Pat Leahy

Government likely to pursue a middle way, promising to enact the proposed legislation but kicking it into a process to draw up amendments and consider possible costs

If the next government wants to solve the housing crisis, then it will have to treat it as a crisis

The Dublin riots changed politics, but not in the way anyone expected

Wondering about how you’ll explain Irish politics to visiting foreign relatives – or to yourself? Wonder no more

The observation that ‘the past is never dead – it’s not even past’ seems especially true in Northern Ireland

The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck

The Taoiseach isn’t the only one losing the run of himself – the election is turning into a massive auction

Political insulation from the cost-of-living crisis has been paid for by bumper corporation tax receipts – and now those receipts are under threat

A campaign dominated by Simon Harris and Micheál Martin would suit Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. I don’t think it’s going to happen

Climate, immigration and the sustainability of our economic model are subjects no one wants to talk about but they are not going away

Voters often ignore the conclusions of the political bubble, as the former Fianna Fáil leader demonstrated time and again

Mattie McGrath spoke for the whole Dáil – an unusual occurrence, this – and maybe the rest of us too when he told the Chamber on Tuesday that all the election speculation was driving everyone 'demented'

Fianna Fáil and the Greens are absolutely adamant that they will not be hustled into an early election to suit Fine Gael

Budget 2025: No big new policies, no inspired plans, just more than €2 billion in a budget-day giveaway

Campaigns are dynamic, unpredictable and volatile, but the party faces an uphill battle

The reason senior gardaí – and a small number of other senior public servants – would have faced a huge tax bill is because their pensions are huge

Apple’s billions threaten to transform our entire political debate into a massive auction, but this would be a big mistake

We have an opportunity to learn from the very clear lessons of the past if we are to avoid a massive inquiry running for years

Everyone - within Government and without - is preparing for a November election

Haughey understood the ambiguity many felt about the Northern conflict. FitzGerald understood the yearning of middle class urbanites to be modern, European, more secular. The leaders who will prosper now are those who intuit where the country really is in 2024