Cabinet ministers should have their Garda drivers reinstated immediately. The decision on ministers losing this security detail was taken during the height of the recession.
Cabinet ministers should have their Garda drivers reinstated immediately. The decision on ministers losing this security detail was taken during the height of the recession.
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness has insisted he has no intention of quitting the party and becoming an Independent after becoming embroiled in a blazing behind-closed-doors row with other TDs over his repeated refusal to stick to the party line.
MOREBrexit cannot be the "catch-all excuse" to avoid accountability and allow bad governance Mary-Lou McDonald has said in calling on Fianna Fáil to support a motion of no-confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris.
MOREFormer Rose of Tralee winner Maria Walsh has confirmed she is seeking the Fine Gael nomination to contest the European elections in May.
MORESDLP members will gather in Newry today to vote on whether the party should link up with Fianna Fáil.
MOREEight lobbyists were threatened with court proceedings last year by the ethics watchdog over alleged breaches of regulations, the Irish Examiner can reveal.
MOREEx-Fianna Fáil minister and MEP election candidate Conor Lenihan has rejected claims that his close Russian business ties risk making him Ireland’s answer to Donald Trump, saying he has nothing to “hide” over his post-Dáil work.
MOREThere has been a sharp drop in support for Fianna Fáil in the latest political opinion poll.
MORECities risk electing "celebrity-style mayors" who have no real understanding of the powers and functions of the role unless the Government ensures there is a genuine public debate on its plan for directly elected mayors.
MOREFianna Fáil and the SDLP are expected to announce an official partnership later today.
MOREIndependent Alliance Ministers were convinced to abstain on a Dail vote today relating to the purchase of goods from the occupied territories amid protests from Israel, it can be revealed.
MOREThe venue for a speech by Culture Minister Josepha Madigan has had to be moved because of alleged intimidation and the threat of a major protest by pro-life campaigners.
MORELast Wednesday, Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher entered the members’ bar in Dáil Éireann and ordered a coffee.
MOREBrian Crowley has announced that he will not run in the next European elections due to ill health.
MOREA group of Limerick councillors have signed up to a voluntary ban on posters for the next local elections.
MOREThe race for the European elections is already hotting up, with some big names making no secret of their ambition to run, writes Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.
MORETwo TDs who each claimed over €1,200 after hotel, dinner, and breakfast costs were deducted during a five-day trip to Switzerland, have defended the spending levels, saying Oireachtas rules allow them to receive the money.
MOREMinisters have been told to cancel mid-week travel plans because the government is losing too many votes.
MOREFormer Sinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín’s new, yet-to-be-named pro-life, republican political party, is eyeing Donegal as one of its “target” constituencies as it tries to make a breakthrough in May’s local elections.
MOREStephen Lynam says that while it is naïve to to enter the world of politics and expect civility, toning down the insults would be a a step in the right direction.
MOREFianna Fáil’s Education spokesperson Thomas Byrne has described comments by Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael TD Peter Burke as “Punch and Judy politics”.
MORESignificant disruption to the Dáil is likely to facilitate the passage of legislation to prepare for a ‘no-deal Brexit’ between now and March 29, the Cabinet will be told today.
MOREUsing slurry to power family homes is the future of energy production in Ireland, ministers believe.
MOREThe biggest danger we face is not a straightforward revival of fascism, but rather a creeping shift in traditional conservatism towards the extreme populist right, says Michael Burleigh.
MOREAbuse and invective directed at our elected representatives are a reflection of the times, writes Alison O’Connor.
MORETaoiseach Leo Varadkar says he cannot rule out a general election next year, despite Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil extending the confidence and supply deal until spring 2020.
MOREThe world is experiencing an epoch-making rebalancing that is not just economic but also geopolitical, writes former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
MOREGreat social or political change sometimes arrives after decades of campaigning in a great carnival of marching bands, face-painting, and rainbow banners all aflutter. Like a spring tide, an idea that can be resisted no longer presses its case in
MOREWe're holding the government to account. We’re only acting in the national interest. There’s a need for a bipartisan approach. How often do we hear those phrases nowadays?
MOREA new poll out this weekend shows satisfaction with the Government has fallen.
MOREMr Garland died at his home in Navan, Co Meath after a long illness.
MOREThe Fianna Fáil leader has told party colleagues he will meet the Taoiseach tomorrow to discuss the future of the confidence and supply deal.
MOREHousing Minister Eoghan Murphy has been severely criticised in the Dail after he proposed major last minute changes to a Bill aimed at delivering directly elected mayors in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford.
MOREThe Taoiseach responded days after he promised to cut taxes over the next five years if Fine Gael is re-elected.
MOREFianna Fail has called for a "national conversation" around sexual consent as well as special workshops and awareness campaigns in schools and colleges.
MOREThe Seanad was suspended amid chaotic scenes after a senator was accused of making misogynistic comments in the chamber.
MORETaoiseach Leo Varadkar appeared to criticise his own Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe in the Dail for causing “unnecessary worry to people” over plans to axe flat rate expenses.
MOREAs lucky generals go, Leo Varadkar is lucky out.
MOREAn international survey has found that six in 10 people around the world think their country is on the wrong track, with financial and political corruption topping their concerns.
MOREThe Government has attacked "mystic" Micheál Martin for claiming he can read the minds of Fine Gael Ministers but refuses to provide any clarity on confidence and supply himself.
MOREThe Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin, has hit back at criticism of his party's engagement in 'confidence and supply' talks with Fine Gael.
MOREMicheál Martin is a more popular leader than Leo Varadkar, according to a new opinion poll.
MOREMany publications have reported that at first she was awe struck by Britain’s head of state she described as an ‘honest-to-goodness icon’.
MORESpeculation is mounting as to whether John Perry will run as an Independent candidate in the next election after failing to get onto the Fine Gael ticket.
MOREA commitment to a religion is always described, and generally accepted, as an expression of faith.
MOREThe Taoiseach wants at least 20 female Fine Gael TDs elected after the next General Election.
MORETalks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail get back underway today aimed at keeping the current government in place.
MORELiberalism is not a given, but the real threat to a civilised polity is when a populist government fails and millions are left embittered, says John Lloyd.
MOREIf there’s summer school or even a short weekend course for would-be government leaders in democratic countries it should have on its timetable a session about an aphorism
MOREIn volume two of his biography of Éamon de Valera, covering 1932-1975, the RTÉ journalist David McCullough paints a complex picture, writes Ryle Dwyer.
MOREThis weekend’s regional election in Germany will provide further proof of a fragmenting political landscape, writes Slawomir Sierakowski.
MOREFine Gael and Fianna Fáil will review and exchange assessments on the confidence and supply agreement next Tuesday after talks on a renewal of the deal got under way today.
MOREConfidence and supply talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will begin this afternoon.
MORECeann Comhairle Sean Ó Fearghail has been attacked by his own party colleague John McGuinness in a row about a forthcoming trip for TDs to Taiwan.
MOREDon’t be fooled by the confidence and supply talks spin. The general election is just around the corner, writes Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.
MOREFormer Fine Gael TD, Seymour Crawford, has died aged 74.
MOREFianna Fáil is making ground on Fine Gael, according to the latest opinion poll.
MORENikol Pashinian took office in May after weeks of protest.
MOREThe Dáil will vote today to approve a Cabinet reshuffle by the Taoiseach.
MORENegotiations teams to review the deal keeping the Government afloat will be appointed this week.
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