The Lowry Independents are exhausted from trying to extract tasty local concessions from the Government they pledged to support. So, as is customary when the Dáil breaks after its first sitting of the year, a few end-of-term Easter awards seem in order. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris both admitted measures to divert valued SNAs to posts where they were most needed had been poorly communicated. Taoiseach Micheál Martin reminded the Dáil of his role in introducing special needs assistants. There is no Easter Bunny gong for Donald Trump, but he’s the runaway winner of our Mad as a March Hare award.

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2026 07:32 UTC