Fine Gael leader takes a stand firmly on the right, clearing up party’s identity issue
Tánaiste’s pledges on work and rule of law will have pleased many, but now he must deliver
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Simon Harris says penalties on the way for those who treat dole as ‘a way of life’
Fine Gael leader hits centre-right tone in ardfheis call for more gardaí, more prison spaces and zero tolerance for work dodgers
‘I don’t think anybody can rule that out’: McEntee says Russia could be behind threats
Ireland’s largest-ever security operation to come next week amid European summit
Politicians on the wrong track altogether regarding RTÉ
Decline in TV licence revenue by €11m next year elicited little attention
What’s in Fine Gael’s plan for a united Ireland?
Simon Harris promised a ‘blueprint for a unified island’ but the extent to which Fine Gael’s leadership has been keeping details of a key document under wraps has caused irritation
Can Fine Gael arrest its drift and is Simon Harris the man to reshape it?
After 15 years in government, ‘you get comfortable, get institutionalised’
The Irish Times view on Fine Gael’s future: the paradox of power
The party seems stuck in a holding pattern, unable to define itself yet unwilling to risk any alternatives
Patrick O’Donovan returns to hospital as treatment continues
Fine Gael leader Simon Harris says colleague ‘in good spirits’ and medical staff ‘working to get his treatment right’
Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam elected to the Seanad
Former Dublin lord mayor wins byelection to fill seat vacated by party colleague Seán Kyne
After Fine Gael’s 15 years in Government, are the miles on the clock showing?
Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan’s chastening week and what the Democrats’ US midterms victory mean for Ireland
Helen McEntee accuses Opposition of ‘frustrating and delaying’ Bill to remove triple lock
Hundreds of amendments could be tabled to plan to end need for UN approval of military missions, TDs say
Patrick O’Donovan wants us to leave his health out of it. If only it were so simple
We shouldn’t ask if Patrick O’Donovan is right for his job but if the job is right for him
Ray McAdam tipped to win Seanad byelection as rival fails to get Sinn Féin backing
Opposition vote is split between independent candidates Maeve O’Rourke and Caitlín Ní Bhroin
Is there an identity crisis in Fine Gael?
Grassroots motion calling for party to affirm its centre-right credentials rejected as Democrats’ US midterm victory creates fresh questions for Ireland
Fine Gael has forgotten its purpose. It doesn’t need ‘renewal’ – it needs an identity
No other political party communicates so much while saying so little, or has become so disconnected from its faithful
Fine Gael motion to distinguish party from ‘woke left’ rejected for ardfheis
Motion sought to affirm party as centre right in ‘European Christian Democratic tradition’
Aengus Ó Snodaigh bid for Dáil statement not accepted, Sinn Féin says
Ceann Comhairle felt unable to accommodate request from chairman of Liberty Recycling
Jim O’Callaghan under pressure after High Court ruling on criminal legal aid
Inside Politics: Talks with criminal solicitors are due to continue following critical High Court judgment
Many people unsure of what Fine Gael stands for, party finds
Commission for Renewal of the party says it needs a clear and shared understanding of why it exists
Patrick O’Donovan was consulted on who would replace him as Minister while on sick leave
Government statement also indicated that O’Donovan did not have a veto over the decision
Fine Gael considers ‘AI dividend tax credit’ for businesses
Party TD James Geoghegan proposes citizens’ assembly on technology’s trade-offs
Ó Snodaigh seeks Dáil time to make statement on Liberty Recycling
Ó Snodaigh, who is not under investigation himself, is the chairman of the charity that is the subject of a Garda money-laundering inquiry
Remembering Gerry Collins: he knew a Fine Gael voter when he heard one
Late Fianna Fáil TD and minister made memorable visit to Carndonagh in the 1990s
Minister Patrick O’Donovan to temporarily step down from portfolio
The Fine Gael minister will remain at Cabinet, but colleague Peter Burke will assume his responsibilities
The Irish Times view on Micheál Martin’s constitutional initiative: a positive development
The planis of a piece with the Taoiseach’s well-advertised antipathy to premature action
Simon Harris cannot have enjoyed reading Sunday’s newspapers
Next weekend’s ardfheis has become party leader’s most important test since general election
Liberty Recycling: Fine Gael asks PAC chair to summon Charities Regulator and others
Charity is under Garda investigation for alleged money laundering
If Patrick O’Donovan’s behaviour was ill-judged, Simon Harris’s has been plain peculiar
Controversy between Simon Harris and Patrick O’Donovan was a badly handled storm in a teacup
Simon Harris seeks to draw line under O’Donovan phone call – but where does it leave us?
Tánaiste has had his say and the shutters have been pulled down, leaving big questions unanswered
Harris says ‘hurtful’ anonymous comments questioning O’Donovan’s performance should never recur
Tánaiste refuses to be drawn on details of phone call to Minister for Communications
Taoiseach criticises assertion Irish unity is ‘inevitable’ as he promises new initiative
Micheál Martin lays out how he believes the unity agenda could be advanced, something he has been reluctant to do in the past
Woman (80s) dies from suspected smoke inhalation following fire at her home in east Cork
Woman pronounced dead at scene following fire believed to involve fabric items
Ireland’s left has failed to penalise government for decades of inaction but the right has
Political failure around protests is a result of the left being unable to take Irish economic dysfunction and turn it into a larger project of reform
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