Irish Times voter panel: A ‘baffling’ chat with Paschal Donohoe about Help to Buy schemeThis week the panel talks about the campaign so far with the focus was on housing, the message of change and the party leaders’ performancesSat Nov 23 2024 - 15:41
Sinn Féin asks Sipo if it declared previous election spending correctlyParty’s online spending has significantly decreased over the course of the general election campaign, new figures showSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
Harris accused of displaying ‘height of arrogance’ by centre left partiesLabour and Social Democrats target Fine Gael leader for ruling out multi-party left wing allianceFri Nov 22 2024 - 12:56
Mary Lou McDonald calls on Paschal Donohoe to ‘clarify’ dinner meeting with Ryanair’s O’LearySF leader says campaign is ‘really only kicking off’ as she called for voters to ‘give us a chance’Thu Nov 21 2024 - 15:39
Election 2024 manifestos: the parties’ promises on housing, cost of living and health – and how they differDividing lines emerge as parties outline their general election pledgesThu Nov 21 2024 - 00:00
Sinn Féin denies planned ‘piggy bank heist’ as major parties clash over spendingPaschal Donohoe accuses party of ‘raid’ – but Pearse Doherty says party would add more money to future fundsWed Nov 20 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin goes back to basics as election manifesto targets workers, families and young peopleElection 2024: Party plans to tax the wealthy, increase minimum wage and cut USC for many under €56bn spending planTue Nov 19 2024 - 19:18
Election 2024: McDonald to stay on if Sinn Féin fares poorly, as party pledges USC cut and 300,000 new homesSinn Féin leader says moment ‘where history meets opportunity’ has arrived, encouraging voters to remove Fine Gael and Fianna FáilTue Nov 19 2024 - 17:36
‘How dare you’: Five key moments from the election debate as sparks fly between party leaders Simon Harris and Micheál Martin find common ground in clashes with Mary Lou McDonaldMon Nov 18 2024 - 23:51
Cork South-West constituency candidates list: Holly Cairns faces scrap for her seatElection 2024: Sinn Féin cannot be ruled out in this sprawling rural constituencyMon Nov 18 2024 - 12:19
Cork South-Central constituency candidates list: Battle for fifth seat is wide openElection 2024: Micheál Martin's stomping ground has long been seen as a bellwether reflecting national trendsMon Nov 18 2024 - 12:09
Election 2024: Deadline for new candidates passes with more than 600 to appear on ballot papersA record 248 women have put themselves forward seeking to take a Dáil seat, up 53% on total for 2020Sun Nov 17 2024 - 10:38
Reports of Church of Scientology recruiting asylum seekers ‘deeply concerning’, O’Gorman saysJordanian-Palestinian man approached by church who told him he would be given a certificate that would help with his refugee statusSat Nov 16 2024 - 16:26
Aontú wants to ‘see change in relation to the law on abortion’, Peadar Tóibín saysParty leader says he would not speak to Fine Gael about forming government after general election but would be open to talks with Fianna FáilSat Nov 16 2024 - 12:40
The Irish Times voter panel on election 2024: ‘We are being bribed with our own money’The Irish Times brought together a panel of readers to discuss the election. Here’s what they thinkSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
‘Everything costs more now.’ Meet the Irish Times voter panel for General Election 2024Housing, the cost of living and immigration top our reader panel’s priority list as they weigh up who to vote forSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
If you want to know what’s going to happen in Election 2024, these four constituencies tell the storyResults from Dublin Bay North, Dún Laoghaire, Kildare North and Clare should signal how the overall general election result plays outFri Nov 15 2024 - 11:05
Sinn Féin pledges to cut asylum-application times by halfElection 2024: Party proposes a new immigration agency that would oversee international protection applicationsThu Nov 14 2024 - 12:18
The gloves are off between Fine Gael and Fianna FáilThe two parties have become further entrenched in a war of words about economic credibilityWed Nov 13 2024 - 07:34
Fine Gael to announce plans to ‘phase out’ third level fees in election manifesto, says Simon Harris Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bnTue Nov 12 2024 - 21:56
Election 2024: day five of the campaign - as it happenedAontú presents its immigration policies as Labour pledges €7bn of Apple tax cash for housingTue Nov 12 2024 - 21:53
Independent Ireland election candidate says he stands over immigrant crime commentsDublin South Central candidate Cllr Philip Sutcliffe referred to ‘coloured guys’ on O’Connell Street at a special Dublin City Council meeting on MondayTue Nov 12 2024 - 14:50
Parties clash on housing in first major TV debateElection 2024: Fights between the two main parties escalate over the Fianna Fáil manifesto and Fine Gael’s Michael O’Leary-induced woesTue Nov 12 2024 - 07:42
Simon Harris congratulates Donald Trump in first phone call since ‘clear’ victoryElection 2024 live updates: Ivana Bacik calls on Fine Gael to ‘unequivocally distance themselves’ from Michael O’Leary’s comments on teachers at party eventMon Nov 11 2024 - 20:17
Fine Gael under fire and the Labour love bombElection 2024: Fine Gael found itself under heavy fire over comments made by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary about teachersMon Nov 11 2024 - 08:24
