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.
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Appointing party members to state boards is actually defensible in many ways, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Do we really need to solve the ‘problem’ of low turnout?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We might find the rallies in support of Seán Quinn shocking – but there are simple reasons for it, writes Eoin O’Malley.
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…
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.
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.
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…
TDs are often blamed for toeing their party line, writes Eoin O’Malley, but the alternatives would be even worse.