As the Dáil shuts down for the summer, Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones take stock of the term gone by on the latest Inside Politics podcast. But the biggest political event of the year didn’t happen in Leinster House. The April fuel protests left their mark on Irish politics as few other events of recent years have.In part two: How have the various parties navigated the term? Has Mary Lou McDonald steadied the Sinn Féin ship, and could a forthcoming book by a former party insider cause renewed problems? Can the Social Democrats maintain their recent momentum? Has Simon Harris dialled down his high-energy approach to politics? And when Harris rotates back into the taoiseach’s office next year, will Micheál Martin still be the man he’ll take over from? Finally: Martin has repeatedly said this Government will be about results, delivery and substance. But will there be enough of that to satisfy voters? On the cost-of-living issue in particular, the challenge is steep – even with the next election a long way off.