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# larry-donnelly - Sunday 24 May, 2020
Larry Donnelly: An erratic Trump now leads a US further divided by Covid-19
Donnelly says voters this year will believe in Trump the straight-shooter or Trump the perpetually offended narcissist.
# larry-donnelly - Thursday 28 November, 2019
Larry Donnelly: Thanksgiving should be the American tradition that goes global, not Black Friday
A spirit of volunteerism – not consumerism – abounds in the US on Thanksgiving, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Sunday 3 November, 2019
Larry Donnelly: Biden, Sanders or Warren look set for nomination... why hasn't the Democratic primary been more competitive?
Huge support for just three Democrat front runners in the race for nomination is unusual, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Thursday 26 September, 2019
Larry Donnelly: Removing Trump from office is still a remote possibility
How one sees the state of play depends, as ever, on which side of the aisle he is on, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Friday 13 September, 2019
Larry Donnnelly: The third Democratic debate was a ho-hum night in Houston
It was a debate with few shocks and, when the dust settled, the three frontrunnners had solidified their positions, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Thursday 8 November, 2018
The polls get it right, and the problem with Pelosi: 6 thoughts on the US midterms
Given the political realities, Nancy Pelosi must simultaneously do battle and business with President Trump, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Monday 20 February, 2017
The parallels between Irish and American controversies, in a wild week for politics
Those who say they know what lies ahead – in either country – are either clairvoyant or just plain wrong, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Saturday 12 November, 2016
"I - and most pundits - got it wrong about Trump v Clinton"
Now that the first shock has abated, TheJournal.ie columnist Larry Donnelly ponders on a world post-Trump victory.
# larry-donnelly - Wednesday 9 November, 2016
How 'protest votes' for Gary Johnson and Jill Stein might have helped Trump
Larry Donnelly tells us why it’s “undemocratic” that the Republican and Democrat parties have a “mutually beneficial stranglehold” on US politics.
# larry-donnelly - Saturday 5 November, 2016
Opinion: 'I all but guaranteed a win for Hillary but then we had a political earthquake...'
At this extremely late stage, there are a lot of unknowns, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Monday 10 October, 2016
Trump lives to fight another day but he needs an awful lot of luck to become the next POTUS
Neither candidate is the person to lead America out of crisis, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Thursday 8 September, 2016
The US Electoral College: An Explanation and a Defence
Those outside the US tend to regard the Electoral College with a mixture of profound suspicion and incomprehension. In truth, it is easier to demystify than, for instance, the myriad nuances of Irish parliamentary elections, writes Larry Donnelly.
# larry-donnelly - Wednesday 18 May, 2016
President Trump? Here's how it could happen
He’s been written off thus far, but he’s still around and could become President.
# larry-donnelly - Friday 27 September, 2013
Over two dozen academics urge No vote in Seanad referendum
A total of 27 academics have put their name to a letter in the Irish Times today.
# larry-donnelly - Tuesday 30 July, 2013
Column: Trayvon Martin’s tragic death shows that race still divides America
It makes me feel guilty when we talk about race, and I suspect that’s how most white Americans feel, writes Larry Donnelly, who says there is still a way to go yet before racism no longer has a stronghold in America.
# larry-donnelly - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Column: Toeing the party line on issues of conscience isn’t right
Ireland’s rigid party whip system erodes true democracy – and this is never so evident as on the issue of abortion, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
THERE HAS BEEN a mixed reaction to the government’s decision to extend paid parental leave by three weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The extension applies to both mothers and fathers but there has also been calls this morning for single parent families to benefit.
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has said that children in single parent families should also be considered and benefit from the same amount of leave.
Two-parent families can now avail of a combined 10 weeks leave and Gannon says that the children of single-parents should also benefit from the same amount of time with a parent.
Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
Poll Results:
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Yes (3985)
Don't know (745)
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