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Presidential election: Jim Gavin rejects suggestion he was Fine Gael supporter

‘Even Mystic Meg does not know’ what is happening with Sinn Féin candidate selection process, says Tánaiste

Child poverty and disability supports will be prioritised in budget, Taoiseach confirms

Micheál Martin also underlined importance of private investment to reach housing figures

Presidential election: Up to 20 names raised as Fianna Fáil runners, says Martin

Taoiseach points to Jim Gavin’s ‘substance’, says belief that candidates need party political experience ‘a new development’

Taoiseach’s exchange with exhausted mother a fraught moment but not a gotcha

Frustrated mother of a sick child has passionate but respectful encounter with Taoiseach

Micheál Martin criticises some councils over ‘inertia’ on housing and zoning land

But Taoiseach is confronted by woman campaigning for daughter’s healthcare outside venue for Fianna Fáil think-in

Presidential election: Jim Gavin says Government performance on housing ‘not good enough’

Former Defence Forces member says Women of Honour group has ‘done a great service’ by highlighting abuse and needs to be supported

‘Super primary’ day will narrow path for Independents to contest presidential election

Kerry County Council looks set to back Gavin Sheridan but members of 10 other councils are unlikely to endorse a candidate

The Irish Times view on Fianna Fáil and the presidency: a pointer towards the party’s future

Micheál Martin will soon mark 15 years as leader, the longest continuous tenure since Éamon de Valera

Legislation ‘on the way’ to cut power of judicial reviews to prevent, delay housing plans

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan directs officials to examine rebalancing of controversial legal process

Yes, the presidential election process is restrictive. That’s as it should be

This is not the election for newbies to test their views on the electorate - that is what local elections are for

What’s the point of party think-ins when the same social problems persist?

Participants will undoubtedly focus on the presidential election campaign, which is a short-term diversion from long-standing and worsening social issues

Fianna Fáil backbenchers revolt to back ‘Netflix levy’ a ‘storm in a teacup’, says TD

Malcolm Byrne seeks to play down dispute over levy which Fine Gael Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan has opposed

Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of ‘nasty’ attack on Jim Gavin over Gaza remarks

Pearse Doherty TD describes comments of presidential candidate as ‘shocking’ and ‘disgraceful’

Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times

Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance

Éamon de Valera’s scientific interest can still be seen in energy revolution today

Dev had a keen intellect and understanding of cutting-edge science

Support for Catherine Connolly presidential campaign solidifying among Sinn Féin TDs

Gareth Sheridan and Maria Steen set to make presidential election pitches to Fingal County Council

Inside the Fianna Fáil presidential vote: standing ovations, ‘thunderous’ applause and tears

Fianna Fáiler emotion before the vote: excitement; nervousness; giddiness; anticipation; tension

Micheál Martin now needs his party victor Jim Gavin to win the presidential election

The closer-than-expected win for Gavin over Billy Kelleher suggests revived tensions between Fianna Fáil and its leader

Former TD Colm Keaveney pleads guilty to driving under influence of cocaine

Judge says Keaveney has had ‘significant fall from grace’ as he also pleads guilty to driving with no insurance

Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin ‘has all the credentials to be fine president’ - Billy Kelleher

MEP, who had contested party’s presidential nomination, says he will canvas every day he can for fomer Dublin football manager

Jim Gavin ‘honoured’ to be selected as Fianna Fáil presidential candidate

Parliamentary party voted by 41-29 favour of GAA stalwart over Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher

Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy

With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage

From anonymity to first citizen of the land – aspiring presidential candidates plea for backing in the Kingdom

Independents on Kerry County Council believe they may have enough votes to back a candidate

Leo Varadkar autobiography: Six takeaways, from Golfgate to that heave against Enda Kenny

‘Eccentric’ childhood obsession with politics, criticism of Garret FitzGerald, and champagne with Nigel Farage

Presidential election: County councils most likely to nominate an Independent candidate

Candidates must be nominated by four county councils if going down this route to get their name on the ballot

Independent presidential hopefuls seek support of Kerry councillors, but Fine Gael stance now clear

Fianna Fáil yet to indicate if it will instruct councillors to not back independents

Presidential hopefuls call on Fianna Fáil not to block their route to entering election

Fine Gael has already told its councillors to oppose nomination of any other candidates

If we want fairer wealth distribution in Ireland, we need to tax property properly

As families have become smaller and household wealth has risen, inherited wealth can drive growing inequality in our society

Independent presidential hopefuls criticise Fine Gael plan to block council nominations

Independents Nick Delehanty and Gavin Sheridan describe party’s move to narrow path for outsiders as undemocratic and disappointing

Sixty years after Fine Gael’s Just Society document, is Ireland any fairer?

Ireland's decision-makers must prioritise the marginalised over the middle-class

Three (other) big issues preoccupying Irish politicians: spending, housing, neutrality

These are the things they’re thinking about when they’re not thinking about the presidential election (which is a lot of the time)

It’s all systems go for this presidential election

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Is CMAT’s claim about suicide during the economic crash accurate?

A noticeable increase in Irish male suicide from 2007 onwards ‘can be mapped directly’ against the economic crash

Bertie Ahern defends legacy but rules out Áras bid: ‘Friends gave money, not robbers or crooks’

Former taoiseach says he respects Fianna Fáil ‘far too much’ to consider run as an Independent

Labour accuses Sinn Féin of ‘dithering’ on approach to presidential election campaign

Party leader Ivana Bacik says conversations with Alan Kelly private after TD indicates reluctance to back Catherine Connolly’s candidacy

President Geldof, Donnelly or Flatley? Is there still a path to the Áras for an Independent?

Is a route to presidential nomination via the Oireachtas open to anyone else? Theoretically, yes

Increasing Dublin parking permits to €225 a ‘slap in the face’, council hears

Dublin City councillors react to plans for annual permit increases likely to prove controversial

Áras hopeful Jim Gavin secures backing from five more Fianna Fáil TDs

Declarations bring former Dublin GAA football boss’s support to 30 members of parliamentary party

Presidential election: Everything you need to know about the runners and how to vote

Candidates must be nominated by at least 20 members of the Oireachtas or at least four local authorities

Seán Moran: After nearly a century, has the time come for a GAA President of Ireland?

The association has never impacted on the Áras to the same extent as on the Dáil and Seanad

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