Miriam Lord: Out of the hot tub and into the fire

A Cork South Central charity dinner might be a chance to pour oil on troubled waters

Fine Gael refuses to support Bill to abolish water charges

Simon Coveney says legislation proposed by Opposition parties is contrary to EU law

Fianna Fáil is caught between a rock and a very hard place

Analysis: Party must support a Fine Gael-led government or trigger an election

Fine Gael TDs are uneasy over coalition with Fianna Fáil

Parties to agree on Dáil reform as Taoiseach vote looks set for deadlock

Two Fianna Fáil TDs call for coalition with Fine Gael

TDs John McGuinness and Bobby Aylward ask the party not to ignore electorate

Enjoy the silence before the post-count political noise

Inside Politics: The broadcast moratorium kicks in at 2pm

The gradual reduction of 31st Dáil’s historic majority

Attrition of full five-year term in office took toll on Government’s 30-seat majority

Stephen Collins: The next election will be all about transfers

There is a long tradition going back almost half a century of transfers between Fine Gael and Labour.

Renua spent some €30,000 on byelection, Sipo says

Expenditure on Carlow-Kilkenny poll in May totalled €185,738, says standards body

Miriam Lord: Cowen, McCreevy unflappable over FF tent

Former taoiseach dismisses ‘mythology’ about party’s tent at Galway Races

FF shuffles Seanad pack after Averil Power departure

Ned O’Sullivan to take on education brief formerly held by Dublin Bay North politician

FF Senator distances himself from criticism of Averil Power

Ned O’Sullivan said she added to party’s diversity and urban appeal while a member

Stephen Collins: Averil Power’s defection has strengthened Micheál Martin’s hand

Challenge facing Fianna Fáil is to replicate byelection performance

Aylward and Power moves suggest FF renewal losing steam

Hard for Fianna Fáil to escape image its new politics is identical to its old approach

The loss of Power for Fianna Fáil

A force that was helping to rebrand party as ‘liberal, iconoclastic, young, and women-friendly’ leaves abruptly

Fianna Fáil’s Bobby Aylward returns to Leinster House

Martin denies issues with Power overshadowing Carlow-Kilkenny byelection win

Fianna Fáil TDs defend Martin in wake of Power resignation

Further acrimony as FF discusses Senator’s shock departure

Power’s resignation takes the wind out of Martin’s sails

Averil Power epitomised the renewed Fianna Fáil, but her resignation won’t scupper Micheál Martin’s leadership

Miriam Lord: It’s no surprise that Averil Power has resigned from Fianna Fáil

There were tears on the plinth at Leinster House after the FF lads had their laugh in Kilkenny

Massive sigh of relief from Fianna Fáil as party triumphs this time out

Sinn Féin in the frame for general election seat after securing 16% of byelection votes

Carlow-Kilkenny: Victory for Aylward and Fianna Fáil

Fine Gael’s David Fitzgerald finishes in second place with Kathleen Funchion third

Joan Burton says Labour will outperform in general election polls

Tánaiste says general election will be different to byelection where Labour only won 7%

Carlow-Kilkenny: byelection seen as ‘Bobby Aylward’s to lose’

FF has not won a byelection since late Brian Lenihan jnr won seat vacated by his father

Byelection: not all family favourites in Kilkenny cat fight

Political dynasties and new names pitched against each other using hurling metaphors

A crucial by-election test for the parties in Carlow/Kilkenny

A telling outing in advance of General Election

FG senses tide turning in Carlow-Kilkenny byelection

Fine Gael confident that former stalwart Phil Hogan’s seat can be held by David Fitzgerald

Carlow-Kilkenny byelection: Renua policies closest to FG

Only Renua and FG do not back rent control and oppose free healthcare paid via taxation

Miriam Lord: Martin entices middle back to FF sandwich

Golden oldies and optimistic youth pack hall but middle cohort not much in evidence

Fiach Kelly: Martin needs to channel his inner Haughey to help party survive

Fianna Fáil’s future hopes rest on return to populism and outright opposition

Ireland’s other vote on May 22nd

The Carlow-Kilkenny byelection, which takes place on the same day as the same-sex marriage referendum, is shaping up as a traditional Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael fight

Miriam Lord: Jack O’Connor wins gong for Steely Dan tribute

Siptu leader makes heavy weather of exit from Vincent Browne television programme

Analysis: Fianna Fáil still struggling to make itself heard

FF still hasn’t got the public support it needs to convalesce completely

Creighton poaches Fianna Fáil councillor for byelection

Patrick McKee set to run for Renua Ireland in race to fill Hogan’s Carlow-Kilkenny seat

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