‘Your daughter is only 7. Would you not look after her?’ – Fianna Fáil candidate hits out at ‘token female’ chargeCllr Claire Murray says she has experienced pointed comments and remarks which she says have been difficult to endureSat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024: Parties start to unveil promises as campaign gets under wayThree-week long run-in to November 29th polling day begins with party policy launches and poster placingFri Nov 08 2024 - 19:18
Coalition to face intense pressure over housing in opening days of election campaignTaoiseach Simon Harris will today travel to Áras an Uachtaráin to ask the President to dissolve the DáilFri Nov 08 2024 - 06:00
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin ‘have the right number of candidates this time’ in electionSinn Féin president insists party’s election strategy is on track and ‘we are in it to win it’Thu Nov 07 2024 - 20:39
A race for the magic number across 43 constituencies to rule the largest Dáil in historyThe number of seats has risen from 160 to 174, and the only certainty is that there will be plenty of skirmishes and subplots in the electoral battleThu Nov 07 2024 - 12:42
Taoiseach confirms general election will be held on Friday, November 29thSimon Harris said he intended to ask President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil this Friday upon his return from an informal meeting of the European Council in BudapestWed Nov 06 2024 - 18:18
Harris and Martin block Green proposals for €3bn Climate and Nature fundCoalition partners say it was premature for Minister of the Environment to earmark money to specific areas without consultationTue Nov 05 2024 - 18:54
Stardust campaigner plans to run as National Party election candidateSinn Féin names replacement for Brian Stanley on Laois ticket as party leader tells TD to ‘man up and take responsibility for his own behaviour’Mon Nov 04 2024 - 21:35
O’Gorman says he will ‘act immediately’ on findings of Tusla review into Kyran Durnin caseNo information to be released that could potentially interfere with ongoing Garda investigationSat Nov 02 2024 - 14:58
Sinn Féin to add up to 10 more general election candidates in sign of increased ambitionDecision expected on Monday regarding replacement for Laois-Offaly’s Brian Stanley who recently quit the partySat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s Covid ‘evaluation’ will avoid UK’s ‘gotcha’ moments - but critics say it looks tokenisticGovernment officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UKFri Nov 01 2024 - 06:00
Council investigates general election candidate’s 15 posters along Dublin Marathon routeFine Gael Senator Mary Seery Kearney has ‘huge respect’ for runners and wanted to wish them wellFri Nov 01 2024 - 06:00
Is the Government pushing the country in the right direction?In their own words: voters tell us what they thinkTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Defective apartments: Owners to be reimbursed for remediation works as pilot scheme approvedFirst group of apartment owners to be reimbursed for fire safety and remediation works already carried outTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Snapshot poll: Budget aftermath and Government spending draw most voter attentionHousing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this yearTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Number of deportation orders up by 140% over past year, says reportHelen McEntee to update Government on impact of accelerated processing measures for international protection applicantsMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
The general election war rooms: Who’s who behind the parties’ election campaign teams?Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day loomsSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Labour leader calls for alliance of left-wing parties after general electionIvana Bacik hails ‘positive signs’ from other progressive parties but says Labour vote the priorityFri Oct 25 2024 - 18:35
Children’s hospital development board spent €672,000 on public relations servicesSpending over less than three years came during period where project has been hit by successive delays and spiralling cost overrunsFri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin says its records show person at centre of Ó Donnghaile controversy was 17 when he received messagesFine Gael TD and former Labour Senator have publicly suggested, including on the floor of the Dáil, that the individual was 16 at the timeThu Oct 17 2024 - 20:08
When will the general election be called? The Government’s final business before it can go to the pollsDecks nearly clear of key legislation party leaders have insisted must be seen throughThu Oct 17 2024 - 11:41
Politicians brace for Election 2024Basically it’s all eyes on the Finance Bill, then all ears on The Chat between the leaders, and then: all feet on the campaign trailThu Oct 17 2024 - 08:06
Both Dáil and people of Ireland were ‘duped’ by Sinn Féin, says TaoiseachBrian Stanley accuses Mary Lou McDonald of abusing Dáil privilege ‘in desperate attempt’ to shift focus off Sinn FéinWed Oct 16 2024 - 21:39
Crisis in Sinn Féin continues unabated Renewed pressure on party after political charges that it may have misled Oireachtas over Niall Ó Donnghaile’s departure from Seanad last yearWed Oct 16 2024 - 07:41
Sinn Féin faces political pressure over claims it misled Oireachtas on Niall Ó Donnghaile’s resignationNiall Ó Donnghaile was named on Tuesday as the party member who stepped down after sending inappropriate text messagesTue Oct 15 2024 - 22:09
