Three-way stand-off as Fianna Fáil reaffirms position on Sinn FéinFine Gael may find sitting on its hands is not a sustainable policy in the medium termThu Feb 13 2020 - 18:16
Micheál Martin will not reverse stance on ruling out Sinn FéinFF leader expected to tell TDs he will continue to oppose coalition with McDonald’s partyThu Feb 13 2020 - 02:00
Forming the next government: look who’s talking – and who’s notEfforts to form Sinn Féin-led left-wing government face political and numerical hurdlesWed Feb 12 2020 - 20:48
Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin announces resignationIt is expected Tipperary TD Alan Kelly will be among candidates looking to succeed himWed Feb 12 2020 - 20:17
'The numbers aren't there': Sinn Féin’s preferred left-leaning coalition gets a cool receptionFeeling abounds that ‘numbers aren’t there’ for government without FF or FGWed Feb 12 2020 - 02:04
No taoiseach elected next week? Where does that leave us?There is no legal time limit on the formation of the governmentTue Feb 11 2020 - 18:00
Election 2020: Eight things we learned from the campaign and the resultsIndependents have enduring popularity and the climate is not that important to votersTue Feb 11 2020 - 14:19
Wide Fianna Fáil belief that Sinn Féin not ‘normal’ democratic partyMartin accepts his greatest objections to having SF in a coalition are ‘moral’ questions and are not its economic policiesTue Feb 11 2020 - 01:18
McDonald seizes initiative by reaching out to smaller partiesSF leader plays down controversy over party’s Waterford TD David Cullinane ending speech with pro-IRA slogansTue Feb 11 2020 - 00:41
Election 2020: All votes counted and FF have just one more seat than SFCavan-Monaghan elects last two TDs putting Micheál Martin’s party on 38Tue Feb 11 2020 - 00:21
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane defends shouting ‘Up the ‘Ra’ after electionMary Lou McDonald urges TDs not to make comments that distract from party’s agendaMon Feb 10 2020 - 21:13
Earthquake election brings SF to position of unprecedented powerPreviously unshakeable fealty of electorate to party system shatteredMon Feb 10 2020 - 00:41
Questions on government formation have obvious but difficult answersHard to see new administration without two of the big three parties coming togetherSun Feb 09 2020 - 16:35
Election 2020 exit poll: FF 22%, FG 22%, SF 22% - three-way tie for share of voteHung Dáil almost certain when election votes countedSat Feb 08 2020 - 22:23
Pat Leahy: Politicians may not deserve your vote but they deserve your respectParliamentary democracy won't work unless people take on the task of seeking electionSat Feb 08 2020 - 01:00
The general election of 2020 was surprising from beginning to endFine Gael knew they’d be trailing Fianna Fáil but never imagined they’d be trailing Sinn Féin tooSat Feb 08 2020 - 01:00
Election 2020: Parties make final pitches ahead of tomorrow’s voteInside Politics: Broadcast moratorium banning TV and radio discussion of election begins at 2pm todayFri Feb 07 2020 - 08:10
Sinn Féin surge driven by younger urban votersPromise of change as well as housing and taxation policies appeal to key demographicFri Feb 07 2020 - 00:47
Election 2020: How The Irish Times will cover results weekendOur political team will offer news, insight, analysis and opinion as the count unfoldsThu Feb 06 2020 - 15:59
Micheál Martin worried by SF culture of ‘omerta’ in wake of Quinn murderFF leader wants SF to admit IRA campaign was 40 years of failureThu Feb 06 2020 - 02:45
Leaders’ debate: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil target Sinn Féin’s economic policiesVaradkar and Martin claim SF plans are reckless and could cost jobsWed Feb 05 2020 - 05:00
Irish Times Poll: Health and housing most important issues for votersEconomy, climate, Brexit register far lower when voters asked what should be prioritisedWed Feb 05 2020 - 02:59
Eamon Ryan: ‘The current system is not working . . . it’s ripe for change’Party leader rejects as ‘nonsense’ claims that green agenda a risk to rural IrelandWed Feb 05 2020 - 02:00
Sinn Féin leads way in Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll with highest support everFianna Fáil remains most popular choice for government, with more voters preferring coalition government involving partyMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:25
