Varadkar tells party there must be a positive legacy to the pandemic
Tánaiste targets issues like pay and pensions and promises 40,000 new homes per year
Historic coalition agreement ends almost a century of Civil War politics
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were forged out of the bitterness of an ancient quarrel
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: From Civil War enemies to modern-day partners
Two parties rose out of Anglo-Irish Treaty but today their ideology overlaps considerably
Housing battleground looms large ahead of election
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil already trading blows in bitter exchanges over crisis
Diarmaid Ferriter: Varadkar needs to change our approach to climate change
The Taoiseach should define climate change as the most important challenge we face, because it is
Campaign for Leo: The inside story of how Varadkar beat Simon Coveney
Fine Gael’s new leader had been quietly preparing the ground for months
Simon Harris: Why I am sticking with Simon Coveney
His instinct is to challenge himself, to serve and try and make a real difference in people’s lives
Leo Varadkar: ‘FG should be a warm house for social conservatives’
Leadership candidate on his ‘right-wing’ image, abortion and Coveney’s values
Paschal Donohoe: Why Leo Varadkar should be Taoiseach
He values the principle of the ‘Just Society’ and a dynamic, outward-looking Ireland
‘Just Society’ is a key battleground in Fine Gael contest
Analysis: For Coveney it is the party’s soul, for Varadkar supporters it is just a slogan
Varadkar denies he would move Fine Gael to right
Minister rejects Coveney’s criticism on compassion as Cork TD pushes ‘Just Society’ agenda
Vincent Browne: Varadkar will move Fine Gael to right with his Tea Party politics
Coveney’s ‘Just Society’ blather was not compatible with party in 1965 or now
Fine Gael must not abandon Just Society ideals
Mark FitzGerald: Varadkar must be persuaded to buy into bedrock policy
Varadkar FG leadership pitch exclusionary, says Coveney backer
Kate O’Connell previously called Varadkar supporters ‘choirboys’
Policy documents show differences between Fine Gael candidates
Leo Varadkar’s policies more specific than Simon Coveney’s – with clear nod to election
Fine Gael leadership contenders trade blows over policies
Varadkar continues to build strong lead among party’s TDs, Senators and MEPs
Coveney suggests Varadkar using ministerial job to canvass for leadership
Varadkar says Government has to ‘hold the line’ on public sector pay
Coveney hopes party grassroots will revive his campaign
Minister trailing in Fine Gael leadership race, but says he will see contest through
Contest between Varadkar and Coveney hinges on tone
Centre-right rivals for Fine Gael leadership divided by style rather than policies
Fine Gael contest about policies not personal lives, says Coveney
‘My private life and my family life are not going to be an issue,’ says Leo Varadkar
Fine Gael leadership: Why Varadkar is leading the race
Three-way fight will have no official moves until Enda Kenny willingly steps aside
Renua Ireland pledges to be most open party in history of State
Leader Lucinda Creighton wants minutes of all Cabinet meetings to be published
Remembering when Fine Gael flirted with a left-wing agenda
Opinion: Declan Costello’s programme may have been prompted by a realisation that he could not stay in the party unless it changed
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