The Irish Times

Galway West’s Catherine Connolly says Labour has ‘lost its soul’

Independent one of two women elected beside Éamon Ó Cuív, Seán Kyne and Noel Grealish

Sun Feb 28 2016 - 19:41

Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh resigns seat on medical grounds

Tribute extended to Galway West TD obliged to withdraw candidacy from general election

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 20:49

Ministers urged Taoiseach to address Eighth Amendment

Donohoe, Fitzgerald and Varadkar insisted that Enda Kenny had to deal with the issue

Fri Nov 27 2015 - 01:03

Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh will not contest next election

Galway West deputy and former party whip withdraws candidacy due to medical advice

Tue Nov 10 2015 - 21:12

Galway Harbour CEO says redevelopment necessary to stop decline

An Bord Pleanála hears how harbour expansion could create new business and jobs

Tue Jan 20 2015 - 18:58

‘Elephant in the room,’ debt rises €1,000 per second, says Independent TD

Fine Gael TD who voted against Government on abortion, hits out at Reform Alliance

Fri Mar 07 2014 - 01:00

Brian Walsh hits out at Reform Alliance for bitterness

FG abortion rebel, seeking re-entry to parliamentary party, decries ’sniping’ and ’populism’

Thu Mar 06 2014 - 19:24

FG rebels register with commission as a ‘third party’

Reform Alliance not registering as political party, says Creighton

Mon Dec 30 2013 - 12:18

Expelled Fine Gael members to form a ‘loose alliance’

Tánaiste rejects suggestion that ‘Reform Alliance’ might destabilise coalition

Fri Sept 13 2013 - 14:19

Seanad likened to ‘D-Day with parachute landings’ as Kenny criticised over new nominee

Majority of Senators welcome Galway West councillor Hildegarde Naughton to Upper House

Tue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00

Timmins to vote against abortion Bill

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow to join two others and break Government ranks

Fri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00

Fine Gael’s Timmins to oppose abortion Bill over suicide clause

Minister for Education says days of dominant Catholic Church dictating governent policy are over

Thu Jun 27 2013 - 13:17

Coalition partners at odds on abortion

Sharp divisions between FG and Labour backbenchers over controversial Bill

Wed Jun 26 2013 - 22:00

Peter Mathews says Fine Gael gave committment to allow conscientious objection

Fine Gael TD said party signed up to international agreement last October as moral and ethics experts address TDs and Senators on conscientious objection to proposed abortion laws

Wed Jun 19 2013 - 23:22

The Enda effect

Enda Kenny came late to power, but so far he has wielded it well. Will instinct, energy and affability be enough to see the Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader through the next challenges?

Sat May 18 2013 - 01:00