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What’s the plan, Ireland? (opens the original)
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It is less than 4 weeks away from the setting of the Irish Government’s budget. And as usual, all sorts of kites are being flown, some being pushed by the particular wants of lobby groups, some by political parties and, by the Government itself.So, demands by Construction lobbyists who want further incentives to make it easier for first-time buyers, specific top-ups around child benefit and energy charges being promoted by the Social Democrats, and indeed the Government itself in their desire to
Towards a left-led Government in Ireland-still a distant horizon (opens the original)
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This time last year, there was great hope on the Irish Left. Catherine Connolly had just submitted her name as a candidate for the November Presidential election.Her candidature was greeted by immediate support from the Social Democrats and People Before Profit. Sinn Féin, who had prevaricated all summer on whether to run a candidate, chose to back Connolly. Very quickly, both Labour and the Greens joined in.To have the backing of the whole spectrum of the left, from Trotskyists to Social Democr
The Donaldson conviction - what does it mean for power sharing in Northern Ireland? (opens the original)
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As Orange Order bands paraded through parts of the North of Ireland to celebrate the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 last week, the warm sun was a welcome distraction from the chaos that Unionism and, by extension, the North faces.It is difficult to underestimate the seismic ramifications of the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson on 18 accounts of rape and sexual assault of minors. For over 20 years he was a dominant figure within the DUP as an MP and a leader, until he had to stand down when the revel
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