Fine Gael significantly outspent Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin on elections last yearSinn Féin the richest of the three big parties with unmatched reserve of €8.7m, accounts show
John Mullins, businessman and former Bord Gáis chief executive, diesCorkman founded Amarenco Solar in 2013
Fine Gael significantly outspent Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin on elections last yearSinn Féin the richest of the three big parties with unmatched reserve of €8.7m, accounts show
Immigration and the rise and fall of the Irish far right in 2024Violence continued to grow along with the disinformation campaigns targeting asylum seekers, but far-right candidates failed to turn their large social media followings into votes
TD calls for referendum on joining EU patent court to be held before next summerUnified patent system would ‘make life easier’ for Irish inventors and small businesses, says Malcolm Byrne
Moves to revive referendum on joining EU patent court as business groups contacted on timingVote was deferred last year after defeat of proposed family and care constitutional amendments
Michelle O’Neill ‘not hung up’ on what to call Northern IrelandSinn Féin vice-president meeting with Conservative MPs in Westminster
Pat Leahy: We need clarity on criteria for calling referendum on Irish unitySuch a move should be part of a general re-examination of Belfast Agreement
Rise of Alliance reveals surprising facets of North’s shifting politicsParty’s supporters are not necessarily neutral on constitutional question
The Irish Times view on Fianna Fáil/Sinn Féin relations: leaving the door openIf the Fianna Fáil leadership is softening on the idea of a future coalition with Sinn Féin, it’s a reflection of shifting views within the party
Fianna Fáil review of 2020 election performance still not readyInternal review not expected to be ready until April
Fine Gael blames poor election result on series of pre-poll gaffesSeán Kelly MEP singles out Catherine Noone controversy at party postmortem meeting
Storms, GAA clashes and crime: The stories that caught readers’ attention in 2025Breaking down the stories readers were most interested in, there was a clear winner in 2025, and it was not the presidential election
Miriam Lord’s Awards: Who gets the gongs for brass neck, cringe event and politician of the year?It was a weird political year, featuring a humiliating presidential election for the Government parties and a far happier time for the Opposition
Politics in 2025 lagged too far behind realityThe problems were well diagnosed. What was missing was urgency
