No precedent to allow Regional Independent TDs become part of an ‘opposition’ group in DáilGovernment-supporting Independents to speak from Dáil opposition benches during election of taoiseachTue Jan 21 2025 - 21:39
Ireland’s next Cabinet: Who are the frontrunners and how do they rank?Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?Tue Jan 21 2025 - 07:36
Who are the Independents supporting new FF-FG coalition and what do they want in return?Arrangements underpinning the support of Independents seem to be based on constructive ambiguityFri Jan 17 2025 - 08:46
Incoming coalition promises ramped up infrastructure spending and economic stability Government to take office with Micheál Martin as taoiseach and majority of 17 in Dáil backed by IndependentsThu Jan 16 2025 - 06:00
Programme for government pledges cheaper childcare, 300,000 new homes and a ‘Year of the Invitation’New plan to replace Housing For All and more public sector investment in infrastructure part of coalition’s dealWed Jan 15 2025 - 20:04
Everything you need to know about the programme for government: from childcare costs to 300,000 extra jobsDepartment of Justice will incorporate home affairs and migrationWed Jan 15 2025 - 18:59
Two Independents to sit at cabinet as new government agreed, while Healy-Raes expected to give support after talksFull text of new programme to be made available today in advance of meetings of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parliamentary partiesWed Jan 15 2025 - 08:30
Regional Independent Group strikes deal with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on formation of next governmentVAT to fall from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent for food, hospitality, hairdressers and entertainment in next budgetTue Jan 14 2025 - 21:38
Government formation: Policy talks enter final stageSome political issues remain to be ironed out around the structures underpinning a new government and asks from Independent TDsTue Jan 14 2025 - 06:00
Their day has not come: Sinn Féin prepares for another five years in oppositionAs Sinn Féin heads into next Dáil, it faces a crucial moment in its quest for growth, power and delivering on its mission of seismic changeSat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
Intensive government coalition talks to get under way today Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successfulFri Jan 10 2025 - 20:17
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin say they are happy to work with Michael LowryTaoiseach says he accepted findings of Moriarty tribunal but that he knows ‘the practicalities of how the Dáil works’Wed Jan 08 2025 - 06:00
Healy-Rae brothers to seek ministerial role in return for backing next government ‘Major policy differences’ between Social Democrats and larger parties suggest Soc Dems unlikely to have role in next coalitionTue Jan 07 2025 - 19:20
New roads investment planned by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil after Green exit Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators sayMon Jan 06 2025 - 06:00
‘Very challenging’ for new government to be in place after next meeting of Dáil, Fianna Fáil TD saysMinister of State James Browne says ‘significant progress’ made in negotiations before ChristmasSun Jan 05 2025 - 15:19
Bono awarded US Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe BidenU2 singer pays tribute to bandmates and fellow activists as he becomes the first Irish recipient of highest US civilian honour since Mary RobinsonSat Jan 04 2025 - 22:06
What happens now in the negotiations to build the next government?Government-formation talks are to reconvene for what one senior negotiator said will be a ‘crucial week’Sat Jan 04 2025 - 06:00
Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shapeYear ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of electionsWed Jan 01 2025 - 06:00
Labour, Soc Dems and Sinn Féin planning ‘strategic co-operation’ as Dáil oppositionIndependent TDs begin jockeying for ministerial positions in the next governmentFri Dec 20 2024 - 06:00
Labour Party pulls out of talks on forming next governmentIvana Bacik communicates decision to leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelThu Dec 19 2024 - 14:18
Taoiseach strongly rejects charges of anti-Semitism by Israel’s foreign ministerUS Chamber of Commerce raised concerns with Irish Government about the Occupied Territories BillTue Dec 17 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to discuss how they will approach election of ceann comhairle Talks continue between potential parties to coalition governmentTue Dec 17 2024 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill raised by US business lobby group in talks with Minister US Chamber of Commerce discussed planned legislation with Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke as speculation grows Ireland’s stance on Israel’s war in Gaza may trigger economic repercussionsMon Dec 16 2024 - 21:05
High Court to hear challenge to accommodation for 1,000 asylum seekers in AthloneIncoming Independent TD for Longford-Westmeath Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran among group of local representatives backing challengeFri Dec 13 2024 - 19:54
Labour Party ‘unlikely’ to enter government but not out yet, says BacikLabour keen to let process ‘play out’, sources sayFri Dec 13 2024 - 18:21
Coalition talks: How the process of forming Ireland’s next government has unfolded so farWith government formation talks set to intensify before Christmas, focus now on who will provide safety in numbers for next coalitionFri Dec 13 2024 - 14:31
