The lucrative lobbying careers forged by Lucinda Creighton, Phil Hogan and Dara Murphy in Brussels
The former politicians work as lobbyists and consultants to banking, pharma and tech firms
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European Peoples Party
Von der Leyen’s allies reject no-confidence motion through gritted teeth
Patience for side deals struck between European People’s Party and far-right MEPs wearing thin
Airline passengers face loss of key rights on compensation for flight delays in EU
European Union council agrees changes to regulations governing air travel
Leo Varadkar: The EU needs to ‘grow a bit of backbone’ and stand up to Israel
Former taoiseach calls it depressing that so many Palestinians had to die before other European governments came around to Ireland’s position
Fine Gael short of friends in European grouping
Rightward shift by European People’s Party group leaves Fine Gael isolated
Are centre-right parties in Europe opening the door to far-right populists?
In Austria, Sweden and Finland, conservative parties are making Faustian pacts with their more extreme opponents
Centre majority in European Parliament cracked but not broken (yet)
Willingness of centre right EPP group to cosy up to far right will be a problem for Fine Gael
How Michael McGrath ended up with the mid-ranking EU justice job
Irish Government thought to have made several early missteps in European commissioner job race
The Irish Times view on the new European Parliament: a shift to the right
Old taboos about voting for parties with fascist associations are breaking down
European Parliament groups jostle for position after election results
Speculation fractured extreme right groups may look to reorganise or unite in opposition
Ursula von der Leyen leaves door open to a second term with far-right backing
European election: Talks will not be influenced by snap elections in France, commission president says
Results show significant gains on right wing of European Parliament
Election results from all EU countries bar Ireland confirm far-right and populist gains, plus strong centre-right performance
European elections: The winners and losers, from Meloni to Macron
Far-right and centre-right celebrate after votes counted, while Greens and liberals lose out
European elections: Centre ‘holding’ in face of far-right parties, says von der Leyen
Election results: European Commission president says ‘we are the anchor of stability’, with European People’s Party projected to take 189 seats
Harris says Murphy should pay back some of the expenses he claimed when in Dáil
Minister for Health says be understands all expenses for any TD are still auditable for up to five years
Irish people not troika bailed out State, claims Bono
U2 frontman addresses Merkel and EPP members in Dublin
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