This new Government hardly looks like an inspiring changeAs so often in politics, many ministers have been appointed not on the basis of ability or record, but due to where they live or how many votes they won
The Irish Times view on the Programme for Government: the fallacy of common senseThe next government it seems, will be uninterested in structural reform
What were the most-read stories on irishtimes.com in 2024?Crime, emigration, a busy political calendar and the year of the live blog
Immigration and the rise and fall of the Irish far right in 2024Violence continued to grow along with the disinformation campaigns targeting asylum seekers, but far-right candidates failed to turn their large social media followings into votes
Former election candidate jailed for assaults after disrupting Tralee drag story eventRoss Lahive was ‘prime mover’ in violent incident where children had to be shielded and showed no remorse, judge says
Immigration and the rise and fall of the Irish far right in 2024Violence continued to grow along with the disinformation campaigns targeting asylum seekers, but far-right candidates failed to turn their large social media followings into votes
2024 was a year of political turbulence followed by a vote for continuityThe image which Ireland presented to the world at the end of 2024 was one of unusual stability
New roads investment planned by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil after Green exit Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say
Immigration and the rise and fall of the Irish far right in 2024Violence continued to grow along with the disinformation campaigns targeting asylum seekers, but far-right candidates failed to turn their large social media followings into votes
Michelle O’Neill ‘not hung up’ on what to call Northern IrelandSinn Féin vice-president meeting with Conservative MPs in Westminster
Pat Leahy: We need clarity on criteria for calling referendum on Irish unitySuch a move should be part of a general re-examination of Belfast Agreement
Rise of Alliance reveals surprising facets of North’s shifting politicsParty’s supporters are not necessarily neutral on constitutional question
Enda Kenny rules out Áras an Uachtaráin run in 2025Former Taoiseach (73) will not seek Fine Gael nomination as Michael D Higgins’ second term comes to an end
Eamon Ryan ‘regrets’ abandoning 2004 presidential race but rules out 2025 bidGreen Party leader dropped out when it became clear other candidates would not challenge Mary McAleese
Would a new office of vice-president help inclusivity in an united Ireland? Irish Times/ARINS surveys asked respondents North and South to consider reform of the presidency to create more inclusivity in a united Ireland
Starmer’s political image increasingly at odds with a public mood turning against liberal causes He seems himself as less ideological than Blair, but he might benefit from adopting the New Labour master’s Machiavellian streak
Liz Truss legal letter orders Keir Starmer to stop saying she crashed UK economy‘Cease and desist’ letter accuses British PM of making ‘false and defamatory’ claims on Truss’ disastrous 2022 mini-budget
The Bionic Baron who staged a comeback after quadruple amputation in one of Westminster’s moments of the yearCraig Mackinlay was an MP who almost died from sepsis and now he sits in the House of Lords
