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
Election 2020: FG and FF manifestos to promise billions in spendingPromises include health and childcare spending, and raising the tax thresholdFri Jan 24 2020 - 02:56
Varadkar’s coalition offer an attempt to wrong foot Martin’s drive for ‘change’Taoiseach’s ploy might not win Fine Gael a lot of votes, but it could cost Fianna Fáil someThu Jan 23 2020 - 12:37
Election 2020: Parties warned of ‘insane’ election promises as Varadkar offers Martin coalitionFears of auction election grow as all parties make largely uncosted pledgesThu Jan 23 2020 - 02:37
Fianna Fáil promises to postpone rise in pension ageParty commits to reducing USC and raising threshold for high rate of tax in €1.3bn packageWed Jan 22 2020 - 16:20
Election 2020: Fine Gael faces uphill climb to return to powerInside Politics: Latest Irish Times poll finds 75 per cent of voters are in favour of change of governmentWed Jan 22 2020 - 08:09
Irish Times poll: Large majority want change of governmentWith over two weeks to go, survey shows 75% of electorate favour some or radical changeTue Jan 21 2020 - 23:33
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael needs to stage a comeback to win electionPolls show electorate wants change, so the party needs to prove it can do betterTue Jan 21 2020 - 21:00
Irish Times poll: Health and housing are most important issues for votersTwo concerns far outweigh influence of economy, climate change and Brexit for electorateTue Jan 21 2020 - 17:00
Seven stats and charts to ponder from today’s Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI pollFarmers, Independents, the grey vote and moreTue Jan 21 2020 - 14:23
Ipsos MRBI poll: Fianna Fáil edges ahead of FG as SF surgesGreens set to make gains, Labour struggling while Independents on course to lose seatsMon Jan 20 2020 - 22:31
Fianna Fáil will be happy, Sinn Féin thrilled but keep an eye on the GreensFine Gael has been confronted with its own unpopularity and its leader has seen his popularity slumpMon Jan 20 2020 - 22:00
Election 2020: Labour proposes new public childcare serviceParty plans pilot scheme where State employees would mind children in State facilitiesMon Jan 20 2020 - 17:55
Too many promises risks making voters nervousFine Gael and Fianna Fáil so far running versions of their 2016 election campaignsSat Jan 18 2020 - 12:14
Government ‘losing control’ following shootings and stabbingViolent crime now central election issue as Varadkar promises more resourcesSat Jan 18 2020 - 01:30
Election 2020: FG and FF promise tax cuts and increases in public spendingSinn Féin comes under pressure over comments by councillor about TaoiseachFri Jan 17 2020 - 06:19
Spending plans of main parties set to shape voters’ behaviourElection 2020: Campaign about to focus on how unallocated €11bn might be used to 2025Fri Jan 17 2020 - 01:00
Maureen O’Sullivan announces she will not run for re-election in Dublin CentralFianna Fáil, Social Democrats, Greens due to fight for seat held by Gregory groupThu Jan 16 2020 - 15:24
Election 2020: FG promises good times but warns of FF ‘boom-bust’Fine Gael’s tax plan likely to see higher rate threshold rise to €50,000Thu Jan 16 2020 - 13:25
Political row erupts after homeless man injuredTent containing homeless man was ‘checked verbally’ before being liftedThu Jan 16 2020 - 01:34
Martin promises change as Fianna Fáil launches election campaignParty leader says Fine Gael in power would result in ‘more of the same’ for next five yearsWed Jan 15 2020 - 15:25
Election 2020: Fine Gael comes under fire over health, housingOpposition leaders focus on FG’s record on health and housing as vote is calledWed Jan 15 2020 - 00:08
Election 2020: Campaign under way as Varadkar sets Saturday poll for February 8thTaoiseach says now is the best time for vote as President Higgins dissolves 32nd DáilTue Jan 14 2020 - 20:55
Big two to slug it out in most open election for yearsAnalysis: Smaller parties will seek to elbow into debate with sharp and distinctive messagesTue Jan 14 2020 - 13:32
Election is about much more than Fine Gael and Fianna FáilVote may be the most intense FF-FG contest since Haughey-FitzGerald – but that is not allTue Jan 14 2020 - 05:00
Varadkar expected to call election before Dáil reconvenes on WednesdayPoliticians from all parties are already in campaign mode as opponents trade barbsTue Jan 14 2020 - 01:31
February election could be a greater gamble for VaradkarHolding out until May would give Fine Gael more time to change ‘put them out’ moodSat Jan 11 2020 - 22:51
Election 2020: The factors that will determine who becomes taoiseachEconomic conditions will play a role, but the campaign itself will decide the electoral outcomeSat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00
Revealed: What Leo, Micheál, Mary Lou and Eamon asked Santa forWe publish these letters in the public interest. Any embarrassment to Santa is regrettedSat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00
