Politics
All in a year’s work: political highs, lows, breakthrough and boo-boos
The housing shortage remains top of the political agenda at the end of a remarkable year in which Sinn Féin enjoyed record polls
In his final year as Taoiseach, Micheál Martin had one of the unluckiest political moments of his career when he caught Covid-19 just before his scheduled Patrick’s Day meeting with Joe Biden, the US president, in the White House. It meant he had to hold a virtual meeting with Biden for the second year in a row.
The year had started on an optimistic note for Martin, when he was able to deliver his final ...
