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Cabinet meeting
Frustrations build in Fianna Fáil over delay to presidential campaign review
Senior members are criticising the delay to the report into the party’s presidential campaign, which saw Jim Gavin crash out in early October

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Billy Kelleher says Fianna Fáil must reconnect with young people and take a lead on Irish unity
Billy Kelleher says Fianna Fáil must reconnect with young people and take a lead on Irish unity
Cork MEP says the party must rebuild its support among working class and marginalised people, 'rip up the rule book' on housing, and prepare to take the lead on preparations for a United Ireland

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Party members share anger over so-called 'naughty list' at Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting 
Party members share anger over so-called 'naughty list' at Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting 
Party chief whip Mary Butler told the meeting that she was not aware of any list

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

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Fianna Fáil refuses to say how much was paid to Ivan Yates for media training for Niall Collins
Party declined to say how much of the €42,700 special secretarial allowance was spent on fees to Mr Yates

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

Harris: Ivan Yates controversy highlights 'legitimate issues' around media transparency 
Harris: Ivan Yates controversy highlights 'legitimate issues' around media transparency 
Coimisiún na Meán confirmed they would be seeking information from both RTÉ and Newstalk about Mr Yates' contributions during the presidential election

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Cabinet meeting
Taoiseach and other Fianna Fáil ministers received media training from Ivan Yates
Fianna Fáil said on Monday that Mr Yates had worked 'on an ad-hoc basis' and had provided 'interview and debate training' for Jim Gavin

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Paul Hosford: Ivan Yates controversy strengthens belief that media/political nexus is too close
Paul Hosford: Ivan Yates controversy strengthens belief that media/political nexus is too close
While the media commentator's election count coverage does not fall under the guidelines, surely any analysis should be disclosed to the viewer regardless of the law?

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Ivan Yates gave training to Jim Gavin as well as two Fianna Fáil ministers
Ivan Yates gave training to Jim Gavin as well as two Fianna Fáil ministers
A pair of Fianna Fáil ministers have confirmed that they also received media training from Ivan Yates

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Fury in Fianna Fáil over Ivan Yates' involvement in presidential campaign
Fury in Fianna Fáil over Ivan Yates' involvement in presidential campaign
Party refuses to answer questions about hiring Ivan Yates to provide training to its presidential candidate, Jim Gavin

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Taoiseach admits party mishandled presidential race
Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Taoiseach admits party mishandled presidential race
Taoiseach admits Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign fell short and says he learned too late of Billy Kelleher’s interest in running

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

North South Ministerial Council
The Taoiseach who won’t blink — Micheál Martin digs in as Fianna Fáil unrest grows
As Fianna Fáil TDs question his future, Micheál Martin insists he won’t step aside — but pressure inside the party is rising

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
S Exclusive: Micheál Martin 'not going anywhere' amid rumblings over leadership of Fianna Fáil
In an exclusive interview with the Irish Examiner, Micheál Martin says he 'absolutely would' contest any motion of no confidence in his leadership of the party, but 'hopes it doesn’t come to that'

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Nemo Rangers v St Finbarr's - Cork County Senior Football Championship Final
Fianna Fáil TDs urged to unite behind Micheál Martin after election fallout
Senior Fianna Fáil figures rally behind Micheál Martin as leadership questions are paused pending a review into the Jim Gavin campaign

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fáil minister backs Micheál Martin as TDs call for discussion on change of leadership
Fianna Fáil minister backs Micheál Martin as TDs call for discussion on change of leadership
Transport minister Darragh O'Brien came to the Taoiseach's defence, saying the 'vast majority' of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party support Micheál Martin as leader

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fáil TDs discussing efforts to remove Micheál Martin as party leader
Fianna Fáil TDs discussing efforts to remove Micheál Martin as party leader
Sources say it is unlikely that any move on Mr Martin’s position would take place before the publication of the review into the party’s Presidential election campaign is completed.

