Organisation: Fianna Fáil

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European and local elections
Sinn Féin support slides again in latest poll
Fine Gael has gone up one to 25%, while Fianna Fáil has also gained one and now stands at 21%

Sun, 01 Sep, 2024

Gráinne Seoige to file papers in bid for Fianna Fáil nomination
Gráinne Seoige to file papers in bid for Fianna Fáil nomination
The veteran presenter is seeking the Fianna Fáil nomination to run in Galway West

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit to Ireland
Fine Gael most popular party in the country, according to latest poll
One-in-five people believe Mary Lou McDonald will be the next Taoiseach, though almost half believe Simon Harris will remain in the job

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

General Election Ireland 2020
Letters to the Editor: We should ask why political pollsters are so wide of the mark 
One reader comments on the apparent unpredictability of voters in Britain and France and here at home in Ireland 

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

CC EAMON O CUIV
Long-serving Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuív will not seek re-election
A former government minister, Éamon Ó Cuiv has been a TD for Galway West since 1992

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

European and local elections
Brother of ex-finance minister Michael McGrath to run in general election
Carrigaline-based Seamus McGrath is the leader of the Fianna Fáil group on Cork County Council

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

European and local elections
Fianna Fáil urges Paschal Donohoe not to scrap self-build supports
TD says self-builders fear Department of Public Expenditure's suggestion that the Local Authority Home Loan, Help-to-Buy, and the First Home Schemes may not be needed

Mon, 08 Jul, 2024

Social Democrat leaders stand down
S Elaine Loughlin: Political winds of change are certain to blow through the Dáil
Elections have already produced seismic shifts elsewhere in 2024 and in a world of uncertainly, one thing Ireland can be sure of is that the next Dáil will be utterly different to this one, with almost 30 TDs departing

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

Kerry v Derry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final
Letters to the Editor: Decline of the Gaelic football game
One reader writes in to say that people admit that they now attend principally for the tribal reason of showing solidarity with their own club/county and community

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

Tánaiste criticised over failure to promote any women in recent cabinet reshuffle
Tánaiste criticised over failure to promote any women in recent cabinet reshuffle
Party members also said the Tánaiste did not have the same 'respect or regard' for women within Fianna Fáil

Sun, 30 Jun, 2024

How Taylor Swift's Era's Tour makeup stays in place all night
Irish Examiner view:  Dublin's concentration of concerts indicative of regional imbalance  
The sheer concentration of those events in the capital — and the crowds attending them — serves to expose the consequences of decades of imbalance when it comes to regional development

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Housing Minister calls for increase to renters tax credit
Housing Minister calls for increase to renters tax credit
Speaking at a launch of new social homes in Kilternan, Co Dublin, Darragh O’Brien said the tax credit has significantly assisted renters since it came into effect two years ago

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Jack Chambers: The 'quietly intelligent' TD who is now Ireland's youngest ever finance minister
Jack Chambers: The 'quietly intelligent' TD who is now Ireland's youngest ever finance minister
The Fianna Fáil TD has reached Cabinet a decade after the re-opening of an inconspicuous office above a Chinese takeaway in Castleknock

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Michael McGrath gets promotion, but Micheál Martin is the real winner
Elaine Loughlin: Michael McGrath gets promotion, but Micheál Martin is the real winner
By elevating the finance minister to Europe and promoting Jack Chambers, two potential Fianna Fáil leadership rivals, Martin has put himself in a position that ensures he will be the one who decides his next political moves

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

CC ACTIVE TRAVEL PROJECT
Jack Chambers named Finance Minister as Michael McGrath set for Europe
Michael McGrath is set to be approved by Cabinet as Ireland’s next European Commissioner

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Michael McGrath — From child entrepreneur to Ireland's next European Commissioner
Michael McGrath — From child entrepreneur to Ireland's next European Commissioner
From reselling lost golf balls in his youth to 25 years as an elected representative, it's been a long road for the 'savvy, shrewd, and tough negotiator' that is Michael McGrath

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Irish Examiner view: EU migration pact may founder on false premise
Irish Examiner view: EU migration pact may founder on false premise
Ireland’s political leaders are being asked to make decisions on projections which some critics say are unrealistic

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

Political poll
Gender quotas must be introduced in local government in order to achieve equality
Despite a record number of women running for office, only 26% of newly elected councillors are women, the same percentage as the outgoing cohort

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Process to obtain a full licence is not enough
Letters to the Editor: Process to obtain a full licence is not enough
One reader believes it's the Government's responsibility to ensure that every person who receives a full licence has proper knowledge of the dangers or the road

Sat, 22 Jun, 2024

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD
Michael McGrath to be named Ireland's next European commissioner
Ireland is eyeing up a trade or economic portfolio when the commissionerships are doled out by the president of the European Commission — which is looking likely to be Ursula von der Leyen

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

General Election campaign 2024
Irish Examiner view: Sinn Féin faces into election north of the border
Right after the European and local elections in the Republic, the party will try to increase its representation in the British election 

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
S Terry Prone: When all is said and done, TV debates won’t win you the votes
The general consensus is that television debates are about killer blows that shift the voting public

