Shane Ross

Ghosts of Late Late Toy Shows past are haunting the hallowed halls of RTÉ. ­

Yet another own-goal has floored the Government. Fans of the Coalition are beginning to drift away from the winners’ stadium. Supporters are bewildered that those they so recently trusted as competent have been consistently exposed as blunderers. Recriminations are pois­oning the political ether.

A sudden ­avalanche of political noise is tumbling out the doors of ­Ireland’s fortress of ­restrained ­diplomacy, Iveagh House in Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green.

Is Donald Trump chasing the Nobel Peace Prize?

Shortly before the 2020 general election I was determined to serve a final term as a TD. My wife, Ruth, a woman endowed with an overdose of common sense and blessed with a vanity detector, had been warning me to bow out while on top.

Opinionated columnists should do regular audits of their ­prejudices. Last week, I was forced to admit that just because Mary Lou McDonald champions a cause, it is not automatically wrong.

Sinn Féin has a big Gerry Adams problem.

Where was the radical rebel at the cabinet table was last week? The dissenting voice?

Where was the radical rebel at the cabinet table last week? The dissenting voice?