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Senior TD says Fianna Fáil needs to change leader 'in the not too distant future'
Senior TD says Fianna Fáil needs to change leader 'in the not too distant future'
Carlow-Kilkenny's John McGuinness, a long-time adversary of Micheál Martin, said the Taoiseach's leadership should be up for discussion after the presidential election 

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Campaign the 'most embarrassing election for Fianna Fáil since 2011' say angry members
Campaign the 'most embarrassing election for Fianna Fáil since 2011' say angry members
Members of the parliamentary party have now questioned how the review into the party’s botched Jim Gavin campaign is progressing

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Louise Burne: If this was Humphreys’ last chance, she didn’t take it
Louise Burne: If this was Humphreys’ last chance, she didn’t take it
The final debate between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys lacked fire, offering voters little new insight ahead of polling day

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Book extract: Jack Lynch's TV broadcast that broke the mould
Book extract: Jack Lynch's TV broadcast that broke the mould
In an extract from ‘I’m Glad You Asked Me That: The Political Years’, Terry Prone recalls her husband Tom Savage helping Jack Lynch pull off a media masterstroke in 1977

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Éamon Ó Cuív coy on Dáil run in Galway West if Catherine Connolly wins race for the Áras
Éamon Ó Cuív coy on Dáil run in Galway West if Catherine Connolly wins race for the Áras
When asked about a potential run, the Fianna Fáil stalwart replied: 'Never make a decision what to do at the next crossroads until you get there'

Sun, 19 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fáil appoints panel to review botched Jim Gavin presidential election bid
Fianna Fáil appoints panel to review botched Jim Gavin presidential election bid
Tom Brabazon, Eamon Scanlon, Margaret Murphy O’Connor, and chairman Ciaran O’Loughlin SC will bring specific proposals back to the party by November 12

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Fianna Fáil’s campaign chaos exposed the cracks long hidden in Micheál Martin’s leadership
Jim Gavin’s abrupt exit from the presidential race has left Fianna Fáil reeling — and Micheál Martin’s leadership looking shakier than ever

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

FIANNA FAIL REPUBLICAN PARTY SIGN
Fianna Fáil cancels draw to fund Jim Gavin's presidential campaign
All contributions to the national draw, which was slated to take place on October 29, will be refunded, a party spokesperson has told the 'Irish Examiner'

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fail president
‘Devastated’ Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil for Jim Gavin fiasco as party orders review
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he is 'devastated' by the collapse of Jim Gavin’s campaign as Fianna Fáil launches internal review

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Was it hubris that led Micheál Martin to dismiss Jim Gavin’s deficits?
Mick Clifford: Was it hubris that led Micheál Martin to dismiss Jim Gavin’s deficits?
While it appears unlikely that someone will emerge to take on a damaged Mr Martin, his departure will no longer be on his own terms

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fail president
Irish Examiner view: Jim Gavin crisis overshadows Budget 2026
Fianna Fáil TDs, including some in Taoiseach Micheál Martin's Cork base, criticise party's presidential election fiasco

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Fergus Finlay: I have no sympathy for Jim Gavin — the whole thing was grubby
S Fergus Finlay: I have no sympathy for Jim Gavin — the whole thing was grubby
This tawdry mess is throwing a cloud over the office of the presidency, and now our choices are unacceptably narrow 

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Dr Martin Mansergh funeral
Micheál Martin's position under threat as Fianna Fáil TDs smell 'blood in the air'
One TD suggested that it is '50/50' whether Mr Martin will still be Taoiseach at Christmas

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Louise Burne: Jim Gavin's doomed campaign could have been avoided if leadership listened to TDs
Louise Burne: Jim Gavin's doomed campaign could have been avoided if leadership listened to TDs
Jim Gavin’s short-lived presidential campaign reveals a Fianna Fáil divided, frustrated, and unwilling to rally behind its own leader’s pick

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Tadgh McNally: Taoiseach must answer why Fianna Fáil denied overpayment story
Tadgh McNally: Taoiseach must answer why Fianna Fáil denied overpayment story
Why, when this issue was discovered, was a clarifying statement not issued by the party and why was Mr Gavin unable to account for the matter during and after Sunday’s 'The Week in Politics' debate?

