Trump’s political freefall casts doubt on his capacity to remain as president
While this column has been a Trump-Free Zone for a week or two, there are clear signs that his behaviour is continuing its downward spiral in complete political free-fall which must raise real doubts over his capacity to remain as president of the United States for the entirety of the four year term, one eighth […]
Appointing a Chief Justice is a right and a duty of Government alone
In a grubby capitulation to the ill-informed obsession of one minister, our weak-kneed, frightened Government has decided to appoint a three person committee, consisting of the President of the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General and the chairperson of the Public Appointments Commission, to advise it on the issue as to who should succeed the […]
Latest poll shows a weak-kneed government in office but not in power
Unless something very dramatic happens, we are looking towards another minority government led either by Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael and dependent upon a rag-bag of left and far left TDs for its existence after the next General Election. Today’s Sunday Business Post Red C poll has the “civil war” parties each enjoying the support […]
Trump in office is finding it hard to make America great again
There is abundant evidence that Donald J Trump’s presidency is coming apart at the seams. He has failed to bring his healthcare package designed to repeal Obamacare through the Houses of Congress. His 90-day ban on certain Muslims travelling to the United States from certain States has been watered down, and is generally regarded as […]
Like the lion in The Wizard of Oz, Leo has lost his courage
“In the beginning there was nothing, and the Lord said “Let there be light” and there was light. There was still nothing. But you could see it a lot better”. These words come to mind when one considers the “new look” cabinet and all the razzmatazz surrounding the appointment of the “new” Taoiseach, the “new” […]
Hopelessness needs to be addressed for the coming generation, not only homelessness and the housing crisis
One of the striking features of the Marriage Equality Referendum in Ireland and the recent UK General Election was the mobilisation of the “young vote”, where a collective sense of purpose seized the imagination of younger voters traditionally less engaged in politics and inclined to abstain from the electoral process. A question that looms in […]