There have been murmurings within Fianna Fáil for the past year about replacing Micheál Martin as taoiseach – but doing so is a more complex prospect than it seems, especially given his recent recovery

Big two coalition parties will point towards a specific sentence in the Programme for Government, while the Greens can counter by highlighting commitments to prioritise spending on public transport, cycling and walking

The divergence in views between different wings of the Green Party is neither unusual nor a catastrophe

It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald could come to power without a general election

The state in which Fianna Fáil emerges from the current government will determine the outcome of its rivalry with Sinn Féin

All of this country’s best achievements have come from the centre, and it should not be abandoned for short-term populist gains