Simon Harris Q&A: ‘Why is it that now I feel the poorest I have ever felt?’Election 2024: Taoiseach answers questions from Irish Times readers ahead of General Election 2024Fri Nov 22 2024 - 14:21
Simon Harris rejects coalition with multi-party left-wing alliance‘Squeezed middle’ is real and ‘global economic environment is volatile’, Fine Gael leader saysFri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers warnedStark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of electionThu Nov 21 2024 - 06:00
Ukrainian embassy criticises Sinn Féin manifesto call for end to arms supplyParty said ‘all sides must cease the current unlimited supply of weapons’ into Ukraine, which was invaded in 2022 by RussiaWed Nov 20 2024 - 21:01
‘Michael Collins looked like he was compere at the bingo at a small GAA club’: Readers respond to debateThe Irish Times readers’ panel give their responses to leaders’ debateTue Nov 19 2024 - 13:50
Sinn Féin promises referendum to allow NI and diaspora a vote for presidentThe party’s manifesto presents a number of proposals to advance cause of united Ireland, including push for unity vote by 2030Tue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024: Fine Gael branded ‘McCreevy and Cowen tribute act’ after promising splurgePolitical opponents accuse party of seeking to buy general election with expensive spending commitmentsMon Nov 18 2024 - 06:00
Electorate left to digest manifestoes while Sinn Féin yet to publish policy agendaElection campaign marked by uneventful first week with no breakout issue or unforeseen controversy upsetting best-laid political plansSun Nov 17 2024 - 20:36
Labour manifesto commits to investment in housing and childcare as party says it will not offer tax cutsElection 2024: Party pledges to introduce an SUV tax based on the weight of new petrol and diesel cars which it says will ‘tackle car and SUV bloat’Sun Nov 17 2024 - 18:56
Fine Gael stands by Senator after assault victim questions election candidacyJohn McGahon was sued in High Court for assault and battery by Breen White following incident outside Dundalk pub in 2018Sun Nov 17 2024 - 16:48
Someone should take Simon Harris’s phone away before he bankrupts the countryThe Taoiseach isn’t the only one losing the run of himself – the election is turning into a massive auctionSun Nov 17 2024 - 07:00
Irish Times poll: Voters prefer Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition and Harris as taoiseachSome 40% of respondents said they would not like to see Sinn Féin in governmentSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
The Irish Times voter panel on election 2024: ‘We are being bribed with our own money’The Irish Times brought together a panel of readers to discuss the election. Here’s what they thinkSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
The Trump factor in Ireland’s election: Voters see less appeal in ‘radical’ changeIrish Times poll: Harris favourite for taoiseach and Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael favourites for governmentSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Inside Politics newsletter: Poll shows it won’t take much for race to start looking very tightIrish Times poll shows Fine Gael are clear front runners so far in this election. But the drop in Simon Harris’s and his party ratings will keep everyone on their toesFri Nov 15 2024 - 08:16
Voter volatility may yet cost Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in tight election finish Election 2024: Sinn Féin decline bottoming out but growth in support for Independents a notable developmentFri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 poll: Support for Independents jumps but Fine Gael remains most popular partyIrish Times Ipsos B&A findings list cost of living, healthcare and housing among electorate’s top concerns as campaigning continuesThu Nov 14 2024 - 21:00
Election 2024: What we learned from day six of the campaignElection 2024: Housing battlelines have been drawn as question of Irish neutrality also rears its headThu Nov 14 2024 - 08:05
General election: Housing battle sharpens as parties clash on rent freezesGeneral election: Taoiseach to announce abolition of means test for carersThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
Withdrawal from EU military co-operation will defend Irish neutrality, says Boyd BarrettLeader of People Before Profit says Ireland’s neutrality has been systematically underminedWed Nov 13 2024 - 19:21
Opposition rounds on ‘arrogant’ Coalition duo Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Sinn Féin leader calls for administration beyond a ‘century of those two parties’ running governmentTue Nov 12 2024 - 19:33
Aontú pledges to cut legal immigration and seek swifter deportation for rejected asylum numbersLeader Peadar Tóibín calls party a ‘pluralist, republican’ one, says it is responsible for putting issue on election agendaTue Nov 12 2024 - 16:54
Sharp exchanges between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil dominate election debatesFine Gael is expected to pledge to cut inheritance tax substantially when it unveils its manifesto at the weekendTue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil plans for spending big on servicesManifesto is predicated on continuation of extraordinarily good economic fortune Ireland has enjoyed since the recovery after the last financial crashMon Nov 11 2024 - 22:04
More spending, tax cuts as Fianna Fáil publishes first manifesto of election campaignParty pledges to cut taxes by reducing lower rate of USC to 1.5 per cent and increase entry point to high rate of tax to ‘at least €50,000′Mon Nov 11 2024 - 19:29
