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Daily Archives: January 17, 2017

A Populist Vote in the 2016 General Election in Ireland?

Guest post by Dr Deirdre Tinney (independent researcher) and Dr Stephen Quinlan (GESIS Leibniz Institute, Mannheim) Immigration…Populism…Brexit…Trump… These words had become clarion calls by the end of 2016. Advertisements

January 17, 2017 in Election, Politics.

The Good Friday Agreement is Dead… Long Live the Good Friday Agreement

A Northern Ireland government is collapsed this week and no one really cared. Although RTÉ despatched Bryan Dobson to Belfast, the latest crisis didn’t sustain interest: Dobbo was back in the comfort of the Montrose studios the following day. The paltry turnout in the House of Commons for a debate on it shows that the…

January 17, 2017 in Constitution, Northern Ireland.

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