Fianna Fáil, Labour and Greens the most popular coalition option in Irish Times pollInconclusive outcome likely to result in pressure on Micheál Martin to consider all optionsMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:25
Sinn Féin on brink of major political breakthrough in RepublicIrish Times poll analysis: Mood for change could transform the Irish political landscapeMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:25
Election 2020: RTÉ to invite McDonald to leaders’ TV debateDebate had been scheduled to take place between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil leaders onlyMon Feb 03 2020 - 16:28
Election 2020: Varadkar says Fianna Fáil opposed to social progressFF reacts to Leo Varadkar’s ‘backwoodsmen’ comment as campaign enters final weekMon Feb 03 2020 - 10:36
General Election 2020: FG turn their guns on FF in final frantic daysInside Politics: Howlin wants to build ‘progressive alliance’ before coalition talksMon Feb 03 2020 - 08:19
Howlin wants to build ‘progressive alliance’ before coalition talksInterview: Labour Party leader would seek to work with left TDs to have ‘real influence’Mon Feb 03 2020 - 02:50
Sinn Féin ‘will talk to all parties’ on forming a governmentVaradkar says Fine Gael is the ‘real party of change’ and claims Fianna Fáil will roll back social progressSun Feb 02 2020 - 16:08
Pat Leahy: Election 2020 is set to reorder the political landscapeUltimate destination of ‘change’ voters will decide balance of power in this fascinating voteSat Feb 01 2020 - 05:00
Irish Times focus groups show the Republic is a nation grappling with changeDiscussions suggest voters want something different but are unsure of what that meansSat Feb 01 2020 - 02:00
Election 2020: Irish voters want change but cannot decide what type, research showsFocus groups suggest Fine Gael faces a struggle in final week of campaignSat Feb 01 2020 - 02:00
MEPs overwhelmingly endorse Brexit deal giving UK go-ahead to leave EUOverwhelming mood was of reluctant Yes to allow what Barnier called ‘orderly withdrawal’Thu Jan 30 2020 - 10:26
Election 2020: Are we really seeing a Sinn Féin ‘surge’?Despite rise in polls, history suggests Mary Lou McDonald still has a fight on her handsThu Jan 30 2020 - 03:00
‘Considerable disruption’ to trade looms even with post-Brexit accordBest-case scenario will still hurt Irish commerce with UK, Cabinet to be toldWed Jan 29 2020 - 02:50
Sinn Féin unveils plans for dramatic increase in public spendingParty leader Mary Lou McDonald describes manifesto as ‘uplifting and fair’Wed Jan 29 2020 - 02:02
Sinn Féin manifesto pledges huge increases in spending on housing, health and childrenBusinesses, banks and better-off to pay for public spending billTue Jan 28 2020 - 17:38
Election 2020: Seven party leaders clash on housing, crime and coalitionSpiky exchanges proceed familiar positions on housing, crime, tax and moreTue Jan 28 2020 - 00:10
McDonald and SF candidates sign pledge to be guided by ardchomhairleParty leader has insisted during election campaign that she does not ‘take instruction from anyone’Mon Jan 27 2020 - 20:06
Fine Gael to stress economic warnings as concerns growGrowing nervousness in Fine Gael as party trails Fianna Fáil in opinion pollsMon Jan 27 2020 - 11:50
Election 2020: Welcome to moving week as voters’ choices hardenInside Politics: If there’s going to be a decisive move, it will probably come this weekMon Jan 27 2020 - 07:19
Fine Gael’s re-election efforts have stuttered badly so farAcross the party they accept that messages have fallen flat. So where next for the campaign?Sun Jan 26 2020 - 20:06
Sinn Féin demands for action on unity the big coalition stumbling blockMary Lou McDonald has been beating the unity drum since she became leaderSun Jan 26 2020 - 17:17
Main parties ‘desperately’ looking to exclude SF from government – McDonaldCash-for-ash claim cited as evidence SF chief must listen to views of former IRA figuresSun Jan 26 2020 - 16:27
Election 2020: FF and FG trade insults on tax policy, BrexitCoveney criticised for saying Martin 'not the person' to handle Brexit negotiationsSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:57
Election 2020: Labour and Greens have it all to play forCentre-left parties may never get a better chance to implement their policiesSat Jan 25 2020 - 05:00
Election 2020: Fine Gael promises to hire 5,000 nurses and cut taxVaradkar warns that voters will pay more tax unless his party is in governmentFri Jan 24 2020 - 14:06
