The Irish Times

‘It destroyed me’: Maria Bailey on ‘swing gate’ controversy

Ex-TD says her decision to issue proceedings against Dean Hotel was ‘a bad one’

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 16:10

Maria Bailey complaint over RTÉ radio show is rejected by BAI

Ex-FG TD had claimed panel discussion made ‘untrue and damaging comments’ about her

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 16:10

Fine Gael performs U-turn on Catherine Noone’s voting pact

Party earlier ‘paused’ the pact with Richard Bruton amid ‘autism’ comments controversy

Thu Jan 30 2020 - 09:41

Maria Bailey announces she will not stand for re-election

Deputy dropped from FG ticket following controversy over swing fall injury claim

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 12:19

Consumers not seeing reduced insurance costs, FG meeting told

Comments by Kate O’Connell at parliamentary party meeting seen as a ‘grenade’

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 21:24

Radio review of 2019: As RTÉ mourned Gaybo, it was tearing itself apart

The contrast between RTÉ’s obvious disdain for Lyric and indulgent attitude toward 2fm sent out a deeply negative signal

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00

Taoiseach disputes Maria Bailey’s claim about her deselection

TD says she was not told that basis of decision relied on proposal from party leader

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 10:47

Taoiseach plays down concerns over meeting to deselect Maria Bailey

Leo Varadkar says it was up to Dun Laoghaire TD whether or not she takes legal challenge

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 17:37

Taoiseach says he will listen to vote by FG members in Maria Bailey constituency

Fine Gael’s Dún Laoghaire members set to vote on a motion to change election ticket

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 02:44

Dún Laoghaire Fine Gael to vote on changes to election ticket

Meeting on October 31st seen as putting pressure on local party TD Maria Bailey

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 16:40

Taoiseach and Tánaiste defend Maria Bailey after ‘no confidence’ bid

Motion backed by some activists in her Dún Laoghaire constituency was ruled out of order

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 15:43

Varadkar hits out at ‘political scaremongering’ over children’s hospital

Taoiseach says claims rising cost will see other projects scrapped are ‘fake’ and ‘made-up’

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 12:18

Bailey did not make ‘fraudulent’ claim against hotel, Taoiseach says

However TD signed affidavit that ‘overstated the impact of her injuries on her running’

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 01:00

Miriam Lord’s Awards: Winners of this year’s political gongs

Dáil movers, shakers, losers and inbetweeners, plus the prestigious George Clooney Award

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 05:00

Maria Bailey set to lose FG whip over swing compensation claim

Fine Gael to take action against TD following investigation into personal injuries case

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 01:09

John Bailey was man of ‘compassion’, mourners told at funeral

Daughter Maria Bailey TD said father reared her to be a ‘strong, independent woman’

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 17:02

Does the ‘no win, no fee’ approach encourage more people to make claims?

Personal injury claimants who lose may still end up paying legal costs of the defendant

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 06:56

Fintan O’Toole: Maria Bailey and the snapping of the Irish hard neck

The Irish neck is both very soft and as leathery as an equestrian’s undercarriage

Sat Jun 01 2019 - 14:05

Michael D’Arcy: Insurance claimants should first apply ‘brother/sister’ test

‘If that incident happened in your brother’s or sister’s house you wouldn’t make a claim’

Wed May 29 2019 - 18:35

Maria Bailey: Minister calls for ‘common sense’ approach to compensation

Humphreys does not refer to party colleague by name but comments in Dáil follow controversy over swing case

Tue May 28 2019 - 20:05

National Concert Hall launches bumper programme for 2019-20

Joyce DiDonato, Damon Albarn, Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson in wide-ranging line-up

Tue May 28 2019 - 15:40

Transcript of Maria Bailey interview on Sean O’Rourke show

‘This was methodical, this was well orchestrated, this was preplanned to cause maximum damage’

Mon May 27 2019 - 16:00

Elections 2019: Fine Gael took Dublin base for granted in bruising test of Varadkar

Green Party has on a massive scale taken Fine Gael’s urban support base

Sat May 25 2019 - 19:12

Housing aid payment vital for 80,000 families, PAC hears

Spend on housing payment schemes ‘going directly to the private market’ to hit €423m

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 18:28

Negligence in some Celtic Tiger buildings ‘put lives at risk’

Committee report recommends fire checks on 1990s and 2000s developments

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00

Coveney concerned about unborn rights if amendment is repealed

Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting discusses abortion committee’s recommendations

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 01:00

Fianna Fáil eyes up political return for Barry Andrews

Former Goal chief previously held Dún Laoghaire seat for party

Thu Dec 22 2016 - 16:18

FG legal advisers study allegations of Perry witness interference

Former TD has claimed a witness in a High Court challenge he took against Fine Gael was pressurised to not give evidence

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 01:00

Witness in John Perry case against FG to make statement

Witness understood to be willing to detail allegations against members of Fine Gael

Thu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00

Rush to fill vacant seats created by councillors elected to Dáil

In Kerry first-time TD Danny Healy-Rae’s council seat will be co-opted by his daughter

Mon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00