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Medium Term Expenditure Framework
Divisions emerge in Coalition as ministers 'will have to sing for their supper' in future budgets
Senior source said Jack Chambers has advised ministers they will have to 'justify and make a business case' for their budgets

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Fianna Fáil TDs play down spat with Fine Gael minister over new 'Netflix levy'
Fianna Fáil TDs play down spat with Fine Gael minister over new 'Netflix levy'
One Fine Gael source described the vote in favour of the streaming levy as 'Fianna Fáil getting into bed with Sinn Féin to increase the price of streaming services'

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Fine Gael think-in
Paul Hosford: We should not shy away from speaking out when the line is crossed
Politicians know if they were to bow to the pressure of the worst impulses of the worst people, they would create an Ireland whereby the ballot box matters less than the furthest a person is willing to go

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Fine Gael think-in
Tax breaks for developers up for discussion as part of Fine Gael solution to housing crisis
Tánaiste Simon Harris said there will be a requirement for developers to 'get on with it'

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Claims Fine Gael is anti-democratic to oppose Independent candidates 'utter rubbish', says Tánaiste
Claims Fine Gael is anti-democratic to oppose Independent candidates 'utter rubbish', says Tánaiste
The Fine Gael move brought criticism from Aontú and Independent Ireland, who accused Fine Gael of 'shutting down' democratic routes to the presidency

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Heather Humphreys in pole position to be Fine Gael nominee for presidency
Heather Humphreys in pole position to be Fine Gael nominee for presidency
Ms Humphreys has backing from 38 Fine Gael parliamentary party members — almost double the number she needs

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Woman killed in dog attack in Co. Limerick
'It's going to be Heather': Humphreys emerges as Fine Gael favourite for Áras run
While Ms Humphreys had ruled herself out, she has indicated her willingness to run in recent days. Sources indicated that she is currently building a team for her campaign

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

HEATHER HUMPHREYS
Fine Gael to reopen presidential nomination after Mairead McGuinness withdrawal
Heather Humphreys and Seán Kelly are weighing presidential bids after Mairead McGuinness’s withdrawal reshaped Fine Gael’s candidacy race

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

HEATHER HUMPHREYS
Heather Humphreys emerges as favourite for Fine Gael presidential nomination
Heather Humphreys had earlier this year said that she would not be contesting the presidency having retired from politics before last year's general election

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

Frances Fitzgerald rules herself out of seeking FG nomination in presidential race
Frances Fitzgerald rules herself out of seeking FG nomination in presidential race
Fine Gael's executive committee is due to meet in the coming days to set out a new nomination process

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

Foreign Affairs distances itself from Senator Martin Conway's speech in Finland
Foreign Affairs distances itself from Senator Martin Conway's speech in Finland
Embattled senator's speech at an OSCE event prompted a statement that the 'Department has no role in sanctioning participation or travel' of members of the advisory panel

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Two presidential candidates confirmed, but who is likely to join them in race for the Áras?
Two presidential candidates confirmed, but who is likely to join them in race for the Áras?
With Catherine Connolly and Mairead McGuinness now in the field, attention turns to possible contenders from Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil among others

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Mairead McGuinness to get Fine Gael nod for presidential election
Mairead McGuinness to get Fine Gael nod for presidential election
Former MEP and European Commissioner is expected to be the only runner left as Fine Gael closes its nominations on Tuesday

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

European and local elections
Fine Gael opens nominations for presidential election 
Mairead McGuinness is regarded as the frontrunner for a Fine Gael tilt at the Áras — but Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly has not ruled out putting his name forward

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

US Ambassador to Ireland hosts 4th July celebrations
Elaine Loughlin: College fees could be the snag that will unravel an already fractious Coalition 
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael had long been eyeing each other with growing distrust, long before Simon Harris and James Lawless blew up the discord over student fees

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

'He’s not the minister anymore': Fianna Fáil bristles over Harris student fee push
'He’s not the minister anymore': Fianna Fáil bristles over Harris student fee push
Coalition tensions escalate as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael diverge on plans for student fees in upcoming budget

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
Elaine Loughlin: Presidential poker — who’s bluffing, who’s stalling, and who’s really in the race?
With no clear frontrunner and all parties hesitating, the presidential race risks becoming a political last-minute scramble

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Simon Coveney: 'I didn't leave politics to retire — I'm as busy as ever'
Simon Coveney: 'I didn't leave politics to retire — I'm as busy as ever'
Last year's election saw a significant level of attrition among politicians. Elaine Loughlin talks to the former tánaiste and long-serving Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney about the path ahead

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Irish stalking bill amendments
Browne's reputation 'seriously wounded' after housing tsar candidate withdraws
A Fine Gael minister added the process of naming Mr McDonagh had 'pissed off' a lot of people in Fine Gael, while a senior party source said the 'entire episode has been a disaster'

Thu, 01 May, 2025

Mairead McGuinness elected vice president of European People's Party
Mairead McGuinness elected vice president of European People's Party
Tánaiste Simon Harris has congratulated the Fine Gael politician and former EU Commissioner after she secured the influential role 

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Stardust nightclub fire
Taoiseach admits 'Dáil isn't working' over speaking rights row
Micheál Martin: 'I kept speaking, but there were attempts to drown me down in a very co-ordinated way'