Fine Gael’s 11% VAT plan branded ‘laughable’ as parties trade insults over election pledgesGeneral election campaign kicks off with new promises from parties on the cost of doing business and crime strategiesSat Nov 09 2024 - 21:52
Here’s what we should be asking politicians in the aftermath of Trump’s victoryPolitical insulation from the cost-of-living crisis has been paid for by bumper corporation tax receipts – and now those receipts are under threatSat Nov 09 2024 - 07:05
Ireland will be affected by Donald Trump’s presidency. Here’s what to expectDonald Trump has pledged to implement big economic, political and security changes. How is Ireland likely to be affected?Sat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
General election campaign kicks off with big promises from parties Following dissolution of 33rd Dáil, political leaders hit the campaign trail with high-profile canvassesSat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
Trump’s return could pose a threat to Irish economy, Ministers are warnedFuture trade between the US and EU could be affected by the imposition of tariffs imposed by the new US regimeThu Nov 07 2024 - 06:00
General election 2024: Trump victory may fuel fear of change in Irish votersWho will win? A return of the Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Green coalition is now one of the more likely outcomesWed Nov 06 2024 - 19:00
Taoiseach confirms general election will be held on Friday, November 29thSimon Harris said he intended to ask President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil this Friday upon his return from an informal meeting of the European Council in BudapestWed Nov 06 2024 - 18:18
Trade, tax and security: what Donald Trump’s victory means for IrelandUS election: The relationship between the EU and the US is about to change dramaticallyWed Nov 06 2024 - 07:43
General election: When and how will it be called?Taoiseach Simon Harris is expected to set the wheels in motion for the next general election on Friday, with votes to be cast three weeks later, on Friday, November 29thTue Nov 05 2024 - 12:30
Micheál Martin dismisses Fine Gael accusations he is ‘tetchy’Weekend exchanges come as politicians prepare to return to Leinster House this week for what is widely expected to be the final days of the current DáilMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekersParty’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agenciesMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin councillor suspended from party following allegation of sending inappropriate online messages to minorCllr JJ Magee, a member of Belfast City Council, denies the allegations of inappropriate conductSun Nov 03 2024 - 22:41
Government will reject opposition attempts to progress Occupied Territories BillMicheál Martin due to address Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee this week to outline need for extensive amendments to the proposed legislationSun Nov 03 2024 - 20:48
Pat Leahy: Dilemma about how Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are going to manage being partners and rivals remains unresolvedA campaign dominated by Simon Harris and Micheál Martin would suit Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. I don’t think it’s going to happenSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
Government’s Covid ‘evaluation’ to be voluntary, with no powers of compellabilityProf Anne Scott will chair exercise, which is ‘not a statutory inquiry’, and decide on public hearingsWed Oct 30 2024 - 21:24
Cabinet to push forward with final legislation next week, clearing way for electionElection 2024 countdown to begin as Ministers are expected to greenlight measuresWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Minister for Housing ‘angry’ at rogue developers but has no plans to pursue themDarragh O’Brien says it is a ‘great frustration’ that many companies to blame have folded and set back up againTue Oct 29 2024 - 17:02
Brian Stanley’s account to inquiry in direct conflict with woman’s version of eventsThe woman involved first sought the Sinn Féin TD’s advice on applying for jobs in the EU, draft report showsMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
Three things the Irish election should be about - but won’tClimate, immigration and the sustainability of our economic model are subjects no one wants to talk about but they are not going awaySun Oct 27 2024 - 07:08
Sinn Féin internal inquiry made draft finding of sexual harassment against TD Brian StanleyDraft inquiry report found that parts of the politician’s evidence were ‘not credible’ and that young woman’s account of incident in Dublin hotel was ‘essentially true’Sat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Hate crime law among five Bills rushed through Dáil in six hoursDefamation Bill and Mental Health Bill will not be completed before general election but nine pieces of legislation set to be passedThu Oct 24 2024 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill will not become law before Dáil is dissolvedBill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine to be referred to Oireachtas committee in signal of intentWed Oct 23 2024 - 05:45
Friday favoured as Coalition leaders confirm general election will be held this yearTaoiseach indicates his preference for a Friday election date with November 29th mooted as possibilityMon Oct 21 2024 - 21:50
Olwyn Enright steps into key Fine Gael role as husband Joe McHugh exits public lifeTaoiseach Simon Harris welcomes prospective TD and director of elections as knowing ‘what it takes to win a Dáil seat’Mon Oct 21 2024 - 19:50
Sinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald should have a word with Bertie AhernVoters often ignore the conclusions of the political bubble, as the former Fianna Fáil leader demonstrated time and againSun Oct 20 2024 - 07:05
