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Saturday 11 October, 2014
Opinion: The McNulty affair shows political reform has misplaced focus
Appointing party members to state boards is actually defensible in many ways, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Friday 25 July, 2014
Opinion: Voter turnout isn’t a problem, so let’s stop all the hand-wringing
Do we really need to solve the ‘problem’ of low turnout?
Tuesday 9 July, 2013
Column: An Oireachtas inquiry into the banking crisis would be a show trial
We need to establish exactly what caused the banking crisis and led to the bank guarantee scheme – but are TD best placed to do this? A Commission of Inquiry is surely a better model, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Friday 17 May, 2013
Column: Seanad reform suggestions are practical but limit real bicameral change
While there are practical arguments for a bill that requires no constitutional change, it limits any reform across the whole legislative body, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Monday 1 April, 2013
Column: The Meath East by-election is small-scale but still has lessons for politicians
While the by-election will have no immediate impact on the arithmetic of government, the results demonstrate that Labour and Sinn Féin need to take stock of their approaches, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Column: 'Ming' case demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of parliamentary privilege
The that fact a garda believes TDs are exempt from penalty points, and a TD evidently agreed, shows a basic misunderstanding of the purpose of parliamentary privilege, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Friday 22 February, 2013
Column: How can the polls on abortion in Ireland differ so much?
The most recent poll on abortion said two-thirds of Irish people want legal protection of the unborn, but another poll showed the majority in favour of legalised abortions in certain circumstances, so which is it, asks Eoin O’Malley.
Sunday 27 January, 2013
Column: Why is government more damaging to Labour than Fine Gael?
Small parties tend to suffer disproportionately in government – so, in order to survive, Labour needs to realise who its real supporters are, writes Dr Eoin O’Malley.
Friday 3 August, 2012
Column: Why are people supporting Seán Quinn? Well, it’s an Irish tradition
We might find the rallies in support of Seán Quinn shocking – but there are simple reasons for it, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Friday 6 July, 2012
Column: TD expenses controversy misses the point
If TDs are found to be misusing travel allowances but didn’t know about it, writes Eoin O’Malley, maybe the rules are the problem…
Saturday 28 April, 2012
Column: Hollande wants to re-negotiate the treaty – but what does that mean for Ireland?
François Hollande has made it clear he is not a fan of the fiscal compact or the stability treaty, writes Eoin O’Malley. Now he seems to be encouraging the Irish to vote No.
Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Column: How will Ireland vote on the EU treaty?
As Ireland reacts to yesterday’s announcement of a referendum, politics lecturer Eoin O’Malley looks at the prospects of the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaigns.
Saturday 11 February, 2012
Column: Has Michael Healy-Rae hit on a way to make us happier?
The independent TD’s comments on car registrations may have been silly, writes Eoin O’Malley – but maybe we should look into it a little more…
Friday 27 January, 2012
Column: Nobody likes the party whips – but our democracy needs them
TDs are often blamed for toeing their party line, writes Eoin O’Malley, but the alternatives would be even worse.
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Poll: Who will win the US presidential election?
KAMALA HARRIS HAS been chosen as the running mate of Joe Biden, the former US Vice President who is facing Donald Trump in the US presidential election.
Harris’ addition to the ticket has refocused attention on the November election. Trump is looking for another four-year term, alongside his VP Mike Pence.
Biden is generally outperforming the president in opinion polls but, as the last election showed, polls don’t always get it right.
Let us know: Who do you think will win the US presidential election?
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Joe Biden (9080)
Donald Trump (4585)
I'm not sure (1805)
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