Micheál Martin

Party’s vision of early Border polls followed by a united Ireland is in stark contrast to the new government’s approach

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

One of the first tasks of the new government will be how to persuade the incoming Trump administration that Ireland is not a soft touch

Taoiseach says he accepted findings of Moriarty tribunal but that he knows ‘the practicalities of how the Dáil works’

Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say

Tánaiste visited Apple HQ in Cork day before tech giant told another Minister that ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure in city was ‘hindering’ its growth plans

Micheál Martin said Russian attacks continue ‘to cynically target civilians and civilian infrastructure’

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

Current indications are that upwards of 940,000 passports will be sought and issued this year

After a year of two lost referendums, a taoiseach’s resignation and huge losses for government partners the Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are returning to power

State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy

Planet Business: Pivots, experiments and the beauty of everyday life all feature in this round-up of the things people said in 2024

A year of change heralds a future of more of the same

Tony Blair had it right when he said manifestos and campaign promises are ‘a guide to winning but they’re an unsuitable guide to governing, except in describing what you hope will happen’

Tánaiste says hunger caused by conflicts is being exacerbated by denial of humanitarian aid by warring parties

Former Green Party leader opens up about ‘being attacked from all sides’ and party’s general election wipeout

The family and care referendums were soundly rejected, Leo Varadkar most unexpectedly stepped down, and there was a decided turnaround in parties’ fortunes

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

New coalition government ‘on track’ to be formed by January 22nd, Simon Harris says

French-made Dassault Falcon 6X will be a ‘game-changer for the State’s transport, airlift and medical capabilities’, says Tánaiste Micheál Martin