Almost half of voters favour a Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael led coalition, according to exit poll Government led by Sinn Féin without Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil chosen by 22 per cent of respondentsSat Nov 30 2024 - 08:19
Irish Times political reporters pick their moments of the 2024 election campaignSimon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unpreparedSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
Exit poll suggests Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be in driving seat to re-establish coalitionSinn Féin could well finish first in the popular vote for the second time in a row, but face another five years in oppositionSat Nov 30 2024 - 00:04
Election 2024 exit poll: Sinn Féin, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on course for photo finish If the findings are borne out a return of a coalition based around Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil looks likelyFri Nov 29 2024 - 22:00
Election 2024: Time for the country to decideMore than 3.7 million people are eligible to vote today, the largest ever. This includes 400,000 people who will be voting for the first timeFri Nov 29 2024 - 07:23
General election 2024: Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil in near dead heat at end of campaignOver 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of callingFri Nov 29 2024 - 06:00
Tipperary South constituency candidates list: Final seat likely to be battle between Fianna Fáil and Sinn FéinElection 2024: Fianna Fáiler-turned-independent Mattie McGrath is favourite to returnThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:33
Tipperary North constituency candidates list: Michael Lowry will probably top the poll for the seventh election in a rowElection 2024: Local elections results suggest Labour is in reasonably good health here and Alan Kelly is a big beastThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:33
Dún Laoghaire constituency candidates list: If there is a change, the Greens could lose outElection 2024: Richard Boyd-Barrett, with a strong local and national brand, is well dug in at this stageThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:17
Dublin Rathdown constituency candidates list: Greens will be depending on retaining a seat hereElection 2024: High-profile junior minister Neale Richmond expected to return for Fine GaelThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:16
Dublin Central constituency candidates list: Entry of Gerry Hutch and Clare Daly make this an intriguing raceElection 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be hereThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:08
Dublin Bay South constituency candidates list: Ryan departure will ease pressure on Bacik and O’CallaghanElection 2024: Fine Gael’s chances of taking two seats will suffer from decision of Kate O’Connell to run as an IndependentThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:02
Sinn Féin calls for people to ‘lend us your vote’ as critics dub FG-FF economic focus ‘project fear’Election 2024: Parties make last-ditch appeals to voters as final opinion polls have biggest three neck-and-neckThu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
Taoiseach refuses to be drawn if Fine Gael claimed worker who confronted him had Sinn Féin allegianceHarris and Fine Gael have come under mounting pressure to provide more detail on who contacted RTÉWed Nov 27 2024 - 20:40
Fine Gael turns to ‘Prudent Paschal’ as polling day loomsParty targets Sinn Féin with what has been called ‘Project Fear’, though Simon Harris calls it ‘Project Truth’Wed Nov 27 2024 - 19:02
Party leaders seek to stake out economic policy positions in TV debateFine Gael and Fianna Fáil signal moderation in spending in event of downturn, while Sinn Féin downplays economic ‘doomsday scenario’Wed Nov 27 2024 - 01:00
Leaders’ Debate: Five things to watch out for in most important debate of campaignElection 2024: Simon Harris seeks to steady the ship as Micheál Martin tries to convince voters he is the adult in the room - but is the momentum really with Mary Lou McDonald?Tue Nov 26 2024 - 17:29
Election 2024: TV debate assumes outsize importance in uncertain raceLatest poll indicates Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition still preferred, despite Simon Harris slumpTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael the most popular choice for new coalitionOption of government led by Sinn Féin rises in popularity and is preferred to return of outgoing coalitionTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris faces the fight of his political life as Irish Times poll shows drop in supportBiggest challenge to date in the career of the Taoiseach and Fine Gael leaderMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
General election campaign littered with missteps sees Fine Gael support fall six points to trail Fianna Fáil and Sinn FéinIrish Times poll sees both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin increase their supportMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
Keep an eye on where the leaders are going – that’s where they think they are in trouble Election campaign trails can tell us a lot about what leaders are thinkingSun Nov 24 2024 - 07:15
Micheál Martin Q&A: ‘If the world is in turmoil and things go wrong, we have to adapt our spending’Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader answers questions from Irish Times readers ahead of General Election 2024Sat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris Q&A: ‘Why is it that now I feel the poorest I have ever felt?’ Taoiseach answers questions from Irish Times readers ahead of General Election 2024Fri Nov 22 2024 - 14:22
