Olwyn Enright steps into key Fine Gael role as husband Joe McHugh exits public lifeTaoiseach Simon Harris welcomes prospective TD and director of elections as knowing ‘what it takes to win a Dáil seat’Mon Oct 21 2024 - 19:50
Sinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald should have a word with Bertie AhernVoters often ignore the conclusions of the political bubble, as the former Fianna Fáil leader demonstrated time and againSun Oct 20 2024 - 07:05
General election in late November or early December looking increasingly likely Taoiseach to engage with Coalition leaders next week to consider dates for dissolution of Dáil and holding of electionSat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Crisis upon crisis: What next for Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Féin as an election looms?The party faces strategic problems over where it positions itself and who its core voters are. And as it’s trying to figure all this out, it gets hit with one controversy after anotherSat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin suffers another terrible week as election speculation hits fever pitchFrom a possible pre-Christmas election to Sinn Féin's avalanche of scandals: your essential end-of-week politics catch-upFri Oct 18 2024 - 15:44
Ban on trade with Israeli occupied territories could be passed into law, says TánaisteMicheál Martin stresses economic and cultural differences with Sinn Féin during interview with Inside Politics podcastThu Oct 17 2024 - 06:00Listen | 48:37
Micheál Martin opens door to a general election before Christmas Fianna Fáil leader says election in late November or early December possible if certain legislation, including Finance Bill, is acceleratedWed Oct 16 2024 - 16:52Listen | 48:37
Unifil forces to remain in place in southern Lebanon despite calls from Israel to moveDefence Forces confirm all Irish peacekeepers accounted for and well, as Tánaiste condemns ‘war crime’ in northern GazaMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
Brian Stanley quits Sinn Féin after ‘gross misconduct’ allegation; party refers matter to gardaíPreliminary conclusion of gross misconduct decided before Public Accounts Committee chairman Stanley resigned from partyMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
Kate O’Connell turned down for place on Fine Gael ticket in Dublin Bay South, says partyHigh-profile former TD has announced she is running as an IndependentSun Oct 13 2024 - 21:22
Sinn Féin woes pile up with latest revelations Resignation of PAC chair Brian Stanley amid internal inquiry and ‘counter allegation’ adds to multifaceted crisis facing party leader Mary Lou McDonaldSun Oct 13 2024 - 20:00
Brian Stanley inquiry passed to An Garda Síochána, says Sinn Féin leaderPublic Accounts Committee chairman resigns, saying he was brought before ‘an internal party inquiry’ and no longer has confidence in the partySun Oct 13 2024 - 16:22
Two signposts to an early election: Sinn Féin’s troubles and a glimpse of Micheál Martin’s election postersMattie McGrath spoke for the whole Dáil – an unusual occurrence, this – and maybe the rest of us too when he told the Chamber on Tuesday that all the election speculation was driving everyone 'demented'Sat Oct 12 2024 - 07:02
Showdown on gender definition in hate crime Bill loomsGovernment plans to push through remaining stages of legislation without hate speech elements against backdrop of dispute over meaning of terms usedThu Oct 10 2024 - 20:22
Government says Israeli troops no longer operating in area of Lebanon close to Irish peacekeepers Tánaiste Micheál Martin says he had been informed by the Irish Defence Forces and the UN that Israel Defense Forces activity around post guarded by 30 Irish troops has endedWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin to face further questions over references for child sex offender Opposition parties row in behind request to hear statements on child protection in Dáil, while the controversy is due to be discussed at Stormont scrutiny committee meetingWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
Israeli units not a direct threat to Irish troops in south Lebanon, Cabinet toldGovernment indicates that Israel Defense Forces has withdrawn from positions close to Irish postTue Oct 08 2024 - 19:46
McDonald claims ‘very senior members’ of Coalition wrote character references for ‘convicted rapists and child abusers’ Sinn Féin leader was speaking after Government calls for Dáil statements from McDonald about press officer controversyTue Oct 08 2024 - 15:18
Sinn Féin’s handling of sexual abuse a recurring issue for the partyParty’s silent approach fails to prevent the difficult questions being askedTue Oct 08 2024 - 06:00
Trouble at the top? Relations between Simon Harris and Micheál Martin are frayedFianna Fáil and the Greens are absolutely adamant that they will not be hustled into an early election to suit Fine GaelSun Oct 06 2024 - 07:00
McDonald needs to ‘put all the facts on the table’ about former SF press officer guilty of child sex offences, says HarrisParty gave references to a former press officer who has since pleaded guilty to child sex offences in NIFri Oct 04 2024 - 13:56
In the room where the budget happened: how the multibillion giveaway deal was done over tea, coffee and custard creamsAbout €1 billion in giveaways was added in the final days of internal Coalition negotiations amid tense meetings against the backdrop of an approaching general electionFri Oct 04 2024 - 06:00
‘A remarkable woman’: Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke after her deathMs O’Rourke was deputy leader of party between 1994 and 2002 and became Seanad leader afterwardsThu Oct 03 2024 - 21:53
‘We will finish our agreed agenda’: Martin denies having talks with Fine Gael and Greens about early electionFianna Fáil leader criticises ‘fevered speculation’ about voters potentially going to the polls in NovemberThu Oct 03 2024 - 20:41
