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The Irish Times view on Varadkar’s comments on rural Ireland: over-simplistic but still useful
Complex issue resists simple argument, whether from a picket line or a podcast studio
Fine Gael defends ‘political’ block on nominating Independent candidates for presidency
Supreme Court ruling on appeal over FG instruction could impact future presidential election campaigns
‘Get the posters up’: Dublin Central, Galway West byelections to be held on May 22nd
Writs moved in Dáil as Electoral Commission appeals to public to act now to ensure they are registered to vote
Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – desperate to be loved
Populist giveaways and overstaffing are costing Northern Ireland a shocking €3.3bn a year
Parent-led campaign to push for legislation guaranteeing right to Irish language education
Ireland should follow Wales and compel Department of Education to plan proactively to increase Irish-medium education provision, campaigners say
Strong finances will allow for personal income tax package in next budget, Harris says
Fine Gael has always stood up for rural Ireland, Tánaiste tells meeting of parliamentary party
Varadkar says he ‘over-stated’ comments on rural Ireland and issues apology
Former taoiseach said urban areas paying more while rural residents are ‘in receipt of a lot of subsidies others don’t get’
Leo Varadkar comments on rural Ireland to be raised by angry TDs at Fine Gael meeting
Former taoiseach sparked backlash after saying people of urban Ireland were ‘paying all the bills’
Government messaging on economic forecast a twin-track operation
Inside Politics: Connolly to make call on referring Bill after ‘intense’ Council of State meeting
Ireland’s governing philosophy is learned helplessness – and it is getting worse
Every pressure group now knows it can be the unstoppable force that meets the moveable government
Farmers, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: Have traditional allies now become enemies?
The depth of antipathy and ‘hatred’ directed at Coalition parties in recent months has caught the Government by surprise
Simon Harris to include ‘worst case’ circumstance in economic forecast
Economy in good shape despite ‘fluid and volatile’ global situation, says Minister for Finance
‘Passion’ not ‘misogyny’ was why Independent Ireland TDs shouted at women Ministers, party says
More than 10 elected FF and FG representatives interested in joining party, leader says
Ivana Bacik would not have made Viktor Orbán jibe ‘if I was a woman’, says Patrick O’Donovan
Labour leader had criticised Minister over his comments on media coverage of fuel protest
Saying no is not Simon Harris’s favourite part of the job
The decent people who protested last week have a choice to make next time they’re on the streets
The Irish Times view on the Government’s week: a palpable sense of unease
The damage runs deeper than one-day news events
Energy vulnerabilities exposed
Last week’s events showed how reliant we remain on fossil fuels and how culturally embedded that dependence is
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs believe both parties left damaged after tumultuous 10 days
Renewed questions over Taoiseach’s future while need to reconnect with core voters identified within Fine Gael
Fuel protests fallout: Sharp exhanges in Dáil as Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade accusations
Mary Lou McDonald: ‘I condemn all forms of intimidation; one thing I do not lack is courage’ as she accuses Government of ‘losing confidence of public’
Fuel protests to continue after ‘insulting’ package aimed at tackling prices, says key figure
Measures announced on Sunday evening ‘not enough’, says farmer James Geoghegan
Why the failure of Noël Browne’s mother and child scheme still matters 75 years later
Proposals for free, universal healthcare were successfully blocked by the medical profession with support from the Catholic Church
Seán Barrett obituary: Political vote getter who never forgot roots in long and varied career
Businessman and Fine Gael former ceann comhairle made vital contribution to Garret FitzGerald’s efforts to form governments in 1980s
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill
The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups
Multimillion-euro financial package will not be unveiled until nationwide fuel protests cease
Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solution
Former ceann comhairle Seán Barrett remembered as dedicated parliamentarian and devoted family man
Former minister kept order in the Dáil chamber as ceann comhairle during turbulent times of crash
Education: More than 20,000 ASTI union members set ‘to be excluded’ from promotional posts
Contentious issue of roles to be established by Coalition to support students with Leaving Cert reforms surfaces at annual conference
‘My ability to work was taken from me’: Teacher still reeling from classroom incident
Episode led Sophie Cole to develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and become reliant on invalidity benefit aged just 30
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has big ambitions – but can she succeed in health?
Articulating the scale of the challenge will be a test of the Health Minister’s willingness to make the changes required
Road death statistics are incomplete unless they include all who died
Jax’s Law would recognise babies who die in the womb as victims in road traffic collisions
Big field in Galway West makes byelection outcome unpredictable
Final showdown will likely be between candidate of the left and of centre-right with transfer pacts being key
Ignoring communities where large Ipas centres planned ‘concerning’, says Harris
Department of Justice moving forward with laws to address planning issues around proposed accommodation centres
Gender pay gap agenda is contrived, pointless and ignores the reality of women like me
What about the professional Irish women who, when their household income allows it, quit work or reduce their hours to look after their children?
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