The Irish Times view on the Programme for Government: the fallacy of common sense
The next government it seems, will be uninterested in structural reform
Green Party
How green is the programme for government?
Absence of climate ambition, continuity rather than scaled-up targets and vague language stand out
Labour, Soc Dems and Greens agree vote-trading deal in bid to secure Seanad election seats
Electorate of just under 1,200 including 941 councillors, 174 incoming TDs and outgoing Senators issued their postal votes for the 43 seats on five vocational panels
Ireland’s risk-averse civil service cannot speed up delivery of the things we need most
We are going to have to decarbonise and dampen down current spending to avoid overheating the economy
While LA burns, Fianna Fáil says pro-climate policies are ‘open for discussion’
Obfuscation, delays and denial are being used by national political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, and similar tactics can also be found closer to home
Labour and Social Democrats abdicated responsibility by not ‘fighting’ for power, O’Gorman tells Greens convention
Roderic O’Gorman’s comments came as 300 Green Party delegates attended event in Dublin
Winter wedge issue: On Oliver Callan, icy weather is one of Ireland’s ever-growing urban-rural divides
Radio: ‘I can tell you Dublin is getting off very lightly in the cold snap so far,’ Oliver Callan notes on Tuesday’s show, ‘much to our relief here’
New roads investment planned by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil after Green exit
Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say
Will 2025 deliver breakthrough on planning so Ireland can tap its wind energy ‘gold mine’?
Wind energy lobby says new government needs to implement the Planning and Development Act and put in place policies to support the development of the sector both onshore and at sea
What now for the Green agenda after its main political advocate was almost wiped out in the election?
The Green Party faces a challenge in pushing policies to tackle climate change with just one TD
These four trends reshaped Irish politics in 2024
The Dublin riots changed politics, but not in the way anyone expected
The Irish Times view on the year in politics: turbulence and continuity
The image which Ireland presented to the world at the end of 2024 was one of unusual stability
Eamon Ryan hails Ireland’s role as ‘world leader’ on data centres
‘Data centres no longer need to be concentrated around Dublin’ but should be closer to sources of renewable energy, especially offshore wind
Eamon Ryan: ‘If Labour and Soc Dems were ambitious on climate, they’d be going into government’
Former Green Party leader opens up about ‘being attacked from all sides’ and party’s general election wipeout
Explain Irish politics to visiting foreign relatives with Pat Leahy’s informed sceptic’s guide
Wondering about how you’ll explain Irish politics to visiting foreign relatives – or to yourself? Wonder no more
Aviation tycoon in major merger on Shrewsbury Road after buying €6.75m house next door
Plus: Derry Girls actress Siobhán McSweeney discontinues Liss Ard case, Denis O’Brien’s house fetches €3.26m and Imma patrons get to go away with the director
A year of devastating climate firsts, a dispiriting outcome to Cop29 and elections where climate was off the radar
Ireland heard plenty of ‘eco rhetoric’ in 2024 but there was a clear sense that political leaders have not grasped the reality of the climate emergency
The jawdropper, the quickest split, the good turn: Miriam Lord’s 2024 Political Awards
A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it
Coalition talks are like Santa’s Grotto as Independents are busy writing their lists
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up a Israel enters a war of words with Ireland
We’re heading for the second biggest fiscal disaster in the history of the State
The idea that the Green Party was making us all go too far too fast is the exact opposite of the truth
Letters to the Editor, December 14th: On the Green effect, grief and the humble Brussels sprout
Youth work is not an optional extra, it is essential to our communities
The Irish Times view on not entering government: a rational calculation
The decision to stay out is due not to an excess of ideological purity but to an entirely rational assessment of the probable outcome
Given the state of Dublin, the 15-minute city can’t come quick enough
Never mind the conspiracy theorists, the 15-minute city is a proven approach to creating more sustainable, equitable, and vibrant urban environments
The Irish Times view on the Greens’ exit: other parties can no longer shirk
no one party should bear responsibility for defending policies that benefit the whole population
Catherine Martin’s greatest legacy as Minister for Media hangs in the balance
It’s a cliffhanger moment for the Irish screen industry. Will producers here be boosted by the kind of levy on streamers now commonly found across the EU?
Three constituencies that show why Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin outperformed Fine Gael
Voting patterns in this trio reveal why some parties exceeded expectations and others fell short of hitting targets
This column is not for cynics: In praise of political innocence
Unthinkable: Was the general election a victory for ‘grown ups’ or a defeat for idealism?
Micheál Martin: Fianna Fáil’s cunning, ruthless resurrection man
How the veteran Fianna Fáil leader dragged his party into the 21st century and won his place as taoiseach
Roderic O’Gorman advises Labour and SocDems to enter government formation talks
The Green Party leader says progressive policies rely on government parties taking a risk
Where was the ‘parity of esteem’ talk when Fine Gael was riding high in the polls?
Some in the Dublin establishment and media regard demands of regional Independents as ‘parish pump’ but concerns of urban TDs as ‘progressive’ and ‘socially concerned’
Business will miss the Green Party now it is gone
Fewer companies likely to choose to spend to cut emissions now Greens have been all but wiped out
Analysis: What next for climate policy now the Greens are out of government?
A campaign where the main parties downplayed climate issues and shunned hard choices bodes ill for ambitious climate policies in the next programme for government
Car park owners spurned by Dublin city transport committee
Irish Parking Association accuses Greens of ‘gerrymandering’ following exclusion from city strategic policy group
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