Simon Harris Q&A: ‘Why is it that now I feel the poorest I have ever felt?’Election 2024: Taoiseach answers questions from Irish Times readers ahead of General Election 2024Fri Nov 22 2024 - 14:21
Simon Harris rejects coalition with multi-party left-wing alliance‘Squeezed middle’ is real and ‘global economic environment is volatile’, Fine Gael leader saysFri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers warnedStark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of electionThu Nov 21 2024 - 06:00
Ukrainian embassy criticises Sinn Féin manifesto call for end to arms supplyParty said ‘all sides must cease the current unlimited supply of weapons’ into Ukraine, which was invaded in 2022 by RussiaWed Nov 20 2024 - 21:01
‘Michael Collins looked like he was compere at the bingo at a small GAA club’: Readers respond to debateThe Irish Times readers’ panel give their responses to leaders’ debateTue Nov 19 2024 - 13:50
Sinn Féin promises referendum to allow NI and diaspora a vote for presidentThe party’s manifesto presents a number of proposals to advance cause of united Ireland, including push for unity vote by 2030Tue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024: Fine Gael branded ‘McCreevy and Cowen tribute act’ after promising splurgePolitical opponents accuse party of seeking to buy general election with expensive spending commitmentsMon Nov 18 2024 - 06:00
Electorate left to digest manifestoes while Sinn Féin yet to publish policy agendaElection campaign marked by uneventful first week with no breakout issue or unforeseen controversy upsetting best-laid political plansSun Nov 17 2024 - 20:36
Labour manifesto commits to investment in housing and childcare as party says it will not offer tax cutsElection 2024: Party pledges to introduce an SUV tax based on the weight of new petrol and diesel cars which it says will ‘tackle car and SUV bloat’Sun Nov 17 2024 - 18:56
Fine Gael stands by Senator after assault victim questions election candidacyJohn McGahon was sued in High Court for assault and battery by Breen White following incident outside Dundalk pub in 2018Sun Nov 17 2024 - 16:48
Someone should take Simon Harris’s phone away before he bankrupts the countryThe Taoiseach isn’t the only one losing the run of himself – the election is turning into a massive auctionSun Nov 17 2024 - 07:00
The Trump factor in Ireland’s election: Voters see less appeal in ‘radical’ changeIrish Times poll: Harris favourite for taoiseach and Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael favourites for governmentSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Voters prefer Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition and Harris as taoiseachSome 40% of respondents said they would not like to see Sinn Féin in governmentSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
The Irish Times voter panel on election 2024: ‘We are being bribed with our own money’The Irish Times brought together a panel of readers to discuss the election. Here’s what they thinkSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Inside Politics newsletter: Poll shows it won’t take much for race to start looking very tightIrish Times poll shows Fine Gael are clear front runners so far in this election. But the drop in Simon Harris’s and his party ratings will keep everyone on their toesFri Nov 15 2024 - 08:16
Voter volatility may yet cost Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in tight election finish Election 2024: Sinn Féin decline bottoming out but growth in support for Independents a notable developmentFri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 poll: Support for Independents jumps but Fine Gael remains most popular partyIrish Times Ipsos B&A findings list cost of living, healthcare and housing among electorate’s top concerns as campaigning continuesThu Nov 14 2024 - 21:00
Election 2024: What we learned from day six of the campaignElection 2024: Housing battlelines have been drawn as question of Irish neutrality also rears its headThu Nov 14 2024 - 08:05
General election: Housing battle sharpens as parties clash on rent freezesGeneral election: Taoiseach to announce abolition of means test for carersThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
Withdrawal from EU military co-operation will defend Irish neutrality, says Boyd BarrettLeader of People Before Profit says Ireland’s neutrality has been systematically underminedWed Nov 13 2024 - 19:21
Opposition rounds on ‘arrogant’ Coalition duo Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Sinn Féin leader calls for administration beyond a ‘century of those two parties’ running governmentTue Nov 12 2024 - 19:33
Aontú pledges to cut legal immigration and seek swifter deportation for rejected asylum numbersLeader Peadar Tóibín calls party a ‘pluralist, republican’ one, says it is responsible for putting issue on election agendaTue Nov 12 2024 - 16:54
Sharp exchanges between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil dominate election debatesFine Gael is expected to pledge to cut inheritance tax substantially when it unveils its manifesto at the weekendTue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil plans for spending big on servicesManifesto is predicated on continuation of extraordinarily good economic fortune Ireland has enjoyed since the recovery after the last financial crashMon Nov 11 2024 - 22:04
More spending, tax cuts as Fianna Fáil publishes first manifesto of election campaignParty pledges to cut taxes by reducing lower rate of USC to 1.5 per cent and increase entry point to high rate of tax to ‘at least €50,000′Mon Nov 11 2024 - 19:29
Fine Gael’s 11% VAT plan branded ‘laughable’ as parties trade insults over election pledgesGeneral election campaign kicks off with new promises from parties on the cost of doing business and crime strategiesSat Nov 09 2024 - 21:52
