Sean Defoe and Pat Kenny discuss the world of politics for 2019.
"There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know"
-Donald Rumsfeld
Former United States Secretary of Defense
1. The "Known Knowns"
Leo Varadkar's Cabinet Reshuffle
An Taoiseach has announced his intentions to reshuffle his cabinet members sometime in June or July. This would be the first reshuffle since 2014, under then Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
2. The "Known Unknowns"
Brexit
As the deadline gets ever closer, many are skeptical of how Brexit will translate to the real world. Despite surviving a vote of no confidence, Theresa May is still facing calls for a second election, leaving the future of Brexit unclear.
Simon Coveney says they’ll be doing everything they can to limit the damage for a no-deal scenario but it will be tough for the country in the first few months of 2019 #Brexit
— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) December 19, 2018
3. The "Unknown Unknowns"
The incidents that cannot simply be predicted, yet often have the biggest impact on politics, as we saw with the situations with Dennis Naughton and Frances Fitzgerald last year.
"It's likely something is going to shake up politics in 2019."
Sean Defoe
