The party has not been forgiven for the austerity measures of its coalition with Fine Gael and will struggle to hold its seven seats.

Daniel McConnell rules the roost over five post-election scenarios

The simple combination of Fianna Fáil and SSIA is enough to send shivers down the spine of anyone, writes Alison O’Connor

Fianna Fáil could win two seats in the five-seater constituency with Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher and Charlie McConalogue.

Sinn Féin has said it would be a "sham" for TV leader debates to go ahead without party president Mary Lou McDonald and that it was considering legal action to reverse this.

The Fianna Fáil leader does not believe an opinion poll should decide whether Sinn Féin takes part in tomorrow night's leaders debate.

Nearly half of voters do not believe a carbon tax increase is the way to tackle climate issues.

The competition watchdog has warned that the rights which online shoppers take for granted when buying from UK retailers are likely to be fundamentally changed by Brexit.

Fine Gael has gathered this weekend in Wexford for its second national conference in less than six months.

HADN’T anticipated taking much comfort from this tepid shower of a presidential campaign but that’s what has happened. Peter Casey is the man responsible for it, writes Alison O’Connor. 

Electioneering is best done with a scalpel, not a shovel, writes Gerard Howlin

He is not a gambler, he is a mathematician. He plots three, four steps ahead. He will not risk a Theresa May calamity on the basis of two or three polls. He genuinely wants this to go on, writes Daniel McConnell

Simon Harris is to formally seek approval for a referendum as a poll shows majority back repealing the Eighth Amendment, writes Daniel McConnell.

A new poll out today claims Leo Varadkar is now the most popular Taoiseach since Bertie Ahern.

The committee on the Eighth Amendment went much further than some of its members or most

Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone has put Fianna Fáil and other opposition parties on red alert by saying she will be “pragmatic” and cut a deal with any party that has enough seats to form a government after the next general election.

Imagine either of the two parties finding themselves with abortion as an election issue, writes Alison O’Connor

A poll out today shows that nearly half of voters are satisfied with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, while Fine Gael support has risen slightly.

Self-described “underdog” Simon Coveney received a significant boost to his flagging campaign, as it has emerged he is the preferred choice of voters to lead Fine Gael over Leo Varadkar.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would be almost neck and neck if there was a vote south of the border, according to a new poll.

It’s hard to imagine a time in Cork when Red FM wasn’t broadcasting over the airwaves.

Most voters don't want public sector pay rises, according to a new poll out today.

A battle over the Eighth will make other referendum campaigns look like a Daniel O’Donnell tea party, writes Michael Clifford

A Government minister has strongly suggested Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald should take over as leader from Enda Kenny, saying she “demonstrates all of the qualities a taoiseach would need”.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams says he intends to lead his party into the next general election.

A Lot Done, More to Do was Fianna Fáil’s old campaign slogan. But this sentiment may also capture Sinn Féin’s attitude to the election outcome, suggests Dr Brian Murphy.  

The only combination that has nowhere near a majority is the outgoing Government, writes Fergus Finlay

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Government will need strong sense of vision about how a stronger economy can contribute to a

If I were in charge of the re-election effort, I think I’d draft in the assistance of a good psychologist, writes Alison O’Connor

A growing number of Irish citizens believe the Government can and should deliver on its overseas aid obligations.

Public sector workers can still improve their performance, while further reforms are needed among services, a top civil servant has said.

As many as 45% of HSE staff who responded to an online survey conducted last September said they had witnessed an error, a near miss, or an incident that “could have hurt” patients in the previous month running up to the survey.

THERE has been a consistency to political polling over the last two or three years that suggests the next Dáil will be very different to any elected in at least 50 years. 

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said he has given no consideration to the possibility of becoming taoiseach after the next general election.

The eighth amendment to the Constitution introduced a constitutional ban on abortion.

71% of people say they will vote in favour of same sex marriage in the forthcoming referendum.

The coalition parties have suffered a serious slump in support over the past two months.