A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it
Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate
Plus: no sign of the next laureate for fiction; the less-than-diverse membership of Aosdána; and Niall Blaney’s poor attendance record
Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here
Dublin gangland figure Gerard Hutch says his campaign for election in Dublin Central is ‘genuine and truthful’
Hutch is so successfully laundering his reputation, some manufacturer of washing powder should immediately sign him up as a brand ambassador
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up
Election 2024: Former MEP to run in four-seater where TDs include Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe
Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future
The only certainty is uncertainty, but here are the key bellwethers and battlegrounds in the European and local elections
All eight Dublin MEP candidates were very well briefed, armed with immediate data and quotable quotes, and did not hold back during a spiky debate
Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
UK Labour and SF both have good policies ‘on paper’ but would still be subject to pressures when in power, union leader tells Dublin event
Names on European candidates’ replacement lists matter more than usual with a general election on the horizon
One startling fact: the number of Independents elected to the Dáil in recent years has exceeded the combined number elected to all other EU member state parliaments
Response from two elected members of the European Parliament to Stephen Collins’s Opinion piece
MEPs approve 10 Bills making up new migration pact following efforts to reform policies stretching back to 2016
Senior Saoradh figure attends closed-door talk in European Parliament about republican prisoners
Statement from Regina Doherty called on left MEPs to answer questions about links to Latvian politician
Mick Wallace and Clare Daly took part in five activities in 15 months with Tatjana Ždanoka on Russian-related themes
Left independent MEPs travelled to Lithuania twice with Tatjana Ždanoka, who has denied the allegations
Six Irish MEPs also call for resignation of Hungarian commissioner Oliver Varhelyi
Brussels votes are a distorted mirror, with anti-establishment sentiment to the fore. Can Sinn Féin wrestle it from longtime independents?
TV interview featuring Irish MEP stating ‘Taiwan is part of China’ shared by Chinese government accounts
Happy Pear’s co-founder’s house plans, Liebherr’s love of Killarney, Mick Wallace’s complaint against the Irish Mirror, and Catherine Noone’s new role as a lobbyist
MEPs only two in parliament to vote against adding a debate on Dnipro to the agenda on Monday
From politics to entertainment and sport, Eoin Butler casts a critical eye over the heroes and the zeros of 2022
From canteen chaos, Wallace’s wine and cheese party to Mountjoy matches, it was a busy week in politics
Irish MEP says conflict is now 'proxy war' between Nato and Russia
Most of aircraft worth a combined $10bn are registered in Ireland and Bermuda
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced a reckoning – but Vladimir Putin retains powerful friends in the West
A new Irish Times investigation shows the MEPs’ outsized profile in regime-controlled media
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
