Daire O'Criodain·Jul 7Reading the midyear Irish political tea leavesAs always, with 2026 having moved into its second half, we review the outlook for Irish politics based on the soothsayings of bookmaker…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Nov 19, 2024Dancing with the political starsAs I write on the morning of 18 November, counting is almost complete in the US presidential election. There remain seven states where the…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jul 2, 2024Squid games: Irish politics at mid-year as an election looms[THIS BLOG IS MOVING TO A FORTNIGHTLY SCHEDULE FOR JULY AND AUGUST. NEXT EDITION: 17 JULY]
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jan 9, 2024Chariots for hire: Irish political prospects in 2024This time last year, Paddy Power was offering 1/5 against Sinn Féin winning the most seats in the next Irish general election. In other…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jul 4, 2023The slow bicycle race to the next Irish electionAt the end of June, for the first time in the life of the current Dáil, the bookmaker Paddy Power’s estimate of the odds of the major…
