Organisation: FF

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p dir="ltr">Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also said Fr McVerry’s claim is '100% untrue” with “zero evidence to support it.' Picture: Damien Storan</p>

politics

Micheál Martin rejects claim Taoiseach overruled housing minister on eviction ban

Homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry has refused to back down on his assertion that Darragh O’Brien wanted to extend the eviction ban but was overruled by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

yourview

Letters to the Editor: Our disregard for nature has yet to run its course

news

Chief whip role gives FF deputy leader Calleary ‘voice at Cabinet’

munster

Kerry councillors vow to reject programme for Government over Shannon LNG stance

Fergus Finlay: These three men will have to be wise to make a government work

ourview

Irish Examiner View: Who really benefits from beef subsidies?

FF and Greens urged not to forget Occupied Territories Bill in govt talks

Fianna Fáil and the Green Party are being urged not to allow the Occupied Territories Bill to fall through the cracks during the current government formation talks.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Talks between FF and FG 'damaged' by 'unwarranted' attacks

Unwarranted Fianna Fáil attacks on Fine Gael have “damaged the talks” aimed at forming a government it has been claimed.

Sun, 17 May, 2020

'It's clear Sinn Féin are locked out of talks': Martin comes under fire from FF members

Micheál Martin has come under increased pressure from his party members, councillors and TDs to halt government formation talks with Fine Gael.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

FF calls for greater transparency around re-opening of schools

Fianna Fáil’s education spokesperson Thomas Byrne has called on the Department of Education to be more transparent in its communications and to work towards reopening schools in September.

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Brid Smith: 'Impossible' for Greens to deliver on climate with FF and FG

Brid Smith is calling on the Greens to reverse their decision and thinks it will lead to the betrayal of the Climate Action movement.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Compromise or failure the only choices

Some years ago, around the time anti-water charges protests peaked, some voices with roots in the conservative tribes dominating our politics warned that the country was on the cusp of being ungovernable and, therefore, all but invited catastrophe.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Irish Examiner View: An acid test - Green's coalition prenup

The Green Party’s 17 coalition demands may not be as vague as the Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil framework document — described as a colouring book for adults — but there is plenty of wriggle room in it.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Social Democrats want more financial details from FF and FG

The Social Democrats are demanding more detailed economic costings on the promises being made by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil before it makes a decision on entering government formation talks.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil agree to enter government together

After 98 years of enmity, bitterness, and division, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have formally ended hostilities and have agreed to enter government together, thus ending Civil War politics in Ireland.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

FF and FG to hold joint meetings with other party leaders

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will hold joint meetings with the leaders of other parties and the Regional Independent Group next week, it has been confirmed.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2020

Serious disquiet within FF about entering into government with FG, says Ó Cuív

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, Éamon Ó Cuív has said there is serious disquiet in the party about entering into a four to five year government arrangement with Fine Gael.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Ó Cuív: Unwise to assume Fianna Fáil's membership will support coalition with Fine Gael

"There is serious disquiet within the party about forming such a long-term coalition.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2020

FG and FF set to ‘love-bomb’ Greens

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are set to “love-bomb” the Green Party in the coming days in a bid to convince them to enter government with them.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

FF and FG set for Seanad majority

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will together command a majority of seats in the 26th Seanad if they form a Dáil coalition.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

FF and FG to continue government-formation meetings in coming days

It has been revealed no new laws can be passed from next week because approval of both the Dáil and Seanad is needed.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

FF and FG examine postal vote option as govt talks to resume on Wednesday

Government formation talks will resume later this week with the picture clouded further due to the coronavirus.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Grit teeth and take the plunge to form a government

Like a person who at an all-is-possible drinks party promised to take a Christmas Day plunge in the sea when they find themselves shivering on a beach, freezing waves washing their ankles, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil can hardly defer what now seems unavoidable for much longer.

Sun, 08 Mar, 2020

Varadkar declines FF coalition mandate at party gathering

Fine Gael leader, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, is prepared to “let Micheál Martin sweat” and did not seek a mandate to continue talks with Fianna Fáil from his party.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

Letters to the editor: If SF are good enough to rule in the North...

The result of the general election seems to have rocked the political status quo in Ireland.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

Michael McGrath: FF and FG still have 'significant policy differences'

Opening government formation talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have established “common ground” but there are still "significant policy differences".

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Fine Gael insist they won't go into Gov't after FF policy exchange

Leo Varadkar has insisted this is not the first meeting in negotiations to enter government, but rather exploratory talks.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Sinn Féin soar as opinion poll has Mary Lou's party 15 points ahead of FF

It's the highest ever result for Sinn Féin in an opinion poll in the Republic of Ireland.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2020

Spending options and the economy to the fore as FF and Greens continue talks

Department of Public Expenditure Robert Watt is this morning giving a presentation to the two parties, on finances and spending.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

What do you think of that, Joe Brolly? Clare Co Co motion to reinstate axed pundit 'a waste of paper'

A council motion seeking ministerial intervention to re-instate Joe Brolly as an RTÉ football analyst has been described as “a waste of paper it is on”.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2020

Varadkar to seek ‘parity’ with FF if in coalition

Outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is set to press his rival Micheal Martin for equal treatment for Fine Gael if it enters coalition with Fianna Fail.

Sat, 22 Feb, 2020

Coalition between FF and SF not an impossibility, says Byrne

Fianna Fáil says that a coalition between itself and Sinn Féin is not an impossibility, but would be predicated on Mary Lou McDonald’s party “dealing with the issues” raised by Micheál Martin in the aftermath of Thursday's Dáil votes for Taoiseach.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Balancing patience and urgency - Agreeing a new government

Next weekend, EU leaders meet in Brussels for what, in the lexicon of diplomacy, is expected to be a four-shirter — a streetwise description of a meeting unlikely to conclude quickly. Whether discussions to form a government here become as bitter remains to be seen.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2020