Politicians brace for Election 2024
Basically it’s all eyes on the Finance Bill, then all ears on The Chat between the leaders, and then: all feet on the campaign trail
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Crisis in Sinn Féin continues unabated
Renewed pressure on party after political charges that it may have misled Oireachtas over Niall Ó Donnghaile’s departure from Seanad last year
Sinn Féin-Brian Stanley row comes after nightmare couple of weeks for party
Some of Sinn Féin’s other woes will be front and centre of Dáil proceedings today
Planning Bill may have angered the Hulk, but it helps pave way for election
Legislation to reform An Bord Pleanála passes in Dáil as Taoiseach discusses Gaza with Joe Biden
Simon Harris goes to Washington - but what will he do when he gets home?
Taoiseach and US president to hold low-key meeting in Oval Office as Hurricane Milton threat leads to cancellation of larger gathering
Sinn Féin under growing scrutiny over handling of press officer’s case
McDonald orders governance overhaul after two members offered references for man later convicted of sex offences
Election call is coming from inside the house
Money for phone pouches in schools one element of budget that could blow up on Coalition
Budget extravaganza lands to critical reviews from State watchdog and commentators
Budget 2025 repeats Ireland’s past mistakes of pumping billions into the economy when it is at full employment, says Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Budget 2025: Prospect of general election hangs over budget-day spending
Not spending the spare cash the Government has available might be economically desirable but is politically unsustainable
Is Leo Varadkar’s call for Irish unity pledge further than Simon Harris is willing to go?
Coalition leaders return to domestic matters after a week in New York
Simon Harris set for perfectly timed meeting with Joe Biden
Taoiseach to travel to Washington next month while Fianna Fáil accused of jumping the gun on sports grants
Israeli onslaught in Lebanon dominates New York agenda
Irish leaders attend UN assembly while national children’s hospital faces further delays
Irish Times poll suggests Fine Gael is enjoying a Simon surge
Fine Gael is at its highest level of support for well over three years
Who’s using the Leinster House bike shed? Five things to look out for in the new Dáil term
The Apple judgment looms large as the Dáil returns, as does the OPW’s €335k bike shed – and then there’s the matter of an election
Dáil returns but maybe not for long as evidence points to November election
Election date speculation is becoming wearying - according to Ceann Comhairle, at least
Trump shooting a defining moment in US politics
Republican showed his political intuition in how to use Saturday’s extraordinary events
Simon Coveney stepping aside is part of a major changing of the guard in Irish politics
Former tánaiste’s move adds to the challenge facing Simon Harris ahead of the next general election
No shortage of loose ends for Coalition as summer break beckons
For Bills that do not make it over the line before the election, Opposition will target Government for not fulfilling commitments
Cloud on the horizon as politicians take summer break
Likely autumn general election is political cloud on the horizon as well as final budget of Coalition
Starmer win offers Anglo-Irish relations ‘reset’
Labour is preparing for power after the UK election saw the Tories swept out of office while in Dublin, officials are hoping for improved relations with our neighbour
Hello election budget bonanza, goodbye Tories?
Budget requests are already coming in thick and fast from backbenchers
All-action Simon Harris delays - and perhaps drops - hate speech Bill
Taoiseach’s energetic approach has not stopped him allowing contentious issues to fall by the wayside
Inside Politics: Cabinet discusses new immigration rules while TV licence decision nears
Ministers will consider fresh proposals on accelerated decision times and new safe countries of origin.
Big political jobs on the line, as leadership races intensify in Europe, UK and US
Ireland will push for a big job for Michael McGrath in Europe, while Fianna Fáil contenders will find out who replaces Chambers in the ‘super-junior’ role at Cabinet
Decision on RTÉ TV licence funding looms ahead of Dáil recess
The €160 TV licence underpins public service broadcasting but has suffered falling sales in the wake of the controversy that has engulfed RTÉ over the past year
Attention turns to who will deliver Coalition’s last Budget as Michael McGrath heads to Brussels
Potential successors as new minister for finance could be Dara Calleary, Jack Chambers or Darragh O’Brien
Green Party leadership race will get scratchy enough soon
Jack Chambers’s star on the rise in Fianna Fáil
Runners and riders set to emerge for Green Party leadership after Ryan resignation
Possible contenders to lead the Greens were unusually coy last night, but discreet approaches were still made
Political top job merry-go-round not confined to Brussels
EU leaders horse-trading and decisions about Ireland’s nominee for European Commissioner
For election candidates, it’s never over until it’s over
Twice in two days we have seen candidates say they are finished, only to hastily revise their views
Election results vital for parties seeking boost
Election to the European Parliament was an ‘out-of-body experience’ for Aodhán Ó Riordáin in the politicians’ All-Ireland
After three days of counting, clear winners and losers emerge in local and European elections
It has been a good election for the two main Government parties. It’s been a terrible election for Sinn Féin
Election results party is just getting started as interest turns to Europe - and Limerick
Remaining local seats could take some time to fill with a recount called in Blackrock
If Harris is to marginalise extreme voices on immigration, he will need lasting results
Keir Starmer’s ‘love’ and respect for Ireland is a good starting point in the UK elections, write Finn McRedmond and Mark Paul
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