Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher secures enough support to bid for party’s presidential nomination
Kelleher trails former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin in declared support but says he has enough backers to enter internal party contest
Bertie Ahern
Fianna Fáil’s secret ballot on presidential candidate could yet prove unpredictable
Fine Gael has more certainty as former minister Heather Humphreys set to be confirmed as its candidate on Tuesday
Billy Kelleher allies believe there is ‘route to win’ Fianna Fáil presidential nomination, despite Jim Gavin’s lead
Fianna Fáil will make its choice in a secret ballot of its 71 parliamentary party members next Tuesday
Jim Gavin comes with his own presidential parachute and ticks all the boxes
Fianna Fáil faithful are praying the leadership doesn’t make a mess of its amusing plan to win the presidential election though superior tactics
Mary Hanafin says she will not contest Fianna Fáil presidental nomination
Former minister says she had been kept in the dark about the intentions of the leadership
Interest in Jim Gavin says little for Micheál Martin’s faith in his party colleagues
It’s odd that the once-dominant Fianna Fáil lacks an electable politician or former politician embodying its core beliefs
Ex-Dublin manager Jim Gavin gains early momentum in FF presidential nominee race
MEP Billy Kelleher also confirms surprise candidacy, while conservative campaigner Maria Steen indicates interest
Catherine Connolly’s continuing association with Clare Daly and Mick Wallace is troubling
Idealists are not naive by definition but, when they are, they are ripe for exploitation as propaganda stooges
The pain and shame that Bertie Ahern caused this country are not forgotten
Does Fianna Fáil really want to nominate him for the Áras and deliver us a sharp reminder of what that felt like?
Bertie Ahern not among Fianna Fáil favourites for presidential run
Party viewing former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin as serious prospect
What’s going on with Fianna Fáil’s presidential election plan to pick a nominee?
Fianna Fáil's party leadership is quite clear on who its presidential pick won’t be
These Divided Isles: Ireland and UK shared history told with ‘reliable pithiness’
Philip Stephens describes the record of British political leaders with regard to Ireland as one of ‘insouciant neglect’
Strong argument for Micheál Martin to back Heather Humphreys for presidency
Humphreys would be able to personify the shared-island vision articulated by the Taoiseach
Tony Holohan’s reluctance to admit mistakes sits badly with the national mood
By withdrawing from the race for the Áras he has cleared a path for another ‘professor’ – the most cunning of all
How Ireland went from first to last in the race to develop offshore wind energy
For a fleeting moment, the State was at the forefront of this technology; now it’s back of the class
JD Vance hasn’t mastered the art of the political holiday
August has given me time to think about how politicians holiday. Most of them do it badly
Tony Holohan gives strongest signal yet he will enter presidential race
Potential candidate’s supporters commission research to explore viability for run in presidential race
Michael O’Leary and Dermot Desmond’s MetroLink comments show you can be rich and wrong
Rich men are not always right. Let’s listen to the experts
Presidential election: How much does it cost to run for the Áras?
Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness and Independent Catherine Connolly are on the start line, but Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin continue to prevaricate
Fianna Fáil decision on presidential candidate a long time coming
Several potential contenders covet the nomination, but sources say with certainty that none have captured Micheál Martin’s imagination
BBC denies cutting Irish language lyrics from debut broadcast of CMAT’s new song
Singer says she was not responsible for cuts to single Euro-Country, saying: ‘I don’t know who edited it out’
It’s a relief to know young CMAT was taking notes, saving up her rage at Bertie
Construction workers who ‘vanished’ from the sector after the Celtic Tiger were humans whose way of life was obliterated
Mairead McGuinness leads the field in a list of potential presidential election candidates, poll shows
Catherine Connolly next most popular in Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, but many voters not engaged in Áras race
CMAT takes a pop at former taoiseach Bertie Ahern in new Euro-Country single
Reference is not the first time CMAT has made her feelings known about the former Fianna Fáil leader
Race for the Áras: Mike Ryan and Bertie Ahern among names circulating but parties wary of ‘knee-jerk’ selection
Irish presidential election campaign momentum hits doldrums amid fears of chilling effect on prospective candidates of personalised attacks
Fianna Fáil sounds out possible presidential runners, but may not nominate candidate, says Micheál Martin
Political parties no longer have ‘own entitlement’ to the presidency, says Taoiseach
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
Fianna Fáil is in desperate need of a candidate for the presidential election. Applications are invited
Bertie Ahern spent months publicly offering himself – though less ubiquitously of late, suggesting some private messages of discouragement have been sent
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
Plus: tragic fox news, a Rose county by any other name and AK-47 reloads and opens fire
So far nobody wants the Presidency and its quarter-of-a-million euro salary. Why?
Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists
The Irish economy is now facing turbulence. Are we prepared for the coming storm?
There are some warning signs that the corporation tax ATM could be on the verge of running out of cash
The phoney war for the Áras: are the parties leaving it too late to declare?
The pattern of when presidential candidates are announced is not consistent
WHO’s treatment of Dr Mike Ryan proves to be a shocking case study
Dáil furore over unnecessary hip surgeries and Social Democrats on manoeuvres among other stories of the week
Explorium takes off, having missed out on being part of national children’s science museum
Interactive centre in Sandyford, south co Dublin welcomes 270,000 visitors through its doors in 12 months
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