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed
Further Dáil disruption expected over questioning slots for Independent TDs
It is expected that Sinn Féin will formally confirm the no confidence motion on Friday, after Ms Murphy refused to step down as Ceann Comhairle on Wednesday

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Mick Clifford: If housing is a priority, why are 5,000 homes stuck in limbo?
Mick Clifford: If housing is a priority, why are 5,000 homes stuck in limbo?
Despite government promises of a 'step change,' funding delays and bureaucracy are worsening Ireland’s housing crisis instead of solving it

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Sinn Féin TD writes to Jerry Buttimer asking questions over Martin Conway controversy
Sinn Féin TD writes to Jerry Buttimer asking questions over Martin Conway controversy
Jerry Buttimer was the Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Seanad in 2020 and the Cathaoirleach of the chamber from 2022 to 2024

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Arts Council to be reviewed
Paschal Donohoe refuses to back boom-era tax relief
A new Strategic Housing Activation Office is also due to be established, which will be responsible for unblocking infrastructure delays

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Elaine Loughlin: Seanad is padded out with has-beens, wannabes, and losers
Elaine Loughlin: Seanad is padded out with has-beens, wannabes, and losers
Taoiseach's nominees to the upper house include failed election candidates, prospective TDs, and others using the upper house of the Oireachtas as a step-down facility

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Senator Martin Conway has 'no real way back' into Fine Gael after arrest
Senator Martin Conway has 'no real way back' into Fine Gael after arrest
Fine Gael sources say it is unlikely Mr Conway would return to the parliamentary party after the revelation of his arrest for being intoxicated

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn is to become a Fine Gael senator 
RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn is to become a Fine Gael senator 
In a surprise announcement, Tánaiste Simon Harris said Ms Ní Chuilinn would be a 'fantastic addition' to the Fine Gael team

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael 'should cut all ties with Michael Lowry' 
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael 'should cut all ties with Michael Lowry' 
Opposition call on the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to convene a meeting of party leaders to put an end to the row before the Dáil resumes on Wednesday

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Housing stock
'No reference' to commission's recommendations in housing plan
Michelle Norris, a professor of social policy at UCD, said she was 'really disappointed' that no commitment was given to even examine the report's advice

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Martin back on top - Elaine Loughlin
The Mick Clifford Podcast: Martin back on top - Elaine Loughlin
Irish Examiner Political Editor Elaine Loughlin joins this week's podcast

 Listen | Thu, 23 Jan, 2025

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New Taoiseach appointed
Mick Clifford: Luckless Micheál Martin made to wait for his day in the sun
Just when Micheál Martin was to finally experience the traditional pomp and ceremony that comes with being appointed Taoiseach, the opposition had other ideas

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed
ieExplains: What are Dáil speaking rights and what is the current row about?
We take a deeper look at what is causing the division

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Fianna Fail ard fheis conference
Micheál Martin set to return as Taoiseach as coalition prepares to choose ministers
TDs are due to gather in the Dáil chamber from 10.30am, before the process itself begins at 11am. Here's how the day is expected to unfold

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Programme for Government
Harris 'has to look at Cork as a counterbalance to Dublin' in ministerial ranks
The outgoing minister of state for public health said there is a significant argument for Cork to be well-represented at ministerial and junior ministerial level

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Fine Gael members vote 'overwhelmingly' to support coalition deal
Fine Gael members vote 'overwhelmingly' to support coalition deal
With both parties having accepted the deal, the path is now clear for Micheál Martin to be voted in as the Taoiseach when the Dáil resumes on Wednesday

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

ieExplains: What is a junior minister?
ieExplains: What is a junior minister?
Here's everything you need to know

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Irish Government formation
Fine Gael TDs feel they ceded too much power to Independents in new coalition
'Two super juniors and three juniors as well as Ceann Comhairle is too much', as one FG insider put it

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

'Ambitious' programme for government with Martin as Taoiseach until November 2027 
'Ambitious' programme for government with Martin as Taoiseach until November 2027 
Smaller class sizes, cheaper childcare, and no change to pension age are among the measures agreed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and Independents

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Woman working at a restaurant
Fine Gael's election manifesto wins — and where it lost out in the programme for government 
The party's wins including a coalition commitment to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 a month — and it also expects to surpass its pledge to cut Vat on hospitality 

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Irish Government formation
Elaine Loughlin: Independents' freewheeling nature makes them unpredictable partners
Independents have given FF and FG a path to power but some are untested politically while others have courted controversy and caused headaches for previous administrations

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Junior ministry 'going in my direction', says Michael Healy-Rae as deal reached
Junior ministry 'going in my direction', says Michael Healy-Rae as deal reached
With the Healy-Raes support secured, the new government will have a total of 95 TDs supporting it, giving it a comfortable majority above the 87 TDs required

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

The legs of a newborn during baptism in the church. Baptism and anointing ceremony.
Newborn scheme shelved as coalition parties decide on programme for government
A programme for government was agreed between negotiators for the two parties and regional independents on Tuesday, with the regional group set to have two super-junior ministers

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Danny and Michael Healy-Rae continue discussions with big parties late into the night
Danny and Michael Healy-Rae continue discussions with big parties late into the night
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Regional Independents have reached a deal on a programme for government — but negotiations with the brothers and Kerry TDs continued late on Tuesday

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

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