Legislation being fast-tracked in Dáil to enable November general electionPivotal Finance Bill is a key piece of legislation and must pass to give effect to various budget measuresThu Oct 03 2024 - 06:01
When will the election be held? The factors Simon Harris must considerQ&A: Electoral law gives the Minister for Local Government a say over polling dateThu Oct 03 2024 - 06:00
Budget extravaganza lands to critical reviews from State watchdog and commentatorsBudget 2025 repeats Ireland’s past mistakes of pumping billions into the economy when it is at full employment, says Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilWed Oct 02 2024 - 08:21
Whatever about the best country to be a child, it’s one of the best to be a finance ministerBudget 2025: No big new policies, no inspired plans, just more than €2 billion in a budget-day giveawayWed Oct 02 2024 - 06:00
‘Bonanza’ budget that pumps billions into economy repeats Ireland’s past mistakes, State watchdog warnsSpending boost set ‘to stoke inflation’, adding an estimated €1,000 to cost of a typical household’s yearly outgoingsTue Oct 01 2024 - 21:46
Budget 2025: Prospect of general election hangs over budget-day spendingNot spending the spare cash the Government has available might be economically desirable but is politically unsustainableTue Oct 01 2024 - 08:24
Many families to gain by thousands of euro in giveaway budgetExtra billions to be invested in water, housing and energy from the proceeds of bank sharesTue Oct 01 2024 - 05:34
Will you end up with more in your pocket after Budget 2025?Budget 2025: State’s massive surplus and the looming general election make giveaway measures - and politics - a key part of the budgetMon Sept 30 2024 - 15:55
Dáil bike shed leaps onto political agenda as a big issue for votersHousing, immigration and the €336,000 bike shed are the Government issues people have noticed mostMon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
Mary Lou McDonald’s hope of pulling off another Lazarus act is not great. Sinn Féin’s confidence is rattledCampaigns are dynamic, unpredictable and volatile, but the party faces an uphill battleSun Sept 29 2024 - 07:00
Hate crime Bill to retain special protections for transgender and non-binary people Elements relating to hate speech to be shelved but gender definitions to remain despite opposition including by Michael McDowell questioning idea of legislating for ‘multiplicity of subjective genders’Wed Sept 25 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s wealthiest pensioners will benefit from raised tax threshold while 800,000 workers have no pension at allThe reason senior gardaí – and a small number of other senior public servants – would have faced a huge tax bill is because their pensions are hugeSat Sept 21 2024 - 07:05
Plans to introduce hate speech laws droppedPlanned hate speech laws were criticised by Government backbenchers, free speech groups and Elon MuskSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:00
Voters favour return of FF-FG government with Harris most popular choice for taoiseach – Irish Times pollOn which party voters do not want to see in government, Sinn Féin tops list with 37 per centSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: As Harris emerges as top choice for next taoiseach, expectations of an early election growSome voters may see Harris as a change candidate, quite a coup after 13 years of Fine Gael in governmentSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Cost of living tops public concerns for budgetLess than a quarter of respondents to poll said they wanted the Government to prioritise increased spending on public servicesFri Sept 20 2024 - 06:00
No guarantee voters will be grateful if Government bungs them money in the budget‘Help with the cost of living’ is what half of all respondents to Irish Times Poll want to see in the budget, more than twice the 24% who opt for increased spending on public servicesFri Sept 20 2024 - 06:00
If FG and FF TDs were in favour of early election before they will be even more hot-to-trot nowIf the Government sees out term of office it will be a remarkable act of political self-abnegationThu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Approval rating for Simon Harris surges as Mary Lou McDonald’s declines sharplyThe results of latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll are likely to intensify pressure on Mr Harris to call an election after the BudgetThu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00
Dáil returns: Febrile, fretful and intensely competitive few weeks lie aheadWith an election on the horizon, politicians are focused on their constituencies and the relentless competition for votesTue Sept 17 2024 - 20:24
Political conclaves suggest parties gearing up to embark on big election auctionCoalition and alternatives preparing in the assumption of a November general election because that timing suits their interestsTue Sept 17 2024 - 06:00
Apple windfall is not the EuroMillions. We need to get a gripApple’s billions threaten to transform our entire political debate into a massive auction, but this would be a big mistakeSun Sept 15 2024 - 07:07
Jack Chambers interview: ‘There’s a small Apple every year now in surpluses in the Irish economy’Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance on the challenges of putting together his first budget, which will include a €3bn injection for key infrastructure prioritiesSat Sept 14 2024 - 06:00
Budget 2025 to include €3bn boost for infrastructure including housing, Chambers saysBetter water and energy services will also be paid for out of this allocation, Minister for Finance says in interview with The Irish TimesSat Sept 14 2024 - 06:00
Weather changes but Simon Harris looking to election on horizonFine Gael needs to provide details of proposed new State-run early education and childcare service to give it credibilityWed Sept 11 2024 - 19:46
Ms Justice Caroline Costello to be appointed president of Court of AppealJudge succeeds Mr Justice George Birmingham who has retiredTue Sept 10 2024 - 19:36
