Jack Horgan-Jones

Jack Horgan-Jones

Political Correspondent

Jack Horgan-Jones is a Political Correspondent with The Irish Times

Best of frenemies: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael set to lock horns in presidential poll

Race for the Áras will test whether Coalition partners can keep business of government separate from campaign trail tensions

Pensioners unaware they must return ‘significant’ education and training board overpayments

Almost €774,000 overpaid to 32 ex-education and training boards workers, report finds

Labour seeks Dáil time for Eoin Hayes to make statement on Israel-linked shares

Social Democrats suspended TD for giving incorrect information about sale of Palantir shares

Conor McGregor among 12 presidential hopefuls to address Dublin City Council on Monday

Other candidates seeking DCC nomination are Gareth Sheridan, Peter Casey and Maria Steen

LDA will make only ‘minor contribution’ to housing targets in near term, report finds

Agency advised to consider private sale of affordable housing and land

Support for Catherine Connolly presidential campaign solidifying among Sinn Féin TDs

Gareth Sheridan and Maria Steen set to make presidential election pitches to Fingal County Council

Inside the Fianna Fáil presidential vote: standing ovations, ‘thunderous’ applause and tears

Fianna Fáiler emotion before the vote: excitement; nervousness; giddiness; anticipation; tension

Jim Gavin ‘honoured’ to be selected as Fianna Fáil presidential candidate

Parliamentary party voted by 41-29 favour of GAA stalwart over Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher

Mary Lou McDonald rules out Áras bid as Sinn Féin considers backing Catherine Connolly

Party leader says Sinn Féin ‘will be looking to engage’ with Connolly’s campaign before making a decision

Irish public debt at ‘high level’ of €40,500 per head

Report warns that cost of servicing debt will rise over coming years as ‘cheap’ debt rolls over on to higher rates

Labour accuses Sinn Féin of ‘dithering’ on approach to presidential election campaign

Party leader Ivana Bacik says conversations with Alan Kelly private after TD indicates reluctance to back Catherine Connolly’s candidacy

Áras hopeful Jim Gavin secures backing from five more Fianna Fáil TDs

Declarations bring former Dublin GAA football boss’s support to 30 members of parliamentary party

Presidential election: Just three weeks for Independent candidates to secure nomination

Nominations due to open on Friday, with polling day expected to be October 24th

Irish exports to US surged to €75bn ahead of tariffs

Cabinet to be briefed in increase in use of DNA profiles during garda investigations

Fine Gael confirms Heather Humphreys as candidate as presidential vote set for October 24th

Former cabinet minister secured overwhelming backing of the party’s TDs, Senators and MEPs to contest October 24th vote

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