The Monaghan woman on getting Jarlath Burns’s support over questioning about her husband’s past Orange Order ties, criticism of her by Lucia O’Farrell, and her hopes of being a unifying president
Ultimately it is hard not to feel short-changed by what could have been a more substantive polemic about fallout from the financial crash
Jim Gavin debacle has put Micheál Martin’s leadership back in the spotlight. And all this might yet play out in a very strange way
‘Unambiguously republican’ politician understood unionist tradition, mourners in Tipperary hear
Former Dublin GAA manager made a shock exit from the campaign late on Sunday night
On his secret talks with Sinn Féin in the late 1980s, he said: “I was given the instruction just to listen but I’m afraid I did a great deal more than that”
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as a backroom figure and served as minister of State
Plus: Patrick Collison’s intellectual history, Jim Gavin’s gardening chops and a possible medal conspiracy
Participants will undoubtedly focus on the presidential election campaign, which is a short-term diversion from long-standing and worsening social issues
Former Met Éireann forecaster says she was ‘wholly unprepared’ to enter the campaign
A noticeable increase in Irish male suicide from 2007 onwards ‘can be mapped directly’ against the economic crash
The author on growing up as Bertie Ahern’s daughter, why her very Irish-based fiction travels so well, and her enduring love of Malahide
Former taoiseach says he respects Fianna Fáil ‘far too much’ to consider run as an Independent
Kelleher trails former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin in declared support but says he has enough backers to enter internal party contest
Fine Gael has more certainty as former minister Heather Humphreys set to be confirmed as its candidate on Tuesday
Fianna Fáil will make its choice in a secret ballot of its 71 parliamentary party members next Tuesday
Fianna Fáil faithful are praying the leadership doesn’t make a mess of its amusing plan to win the presidential election though superior tactics
Former minister says she had been kept in the dark about the intentions of the leadership
It’s odd that the once-dominant Fianna Fáil lacks an electable politician or former politician embodying its core beliefs
MEP Billy Kelleher also confirms surprise candidacy, while conservative campaigner Maria Steen indicates interest
Idealists are not naive by definition but, when they are, they are ripe for exploitation as propaganda stooges
Does Fianna Fáil really want to nominate him for the Áras and deliver us a sharp reminder of what that felt like?
Party viewing former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin as serious prospect
Fianna Fáil's party leadership is quite clear on who its presidential pick won’t be
Philip Stephens describes the record of British political leaders with regard to Ireland as one of ‘insouciant neglect’
Humphreys would be able to personify the shared-island vision articulated by the Taoiseach
By withdrawing from the race for the Áras he has cleared a path for another ‘professor’ – the most cunning of all
For a fleeting moment, the State was at the forefront of this technology; now it’s back of the class
August has given me time to think about how politicians holiday. Most of them do it badly
Potential candidate’s supporters commission research to explore viability for run in presidential race
Rich men are not always right. Let’s listen to the experts
Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness and Independent Catherine Connolly are on the start line, but Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin continue to prevaricate
Several potential contenders covet the nomination, but sources say with certainty that none have captured Micheál Martin’s imagination
Singer says she was not responsible for cuts to single Euro-Country, saying: ‘I don’t know who edited it out’
Construction workers who ‘vanished’ from the sector after the Celtic Tiger were humans whose way of life was obliterated
Catherine Connolly next most popular in Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, but many voters not engaged in Áras race
Reference is not the first time CMAT has made her feelings known about the former Fianna Fáil leader
Irish presidential election campaign momentum hits doldrums amid fears of chilling effect on prospective candidates of personalised attacks
Political parties no longer have ‘own entitlement’ to the presidency, says Taoiseach
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
Bertie Ahern spent months publicly offering himself – though less ubiquitously of late, suggesting some private messages of discouragement have been sent
Plus: tragic fox news, a Rose county by any other name and AK-47 reloads and opens fire
Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists
There are some warning signs that the corporation tax ATM could be on the verge of running out of cash
The pattern of when presidential candidates are announced is not consistent
Dáil furore over unnecessary hip surgeries and Social Democrats on manoeuvres among other stories of the week
Interactive centre in Sandyford, south co Dublin welcomes 270,000 visitors through its doors in 12 months
Michael McDowell coy at book launch, Bertie gives state-of-the-world address and Mark Daly feels the heat
A perennial rule of politics comes to mind for former Fine Gael leader
Former minister for education and Dún Laoghaire TD says the decision will ultimately be up to Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Radio: The former taoiseach joins former tánaiste Simon Coveney to analyse the turmoil surrounding Donald Trump’s tariffs
Businessman and charity co-founder the latest person to reveal they are considering presidential tilt
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
