Our TDs have shown they can’t even agree on when the Dáil should sit, so it's a bit optimistic to think they could cooperate to run the country

In the past, individuals with strong pedigree outside politics have been handed roles in cabinet. At this time of gravest emergency, there’s much to be said for the idea of trying it again

We are living in a new reality, one in which people and organisations have stepped up impressively in the face of this vast threat

Covid-19 may force us to stay apart physically but, like the singing neighbours in Siena last week, we will come up with new ways to stand in solidarity with one another

With supply chains for parts and products beginning in factories that have been shut down in China, fiscal attempts to boost consumer confidence won’t work. People can’t buy things that aren’t there

The ‘establishment’ parties are playing politics as usual but, like Jim McGuinness’s winning outfit, McDonald’s crew have torn up the traditional rulebook

The intrusion into the late TV presenter‘s life when she was alive has not resulted in any decrease in demand for stories about her death. The algorithms tell us so

The proposal to link Northern Ireland to Scotland via a bridge has been greeted with scepticism, but then great projects usually are

Both Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil are trying to score points by accusing Fine Gael of being too middle-class. Such reverse snobbery is a dangerous game

The party’s weak response to various controversies mean there are legitimate questions about its suitability for government