Fianna Fáil

Under the agreement between the two parties Fianna Fáil will have 10 Junior Ministers and Fine Gael will have eight

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

In a rare opportunity for party political celebration, Fianna Fáilers gathered for the traditional Yahooing of the Boss

Cabinet criticised as ‘very male’ with only three women as full ministers, down one from last time

Nobody in the political world emerged untarnished from the spectacle

Radio: Reporter Barry Lenihan colourfully describes the political spectacle as having ‘descended into scenes more akin to Camden Street at 2am on a Saturday night’

European leaders are bracing themselves as Trump’s return to the White House has plunged the Continent into a precarious era. Evidently, the memo has failed to reach Dáil Éireann

Dáil approves Micheál Martin's new Cabinet by a margin of 97 votes to 72

Simon Harris becomes Minister for Foreign Affairs as Jim O'Callaghan takes justice portfolio

Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice

Political wounds may take some time to heal in 34th Dáil after acrimonious 24 hours

What was essentially a pro forma day has descended into a fiasco

Election of new taoiseach and government proves impossible as Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy forced to suspend the House repeatedly

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotion

Wednesday heralds a day of triumph for longstanding Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin

Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?

Micheál Martin stands over his criticism of Michael Lowry when the Moriarty tribunal’s report was published in 2011, and said what was revealed by the tribunal was ‘shocking’

Non-payment of cash in recent years has penalised office holders, says Galway East TD Seán Canney

The contentious proposed law had outlined a ban on trade with Israeli firms operating in occupied Palestinian territory

Oireachtas has said it is a matter for Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, who said legal advice allows for Regional Independent Group members to also ask questions from Opposition benches

Parties involved in present government formation talks owe debt of gratitude to former FG leader, says Prof Diarmaid Ferriter

Former minister Nora Owen pointed out there is precedent for non-ministerial members of the Regional Independents Group sitting on the opposition benches in the Dáil

A ‘conservative’ interest rate of 4% was noted in Fine Gael’s election manifesto for the savings out to age 18 but the S&P has performed much better than that over long time frames

Fianna Fáil leader has seven Cabinet jobs and the chief whip’s post to give out but he has about a dozen realistic contenders so many are going to be disappointed

The Healy-Rae brothers refer to working in government, even if Danny wants to be able to bark questions at that government as if still sitting on the opposition benches

The bulk of the six-week negotiations happened between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but the Regional Independent Group played a vital role in forming the new government

The next government it seems, will be uninterested in structural reform

Fianna Fáil set to have 8 Cabinet seats and 7 will go to Fine Gael with Micheál Martin becoming next Taoiseach

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Gathering almost every TD with a stake in the status quo in one government will prove to be a mistake

Fine Gael proposal dropped amid concerns about international instability and economic uncertainty

Absence of climate ambition, continuity rather than scaled-up targets and vague language stand out

Radio: The veteran presenter grows ever more outraged by imaginary injustices as he highlights potential shortcomings of the new builders’ register

Healy-Raes say they will not be ‘whipped’ when it comes to ‘fundamental issues’ and ‘matters of conscience’

New Government’s plans criticised by opposition as lacking ambition

Irish government blueprint contains a number of existing measures but also some new ones

Although there is a new government, Irish politics has not changed all that much

New plan to replace Housing For All and more public sector investment in infrastructure part of coalition’s deal

Full programme for government agreed, with parties set to meet to review and ratify document