The 1989 Irish General Election - James Downey

Like new unmarked Condition, 107 pages.
JAMES DOWNEY - All Things New
Ireland's most incisive political journalist
He was formerly deputy editor, London editor and political correspondent of the Irish Times. He has covered both Irish and British general elections for that newspaper, He wrote extensively on the 1989 general election and the subsequent political crisis
ALL THINGS NEW is a detailed account of how a needless election brought about, by chance, the beginnings of a new, more rational political culture in the Republic. But it is much more than that. It is an indictment of the old political culture, an indictment of Irish political, social and economic failure. It ends on a note of hope but still emphasising the size of the challenges that face us.
ALL THINGS NEW is not only a timely and gripping description of a crisis and its resolution, but a major work of political analysis. It is essential reading for everybody interested in Irish politics and society.