Brendan Behan thought that the one thing capable of making a bad situation worse was the arrival of a policeman. If he were alive today, he might want to add “Or a dim-witted comment from a major Fine Gael/Fianna Fail politician.” What kind of dim-witted comment you ask, Virginia? In the case of C Flanagan, […]
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Here comes Charlie Flanagan!
One outstanding achievement by the SDLP, often forgotten, is that they arranged for a representative of the Dublin government, almost always a TD, to be present at any major British announcement in the north. Often the Dublin TD would add their own thoughts immediately after the British Secretary of State had spoken. This was no […]
What good’s an Assembly without an Opposition?
As we reel into the ghastliness that is January, two politicians are catching the public eye. One was Micheal Martin, the leader of Fianna Fail, who has declared that his party could become the biggest party in the twenty-six counties. He has “strongly ruled out” coalition with Fine Gael because they’re “too right-wing” and with […]