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Harris urged to call general election this year by party colleagues
It was suggested at a Fine Gael parliamentary party that holding by-elections so close before a general election wouldn't make sense

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Billy Kelleher inches closer to being re-elected as Ireland South count could drag on until Friday
Mr Kelly's surplus was the largest distribution of the day with his party colleagues John Mullins taking over 2,600 votes

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be largest parties in local government 
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be largest parties in local government 
Both government parties were locked on 245 seats late on Tuesday with just five seats left to call. Fianna Fáil won 279 council seats in 2019, while Fine Gael took 255

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

'The hard work starts now:' John Moran on being elected mayor and the future for Limerick
'The hard work starts now:' John Moran on being elected mayor and the future for Limerick
Moran, who helped steer Ireland out of recession after the 2009 financial crash in his role as secretary general at the Department of Finance, received 18,308 first preference votes

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Fianna Fáil believes it can win second seat in Ireland South as count continues
Fianna Fáil believes it can win second seat in Ireland South as count continues
Transfers from Fianna Fáil's Billy Kelleher, and from Fine Gael poll-topper Seán Kelly, could help Cynthia Ní Mhurchú over the line

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Seán Kelly is first MEP elected as pressure grows on Sinn Féin
The main Government parties did well at local elections — and Tuesday's Ireland South count is expected to show significant transfers from FG's poll-topper to FF's Billy Kelleher 

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Taoiseach comes under renewed pressure to call early general election
Simon Harris describes Sinn Féin's performance as an 'unmitigated disaster' and claims that people knew exactly what Mary Lou McDonald's party was selling, but didn't buy it

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Final European seats in Dublin up for grabs
Fianna Fáil's Barry Andrews and Fine Gael's Regina Doherty are set to be elected but several high-profile candidates will slug it out for the remaining seats

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far
Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far
We are still in the early stages of counting in the 2024 local and European elections, but here is some of what we have learned so far.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Mother and son looking out of window
Letters to the Editor: Recognition for same-sex families needed now
One reader says the proposed Assisted Human Reproduction Bill would perpetuate discrimination faced by some same-sex couples; another calls for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla to be allowed sail under the Irish flag

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Local elections: Everything you need to know about the Cork City South West constituency 
Local elections: Everything you need to know about the Cork City South West constituency 
With 17 candidates running in the Cork City South West electoral area, and just seven seats to fill, next month’s election in Cork’s most populous area will make for interesting viewing

Mon, 27 May, 2024

FIANNA FAIL ARD FHEIS
New guidance issued to election candidates who are abused online
Coimisiún na Meán said that during elections, candidates are at an 'increased risk of suffering online harm'

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Niall Blaney in row with Fianna Fáil over 'not enough support'
Niall Blaney in row with Fianna Fáil over 'not enough support'
Midlands-North-West candidate said: 'I'm not getting the same support as other candidates are getting in this campaign' — a claim that party leader Micheál Martin rejected

Fri, 24 May, 2024

Local elections
S Candidates get safety advice after attacks in run-up to election
Independent councillor Tania Doyle said she feared for her life after she and her husband were violently attacked by a man while they were out erecting posters in West Dublin

Tue, 14 May, 2024

Election 'before the clocks go back' favoured among politicians
Election 'before the clocks go back' favoured among politicians
One minister suggested the Government must call an election after October’s budget, as 'anything longer is madness'

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Senator's 'climate-change agenda' comments were 'not informed', Ryan says
Senator's 'climate-change agenda' comments were 'not informed', Ryan says
Fianna Fáil senator Lisa Chambers called for a 'break' from the Green Party earlier in the week, stating that Mr Ryan had put a 'green straitjacket' on wind energy development

Wed, 01 May, 2024

 McEntee's performance labelled as 'disaster' at Fianna Fáil meeting
 McEntee's performance labelled as 'disaster' at Fianna Fáil meeting
It is understood that Cork East TD James O'Connor said that there is an 'urgent need to have a conversation within senior levels in Government about the public's concerns'

Wed, 01 May, 2024

FIANNA FAIL ARD FHEIS
Local candidate Caio Benicio will ‘give a voice’ to immigrant workers if elected
A former Deliveroo cyclist who helped rescue a five-year-old child during a knife attack in Dublin last year said he will represent immigrant workers and highlight road safety if elected to the city council.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach
Micheál Martin and Eamon Ryan at odds over transport policing
Tánaiste said Fianna Fáil would push for standalone transport police to be set up, but Transport Minister says he sees no need for a dedicated service

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

Letters to the editor: The post office treats us all as equals
Letters to the editor: The post office treats us all as equals
A reader says the post office is part of the heart of the local community

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

Herd of Friesian cattle
Sarah Harte: Could a new crop of independents harness anger and come together?
The lens in rural Ireland has always been different. Ignoring their concerns just plays into the hands of populists

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

FIANNA FAIL ARD FHEIS
Fianna Fáil preparing for general election after giveaway October budget
One senior party member suggested the Government had to call an election after October's budget as 'anything longer is madness'

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

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