The Irish State has spent most of its 100-plus years as both a startling success and an embarrassing failure. It’s important to acknowledge both of those things because if you ignore one or the other the behaviour of its electorate will always seem inexplicable. Because, in effect, we have been governed by the same political parties for that 100 years. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in formal coalition now. But they always shared a common vision …
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