Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in Brussels on Thursday but the domestic events of the week may not be far from his mind. Today is the last Dáil school day of 2025, as politics starts to wind down for the festive season. The Taoiseach’s detractors, not unlike the Grinch, seem to have come unstuck by a most basic mathematical element. People have speculated about the possibility of a heave, but the reality is a heave has been under way for months. Kevin Winters of KRW Law issued the correspondence following last week’s publication of a critical report on Troubles-related controversies.

Source: The Irish Times December 18, 2025 12:32 UTC