Electoral Competition in Ireland Since 1987: The Politics of Triumph and Despair

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This major new account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010. This study comprehensively assess the last quarter century in Irish electoral politics from the time of the end of a

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'...the best and most complete political synthesis of the era.'
Gerard Howlin, The Sunday Times Ireland, May 2016

'What he successfully does is tie together the political events and personalities behind events in a 25-year period. The result leaves the reader with a genuinely good knowledge of what happened in politics and is certainly an encouragement to delve further into more detailed accounts.'
Brian Hayes, Irish Times, June 2016

Author Bio

Gary Murphy is Professor of Politics at Dublin City University