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Martin Mansergh: Mandarin who quietly nudged this island towards peace
On his secret talks with Sinn Féin in the late 1980s, he said: “I was given the instruction just to listen but I’m afraid I did a great deal more than that”
Deep division emerges amongst parties over Connolly’s hiring of convicted woman
Leaders of all parties supporting Independent candidate rowed in behind her decision to employ Ursula Ní Shionnain
‘Her ideas benefit young people’: What TCD students make of the presidential hopefuls
Catherine Connolly appears leading choice on campus ahead of rivals Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin
Humphreys campaign trail: ‘Wee selfies’, spirit of Big Tom and Fianna Fáil voters
Heather Humphreys meets voters in towns in Co Louth and Co Meath on presidential election canvass
Fianna Fáil removes another social media video involving Jim Gavin
In the video the presidential candidate said that he had received a call from a named officer in the Defence Forces
Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key peace process figure, to be buried in Tipperary
Former political adviser turned politician known for his contribution to the peace process
Sinn Féin alternative Budget 2026 includes €450 energy credit and cuts to USC and college fees
Social Democrats propose €15 increase to weekly welfare payments while Labour would extend free public transport to all under-18s
Jim Gavin campaign shot drone footage at two events without proper permission
Fianna Fáil presidential candidate has previously promoted safe drone use in his Irish Aviation Authority role
On the canvass with Jim Gavin in Roscommon and Catherine Connolly in Ballyfermot
Voters react to first TV debate with comments on the performances of presidential election candidates
Presidential campaigns spend more than €17,000 advertising online
Online political campaigns likely to be affected as Meta plans to stop running such advertising in EU from early this month
Pat Leahy on the presidential TV debate: Neutrality, irrelevance and Jim Gavin’s struggle
Jim Gavin has a difficult debating debut as Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys deliver as expected
Presidential election: Jim Gavin presses the flesh and leverages GAA credentials
Soldiers of Destiny leverage novice politician’s pristine GAA credentials in advance of television debate
If conservatives like Maria Steen want to have an impact, they need to do three things better
Does her experience suggest anyone who holds socially conservative views is excluded from public life?
Blocking Maria Steen from running for the presidency will backfire
The same people who blocked Steen are already rubbishing Independent Ireland’s proposed Bill for a referendum to widen access to candidacy
Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
Presidential race: Gavin and Humphreys head for Kerry, Connolly highlights her ‘súil eile’
Áras candidates bring roadshows to the public, tackling everything from geopolitics to local affairs
Who was Martin Mansergh, what role did he play in Fianna Fáil and North’s peace process?
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
And then there were three – the presidential candidates set off on the campaign trail
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Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key figure in peace process, dies aged 78
Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as a backroom figure and served as minister of State
Ex-lord mayor’s rental house not maintained in proper state of structural repair - council
Nial Ring says East Wall home no longer rented under HAP scheme with ‘nothing to do with council or RTB’
If Northerners had a vote, Catherine Connolly would be our next president
Northerners have a vested interest in an election portrayed as seminal for the abolition of partition. But they don’t have a vote
Ireland open to using deportation hubs outside EU borders, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister for Justice says proposal would have to be good value and respect human rights of deportees
‘I was hoping for Paul Mescal,’ tourist says after meeting Jim Gavin on campaign trail
But Fianna Fáil candidate has different star power as he brings GAA fame and vision for Áras to South Dublin
Jim Gavin ‘didn’t see’ bullying or sexism during Defence Forces career
Fianna Fáil presidential candidate says Women of Honour group has done State a service by highlighting abuse in organisation
RTÉ postpones Moriarty tribunal programme because of election
Postponement of Scannal followed due diligence to comply with election guidelines, RTÉ says
Maria Steen complains she was shut out of presidential race after nominations shortfall
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and others ‘pulled up the ladder’ to stop conservative from challenging them
Fierce blame game as Maria Steen’s backers point fingers in wake of failed presidential campaign
A barrage of social media pleas, letters and emails made up the last, frantic hours of campaign
Presidential election 2025 has smallest field of candidates in 35 years
As the deadline for nominations passed on Wednesday, three candidates emerged, all with the backing of major parties
Presidential election: Meet the three hopefuls who will be on the ballot paper next month
Sinn Féin yet to decide on putting candidate forward while some independents seeking support from councils
Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion
Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear
Right-wing environmentalist and ‘Trump loyalist’ behind derogatory Jim Gavin posts
Kieran Kelly, former Waterford fisherman now living in Indonesia, declined to share any evidence for claims made online
Gareth Sheridan’s bid for presidency failed because opponents declined to facilitate him
Businessman ran decent campaign, getting half way to securing a nomination, but council policies have changed
People who work should get priority for social housing, says Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says there is ‘no legal basis’ for Minister of State’s suggestion
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