It’s four months since the Troika left Ireland, at the time the Government was riding on the crest of a wave with Fine Gael in particular performing well in the polls but it all seems a distant memory now.

The coalition has been rocked by scandals since the turn of the year and appears to be struggling to adjust to normal governance now that the focus has moved slightly away from the economy

What can they do to recapture their momentum? Noel Whelan Irish Times columnist and political commentator and Nora Owen Former Justice Minister discussed...