General election

If 14 years’ tribunal work by a High Court judge can be so readily air-brushed by successive governments, what’s the point of bothering?

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

The next administration must not get caught in the headlights when looking at the risks ahead

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

Details of donations were included on suspended TD’s page until Tuesday but it was taken down by him that night

Wouldn’t it be novel if the next taoiseach chose his cabinet on the basis of their qualifications, competence and relevant experience and included a few arithmetic nerds?

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

TD, who will now sit as an independent when Dáil resumes, says shares were not sold earlier due to ‘administrative barriers’

no one party should bear responsibility for defending policies that benefit the whole population

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

Official figures suggest national turnout fell to 59.71 per cent in the recent general election, 3.19 per cent down on the 2020 election

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

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?

We must stop viewing health as ‘a cost to be managed’ and instead understand it as ‘an investment to be made’

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

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

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

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

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

From manifesto-stitching to partnership, and from Independents’ day to confidence-and-supply: people at the heart of previous talks recall how the deals were done

A new coalition will not be formed before Christmas, but with the options clear a deal should be done by mid-January

Five candidates set to be in race including Fianna Fáil’s Sean Ó Fearghaíl who is eyeing up a third term in the chair

Post-election, readers have their final say on the 2024 general election, giving their thoughts on the campaign, issues that influenced their vote, and what the immediate future holds

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: While the overwhelming likelihood is next government will be based on FF and FG, there are wheels within wheels

Labour and Social Democrats to hold first post-election meeting about how to proceed after increasing their Dáil numbers, as divisions between the parties emerge

Given today’s political landscape, the current Opposition might well profit from looking closely at what happened in 1948

The justice portfolio, VAT rates, the proposed department of infrastructure and savings account for newborns are among potential pinch points in negotiations

With Labour divided and the Social Democrats sceptical, the focus is on a handful of Independents

Radio: The Liveline host gleefully performs the audio equivalent of nudges and winks after a general-election weekend that leaves him hoarse

Top of the list are people who don’t vote. How dare they whinge about how things are run if they haven’t done the one thing that could have influenced it?

Finish line in sight for pact between EU and group of South American countries, says European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen

Leader says there is a ‘spectrum’ of views within the parliamentary party on entering a coalition

Diversity makes Ireland stronger, but it is under threat from rising intolerance, from those who say you’re not Irish if you 'don’t have a grandparent who fought for Irish independence'

Incoming administration is lacking in neither cash nor advice if exchequer returns, the OECD and Ifac are to be believed

Misgivings among Martin’s TDs over Fine Gael leader’s plan for a department of infrastructure