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Eamon Ryan: Green party members 'taking responsibility' with 76% backing coalition agreement

Green leader Eamon Ryan has said there is a "sense of responsibility" now on his party after 76% of members who voted backed the government deal with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, paving the way for the new coalition.

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Q&A: What's the timeline for a potential new Government

How will the results of the party votes on the proposed three-way deal between Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Greens emerge?

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Boyd Barrett: FF and FG 'rehashing old policies' in programme for government

People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire Richard Boyd Barrett has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have of rehashing old policies in their programme for government.

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Catherine Martin pledges 'never-say-die' spirit for Greens in Government

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Ryan urges party members to avoid ‘politics of division’

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Green Party TDs accept 'struggle' to get deal ratified by membership

Covid fallout 'not a return to austerity'

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says that it does not expect the Covid-19 recession to cause the kind of austerity seen in the economic crash, but has warned that Ireland will need large amounts of funding for new borrowing.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

Alison O’Connor: Sickness that infects Irish politics could sadly result in actual death

It came about after Irish politicians – namely three parties - failed to agree to form a Government, despite the world being in turmoil owing to a once in a century event that dominated 2020.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Pandemic payment to be reduced for part-time workers, Taoiseach confirms

The pandemic unemployment payment will be reduced for part-time workers, the Taoiseach has said.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Carbon tax on agenda amid 11th hour government formation talks

Targeted refunds for carbon taxes for fuel allowances and home retrofitting projects are among compromises being considered in the government formation negotiations.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Life in Kilkee after the Covid-19 lockdown: ‘People are eager to get going’

Hotels in Kilkee are noticing an increase in bookings for July onwards, mostly from domestic tourists, mainly from Limerick and Dublin.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Coveney expects to talk to US ambassador on violence

Tanaiste Simon Coveney expects to speak to the US ambassador here about the violence in US cities, as Irish people are “disturbed” by the violence there.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Fine Gael TDs want economic ‘realism’, Coveney told

Tanaiste Simon Coveney has been told by Fine Gael figures that there must be “realism” and prudence in any economic plans after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Confusion over private hospital bed occupancy

The HSE has said that bed occupancy in the State’s 18 private hospitals stands at 46% as the clamour of voices continues to grow calling for the State’s short-term contract to take over those hospitals to be broken.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Eamon Ryan: Public would not look 'kindly' on new election

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said that the public would not take kindly to being asked to return to the polls.

Sun, 17 May, 2020

Labour leader slams FF / FG tax policies for the wealthy

Labour leader, Alan Kelly, has criticised Fianna Fail and Fine Gael's tax policies for the wealthy — signalling a further rejection of their attempts to woo his party into government.

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Demands for legislation to protect teachers from parental pressure on Leaving Cert assessments

The Teachers' Union of Ireland says they will work with the proposal and will meet with the Department of Education to make sure it is fair for each student.

Sat, 09 May, 2020

Micheál Martin: Leaving Cert situation is 'unacceptable'

The current plan is to hold the exams at the end of July, but there are a number of health concerns, including social distancing.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Starting gun fired on FG vote amid Government formation talks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has fired the starting gun on a Fine Gael vote for a new government and told other leaders the process could take two weeks.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

Fine Gael TDs raise possible autumn election in teleconference

The possibility of a snap autumn election has been raised by junior Fine Gael ministers who have raised opposition to Green Party demands to cut emissions by 7% as part of any coalition deal.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

‘Tens of thousands’ of nurses could be owed money

The number of staff nurses and midwives owed money from last year’s pay deal could be in the “tens of thousands”, according to nurses leaders.

Fri, 01 May, 2020

Taoiseach warns next Government will suffer 'constant criticism, disappointment and defeat'

The Taoiseach has offered a stark warning that the next government will only suffer "disappointment and defeat".

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Murphy defends rent freeze and eviction ban as 'things we couldn’t do in normal times'

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has defended emergency measures such as a rent freeze and ban on evictions.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Gary Gannon: "We want to present alternatives"

Gary Gannon says Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and The Greens should get on with forming a government.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

Asylum seekers arriving at Kerry hotel have been in Ireland more than two months

None of the asylum seekers arriving in Cahersiveen this week have been in the country for "less than two months".

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

Alan Kelly: Rent freezes would be possible

Labour leader hopeful Alan Kelly has rubbished claims that freezing rents is unconstitutional and released previously undisclosed government advice which supported a temporary stop to landlord rate hikes.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

Sinn Féin against civil servant involvement in negotiations

Sinn Féin has been against the involvement of civil servants in mediating or attending some of the government formation negotiations.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

'If I had a euro for every time I've been called the 'c word' in the last month...'

Some of the country's highest-profile women TDs who lost their seat in the General Election have revealed the depth of the explicit and hurtful messages sent to them in recent weeks.

