"Socially, we had far more serious problems, but politically, the last 12 months will be defined by Micheál Martin's botched bid to make former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin president of Ireland"
"40,000: new houses the outgoing government claimed would be built in 2024 at the time of the general election in late November last year. Then housing minister Darragh O'Brien confidently predicted the figure would be achieved."
Micheál Martin launched a bid to make former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin president that failed and became the defining political event of the past year. Social problems remained more serious in impact and scope despite the political focus. Political narratives for 2025 centered on numbers, figures and electoral claims. The outgoing government asserted that 40,000 new houses would be completed in 2024, a claim tied to the late November general election. Housing minister Darragh O'Brien publicly predicted that the 40,000 figure would be achieved, making delivery claims a key measure of performance.
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