Could the Coalition led by Taoiseach Simon Harris , Tanaiste Michel Martin and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan seek a November election? Photograph: PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images
The objective may be to hold an early budget in late September or in the first week in October rather than the traditional second Tuesday in October.Hubristic Woodford was the orchestrator of his own downfallAccording to a senior source, the natural window for an election and the one favoured by many in Government is after the Budget.
This highly controversial strategy would effectively make the election about the Budget, a notion that is favoured by some, not least because of the resources available courtesy of windfall tax receipts. Naturally spokespeople are dismissing the fast-track narrative, suggesting the European and Local election and the Taoiseach’s availability have dictated the timing of recent events.
The chances of a Sinn Féin-led Government, viewed as a near certainty two years ago, or a Sinn Féin-Fianna Fáil coalition Government, have, if the polls are accurate, diminished.