Hugh O'Connell: Can Labour afford not to go back into government?
Some are starting to think the party might be better off at the cabinet table
As Labour assessed the damage from its worst-ever general election result in February, there was a consensus amongst almost all in the party that it would go into opposition in the 32nd Dáil.
The peoplerejected the Fine Gael-Labour government. Furthermore, Joan Burton’s party was hammered by voters, retaining just seven of the record 37 seats it ...
