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Gene Kerrigan

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion 'Desperate' to get a break, after 37 days

The fun thing about this three-cornered Government is the way the phases of excitement and scandal merge into one another.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Well, €96k here, €16k there, it all adds up as politicians seem determined to reduce even further our respect for parliament

In recent days, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have been forced to move fast, in the open. We've seen with unusual clarity the underbelly of their type of politics.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion First on the agenda, gut low-paid workers

So, we've taken a hiding from a disaster we didn't see coming, but it's okay. The political parties assure us that we're "all in this together".

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Hey, wait now... his car's bigger than my car

It took months for Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens to cobble together a Government. It took days for them to turn it into a laughing stock.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion SF caught between the future and the past

Sinn Fein took a hiding last week, and deservedly so. There was, unsurprisingly, a "gotcha" element in the media coverage that followed Bobby Storey's funeral.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Cheer up, we're getting 20 mini-ministers

Last week, by chance, I found myself back in 1985. I had received a query related to a story that appeared in Vincent Browne's Magill magazine all those years ago, written by the late Derek Dunne.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Are the Greens a movement - or a prop?

Green Party members have been studying the proposed Fianna Fail/Fine Gael programme for government. Such diligence is necessary, laudable and a waste of time.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Please tell the Dail the crisis isn't over yet

Up to now we were fairly united in the fight against Covid-19. The scientists spoke with one voice and they made the running.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Varadkar's very Irish definition of racism

Like the rest of the world, we watched the American horror show unfold last week - sickened, enraged and, at times, finding it hard to believe.

'Voters who want change are not spoilt for choice. ' (stock photo)

Gene Kerrigan Opinion SF are not out in the cold, over half a million fed-up voters have already brought them in

Is it time for our political establishment to bring the Shinners in from the cold?

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Remember how we're all in this together?

Did you hear the interview with yer man Pat "Supermac's" McDonagh? The fabulously rich burger guy?

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.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion After we bury our dead, we will face choices

Imagine the chaos if the nurses went on strike right now, for higher pay and better conditions.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Amid a crisis, the Coalition Waltz continues

My apologies for stating the obvious, but it wouldn't do us any harm at all to have a government, right now.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion Cynical spin and squandered credibility

Panic abounds, and nonsense. And it isn't confined to politicians - have you had a look at the horror-fest that is social media over the past few days?

Gene Kerrigan Opinion All the parties failed - and now they're all wasting time. Meanwhile the crises continue…

It's two weeks today since we got the preliminary results that showed this General Election went beyond business as usual. And the politicians haven't even begun trying to form a government.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion We're not 'impatient', we're embarrassed

The political establishment panicked in the immediate aftermath of the General Election. But the panic was short-lived. They're now in survival mode.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion There's now another way of seeing things

Politics today is a battle of marketing skills. It's a competition between storytellers. Each party tries to concoct stories that will make them look good.

Gene Kerrigan Opinion This is a long-term crisis, slowly unfolding

Whichever way you vote next Saturday there's a good chance you'll be disappointed - but, take heart. This General Election is not an end in itself, it's a stage in a process that's been unwinding for the past 11 years.

Gene Kerrigan: Promises and lies: the framing of an election

Over the next three weeks, some of you will have the privilege of being lied to by actual candidates. People with familiar smiles will ring your doorbell. They'll aim to light up your day with deceptive slogans and dishonest talking points.

Gene Kerrigan: 'Let's remember the past, not whitewash it'

Well, that was a bit embarrassing, last week, as people queued up to explain the word commemoration to Charlie Flanagan.

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