People want politicians who say what they mean, and mean what they say

People want politicians who say what they mean, and mean what they say A bus burns during a demonstration in Dublin, November 23, following a stabbing attack outside a Catholic school that left three children and a teacher injured. Photo: OSV News/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters

It hasn’t been a great week for ‘Team Ireland’, as successive governments have dubbed Ireland’s overseas diplomatic and trade efforts. Last week I observed in this column that “modern Ireland, for all the opportunities and good things, is also a sad, frightened, angry and unhappy place. “Naming this truth is the first step to healing…

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