Micheál Martin names Jack Chambers as Fianna Fáil’s deputy leaderParty has not had a deputy leader since resignation of Dara Calleary in August 2020Wed Jun 19 2024 - 17:10
Runners and riders set to emerge for Green Party leadership after Ryan resignationPossible contenders to lead the Greens were unusually coy last night, but discreet approaches were still madeWed Jun 19 2024 - 08:12
Green Party leadership race: Candidates set to declare interest Potential candidates likely to include Roderic O’Gorman, Pippa Hackett, Ossian Smith and Steven MatthewsWed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00
TikTok could face fines over political ads during local and European elections Social media platform is the subject of a complaint to the media regulator that it breached the EU Digital Services ActWed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00
Eamon Ryan resignation will make management of the end of this Coalition more fraughtRyan’s departure looks to be drawn from the we-have-to-try-something school of thought as Catherine Martin confounds expectations stepping down as deputyTue Jun 18 2024 - 17:22
Catherine Martin rules out bid for Green Party leadership as Eamon Ryan steps down‘An absolute privilege’: Ryan steps down as Green Party leader and will not run in next electionTue Jun 18 2024 - 16:53
Political top job merry-go-round not confined to BrusselsEU leaders horse-trading and decisions about Ireland’s nominee for European CommissionerTue Jun 18 2024 - 08:01
European leaders set to back Ursula von der Leyen for second termMinister for Finance Michael McGrath tipped for nomination as Ireland’s EU commissionerTue Jun 18 2024 - 06:00
Speculation for European Commissioner job centres on Michael McGrathWhen asked, McGrath himself has parried the question, confirming only that he would ‘give it serious consideration’Tue Jun 18 2024 - 05:30
Harris and Biden discuss humanitarian crisis in Gaza and need for ‘immediate ceasefire’Taoiseach and US president also reaffirmed commitment to Ukraine and discussed power-sharing in Northern IrelandMon Jun 17 2024 - 18:31
A Labour-Social Democrats alliance makes political sense. Voters have already worked this outIf the two parties don’t commit to a pact before the general election, voters may reasonably conclude they are not really serious about being in government and having their policies implementedSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
Expect the unexpected: What the 2024 local and European elections have taught usElections in Ireland used to be predictable, but not any more. These elections saw Sinn Féin’s shock nosedive, FF and FG holding firm, and Independents having their daySat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
European elections: Green MEP’s hopes fade as party rounds on Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Deputy leader warns Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael that the climate crisis ‘is way too important to toy around with’ during electionsThu Jun 13 2024 - 06:00
European election counts: How to watch the counting and vote transfers for two remaining constituenciesThe elimination of the minnows will clarify the picture in Ireland South and Midlands-North-WestWed Jun 12 2024 - 09:28
Fianna Fáil emerges as largest party of local government as European election sees high-profile exits Ciarán Cuffe and Clare Daly lose their European Parliament seatsWed Jun 12 2024 - 06:17
European elections: Celebrity candidates put on a decent showWell-known personalities especially sought-after for Continental ballots due to vast constituencies and media-driven campaignTue Jun 11 2024 - 20:52
European election results: Who is still in line for a seat and where will the transfers flow?Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resumeTue Jun 11 2024 - 10:48
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil vie for victory in local electionsGrowing unease in Sinn Féin over series of missteps by Mary Lou McDonaldTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
The timing of a general election - what options does Simon Harris have for going to the people?An election in October or November looks most likely but there are other choices and many factors to considerTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Growing expectations of early general election after Coalition parties’ strong local election showingGrowing expectations that autumn election now on cards as Sinn Féin support collapsesMon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00
Moderate Ireland seems to be bucking trends towards the extreme elsewhere in EuropeLocal election results: At less than 12 per cent the Sinn Féin support collapse will be hard to reverse before a general electionMon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00
Local and European election results: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil battle it out to be largest partySinn Féin leader says ‘it hasn’t been our day’ while Harris says view on Government going full term not changed despite positive resultsSun Jun 09 2024 - 23:51
What on earth happened to Sinn Féin?Local election results: Mary Lou McDonald now faces a daunting challenge of rebuildingSun Jun 09 2024 - 16:58
Local and European elections: What to watch out for as results come in on day two of the countIreland's election results: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party set to be close to the 50% won in 2020 general election, which would be a remarkable resultSun Jun 09 2024 - 12:23
Five things revealed by the election results, including the astonishing cratering of Sinn Féin support Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will lose council seats but this has been a remarkable day in Irish politicsSat Jun 08 2024 - 22:47
