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Well, we have a new Government at last and I wish it fair wind as it sets about the business of governing Ireland in a fair and equitable way.

Well, where are we now in this political jungle in which we the voters are mere observers and the actors in the play are on our screens and radio day after day?

Fine Gael Deputy, Simon Coveney, travelled to Athlone yesterday (Tuesday, March 15) to hold discussions with members of the Independent Alliance regarding the formation of the next Government, including newly elected TD Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran.

Well, as we all know the Election is in full swing with dreadful weather everywhere.

Well, as we all know the Election is in full swing with dreadful weather everywhere.

It is fashionable to be Independent at the moment, but given the record of Independents nationally and locally, Insider is not exactly sure why. True, political parties are not that popular right now, and Independents do not have to carry that baggage, but what have they ever actually done? What is their purpose?

For many years Galway East was known as the dullest and most predicable of constituencies, reliably returning the same three TDs. Population growth and boundary changes saw the constituency gain a fourth seat in 1997, however, and this has given rise to some heated battles between the big two parties as well as seeing the emergence of Independent and Labour challenges.