningful incentives on offer
Varadkar opened up appalling vista where youngish politicians might actually admit they no longer felt up to the job
The campaigning oncologist has retired from the public health service and says he has given up advocating for reform of it, but he remains passionate about its potential
The far right regards the vote as a big breakthrough, as they should
Unverified allegations made online are now having real life consequences
If the Minister for Media had faced down the opposition and the media and supported the RTÉ chair, public interest in the issue would have faded quickly. Instead, the fallout rumbles on
Men who agitate about labels or being supplanted by hordes of vengeful women should look around them. Fewer than a quarter of our TDs are women
The candidate with openly violent dictatorship ambitions is being allowed to campaign as a normal politician
Her hopeful words were in sharp contrast to Joe Brolly’s cynical appraisal of the mood south of the border
As immigration creeps up the opinion polls, we would do well to pay attention
When many people take democracy neither seriously nor literally, we’ve got a problem
Age is in the eye of the beholder. Biden may be older but with 91 indictments and a possible jail term looming, Trump is hardly a safer bet in terms of presidential longevity