Micheál Martin dismisses Fine Gael accusations he is ‘tetchy’
Weekend exchanges come as politicians prepare to return to Leinster House this week for what is widely expected to be the final days of the current Dáil
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
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‘The adults are back in the room in London’: how far will Starmer’s reset of UK-EU relations go?
New Labour government could open door to future talks with EU on defence, trade checks and youth movement, but it will have to face down the right-wing domestic press
Ireland supports EU entry talks for Ukraine starting next month
Government move to recognise state of Palestine remains ‘imminent’, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says
Simon Harris’s new Cabinet formally appointed by President at Áras an Uachtaráin
‘I will work every day to improve the lives of all’, says new Fine Gael Taoiseach Simon Harris on first day in office
Who has new Taoiseach Simon Harris appointed to his ministerial team?
An accountant, two teachers and a barrister get new roles in the ranks of Fine Gael Ministers
Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach with ‘no regrets’ as Harris loyalists eye promotion
New Cabinet is expected be announced to the Dáil at about 5pm on Tuesday
What is the Cabinet reshuffle about, and how will it affect me?
Minister can prioritise or not prioritise issues that might affect you in health, transport or housing
Miriam Lord: Harris’s first ardfheis as leader hears You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet ... a promise or a threat?
Faces from Fine Gael’s past and present line out for party’s annual gathering but the time for big talk by the incoming taoiseach is over
Ireland can no longer pretend to be immune from realities of European security, says Charlie Flanagan
Invasion of Ukraine was Europe’s 9/11 and Ireland is ‘in President Putin’s crosshairs’
‘Fine Gael should re-embrace Christian Democratic values’: FG members give their views on Simon Harris, the next cabinet, and party’s future
Fine Gael ardfheis delegates ‘100 per cent’ opposed to coalition with Sinn Féin because ‘we’re just not compatible’
Irish insurers’ profits from business coverage rebound from ‘lost decade’ of consistent losses
Central Bank of Ireland data show declining claims costs relative to premiums earned
Fine Gael TDs praise Simon Coveney but some say ‘he jumped before he was pushed’
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tipped for Cabinet post, with one backbencher identifying her as future leader
Ireland bids for new EU anti-money laundering agency that would bring 400 jobs
Ireland grilled on local salary costs and housing as nine countries compete for new agency
Ban on insurers penalising customer loyalty ‘working effectively’
Central Bank review found customers are no longer paying a ‘penalty’ for sticking with their providers
Cost of car insurance claims jumps by 25% amid rising inflation and crash rates
Half of all motor insurance injury claims settled last year were resolved under personal injury guidelines adopted in April 2021
New code of practice will make it easier for cancer survivors to get mortgage protection
Cover of up to €500,000 per applicant to be allowed with introduction of ‘right to be forgotten’
Global financial system ‘literally underpins the fossil fuel industry’ – Irish climate activist Lorna Gold
State is leading global effort to put in place sustainable finance, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Motor levy reduction to save motorists on average less than €6 annually
Minister for Finance signs order halving levy on all motor policies to 1% from January 1st
Ireland’s credit unions are about to become an even greater financial force
On The Money: Much loved by consumers, new legislation allowing for greater co-operation within the sector passed key stage
Credit unions at ‘inflection point’ as Bill passes key stage, Minister says
Enaction of legislation allowing for more co-operation within the sector expected by end of the year
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill writes to Mary Lou McDonald over alleged ‘misogynistic’ comment by chief whip
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said colleague Pearse Doherty would ‘put manners on you’, which Sinn Féin said referred to Fine Gael as a whole
‘Men do not need to dress as women in order to attack them’ - Minister clashes with Senator in gender row
Fine Gael Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says Senator Ronan Mullen is ‘conflating’ issues after he accused Government of ‘not being upfront’ in relation to gender
Financial arm of UN to launch gender finance charter in Dublin
Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the charter was ‘of global significance’ in financial services
What is Fine Gael doing for under-35s?
Party claims without jobs it helped create, there would be ‘no opportunity’ in Ireland for people coming out of college
Miriam Lord’s Week: Marty Morrissey’s godlike status in Clare provokes Senator into a dramatic U-turn
Oireachtas hearings over controversial payments at the public-service broadcaster provide spectacle set to run and run
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is rapidly becoming a political heavy hitter
Minister of State is in interesting position after last week’s opinion piece. Michael McGrath is her boss
How Fine Gael’s tax cut proposal soured relations in the Coalition
Senior Fianna Fáil ministers are diplomatic but the party’s backbenchers are openly angry and detect Varadkar’s hand in the populist policy gambit
Former Garda chief Nóirín O’Sullivan to lead taskforce on politicians’ safety
Group established after female representatives revealed scale of abuse received in course of their work
Why has a row broken out within Government over the next budget?
As McGrath considers how to spend surpluses, time pressure mounts on politicians to have their voices heard
Fine Gael throwing a €1,000 tax cut into the mix started a row ... but it may not be far off what happens
Smart Money: Indexing for inflation and preparing ground ahead of a General Election means €1,000 tax package figure per middle income earner might not be too far fetched
Tánaiste says Fine Gael junior ministers ‘undermined the budgetary process’ as war of words deepens
Party meeting sees Fine Gael members turn on Fianna Fáil partners who ‘crashed the economy’
Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’
Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’
Motor insurance premiums fall 5%, Central Bank figures suggest
Concern expressed over continued reliance on court system for many personal injury cases
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