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Gene Kerrigan

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Who has been spying on the President?

Heads up. Be careful who you speak to, files are being opened and notes are being taken.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Politics of the-least-we-can-get-away-with

Last week, Leo Varadkar promised to "reshape" society, when we rebuild the economy that's been kicked into semi-consciousness by Covid-19.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Green eejits and looking after millionaires

This week, a big thank you to Leo Varadkar for restoring a sense of reality to my poor, befuddled mind.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Amid the carnage, politics goes on as usual

Well, that's put yer man Holohan back in his box, wha'? Get up the yard, Tony, we're not having some baldy bugger with a medical degree making Cabinet members look like they're not up to the job.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion How long is it since we voted these guys out?

This is where it gets difficult. Serious decisions need to be made, to decide how we live not just in the next few weeks but for months to come.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Daft ‘draft’ makes ‘missions’ improbable

Two documents crossed my desk in recent days, two ways of looking at the plight in which we find ourselves.

Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and Mary Lou McDonald. Photo: Frank McGrath

Mary Lou for Taoiseach? Our experts pick who should be in charge in their fantasy cabinets

Four Sunday Independent political writers pick their fantasy formations.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Calling people 'heroes' is the easy part

There are about 65,000 nurses registered as active. That's a lot of nurses, right?

Gene Kerrigan Opinion So, we're all in this together? Well... sort of

There are two major struggles going on these days, simultaneously. The medical struggle and the political one.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion We owe the medics thanks and an apology

As if the damned virus wasn't enough, we've now got more unprecedented developments to cope with.