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Martin Manseragh Funeral
Fianna Fáil asked Jim Gavin several times if he had difficulties with tenants, Taoiseach says
On RTÉ’s 'Six One News', Micheál Martin said he proposed Mr Gavin as the party needed a 'broad-based candidate who could have the potential to garner a significant degree of support across society'

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Paul Hosford: Fianna Fáil floods the airwaves to give air of calm control
By lunchtime, children's minister Norma Foley, Seán Fleming, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, and Pádraig O'Sullivan had also answered the call from RTÉ as the party's membership dealt with the fallout in different ways

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

ieExplains: What does the Jim Gavin scandal mean for the presidential election?
ieExplains: What does the Jim Gavin scandal mean for the presidential election?
While TDs and senators are due to hold their weekly parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday, some are agitating for an earlier convening to discuss the fallout from Mr Gavin’s campaign

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

'Classless' Jack Chambers 'threw Jim Gavin under the bus', say Fianna Fáil TDs
'Classless' Jack Chambers 'threw Jim Gavin under the bus', say Fianna Fáil TDs
One Fianna Fáil source said Mr Chambers' position as deputy leader is under question

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Chambers: Jim Gavin’s account of rental dispute 'contradicted' by documents provided to Fianna Fáil
Chambers: Jim Gavin’s account of rental dispute 'contradicted' by documents provided to Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil's deputy leader has rowed in behind Taoiseach Micheál Martin and insisted due diligence was done on Jim Gavin before the former Dublin manager withdrew from the presidential election race 

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Billy Kelleher: Fianna Fáil did not do 'due diligence' before selecting Jim Gavin as presidential candidate
Billy Kelleher: Fianna Fáil did not do 'due diligence' before selecting Jim Gavin as presidential candidate
Billy Kelleher, who had hoped to run as Fianna Fáil's candidate, said there were 'multiple failures' in the campaign

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Fianna Fáil 'a laughing stock' as Taoiseach under pressure following Jim Gavin's exit
Fianna Fáil 'a laughing stock' as Taoiseach under pressure following Jim Gavin's exit
One Fianna Fáil party source called Jim Gavin's short-lived presidential campaign 'a complete and utter f**k up from top to bottom'

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Paul Hosford: Jim Gavin's Áras race lasted two weeks. His exit may reverberate for much longer
Paul Hosford: Jim Gavin's Áras race lasted two weeks. His exit may reverberate for much longer
'Mr Gavin seemed genuinely surprised at the strength of media questioning he faced. Perhaps the consistent success he enjoyed as Dubs boss shielded him from this level of scrutiny'

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election
Fianna Fáil presidential election candidate Jim Gavin withdraws from race
'When I announced my intention to contest the presidential election, I did so in a spirit of lifelong public service and a love of country. That has always been my sole motivation,' he said

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Chk Spelling of Manser(a?)gh
Fergus Finlay: Martin Mansergh was top of the list of peacemakers in the North
Throughout that period of government, the thing that bound Martin and I close together was the peace process, writes Fergus Finlay

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

FILE PHOTO Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin TD has announced the Government will initiate an inter-State
Mick Clifford: Housing crisis won't be solved by wrongly shifting blame onto local councils 
When zoning was incorrectly blamed for planning delays, Micheál Martin lashed out at the blameless county council concerned

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Fianna Fail think-in
Taoiseach says there will be no border poll before 2030
Micheál Martin said more work must be done to unite the whole island before a united Ireland referendum is held

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Heather Humphreys visits English Market and Ballincollig as presidential campaign rolls into Cork
Heather Humphreys visits English Market and Ballincollig as presidential campaign rolls into Cork
Ms Humphreys commended the 'magnificent array of Irish-produced food' at the English Market during her Saturday visit to Leeside

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys crisscross Kerry as voters lament limited presidential choice
Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys crisscross Kerry as voters lament limited presidential choice
As Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys canvassed in Kerry, voters voiced frustration at a presidential race seen as lacking choice

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

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