Marian Harkin

Who are the Independents supporting new FF-FG coalition and what do they want in return?

Arrangements underpinning the support of Independents seem to be based on constructive ambiguity

Fri Jan 17 2025 - 08:46

Bid for Dáil speaking rights by government-supporting Independents ‘having your cake and eating it’

Backlash after Michael Lowry proposes that he and other Independents supporting next Coalition sit on Opposition benches

Thu Jan 16 2025 - 19:16

Programme for government as it happened: ‘Fair but firmer’ migration system, tax breaks and regeneration of Dublin’s main streets

Full programme for government agreed, with parties set to meet to review and ratify document

Wed Jan 15 2025 - 19:03

First formal engagement between FF, FG and Regional Independents to take place today

Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government

Fri Jan 10 2025 - 06:00

Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shape

Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections

Wed Jan 01 2025 - 06:00

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

Sat Dec 21 2024 - 06:00

Independents TDs hold the balance of power. A lot hinges on Verona Murphy’s next move

With Labour divided and the Social Democrats sceptical, the focus is on a handful of Independents

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 06:00

Sligo-Leitrim constituency candidates list: A good weathervane of how impactful Independent Ireland will be in 2024 election

Election 2024: Edel MacSharry, cousin of Marc, should take a seat in this largely unchanged constituency

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 09:33

‘Too many teachers in the Dáil’: Are they the most represented profession in the chamber?

Continuous presence in Dáil and ability to reach highest levels of power counter Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary’s claim he could not rely on them to ‘get things done’

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 20:49

Savaged by Anton: Easy questions for Seán O’Rourke, gentle inquisition for Lynn Boylan

Radio: The former RTÉ presenter joins Anton Savage on Newstalk. Sinn Féin is under fire everywhere

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 05:00

‘I refuse to accept the horror that has become the status quo’: what did politicians say when students wrote to them about their lives?

Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Holly Cairns and others reply to letters from students and recent graduates on the key issues they face today

Sat Sept 28 2024 - 05:30

Agent Noel Kelly bounces back after Tubridy controversy

Plus: Irish Catholic podcast believes the pope is a very naughty boy; JP McManus’s road woes; and Ciaran Mullooly’s new adviser in Brussels

Sun Sept 22 2024 - 06:00

Is Rishi Sunak about to battle Brexiteers to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland?

British prime minister reportedly planning to introduce screening to ensure new laws do not create trade barriers in Irish Sea

Thu Jan 25 2024 - 08:04

‘Profoundly wrong’ to conflate violence against women with migration, Varadkar says

Independent TD Marian Harkin raised ‘real concerns’ from women about men moving into areas

Wed Jan 24 2024 - 14:21

EU rewetting proposal could ‘destroy the fabric of rural Ireland’, Galway meeting hears

More than 350 farmers attend public meeting in Ballinasloe on Sunday raising concerns

Sun Jul 09 2023 - 20:10

Pay offer for tutors will be made ‘at earliest opportunity’, says Tánaiste

Independent TD Marian Harkin says adult education tutors have to sign up for social welfare payments during holiday periods

Thu Feb 16 2023 - 16:25

Wind farms, turbines and landslides: the fears of locals

Proposed sites trigger terror in residents over home and environmental damage

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: PCR tests harder to get than Garth Brooks tickets

You may have friends in low places, but it’s no guarantee of bagging a prized Golden Swab

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 22:41

Climate Action Plan to be finalised amid lofty rhetoric about saving the world

Inside Politics: Pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% not part of Ireland’s plan this year

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 08:00

TD calls for ‘time-limited amnesty’ for young people recruited as ‘money mules’

Marian Harkin says Government could offer amnesty for those caught up in ‘exploitation’

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 11:57

Government accused of making ‘mockery’ of plan to incentivise green farming

Farmers had expected €49m boost in budget this year to help sector decarbonise

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 03:33

Tax move decried as ‘shameful to legacy of our 1916 leaders’ by Independent TD

Move on corporate tax ‘appeased our EU masters’, and is ‘just the beginning’, says Nolan

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 20:52

Bank refuses to release mortgage for woman deemed at higher Covid risk

Woman says she is being penalised for being overweight following the birth of her child

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 13:25

Top Green Party figures break ranks to back Hazel Chu’s Seanad hopes

Party indicates Lord Mayor of Dublin ‘not contesting election as Green Party candidate’

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 00:02

Two people arrested following Traveller funeral in Leitrim

Gardaí issue 80 fixed penalty notices after 300 mourners gather in Carrick-on-Shannon

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 19:16

System being planned to allow vaccinated airline passengers avoid restrictions

Measure expected to apply to those coming in from orange countries in EU traffic light set-up

Fri Nov 27 2020 - 21:52

Miriam Lord: Award-winning Covid quarters still not the preferred cosy club for TDs

Waves of congratulatory indifference pulsed around the tiered velvet seating

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 21:41

TDs call on Government to extend maternity leave benefits

Brid Smith says new mothers had been left ‘isolated’ from support services

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 11:14

Independents offered Jackie Healy-Rae style deal to support new coalition

Taoiseach makes offer at meeting attended by leaders of Fianna Fáil and Green Party

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 19:22

Tax on Covid-19 payment could cause 'terrible shock' late in year

Advertising campaign needed to alert people and to encourage them to save to pay it, says TD

Mon May 25 2020 - 01:02

Savvy diplomacy needed to achieve Brexit talks extension – Coveney

Dáil told ‘we have to have plans in place to try to protect Irish interests as best we can’

Thu May 07 2020 - 21:48

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil inch towards government formation

Greens’ internal issues have made Labour a more attractive option as coalition partners

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00

Regional Independent Group of TDs most likely target to be partners in coalition

Members of the group reluctant to enter coalition with the two larger parties without another small party

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 19:45

Independent TDs forming groups ahead of first Dáil sitting

Sinn Féin has invited Independents to talks on potential government formation

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 09:36