Government reshuffles do not always work, as these three former taoisigh found out
?Simon Harris’s plans to freshen up the embattled government with a new and shiny image are not a new concept in politics.
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?Simon Harris’s plans to freshen up the embattled government with a new and shiny image are not a new concept in politics.
Stepping up in the midst of personal family tragedy, Simon Coveney showed off his safe but unspectacular hands while in Government
I would like to congratulate Frank Coughlan on his excellent synopsis of the political elements all around us, threatening democracy, both here and worldwide (‘Our democracy is being undermined by corrosive politics’, Irish Independent, March 26).
As Leo Varadkar stepped out, and Simon Harris steps in, this is the eighth time an internal leader switch has given us a new taoiseach. Here’s a summary of the previous seven “switcheroos” and a flavour of how the switches worked – and sometimes did not.
The incoming Taoiseach will be the third leader of Fine Gael in almost 22 years. Changes need to be made from his predecessors