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Fine Gael
The latest news, analysis and comment on Irish political party Fine Gael
Race for the Áras: Mike Ryan and Bertie Ahern among names circulating but parties wary of ‘knee-jerk’ selection
Irish presidential election campaign momentum hits doldrums amid fears of chilling effect on prospective candidates of personalised attacks
Why does Ireland’s presidential race still have no one at the starting line?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Keeping student fees down and reducing VAT would cost €3 billion we don’t have
Just days away from the next turn in the Donald Trump tariff saga, we are being egged on to slash a dangerously narrow tax base further
Student accommodation developer challenges decision to rezone land near UCD to open space
Colbeam Ltd, which wants to build 698-bedroom complex, is challenging council in High Court
Fianna Fáil sounds out possible presidential runners, but may not nominate candidate, says Micheál Martin
Political parties no longer have ‘own entitlement’ to the presidency, says Taoiseach
Coalition sharply divided over third-level fees
Fine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in anger
Third-level fees: No funding earmarked to avoid the €1,000 hike this year, Taoiseach says
Student college fees: Micheál Martin says there will not be a one-off cost-of-living payment again this year to reduce cost for students
Cavan’s Ray McAdam is elected Lord Mayor of Dublin
Fine Gael politician becomes city's 358th Lord Mayor, securing three-in-a-row for party
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
Britain’s ambassador takes Darragh O’Brien’s name gaffe like a diplomat at summer garden party
‘We’ve so fallen in love with the city, country and people,’ says Paul Johnston, announcing he is to stay in Dublin
Another chaotic week in Trumpland as Nato summit navigates ‘daddy’ issues
From a Dáil row over the GPO to further housing woes, your essential end-of-week politics catch-up
Opposition parties continue to boycott pairing arrangements for absent Ministers
Long-standing Dáil custom is most commonly used when a Minister travels abroad or is sick
‘Daddy’ Trump meets Nato, while defence, trade and Gaza dominate EU summit
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly ‘could do a lot’ as president but stops short of declaring run
The highest honour in Ireland but a big change of lifestyle, says MEP, as speculation builds over potential party candidates
Will the EU sanction Israel?
Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement
VAT rate for small businesses will be reduced permanently, Tánaiste tells party colleagues
Fine Gael parliamentary party hears next budget will be ‘responsible and responsive’
Dublin commuters won’t be able to fully use contactless on public transport until 2029
Initial testing to start in two years’ time within ‘controlled area’ for bus, rail and Luas services
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
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Micheál Martin and Paschal Donohoe are responsible for this Government’s lethargy
They have power, but seem unwilling to introduce cultural change and fiscal discipline
‘I walk everywhere with one crutch’: Senator Nikki Bradley on life as a prosthetic-using politician
Nikki Bradley is working with authorities to make the building more accessible
The housing crisis could erode Ireland’s middle class to a point of collapse
It’s a profound insult to our national dignity that so many people no longer feel they have any prospect of owning their own home
Political nerves jangle over rent reforms: ‘We’re out defending something without any real evidence it’s going to make a difference’
Some in the Coalition parties fear the costs could outweigh the gains regarding changes to rent pressure zones regime while others point to the longer-term electoral picture
The Government is finally showing some political courage in tackling the housing crisis
The most worrying feature of the Coalition’s first six months in office has been the impression of drift. This is a step in the right direction
Buildings designed as creches are being sold as residential homes
Government Ministers working to update planning regulations to prevent change of use of childcare facilities
This is a housing strategy written by Flann O’Brien
Renters such as students who have to move each year will get hammered by this provision, while other tenants are more likely to stay put
Many Northern nationalists doubt Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s commitment to Irish unity
For 100 years, the Boundary Commission has made Northern nationalists mistrust the South
Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
‘It’s ridiculous – we’ve nothing here’: Co Kildare village to lose its last shop
Residents concerned at lack of amenities as shop owner says his premises can no longer serve needs of community
‘Like living near a helicopter’: Residents fed up with takeaway delivery drones buzzing over their homes
The noisy remote-controlled aerial devices are flying over as often as 12 times an hour, householders say
Former UCD school of classics secretary left will valued at €5.67m, papers show
Nora Timmins, mother of two Wicklow TDs, leaves €1m in will
Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent
We are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in Ireland
Leo Varadkar: The EU needs to ‘grow a bit of backbone’ and stand up to Israel
Former taoiseach calls it depressing that so many Palestinians had to die before other European governments came around to Ireland’s position
The phoney war for the Áras: are the parties leaving it too late to declare?
The pattern of when presidential candidates are announced is not consistent
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