Election 2024: Labour set ‘to exit coalition talks’ with Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelSources indicate that move to shut down discussions with right-of-centre duo will end government-formation optionFri Dec 13 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin to put forward candidate for ceann comhairle position in next DáilFollowing initial engagement with other political parties, there had been speculation that the newly-enlarged party would leave government formation talksThu Dec 12 2024 - 17:20
Subsidiary of main National Children’s Hospital contractor to secure major State building projectAnalysis by State determines benefits ‘clearly outweigh’ costs of Technological University buildings planned for Galway and Letterkenny, Carlow and Waterford, and ShannonWed Dec 11 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to begin formal government coalition talks on WednesdayLabour and Regional Independent group to decide on pursuing negotiations with two outgoing ruling partiesTue Dec 10 2024 - 21:34
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael close on some issues but last mile to government formation could be hardestFianna Fáil particularly keen on enticing Labour into a coalition rather than Independents, while main two negotiating parties have differing views on issues including VAT reform, new departments and overhaul of the Department of Public ExpenditureTue Dec 10 2024 - 20:01
Election 2024: Independent TDs likely to seek ministerial office for supporting new coalition Development comes after Labour and Social Democrats shun ‘common negotiating platform’ in advance of government-formation talksSat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00
Social Democrats to go alone in bid to form government, party tells LabourSocial Democrats are sticking to their mandate based on five principles, party source saysFri Dec 06 2024 - 14:15
Count weekend excitement gives way to slow bicycle race of government formationYour essential end-of-week politics catch up: While the overwhelming likelihood is next government will be based on FF and FG, there are wheels within wheelsFri Dec 06 2024 - 12:57
Fianna Fáil’s policing agenda set to trigger coalition spat over justice portfolioMisgivings among Martin’s TDs over Fine Gael leader’s plan for a department of infrastructureThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil’s election result must be reflected in composition of next government, Martin says Sinn Féin leader believes Fianna Fáil ‘shaping up themselves with Fine Gael as a junior party’ to form coalitionWed Dec 04 2024 - 16:38
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to renew push for government formation talks with IndependentsThere is a renewed push from within both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to hold serious negotiations with Independent TDsWed Dec 04 2024 - 06:32
Labour Party hardens against going into coalition without Social Democrats‘It would be suicide for us’: Some party members express concern ahead of key government formation talksWed Dec 04 2024 - 06:00
Where will FF/FG find common ground with Labour and Social Democrats? HousingAll the parties have acknowledged the need to deliver a higher number of homes and the greater involvement by the State in doing soTue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
Fine Gael lays out condition for coalition deal with Fianna Fáil as counting finishes in Election 2024General election results: Fianna Fáil is the biggest party in the Dáil with 48 seats, with Sinn Féin on 39 and Fine Gael on 38Tue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024: Six constituencies that tell the story Fianna fail enjpyed a good weekend bit the only joy for the greens was that leader Roderic O’Gorman held his seatMon Dec 02 2024 - 06:00
Are parties of soft left ready for scrutiny and relentless demands of government? Rocky relationship between the Social Democrats and Labour would need to be ironed out for each to play any meaningful role in powerMon Dec 02 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 key race alerts: We analyse the counts that matter mostElection 2024: As the next Dáil and government begin to take shape, here are races telling the story of the electionSun Dec 01 2024 - 15:52
Waterford constituency candidates list: Fine Gael will be gunning to retake a seat here Election 2024: Sinn Féin has chance at second seat in home of one of its highest vote-getters David CullinaneSat Nov 30 2024 - 20:31
Most voters support existing State benefits for asylum seekers or believe they should be expanded - exit pollElection 2024: Forty-five per cent of voters were of the view that immigration has been a positive for IrelandSat Nov 30 2024 - 14:00
Slim majority say Government did not do enough to tackle climate change, according to exit pollTwo thirds of 18 - 24 year olds said not enough has been done to support the Irish languageSat Nov 30 2024 - 12:04
Irish Times political reporters pick their moments of the 2024 election campaignSimon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unpreparedSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
How to watch the election count: The key races to follow this weekendThe first counts of three-seat constituencies with shorter ballot papers will come in later on Saturday, and it’s from here that people will start to be elected. But don’t expect it to be all straightforwardSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
General election: Mary Lou McDonald indicates Sinn Féin voters should transfer to Social Democrats or PBPRival parties pressed on possible coalition arrangements in final campaign events before polling dayThu Nov 28 2024 - 19:16
Meath West constituency candidates list: Only one seat is really callable in this hotly contested three-seaterElection 2024: Sinn Féin’s fortunes will come down to the national performance on the dayThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:31
