David Farrell

Assembly was a portent of shifting public attitudes on abortion

Government may need to seek change in law to govern online campaigning – McEntee

Review began after Paul Murphy wrote to Ceann Comhairle about ‘thuggery’ comment

Issue of media coverage expected to be raised at next meeting of the assembly in January

Top psychiatrist to train TDs and Senators to help constituents with mental health issues

Populism – the set of ideologies that has given the world Donald Trump, Brexit and Marine Le Pen – has transformed the politics of many countries. Could Ireland be next?

It was the election that nobody won, producing a Government that struggles to govern. A new series assesses minority Government and Ireland’s changing political landscape

New book also argues that the troika was not behind State’s post-crash economic policy

Political scientists were caught out in 2016; we need to reassess polling and research

The books, movies, podcasts and programmes to get you through the downtime

Brexit and the Trump presidency are making people ask whether the current form of democracy is the best we can do

Too early to dismiss as failure: Vital Dáil reform unlikely to be finished before spring

Patrick Smyth on how our STV system works. This article was first published in 2016

Analyst says election is continuing a trend which sees voters deciding very late

David Farrell says evidence voters are increasingly swayed by policies over personalities

Two views of the Rising and the Ireland it helped to create

Academics’ campaign seeks to identify where political reform can be implemented quickly

None of changes require constitutional change and they could be delivered quickly

The magazine, which is run by a team of just three, is gaining international recognition for its purist approach

‘The Convention produced nine reports. Four of these have yet to be debated in the Oireachtas’

Prof David Farrell set out criteria for assessing whether a parliamentary democracy is or can be effective

Central Bank governor says bulk of austerity measures could not have been avoided if different decision on banks had been taken

People to vote on same-sex marriage and age of eligibility for presidential candidates

This is the year of U-turns, both in Government and Opposition, but is doing a U-ey always a bad thing?

A new book seeks to catalogue the best photojournalism and fine-art photography of the past 30 years in the North

Evidence would indicate that, after a turbulent few years on the economic front, things are bottoming out

Opinion: International experience teaches that representative democracy is always party democracy

Government to be urged to extend vote to all citizens

Opinion: It is not for anyone to decide in advance that such and such a position is a minority one

Opinion: The political challenge for the Government will be to see that the slight increase in optimism is widely shared

Opinion: The weaker the communication, the lower the turnout and the greater likelihood of a No vote

Opinion: If there is room for a new party it is likely to be on the right of the spectrum

Gay marriage referendum may be one of up to 11 held on the same day in 2015

Kenny’s refusal to compromise during the referendum campaign will change to realpolitik

Martin confined to training manoeuvres

Fianna Fáil leader attacks Government over reform of political institutions

Electorate can see poll as being of lesser importance and use it simply to punish the Government

Ten photographic artists address ‘the crisis in Ireland’ in a key exhibition in the PhotoIreland festival

Fine Gael chairman says he will bring up quality of note with Taoiseach

Convention rejects national party lists but backs requirement for TDs to resign Dáil seats when appointed to Cabinet