Simon Harris

John McGahon was sued in High Court for assault and battery by Breen White following incident outside Dundalk pub in 2018

A record 248 women have put themselves forward seeking to take a Dáil seat, up 53% on total for 2020

The Taoiseach isn’t the only one losing the run of himself – the election is turning into a massive auction

November 17th-22th: including I’m a Celebrity; Dune: Prophecy; Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars; and Loaded: Lads, Mags and Mayhem

The Irish Times brought together a panel of readers to discuss the election. Here’s what they think

Some 40% of respondents said they would not like to see Sinn Féin in government

Party’s general election manifesto to provide ‘older persons’ guarantee’ including extending free TV licences and payments for heating bills

Irish Times poll: Harris favourite for taoiseach and Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael favourites for government

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: O’Leary cuts the legs from under teachers; Independents move up the polls

I wouldn’t employ the chief executive of a budget airline to run a country – or, for that matter, to campaign for the re-election of a party that does

Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bn

The Irish Farmers’ Association said that analysis it conducted showed that farming incomes were down 34 per cent over the last six years

The viral moment will fade away, but perhaps not before it seeps into the cracks of doubt some voters may have about the party

Parties and candidates have had lots of time to finesse their lamp-post strategy. But have they?

Continuous presence in Dáil and ability to reach highest levels of power counter Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary’s claim he could not rely on them to ‘get things done’

Taoiseach says he told US president-elect that the EU and the US need to work together on many issues

Inviting Michael O’Leary to speak off the cuff at its campaign event might not have been the wisest strategy

Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan

Solidarity campaign chair tells protestors to ensure every politician knows territory is ‘key’ issue in lead up to polling day