Éamon Ó Cuív

Galway West constituency profile: Can Gráinne Seoige inherit vote from retiring poll-topper Éamon Ó Cuív?

Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell finished third in 2020 but may face a bigger battle this time around

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 12:20

Tribute paid to retiring TDs as Dáil completes final rush of legislation

Questions raised about ‘unaccountable’ €2m funding for Secret Service in €104bn Appropriations Bill

Wed Nov 06 2024 - 20:15

Gráinne Seoige: Can she reconcile her celebrity with parish pump politics?

The GAA has traditionally provided Irish politics with instantly recognisable ‘names’ but more recently broadcasters have joined the fray

Sat Oct 12 2024 - 06:00

Former minister Éamon Ó Cuív to retire from politics at next election

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has paid tribute to Mr Ó Cuív’s commitment to peace and reconciliation on island of Ireland

Wed Jul 24 2024 - 22:15

TD calls for end to Army security provision for paramilitary prisoners

Soldiers provide 24-hour security at State’s highest security prison in Portlaoise, which cost approximately €1.9m in 2023

Thu Mar 21 2024 - 21:21

Tánaiste contacts two councillors over ‘completely unacceptable’ Galway hotel fire comments

Micheál Martin rejects suggestion attack was prompted by Government policy on immigration

Tue Dec 19 2023 - 15:42

Fianna Fáil TD seeks clarity on change to Triple Lock on troops deployment

Government needs to clarify type of mission Triple Lock has prevented in past, says Éamon Ó Cúiv

Mon Nov 27 2023 - 08:07

Safe deposit boxes which have lain undisturbed since 1700s may be opened by State

Concerns raised about the draft legislation relate to cost, indemnity and the sheer level of potential work

Wed May 24 2023 - 20:09

Centenary of the end of the Civil War to be marked by national event on Sunday

Garden of Remembrance will see both sides gather to remember the dead of the war

Tue May 23 2023 - 17:42

Former Fianna Fáil minister ‘wary’ of any change to Irish neutrality

Policy has served country well in helping to develop strong tradition of promoting world peace, says Éamon Ó Cuív

Wed Apr 12 2023 - 20:00

Suppliers pulling out of school meals scheme due to rising food costs, Minister says

Humphreys says ‘a number of people’ have said they cannot deliver hot dinners at a cost of €2.90 per pupil

Wed Nov 23 2022 - 13:36

‘I’m going to call it a day’: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley gets a grilling on Newstalk

Radio review: Jonathan Healy interrogates Johnson about his son, in a striking piece of radio

Fri Jul 08 2022 - 06:24

Taoiseach signals rules on face masks could be eased after meeting with Holohan

Focus on vaccination as 800,000 to become eligible for booster in March, Martin says

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 21:08

Range of proposals on criminal justice outlined to Fianna Fáil party

Tougher sentences for violent crime and sexual offences among proposals set out

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 22:38

Stephen Donnelly may be having his own Zappone moment

Appointment of chair of abortion legislation review receives almost no scrutiny

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 00:00

Miriam Lord: Baby of the House throws a strop over a bypass

Dáil Sketch: O’Connor bags a meeting with the Taoiseach as MacSharry forgets who’s who

Wed Oct 06 2021 - 22:52

Revised €165bn national infrastructure plan to include funding for extra roads

National Development Plan, to be published on Monday, will include more than 50 projects with a price tag of more than €100m

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 00:00

Minister denies delay to Fianna Fáil’s election postmortem is ‘kicking can down the road’

Special meeting scheduled for September 1st will now be part of party’s think-in on September 9th

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 14:17

Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin condemned to linguistic knots over Jerry McCabe

Party leader Mary Lou McDonald and TD Martin Browne were singing different songs

Sat Jul 03 2021 - 03:00

Failure to restart family visits and religious services in prisons condemned in Dáil

TD hits out at ‘another plan’ as Prison Service develops ‘framework’ for easing restrictions

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 19:10

Senator calls for Dublin Airport to be named after Seán Lemass

Call comes ahead of 50th anniversary of former taoiseach’s death on May 11th

Mon May 10 2021 - 15:42

Locals object to ‘meaningless’ and misspelled name for Dingle estate

Kerry County Council in talks with housing agency Clúid to seek to change the name

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 17:53

Minister urged by Government TDs to enter media blackout on reopening special schools

Norma Foley asked to go into Brexit-style ‘tunnel’ until solution is found for impasse

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 20:49

Taoiseach does not envisage having to close non-essential retail again

Micheál Martin tells parliamentary party there will be sufficient vaccine for everyone

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 22:47

‘Family comes first’: Galway locals divided on festive travel

Rosscahill residents hope to see relatives, but some fear Covid-19 risk remains too high

Sun Nov 15 2020 - 20:30

Remote working hubs for public servants to be rolled out across rural Ireland - Minister

Humphreys encourages employees of multinationals to work from islands off coast

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 19:28

Why are some in Fianna Fáil unhappy with Micheál Martin?

Majority in FF do not want leader’s removal, but many take issue with his operating style

Sat Sept 19 2020 - 02:45

Éamon Ó Cuív calls for Micheál Martin to be replaced as Fianna Fáil leader

Party veteran says low poll figures show organisation facing ‘existential crisis’

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 20:28

Week is a long time in politics for Micheál Martin

Cowen affair may mean as many as one-third of party TDs no longer support the Taoiseach

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 17:14

Covid-19: Overseas visitors are causing ‘stress and anxiety’ in some areas, TDs say

Constituents in tourist areas are worried about perceived lack of control on travel, say Deputies

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 05:10

Michael Collins’ grandniece welcomes decision to leave portrait in Taoiseach’s office

Nora Owen says having Collins and De Valera together is appropriate symbol of new deal

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 08:05

Judging by Ryan Tubridy’s show, we have Covid-19 on the run

Radio review: The chipper presenter barely referred to the pandemic this week

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 06:00

How will parties consult members on government formation amid Covid-19?

Ireland’s political factions face a number of logistical challenges due to the pandemic

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 01:00

Martin faces down parliamentary party critics of his strategy

Fianna Fáil leader to continue efforts to form a coalition with Fine Gael

Fri Mar 06 2020 - 01:00