Katherine Zappone

By Brenda Fitzsimons, Laura Hutton, Bryan O’Brien, Dara MacDónaill and Alan Betson

A good year for Sinn Féin, but a tough year for a Coalition trying to manage a pandemic

From the storming of the Capitol and the Suez Canal to Olympic success and Storm Barra, the news never stopped

Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role

Government accepts recommendations after Zappone appointment controversy

An Cosán focuses on the needs of learners through its online courses

Stellar legal mind with ferocious output and common touch has become figure of criticism

Analysis: Mary Lou McDonald’s party now enjoys commanding lead over its main rivals

Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll shows 7% drop in satisfaction rating of Government

Commemoration for IRA volunteer featured the famous Clonakilty breakfast product

Review of role and appointment process to be completed by mid-October - Coveney

But senior civil servant says ‘two, possibly three’ leak inquiries in the past failed to identify the source

Inside Politics: Homeowners to hear plans in terms of mica redress and compensation

Asked if Zappone should have appeared at committee Minister says she is ‘private citizen’

Martin cites ‘challenges ahead’ with energy supplies but rules out banning new data centres

Department secretary general to be asked when precisely former minister’s name was communicated

Inside Politics: Taoiseach’s answer misleadingly banal but importance cannot be understated

Minister says claims he was behind Cabinet leak was ‘misuse of Dáil privilege’

Taoiseach and Tánaiste warned Cabinet colleagues to stop leaking, says Minister

Minister ‘strongly considering’ complaint against Matt Carthy to Oireachtas committee

Members’ views of ‘no consequence as to actions of the leader’, says TD who quit FF

Dáil hears claim Simon Harris was Cabinet member who leaked proposed appointment

Martin says Minister acted in good faith after McDonald calls practice ‘an abuse of office’

Minister’s account of how Zappone was appointed will be interrogated by Opposition

Minister says he is embarrassed over ‘fiasco’ surrounding UN special envoy role

Sinn Féin leader does not rule out coalition with FG and FF but says government with neither best

Labour leader denies Ivana Bacik’s attendance at event a factor in shaping attitude

Varadkar, Coveney and Donohue begin think-in with apology to parliamentary party

Concerns build about cost of underwriting project championed by Simon Coveney

Tánaiste admits to FG members that envoy issue has overshadowed party’s good work

FF Minister says note did not name Katherine Zappone as candidate for envoy role

Those in favour of new FF leader likely to back Coveney as losing whip would place them outside parliamentary party for six months

Appointment was a ‘ready up job for an ex-colleague’ says party co-leader

Fine Gael leader to line out against proposal designed to offset delay in pension changes

Seen & heard: sharing construction costs; Janssen expansion; PwC backs Donohoe

Insiders fear what the controversy says about the party after 10 years in power, and where it is going

Pat Leahy: We once again face the question of whether we want to learn from past mistakes

Changes to new childcare scheme favours children of working parents, critics say

Micheál Martin’s failure to stamp an identity on his party has led to a damaging vacuum

Zappone controversy a recurring theme at Fianna Fáil think-in, with some TDs claiming the Taoiseach has downplayed the issue