Archive - Gavan Reilly

It's either November 29, or December 6. So which is it?

More tea-leaf reading on Ireland's electoral timing.

Oct 22 •

When will the General Election be?

Despite public comments, the furniture is being moved to go soon...

Oct 11 •

November 2022

Seats and CETA: the Irish Government’s Supreme headache

Patrick Costello’s win means we now know what the Government can’t do. But we don’t know: what will it do now?

Nov 17, 2022 •

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Nov 6, 2022 •

May 2018

The Day Ireland Buried Its Ghosts

IT ENDED not with a whisper, but with a roar, so loud it was heard the world over.

May 30, 2018 •

May 2017

Little time for also-rans as the Championships get underway, four weeks after they start

After the second week of June, there might be no hurling at all in the northern half of the country.

May 16, 2017 •

March 2017

Meath and the Odyssey of the Christy Ring Cup

Failure to compute score denied Meath of the most momentous moment in its history, in one of the GAA’s most enthralling recent epics.

Mar 20, 2017 •

January 2015

Build it and they will come (and look around, and maybe leave again)

There’s probably never been a better time to start a political party in Ireland. But there’s probably never been a harder time either.

Jan 4, 2015 •

December 2014

The curious incident of the Dáil in the night time

Last year the Government rushed through a contentious law on water. It’s now trying to fix the problem… by doing exactly the same thing.

Dec 16, 2014 •

September 2014

A novice’s guide to the 2014 All-Ireland Hurling Final

A crash course for newcomers, foreigners and passive Sky Sports watchers

Sep 6, 2014 •

May 2014

Sins of omission

The Guerin report left Alan Shatter with nowhere to hide — and Frances Fitzgerald with a near-impossible task to win back the trust of the nation

May 11, 2014 •

April 2014

The end of the error

The failure of the David Moyes experiment leaves everyone at Manchester United weaker — and a dismal search for positives

Apr 22, 2014 •

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