Sun, 16 Feb, 2020

Michael Collins gets 'emphatic vote' in Cork South West

"My door is open. We will have to look at the issues that affect Cork South West."

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

O'Callaghan representing Adams a 'conflict of interest', suggests Taoiseach

Latest: Leo Varadkar said Jim O'Callaghan could have recused himself from representing Gerry Adams.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2020

Jim Power: Be wary of promises that cannot be kept

From public spending and tax cuts, to pension reforms and house-building, some of the proposals from parties chasing your vote do not add up, writes Jim Power

Mon, 03 Feb, 2020

Former FG campaign manager: Election not addressing impact of Brexit on fishing industry

A leading west Cork fish supplier and former Fine Gael campaign manager has added his voice to criticism of the short timeline for registering for a postal vote in this general election.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020

Party leaders clash over election promises during seven-way debate

The second seven-way leaders’ debate of the 2020 general election took place at Virgin Media headquarters last night in Dublin and proved to be a very loud affair indeed initially before descending into a more discursive second half.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020

Poll last autumn showed Fine Gael support slumped to 25% among beef farmers

How can election candidates secure the votes of beef farmers?

Tue, 21 Jan, 2020

Fianna Fáil open up 12-point lead over Fine Gael in latest opinion poll

The last Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes poll a month ago had both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail neck and neck on 27%

Sun, 19 Jan, 2020

Election 2020: Fine Gael launches economic plan focused on Brexit and lessons learned from National Children's Hospital

Fine Gael has launched its economic plan for the next five years which focuses heavily on Brexit and the party’s record of financial stability, but acknowledged that mistakes have been made and lessons learned in the recent past regarding the spiralling budgets of the likes of the National Children’s Hospital.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020

Fine Gael lodges fresh complaint against Lisa Chambers in 'vote-gate' controversy

The complaint, lodged to the Oireachtas Committee on Members' Interests in the name of Louth TD Fergus O'Dowd, has been lodged following weekend media reports

Mon, 16 Dec, 2019

Martin: General Election should not take place until after Easter

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said that there should be an orderly wind down of the current Government and a general election should not take place until after Easter.

Fri, 13 Dec, 2019

Byelections 2019: Fianna Fáil's Padraig O'Sullivan elected to Dáil in Cork North-Central

Latest: Senator Colm Burke was eliminated in the ninth count of the Cork North-Central by-election.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2019

Fine Gael's Burke optimistic about chances in 2020 General Election

Fine Gael's Colm Burke is optimistic about his chances of securing a seat in the General Election in 2020 but conceded that it is now unlikely that he will secure a seat in the by-election.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2019

Byelections 2019: Sinn Féin's Mark Ward leads but three-horse race in Dublin Mid West

The by-election is to replace Fine Gael TD Frances Fitzgerald who was elected as an MEP in May.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2019

Government willing to go 'as far as it takes' to defend position on Public Services Card

A stormy meeting on the controversial Public Services Card this morning saw Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty say her department would take their objection to accusations of illegality levelled at the card “as far as it takes to vindicate our position”.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2019

Hollywood actor backs campaign to improve Kerry chemotherapy service

Comfort for Chemo Kerry is working with the HSE to enhance the services.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2019

KBC chief to apologise for comments on tracker mortgage scandal

Fianna Fail Spokesperson for Finance Michael McGrath TD has called on the KBC Group to apologise for comments on the tracker mortgage scandal.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2019

'It in no way reflects my attitude to minority issues'- Clifford Lee on tweets controversy

Fianna Fail Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has said she would like to apologise “face to face” to the Travelling community for controversial tweets sent nine years ago.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2019

Irish women 'working for free for rest of year due to gender pay gap'

Today marks 'Equal Pay Day' here, which aims to highlight the pay gap between women and men.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2019

Labour promises to undo changes forced on people during crash; reduce pension age and increase wages

Labour has pledged to undo changes forced on people during the financial crash by first reducing the pension age and by also increasing wages and the delivery of homes.

Sat, 09 Nov, 2019

Howlin: Labour will not join Government just to make up numbers

Labour will not participate in government unless it can "radically transform the policy platform" of the state and see 'five red line' policies implemented, leader Brendan Howlin has pledged.

Sat, 09 Nov, 2019

Varadkar condemns ‘cowardly and brutal’ attack on Quinn executive Kevin Lunney

The Taoiseach has branded the abduction and beating of businessman Kevin Lunney as “cowardly and brutal”.

Thu, 19 Sep, 2019

'We have to see it' - Fianna Fáil insists Govt must publish Public Services Card report

Fianna Fáil has ramped up the pressure on Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty to publish the Data Protection Commissioner’s highly adversarial report on the Public Services Card.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2019

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