Pressure from coronavirus, Brexit and SF surge may push FF and FG togetherAnalysis: Options are narrowing for all concerned as government formation process continuesTue Mar 03 2020 - 02:20
Varadkar insists onus is on other parties to form governmentFine Gael holds ‘serious’ talks with Greens and set for ‘policy exchange’ with Fianna FáilMon Mar 02 2020 - 21:21
So you want a Swedish-style welfare state? That'll be more tax pleasePat Leahy: Swedish model requires more tax from lower, middle earnersSat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael fear they are in a lose-lose scenarioDozens of inter-party meetings have taken place, many of them going on for hoursSat Feb 29 2020 - 01:00
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil agree to hold policy talksDevelopment an indication the two parties moving closer to negotiations on forming governmentThu Feb 27 2020 - 03:00
SF criticises delay as next bid to elect taoiseach unlikely until late March‘Neglected, abandoned’: rural Independent TDs set out stall for deal-makingWed Feb 26 2020 - 18:43
Varadkar declines to negotiate with Fianna Fáil on forming governmentTaoiseach says Fine Gael continues to prepare for opposition after meeting Micheál MartinWed Feb 26 2020 - 00:28
Green Party the hottest date in town as government talks beginEamon Ryan and his 11 fellow TDs would help add ‘changey’ element to a FF-FG allianceMon Feb 24 2020 - 20:00
Greens meet Sinn Féin as week of government talks kicks offEamon Ryan says viable coalition would need ‘around 85-plus’ votes in Dáil to prove stableMon Feb 24 2020 - 18:37
Pat Leahy: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will not crawl off and leave McDonald the stageThe Greens will also require concessions for government that FF and FG will find difficultSat Feb 22 2020 - 05:00
Parties to continue talks with Sinn Féin despite Drew Harris’s IRA commentsBoyd Barrett says Garda Commissioner’s army council statement was ‘political intervention’Sat Feb 22 2020 - 01:40
Varadkar says any Fine Gael deal would have to recognise strength of its voteTaoiseach and Micheál Martin agree to exploratory talks next week after Dáil adjournsFri Feb 21 2020 - 11:36
Stalemate as Dáil adjourns after failing to elect new taoiseachGovernment will make no key decisions without consultation as stalemate continuesFri Feb 21 2020 - 00:17
Sinn Féin’s historic day shows it is firmly at the centre of Irish politicsDáil’s return underlines how much has changed, not least the status of the former big twoThu Feb 20 2020 - 20:52
Pat Leahy: Sinn Féin does not have an exclusive claim to governmentParty’s efforts to assemble a coalition of the left have been largely performativeSat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00
Coalitionology: Sinn Féin’s most realistic route to power is closed. What now?Micheál Martin’s firm stance on government with SF throws up a number of scenariosSat Feb 15 2020 - 03:00
Prospect of new government recedes towards stalemateFianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition would be ‘slap in the face’ for voters, Sinn Féin leader saysFri Feb 14 2020 - 01:00
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Ged Nash in talks over Labour leadershipAlan Kelly confirmed to be candidate for top job following Brendan Howlin’s resignationThu Feb 13 2020 - 21:13
Three-way stand-off as Fianna Fáil reaffirms position on Sinn FéinFine Gael may find sitting on its hands is not a sustainable policy in the medium termThu Feb 13 2020 - 18:16
Micheál Martin will not reverse stance on ruling out Sinn FéinFF leader expected to tell TDs he will continue to oppose coalition with McDonald’s partyThu Feb 13 2020 - 02:00
Forming the next government: look who’s talking – and who’s notEfforts to form Sinn Féin-led left-wing government face political and numerical hurdlesWed Feb 12 2020 - 20:48
Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin announces resignationIt is expected Tipperary TD Alan Kelly will be among candidates looking to succeed himWed Feb 12 2020 - 20:17
'The numbers aren't there': Sinn Féin’s preferred left-leaning coalition gets a cool receptionFeeling abounds that ‘numbers aren’t there’ for government without FF or FGWed Feb 12 2020 - 02:04
No taoiseach elected next week? Where does that leave us?There is no legal time limit on the formation of the governmentTue Feb 11 2020 - 18:00
Election 2020: Eight things we learned from the campaign and the resultsIndependents have enduring popularity and the climate is not that important to votersTue Feb 11 2020 - 14:19
