Micheál Martin

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

One long-running and controversial case seeks a ruling by the court that Israel is in breach of the Genocide Convention

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

State would submit Declarations of Intervention against Israel and Myanmar as part of plans being put forward by Tánaiste

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

If you look at a map of Syria and reflect on other nations’ experiences, you might be concerned

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

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

Farmers’ groups urge Micheál Martin and Simon Harris not to waver from their election stance on ‘sell-out’ pact

Taoiseach says his party’s mandate must be respected, while Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin also raises the issue of Rockall in Scotland, where both leaders were attending a British-Irish summit

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

The programme for government should explicitly state that all commitments are contingent on the wider economic picture, which looks volatile

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

Reform of Act ‘must command the confidence of victims and survivors,’ says Martin

Fianna Fáil leader says there is an urgency to assembling a coalition because of ‘pressing issues internationally’ after general election

Final count finished in Cavan-Monaghan with the make up of the 34th Dáil now complete

Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate

Electorate did not back Independents at level suggested by polling during the campaign but they could still play major role in 34th Dáil

It’s just 14 years since Fianna Fáil and Martin were being written off completely, and four since his leadership was being publicly challenged

Plus: no sign of the next laureate for fiction; the less-than-diverse membership of Aosdána; and Niall Blaney’s poor attendance record

Fianna Fáil leader says he sees clear path to government while Fine Gael leader expresses confidence that his party will play significant role in Coalition formation talks

Simon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unprepared

Election 2024: Everything will be revealed over the course of this weekend. But in the meantime, we learned a few things during this bumpy campaign

Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling

Election 2024: Last poll of general election campaign has biggest parties almost tied

Sinn Féin leader’s ‘chatty’ campaign trail style a world away from Dáil barbs

Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign

Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy

Election 2024: None of three party leaders landed a decisive blow on rivals during final RTÉ debate

This was always going to be the danger phase, as a bored and bolshie electorate gets ready to go to the polls

Election 2024: Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows in final TV debate before election

Residents at Maryfield facility in Chapelizod, Dublin, among about 15,300 ‘special voters’ in nursing homes and hospitals entitled to cast their ballots early

‘I don’t think fair people will judge me on 40 seconds,’ Harris says following backlash over disability worker interaction

Poll shows Fine Gael is in trouble and will need a dramatic turnaround in the first few days of the week to arrest the decline

Social Democrats, Labour and Greens jostling for position among smaller parties

Election campaign trails can tell us a lot about what leaders are thinking

While plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housing