Local and European elections: Sinn Féin’s facing a difficult weekend but Independents, not Government parties, profitElection results: Independents the big winners as voter volatility and declining party loyalty show more prominently in our politicsSat Jun 08 2024 - 18:13
Local and European elections: Four big trends that emerged from campaignsNastier lead-in, more focus on migration and less on green issues, and Sinn Féin’s need to get back to basicsSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Election counts to begin following campaign marred by intimidation and abuseGardaí investigating assaults and instances of intimidation, while research finds majority of those taking part in such actions are influenced by far-right rhetoricSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Banks warn of pressure to cut mortgage rates following ECB interest rate cutClose to 200,000 homeowners are set to benefit from the ECB rate cut of 0.25 percentage points immediatelyFri Jun 07 2024 - 06:00
Mary Lou McDonald shifts on €300,000 target for average Dublin house pricesSinn Féin leader says party would sell affordable homes for that figure rather than aim to lower average priceWed Jun 05 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil European candidates refuse to back Ursula von der LeyenGreen MEP candidates also opposed to second term for European Commission presidentWed Jun 05 2024 - 06:00
A giveaway pre-election budget is inevitable - the only question is just how generous will it be? The message from the two budget boyos is that with inflation under control there is little justification for another glut of one-off giveawaysSat Jun 01 2024 - 07:00
Election ads on TikTok breach company’s rules and EU codeSocial media platform prohibits political advertisingSat Jun 01 2024 - 06:00
How’s the election going? Harris effect, Sinn Féin wobble and a peculiar public mood a week outThis day next week, Ireland goes to the polls to elect councillors, MEPs and a mayor for Limerick. Here’s the state of the nationFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
Tents at Grand Canal to be cleared again as pressure on Government mountsAsylum seekers to be brought to alternative accommodation in the Dublin areaThu May 30 2024 - 06:00
Ireland has taken a rare diplomatic lead by recognising Palestine but what will it achieve?There is no mistaking the message of the Palestinian flag flying at Leinster House - Ireland stands with the Palestinians now more than everTue May 28 2024 - 19:00
Immigration is the top issue getting voters’ attention ahead of electionsHousing and immigration are the major issues voters have noticed, according to our Snapshot pollMon May 27 2024 - 06:00
Bertie Ahern thinks directly elected mayors are a ‘stupid idea’. Here’s why he’s wrongThe new mayor of Limerick will have a job unlike any other in Ireland, with potential to strengthen local government and local democracySun May 26 2024 - 06:00
Israel to ‘review’ operation of Irish NGOs in Palestine as Martin says treatment of Ireland’s ambassador in Jerusalem ‘wrong’Tánaiste criticises the manner in which Ireland’s ambassador to Israel was reprimanded in Jerusalem before Israeli mediaFri May 24 2024 - 06:25
Ireland has a ‘disproportionate obsession with Israel’, says ambassador Dana ErlichErlich says there will be a review of bilateral relations between countries following Irish recognition of Palestinian stateThu May 23 2024 - 17:05
Inside Politics: Ireland copperfastens reputation as most pro-Palestine EU memberSunak calls shock July UK election in gamble on a long campaignThu May 23 2024 - 08:04
Irish recognition of Palestinian state widely welcomed as Israel warns it is reward for HamasForeign minister Yisrael Katz describes move, done alongside Norway and Spain, as ‘parade of stupidity’ and warns of ‘dire consequences’Wed May 22 2024 - 20:26
Housing Commission report suggests underlying housing deficit of up to 256,000 homesCommission calls for ‘radical strategic reset of housing policy’ as Sinn Féin says leaked findings are ‘damning indictment’ of GovernmentTue May 21 2024 - 10:37
Election campaigns well under way as Ming pips the first televised debateSinn Féin seeks to shift political narrative back to housing during quiet week in the OireachtasTue May 21 2024 - 07:47
Three things to watch in the upcoming European and local elections - including immigration on the ballot paperThe local and European elections are not a crystal ball. But they are a huge political event, which will both tell us things about the state of Irish politicsSun May 19 2024 - 06:00
European Parliament elections: a few clear leaders and then a mad scramble for seatsCandidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisiveSat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Big parties set to win seats in each of three European Parliament constituencies, poll findsBacking for anti-migration candidates scattered among too many hopefuls to secure a seat, according to poll dataSat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Public mood on immigration hardening as local and European elections approachSupporters of Sinn Fein (44%) and Independents (52%) most likely to be impressed by candidates voicing concerns on issueFri May 17 2024 - 06:00
Attitudes on immigration toughest among supporters of Sinn Féin and IndependentsPublic mood toughening, with strong support for Government to do more to manage immigration and deport asylum seekers whose applications have failedFri May 17 2024 - 06:00
Elimination of gap between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin the big takeaway from Irish Times pollSimon Harris’s first personal rating in polls is a creditable 38%, the second most popular leader after Micheál Martin and ahead of Mary Lou McDonaldThu May 16 2024 - 06:00
