Looking at the result of the recent general election in Ireland it’s impossible not to conclude there is no shared vision among the electorate of the sort of country they want. No single party managed to secure the support of as many as 1 in 3 of the votes cast. There is a plethora of small parties, loose alliances and independents. It is a state of affairs that bears comparison to the situation exactly 100 years ago. The rebels who proclaimed a new republic from the steps of the GPO at Easter 1916 did not have the support of the … Continue reading In Search of a Shared Vision