Winners and losers in general election 2024
Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate
Alan Shatter
Dublin Rathdown election 2024 results: Sinéad Gibney elected for Soc Dems while Catherine Martin loses seat
Green Party Minister eliminated while Fine Gael takes two seats and Fianna Fáil picks up one
Alan Shatter and Kate O’Connell go it alone in south Dublin
Two former Fine Gael TDs standing as Independents in a traditionally FG stronghold
Former Fine Gael minister Alan Shatter to run as Independent candidate in general election
Leaflet says Shatter decided to ‘throw my name in the ring’, eight years on from losing his seat in the Dáil
What changes have been made to inheritance tax in the budget?
Budget 2025: Everything you need to know about the inheritance tax cut which comes into effect today
Inheritance tax-free thresholds increase to mixed welcome
Budget 2025: Children will be able to inherit up to €400,000 free of tax with while thresholds for other inheritances rise for first time in six years
Alan Shatter hasn’t ‘given thought’ to election bid as he seeks revolt over inheritance tax
Former Fine Gael TD says he is ‘gobsmacked’ by turnout at public meeting in south Dublin calling for end of ‘State-sponsored grave robbery’
Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage
Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future
‘What are your reasons for opposing mass slaughter?’ is not a serious question
At students protests in Ireland, the UK and the US, politicians are rightly being confronted with a wall of blankness and silence
Jewish Social Democrats candidate claims she was dropped after raising concerns about anti-Semitism
Social Democrats source says Orli Degani‘s candidacy became ‘unsustainable’ after she objected to the use of the Palestinian flag at party events
John Bruton’s blog is a treasure trove of wisdom, decency, good humour and the odd rebuke
Late Taoiseach wondered why the Irish reaction to a challenge to the consensus was to look for ulterior motives
Former minister Alan Shatter criticises Irish Government and media in Jerusalem Post article
Former Fine Gael politician Alan Shatter says there is an ‘incapacity’ by the Government and media to understand the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Former minister denounces ‘the third Reich in Dublin’ during pro-Israel rally
Irish politicians had no right to lecture Israel about how it went about protecting its citizens from Hamas rockets, says Alan Shatter
Life as a judge’s tipstaff: ‘If you want to see real life, come into a courtroom’
Judges’ personal aides see a lot: verbal attacks, judgments flung across rooms, and occasionally ‘very violent’ incidents
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
New Irish citizens thanked for ‘choosing Ireland as the home of your heart and the home of our future’
Almost 4,000 new Irish citizens will attend four ceremonies in Killarney over the next two days
Want to hold high office? You have to swear an oath to God regardless of what you believe
Rite & Reason: Surely the very act of swearing an insincere oath to a god you don’t believe in flies in the face of the integrity of the office being assumed?
Paschal Donohoe’s usefulness to Varadkar and Martin will save him
Minister is getting a chance Fine Gael denied Alan Shatter, Frances Fitzgerald and Phil Hogan
Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin owe Alan Shatter an apology
Gerard Howlin: The ex-minister was badly treated by a political system that still won’t say sorry
Alan Shatter claims ‘apartheid’ over Palestinians a ‘big lie’
Amnesty’s description of Israel’s behaviour and treatment rejected by ex-minister
Alan Shatter: West must call Putin’s bluff and impose no-fly zone over Ukraine
World’s democracies cannot give arms and aid and then just watch the slaughter
Nóirín O’Sullivan: ‘Having your good name destroyed is a huge thing’
Allegations against former garda commissioner have been dismissed by tribunal
Shatter writes letter of complaint to Dáil over parliamentary question about Israel
Government clear on Israel’s responsibility under international law, Coveney says
Miriam Lord’s Week: A black pudding paean at controversial SF event
Commemoration for IRA volunteer featured the famous Clonakilty breakfast product
Senior Garda appointed to lead investigation into Donegal hospital incident
Covid patient Joe McCarron encouraged to leave against medical advice and later died
Fr Niall Molloy: Unpacking the financial dealings between the priest and the Flynns
‘The Killing Of Father Niall Molloy’ part 2 concludes the community averted its gaze
Murphy hits back hard at critics over mother and baby home report
Controversy over report far from over following commission chair’s robust response
Israeli ambassador accuses some TDs of spewing ‘hate’ towards Jewish state
Varadkar says Israel’s aggression is ‘unacceptable’ while condemning Hamas for human rights violations
Alan Shatter: ‘I was effectively cancelled, completely’
The former minister will ‘never fully get over’ the circumstances of his departure from cabinet
Judges’ meeting on personal injuries plan set to be delayed again
Isme chief airs concerns over crunch meeting on personal injury awards
My first year as a TD: ‘I felt like I was working in a blizzard’
The pandemic has made for an unusual first year in the Dáil for some 40 deputies
Alan Shatter wants Taoiseach to apologise fully for ‘damage done’ by Guerin report
Ex-minister responds as Martin says redacted report will be placed in Oireachtas library
Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senators
Christmas visits off the menu as Oireachtas restaurant only open to serving members
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