The politics of playing it safe gives us no alternative

Is the general election already becoming something of a non-event?

Is the general election already becoming something of a non-event?

There was a brief surge for the opposition parties, late last year. The prospects for a change of government were being touted seriously for the first time. However, the opposition appeared to falter.

Certainly a look at the monthly opinion poll that this newspaper has been publishing would suggest that Bertie Ahern will be Taoiseach again. The only question which appears to be ...