Election issues discussed include Green Party being ‘too city based’, Government paying ‘lip service’ to Gaza conflict, housing and homelessness
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman said he assumed the General Election date would be November 29th
Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day looms
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The most pessimistic in Leinster House believe the Greens could see just two or three TDs in the next Dáil, all in Dublin
A Bill to safeguard 30 per cent of Irish seas faces has broad support among the public and politicians. Yet it has faced repeated, infuriating setbacks
Taoiseach indicates his preference for a Friday election date with November 29th mooted as possibility
General election: Minister for Finance Jack Chambers will direct Fianna Fáil’s national campaign
When the official campaign begins, it will focus minds on questions that offer profitable lines of attack for the Opposition
Mr O’Gorman said he will be telling his Coalition partners, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste, on Monday that November 29th is ‘the date to go’ to the polls
Election countdown: Visit to Bandon Mart in Cork South-West finds farmers impressed with Fine Gael under Simon Harris but critical of Green Party policies affecting rural Ireland
In recent polls, a coalition of left parties has 28 per cent of the vote in the capital compared with 13 per cent for Sinn Féin
Cover letter related to inquiry into complaint against Brian Stanley understood to make reference to text messages between parties involved
LNG is a hot issue within the environment movement, while most governments insist it is essential to national energy security
Hollywood A-lister Mark Ruffalo has criticised the Government’s planning legislation allowing for use of ‘strategic’ liquefied natural gas reserves
After actor rows in on LNG terminals and Planning Bill, party responds that ‘keeping the lights on in Ireland is not something he needs to worry about’
Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Eamon Ryan say they want Bill passed before election as was agreed in programme for government
Fianna Fáil election posters bearing the image of a smiling Micheál Martin were spotted stacked on a pallet in an industrial estate
Council agrees to keep 15 per cent reduction in 2025, with increases expected from 2026
Fianna Fáil and the Greens are absolutely adamant that they will not be hustled into an early election to suit Fine Gael
Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV
The rumours are swirling but never mind the noise: the general election campaign has already begun
About €1 billion in giveaways was added in the final days of internal Coalition negotiations amid tense meetings against the backdrop of an approaching general election
Fianna Fáil leader criticises ‘fevered speculation’ about voters potentially going to the polls in November
A study among UK MPs found many feared being seen as zealots - but has an Irish TD found a better way?
Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees
The final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expected
Budget 2025: Residential Zoned Land Tax will go ahead from February despite last-minute lobbying
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Holly Cairns and others reply to letters from students and recent graduates on the key issues they face today
The Green Party objected to the delay to introduce a tax to prevent land hoarding which they said was like ‘hiding food in a famine’
Even the most interfering nanny state cannot guarantee that a baby boost is actually spent on the child
Sinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitable
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
