Care services for most vulnerable not good enough, says Simon Harris
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd
Mary Lou McDonald
Referendums, resignation and repeat elections - a year of drama and political shocks
The family and care referendums were soundly rejected, Leo Varadkar most unexpectedly stepped down, and there was a decided turnaround in parties’ fortunes
The jawdropper, the quickest split, the good turn: Miriam Lord’s 2024 Political Awards
A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it
Verona Murphy makes Dáil history as first woman Ceann Comhairle
The Independent Wexford TD says she will carry out the role ‘without fear or favour’
Despite the rhetoric from Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin was the big election loser
Martin and Harris got on each other’s nerves during the election campaign, but they now need to put their differences aside
Man pleads guilty to making threats to kill Mary Lou McDonald and Drew Harris
Richard McGreevy (28) was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in March
What now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?
In the News podcast: What went wrong for Sinn Féin in the November 2024 election and what does this mean for Mary Lou McDonald’s future at the party’s helm?
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael open to Labour coalition with opinions split on Independents
Jim O’Callaghan talks up Independents option while Bacik expected to speak separately with Martin and Harris this week
‘This is a bit of craic’: Why Dublin Central voted for Gerry Hutch
In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are
The real danger now is of Sinn Féin quiet quitting in Northern Ireland
Concerns that Sinn Féin’s electoral setback will destabilise Stormont miss the point. The party is at greater risk of endlessly shirking difficult decisions
In a new Dáil once again dominated by men, three women could lead the Opposition
Democracy is on a downward arc globally, and we can see the warning signs here in the treatment by some media of Gerry Hutch’s candidacy as a joke. We learned nothing from the ascent of Donald Trump
The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin’s election performance: a significant setback
It seems unlikely that the party can rebuild its old electoral coalition
Where to now for Sinn Féin: ‘There is great disappointment, but the blame internally is not being put on Mary Lou McDonald’
Mary Lou McDonald still commands a huge swell of support within the ranks of the party
Election 2024 final results: Fianna Fáil the biggest party in the Dáil with just one seat between Sinn Féin and Fine Gael
Final count finished in Cavan-Monaghan with the make up of the 34th Dáil now complete
Winners and losers in general election 2024
Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate
Former Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley’s wife says the last few months have been ‘hell’
Brian Stanley says he and his campaigners ‘defied the odds’ by getting over the line as an Independent candidate
Election 2024 results: The winners and losers from day one of count
Fianna Fáil leader says he sees clear path to government while Fine Gael leader expresses confidence that his party will play significant role in Coalition formation talks
Irish Times political reporters pick their moments of the 2024 election campaign
Simon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unprepared
If this election campaign has proven anything, it’s that voters are not eejits
Election 2024: Everything will be revealed over the course of this weekend. But in the meantime, we learned a few things during this bumpy campaign
General election 2024: Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil in near dead heat at end of campaign
Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling
General election: Mary Lou McDonald indicates Sinn Féin voters should transfer to Social Democrats or PBP
Rival parties pressed on possible coalition arrangements in final campaign events before polling day
Dublin Central constituency candidates list: Entry of Gerry Hutch and Clare Daly make this an intriguing race
Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here
‘T’was the day before polling: Will politicians get a stocking full of votes or lump of coal?
Election 2024: Last poll of general election campaign has biggest parties almost tied
Mary Lou gives a lesson in cavassing in Carlow
Sinn Féin leader’s ‘chatty’ campaign trail style a world away from Dáil barbs
Sinn Féin’s US political arm raises €366,000 in latest fundraising drive
Major building companies and subcontractors in New York and New Jersey among biggest donors to Friends of Sinn Féin
Election 2024 live updates: Simon Harris ‘not sure’ if he will canvass with Fine Gael candidate John McGahon in Louth
Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign
Leaders’ debate TV review: With an eye for drama, Miriam O’Callaghan pins Mary Lou McDonald and Micheál Martin to their collars
Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy
Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign
Election 2024: None of three party leaders landed a decisive blow on rivals during final RTÉ debate
Anyone paying attention to Simon Harris could have predicted the outburst in a supermarket
This was always going to be the danger phase, as a bored and bolshie electorate gets ready to go to the polls
Leaders’ debate: Harris, Martin and McDonald clash on economy, housing and potential coalitions
Election 2024: Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows in final TV debate before election
Clare Daly believes Mary Lou McDonald’s seat is safe despite Sinn Fein being part of ‘sedate’ Opposition
Dublin gangland figure Gerard Hutch says his campaign for election in Dublin Central is ‘genuine and truthful’
Fine Gael says contact with RTÉ over viral clip was ‘appropriate’
Simon Harris claims Fine Gael wanted to ‘offer information’ to broadcaster after his controversial exchange with disability carer
Fine Gael sees a silver lining ahead of tonight’s election-defining debate
Irish Times poll shows a total of 43% of voters favour a coalition between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as optimal choice
Ireland may soon be expelled naked from the fiscal Garden of Eden
State’s short-term future is shaped simultaneously by wild optimism and existential anxiety
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