Leo Varadkar’s talks with Fianna Fáil on the parties’ confidence and supply deal poses the first test of his leadership, writes Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.           

Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has strongly hinted at his interest in leading Fine Gael and of having a vision for the party and the country, ahead of a pre-Dáil conference next week.

Childcare, abortion, and support for small businesses will be key targets for newly elected Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell during her first term in the Dáil.

Enda Kenny says that the Coalition is unwilling to increase its spending promises in the budget despite fresh figures revealing a continued surge in the economy.

FUNNY thing about Enda Kenny is that the attempt to take him out in 2010 was the making of him. Till then, for eight years since his election as party leader in 2002, he endured slights, put-downs and was at best just patronised by some of his own colleagues in Fine Gael. 

With less than a year to win back disillusioned voters, Kenny and Co have an uphill battle ahead

Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has described the decision of Cork's Rochestown Park Hotel to cancel a Fine Gael meeting as disgraceful.

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny made his displeasure known. But arguably a much more telling statement came from Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin.

The growing Fine Gael rebellion against moves to include farm assets in means tests for student grants has been joined by Mayo TD Michael Ring.

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has confirmed that members of one of the consortia bidding for the second mobile phone licence attended a fund- raiser he hosted just days before the competition was decided.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is spending his first full day in his constituency as campaigning for the General Election enters the home straight.

MICHAEL NOONAN dismissed claims by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin that Fine Gael was being dishonest in claims about renegotiating the terms of the IMF bailout deal.

ALBERT Einstein’s defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It is a fitting description of our drug strategy in this country.

The rapid deterioration of the public finances is expected to dominate debate at Fine Gael's annual conference in Dublin this weekend.

The debate on the Lisbon Treaty here has been uninspiring, negative and bedevilled with inaccuracy, it was claimed today.

A WAR of words has erupted between the government and opposition parties on the eve of a Dáil debate on education.

WITH barely 18 months to the next general election, significant tremors were felt on the political landscape at the weekend as a rejuvenated Fine Gael flexed newfound muscles so vigorously that its planned marriage with Labour could be jeopardised.