An election would not be the worst thing for the country right now, according to a leading politics professor. An election would not be the worst thing for the country right now, according to a leading politics professor. Why an election would not be the worst thing for Ireland right now - expertProfessor of Politics at Dublin City University, Gary Murphy, said the current confidence and supply agreement is "done and dusted". Speaking to RTE Radio One's Morning Ireland, Professor Murphy said another election could mean a better set-up in government with a new confidence and supply agreement, if necessary. The political scientist said if the results were similar to the election in 2016, he would see this as an opportunity to get the confidence and supply agreement "right" this time.

Source: Irish Independent November 27, 2017 09:22 UTC