Brexit Shane Coleman: British Government appeared crass, our own coalition callow in bitter migration spatSuspicion is Simon Harris already regrets his decision to reappoint Helen McEntee to Justice, but having made the decision, he has to stick with her
Comment Shane Coleman: For too long, the health service has served the people who work in it and not patientsHeartbreaking case of Aoife Johnston’s death in University Hospital Limerick will for many confirm the narrative that our health service is fundamentally broken
Comment It is hard to believe you are well off in your 20s and still have to sleep in your childhood bed The single biggest determinant of whether you would vote for Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael versus one of the opposition parties is whether you own a house
Comment Shane Coleman: Sanctimonious and populist Social Democrats yet to prove they are ready for powerLeader Holly Cairns is electorally untested but her party could well hold the balance of power after next election
Comment Shane Coleman: Michael McDowell may have a second coming, but he is not the messiahThe former attorney general and tánaiste has become a major thorn in the side of government, but let’s not kid ourselves that he is the saviour of Irish politics
Comment Hate speech retreat shows no political mileage in being ‘right-on’ anymoreIn this post-referendum meltdown, Simon Harris needs a Sir Humphrey to buy time until the general election on the Hate Speech bill
Comment Harris’ job is to get Fine Gael back to 25 per cent and steady the ship If Harris wants to be re-elected, any progress made cannot come at the expense of Fianna Fáil who he will need
Comment Shane Coleman: The eight critical lessons to learn from referendum wipe-outsRecrimination, back-biting and sniping needs to be set aside if any sense is to be made from public’s repudiation of proposed changes to the constitution
Comment Should Taoiseach Boycott Washington? Absolutely not, but he should kick Joe Biden’s shins over Palestine failureLeo Varadkar must ignore calls to snub White House visit in protest over US failure to stop Israeli aggression
Comment Shane Coleman: Disgraceful and farcical actions of TDs let Catherine Martin off the hookMinister’s appearance had massive advance billing, but in reality it was less her Waterloo and more the Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch
Red C Poll Red C Poll: Sinn Féin stem sharp fall in support but no bounce for government parties Mary Lou McDonald’s party rises 3 points to 28 per cent, but Holly Cairns’ Social Democrats now holds a three-point lead over the Labour Party
Sport Shane Coleman: billionaires back League of Ireland but more is neededIt is no surprise to see billionaires investing in Irish football, its up to the government to back the clubs
Analysis Sinn Féin’s race to the centre leaves it caught between a rock and a hard place The party’s drop in support, as shown by last week’s Red C poll, is no longer a blip – it is a trend
Opinion Why wait to have the election in autumn if you can’t field your best teamLeo Varadkar and Micheál Martin risk losing their star players McGrath and Donohoe on the eve of battle being called
Opinion Migration is now the primary battleground for this year’s elections Ireland has become ‘anti-any-more’ migration and this demands more than on-the-hoof responses from a struggling government
Opinion Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin’s new rhetoric on immigration gives credence to baseless fearsMary Lou McDonald has made strategic and deliberate comments showing the party has changed its position on immigration
Opinion Political fortunes: ten predictions for 2024 If you’re an Irish citizen, you’ll probably be casting a vote in four polls this year
Opinion Shane Coleman: Recent own goals leave Sinn Féin with it all to play for The opposition’s stumbles have levelled the odds and given the coalition an opportunity to get back into the game
Opinion Shane Coleman: Let’s have the debate on immigration, it will only show that it works for IrelandDespite the eye-rolling from the virtuous on the left, it is important to discuss migration