Fine Gael

Outspoken Independent TD was deselected by Fine Gael as a candidate for 2020 general election following comments about asylum seekers

The election of a ceann comhairle will take the place today with TD Verona Murphy the favourite for the role

Independent TD Verona Murphy in pole position for role as TDs gather in Leinster House for first sitting in almost six weeks

Micheál Martin also calls on Fianna Fáil TDs to vote for Wexford TD but in 2020 described her remarks on asylum seekers ‘quite dangerous’

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil naively believe they can have policies that both increase and decrease carbon pollution at the same time, and still be rewarded for making a good effort

Talks continue between potential parties to coalition government

Approved Housing Bodies had €7bn of borrowings at the end of last year on €8.3bn of housing stock

Nomination of Verona Murphy for the key role may be part of an elaborate plan by the Independents to seek ministerial positions once a government is formed

Labour Party representatives to meet Simon Harris and Fine Gael negotiating team, and Ivana Bacik to meet Micheál Martin

The decision to stay out is due not to an excess of ideological purity but to an entirely rational assessment of the probable outcome

Controversial rates rise forced through by voting bloc featuring Fianna Fáil, Labour, Sinn Féin and independents

Labour keen to let process ‘play out’, sources say

Former Fine Gael councillor was charged with human trafficking and possession of child abuse images on Friday

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Outside of coalition talks, other big story of the week was undoubtedly Eoin Hayes’s suspension from Social Democrats

With government formation talks set to intensify before Christmas, focus now on who will provide safety in numbers for next coalition

Former politician (73), from Glasnevin, served with book of evidence at Dublin District Court

Martin and Harris got on each other’s nerves during the election campaign, but they now need to put their differences aside

There is a strong expectation that Labour leader Ivana Bacik will recommend that the party does not proceed with negotiations about joining a coalition government

Following initial engagement with other political parties, there had been speculation that the newly-enlarged party would leave government formation talks

Each party has its own distinct challenge facing into the post-election period. Sinn Féin’s is about how to transform itself from government-in-waiting to radical opposition

Michael Lowry expects to meet Chambers and McEntee to discuss ‘parameters’ of engagement in government formation talks

Just as Ministers have continued in office after the Dáil was dissolved, the Constitution specifies that they remain in office until their successors are appointed

Labour and Regional Independent group to decide on pursuing negotiations with two outgoing ruling parties

Fianna 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 Expenditure

Minister for Finance says it will likely be at least January before a new coalition is put together

Ulster Bank alleges Josepha and Patrick Madigan failed to meet repayments on foot of three loans

For people who care deeply about the democratic process, low voter turnout figures can be depressing

Unthinkable: Was the general election a victory for ‘grown ups’ or a defeat for idealism?

Jim O’Callaghan talks up Independents option while Bacik expected to speak separately with Martin and Harris this week

Voting patterns in this trio reveal why some parties exceeded expectations and others fell short of hitting targets

Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan says his party and Fine Gael can form a stable government with support of ‘reliable’ Independents

Deputy for Cavan-Monaghan from 1987 to 2002 was a regular contributor to Dáil debates

Former taoiseach and minister for health says about 500 additional beds need to be provided annually to keep up with population growth

Forget the talk about the rotating Taoiseach, serious strategic issues now face Ireland and getting more efficient at delivery of housing, infrastructure and public services is vital

Development comes after Labour and Social Democrats shun ‘common negotiating platform’ in advance of government-formation talks

How the veteran Fianna Fáil leader dragged his party into the 21st century and won his place as taoiseach

In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are

Miriam Lord: Scotland shows off its crown jewels to an Irish contingency, putting haggis, rather than government formation, on the menu

TDs bringing experience from all walks of life make up the incoming Dáil, including the first born in the 21st century and a man elected the year Ronald Reagan entered the White House