Wide Fianna Fáil belief that Sinn Féin not ‘normal’ democratic partyMartin accepts his greatest objections to having SF in a coalition are ‘moral’ questions and are not its economic policiesTue Feb 11 2020 - 01:18
McDonald seizes initiative by reaching out to smaller partiesSF leader plays down controversy over party’s Waterford TD David Cullinane ending speech with pro-IRA slogansTue Feb 11 2020 - 00:41
Election 2020: All votes counted and FF have just one more seat than SFCavan-Monaghan elects last two TDs putting Micheál Martin’s party on 38Tue Feb 11 2020 - 00:21
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane defends shouting ‘Up the ‘Ra’ after electionMary Lou McDonald urges TDs not to make comments that distract from party’s agendaMon Feb 10 2020 - 21:13
Earthquake election brings SF to position of unprecedented powerPreviously unshakeable fealty of electorate to party system shatteredMon Feb 10 2020 - 00:41
Questions on government formation have obvious but difficult answersHard to see new administration without two of the big three parties coming togetherSun Feb 09 2020 - 16:35
Election 2020 exit poll: FF 22%, FG 22%, SF 22% - three-way tie for share of voteHung Dáil almost certain when election votes countedSat Feb 08 2020 - 22:23
Pat Leahy: Politicians may not deserve your vote but they deserve your respectParliamentary democracy won't work unless people take on the task of seeking electionSat Feb 08 2020 - 01:00
The general election of 2020 was surprising from beginning to endFine Gael knew they’d be trailing Fianna Fáil but never imagined they’d be trailing Sinn Féin tooSat Feb 08 2020 - 01:00
Election 2020: Parties make final pitches ahead of tomorrow’s voteInside Politics: Broadcast moratorium banning TV and radio discussion of election begins at 2pm todayFri Feb 07 2020 - 08:10
Sinn Féin surge driven by younger urban votersPromise of change as well as housing and taxation policies appeal to key demographicFri Feb 07 2020 - 00:47
Election 2020: How The Irish Times will cover results weekendOur political team will offer news, insight, analysis and opinion as the count unfoldsThu Feb 06 2020 - 15:59
Micheál Martin worried by SF culture of ‘omerta’ in wake of Quinn murderFF leader wants SF to admit IRA campaign was 40 years of failureThu Feb 06 2020 - 02:45
Leaders’ debate: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil target Sinn Féin’s economic policiesVaradkar and Martin claim SF plans are reckless and could cost jobsWed Feb 05 2020 - 05:00
Irish Times Poll: Health and housing most important issues for votersEconomy, climate, Brexit register far lower when voters asked what should be prioritisedWed Feb 05 2020 - 02:59
Eamon Ryan: ‘The current system is not working . . . it’s ripe for change’Party leader rejects as ‘nonsense’ claims that green agenda a risk to rural IrelandWed Feb 05 2020 - 02:00
Sinn Féin leads way in Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll with highest support everFianna Fáil remains most popular choice for government, with more voters preferring coalition government involving partyMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:25
Sinn Féin on brink of major political breakthrough in RepublicIrish Times poll analysis: Mood for change could transform the Irish political landscapeMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:25
Fianna Fáil, Labour and Greens the most popular coalition option in Irish Times pollInconclusive outcome likely to result in pressure on Micheál Martin to consider all optionsMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:25
Election 2020: RTÉ to invite McDonald to leaders’ TV debateDebate had been scheduled to take place between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil leaders onlyMon Feb 03 2020 - 16:28
Election 2020: Varadkar says Fianna Fáil opposed to social progressFF reacts to Leo Varadkar’s ‘backwoodsmen’ comment as campaign enters final weekMon Feb 03 2020 - 10:36
General Election 2020: FG turn their guns on FF in final frantic daysInside Politics: Howlin wants to build ‘progressive alliance’ before coalition talksMon Feb 03 2020 - 08:19
Howlin wants to build ‘progressive alliance’ before coalition talksInterview: Labour Party leader would seek to work with left TDs to have ‘real influence’Mon Feb 03 2020 - 02:50
Sinn Féin ‘will talk to all parties’ on forming a governmentVaradkar says Fine Gael is the ‘real party of change’ and claims Fianna Fáil will roll back social progressSun Feb 02 2020 - 16:08
