Fianna Fáil

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Presidential election 2025 has smallest field of candidates in 35 years

As the deadline for nominations passed on Wednesday, three candidates emerged, all with the backing of major parties

Presidential election: Meet the three hopefuls who will be on the ballot paper next month

Sinn Féin yet to decide on putting candidate forward while some independents seeking support from councils

Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion

Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear

Right-wing environmentalist and ‘Trump loyalist’ behind derogatory Jim Gavin posts

Kieran Kelly, former Waterford fisherman now living in Indonesia, declined to share any evidence for claims made online

Gareth Sheridan’s bid for presidency failed because opponents declined to facilitate him

Businessman ran decent campaign, getting half way to securing a nomination, but council policies have changed

People who work should get priority for social housing, says Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says there is ‘no legal basis’ for Minister of State’s suggestion

Facebook posts about Jim Gavin removed for violating standards

Move comes amid disquiet in Fianna Fáil over proliferation of false information about its candidate on social media

Backing Catherine Connolly suggests Sinn Féin could not come up with better idea

Party’s support may yet prove decisive for Independent TD’s presidential campaign

‘A champion for Irish unity’: Sinn Féin backs Catherine Connolly in presidential election

Galway West TD says ‘coalition of left’ backing her campaign ‘a welcome change for Irish politics’

Presidential race: Sinn Féin’s ‘game changer’ candidate may be a show of weakness

If Heather Humphreys wins it will be with the assistance of Gavin’s transfers, and vice versa

Fierce budget fights are under way behind the scenes. They will soon go public

A budget VAT boost for hospitality and limited cuts for taxpayers will be a tough sell - this will cause big problems for the Coalition

Green Party backs Independent candidate Catherine Connolly for presidency

Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae will nominate conservative campaigner Maria Steen for ballot

Government accused of acting as if all is ‘rosy’ while consumers are ‘hammered’ by soaring prices

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty cited rents, student fees and property prices as problems faced by workers

Contentious ‘Netflix levy’ on streamers should go ahead, committee says

Committee calls on Coalition to introduce ‘Netflix levy’ despite minister’s stance

Presidential election: Jim Gavin rejects suggestion he was Fine Gael supporter

‘Even Mystic Meg does not know’ what is happening with Sinn Féin candidate selection process, says Tánaiste

Child poverty and disability supports will be prioritised in budget, Taoiseach confirms

Micheál Martin also underlined importance of private investment to reach housing figures

Presidential election: Up to 20 names raised as Fianna Fáil runners, says Martin

Taoiseach points to Jim Gavin’s ‘substance’, says belief that candidates need party political experience ‘a new development’

Taoiseach’s exchange with exhausted mother a fraught moment but not a gotcha

Frustrated mother of a sick child has passionate but respectful encounter with Taoiseach

Micheál Martin criticises some councils over ‘inertia’ on housing and zoning land

But Taoiseach is confronted by woman campaigning for daughter’s healthcare outside venue for Fianna Fáil think-in

Presidential election: Jim Gavin says Government performance on housing ‘not good enough’

Former Defence Forces member says Women of Honour group has ‘done a great service’ by highlighting abuse and needs to be supported

‘Super primary’ day will narrow path for Independents to contest presidential election

Kerry County Council looks set to back Gavin Sheridan but members of 10 other councils are unlikely to endorse a candidate

The Irish Times view on Fianna Fáil and the presidency: a pointer towards the party’s future

Micheál Martin will soon mark 15 years as leader, the longest continuous tenure since Éamon de Valera

Legislation ‘on the way’ to cut power of judicial reviews to prevent, delay housing plans

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan directs officials to examine rebalancing of controversial legal process

Yes, the presidential election process is restrictive. That’s as it should be

This is not the election for newbies to test their views on the electorate - that is what local elections are for

What’s the point of party think-ins when the same social problems persist?

Participants will undoubtedly focus on the presidential election campaign, which is a short-term diversion from long-standing and worsening social issues

Fianna Fáil backbenchers revolt to back ‘Netflix levy’ a ‘storm in a teacup’, says TD

Malcolm Byrne seeks to play down dispute over levy which Fine Gael Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan has opposed

Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of ‘nasty’ attack on Jim Gavin over Gaza remarks

Pearse Doherty TD describes comments of presidential candidate as ‘shocking’ and ‘disgraceful’

Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times

Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance

Éamon de Valera’s scientific interest can still be seen in energy revolution today

Dev had a keen intellect and understanding of cutting-edge science

Support for Catherine Connolly presidential campaign solidifying among Sinn Féin TDs

Gareth Sheridan and Maria Steen set to make presidential election pitches to Fingal County Council

Inside the Fianna Fáil presidential vote: standing ovations, ‘thunderous’ applause and tears

Fianna Fáiler emotion before the vote: excitement; nervousness; giddiness; anticipation; tension

Micheál Martin now needs his party victor Jim Gavin to win the presidential election

The closer-than-expected win for Gavin over Billy Kelleher suggests revived tensions between Fianna Fáil and its leader

Former TD Colm Keaveney pleads guilty to driving under influence of cocaine

Judge says Keaveney has had ‘significant fall from grace’ as he also pleads guilty to driving with no insurance

Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin ‘has all the credentials to be fine president’ - Billy Kelleher

MEP, who had contested party’s presidential nomination, says he will canvas every day he can for fomer Dublin football manager

Jim Gavin ‘honoured’ to be selected as Fianna Fáil presidential candidate

Parliamentary party voted by 41-29 favour of GAA stalwart over Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher

Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy

With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage

From anonymity to first citizen of the land – aspiring presidential candidates plea for backing in the Kingdom

Independents on Kerry County Council believe they may have enough votes to back a candidate

Leo Varadkar autobiography: Six takeaways, from Golfgate to that heave against Enda Kenny

‘Eccentric’ childhood obsession with politics, criticism of Garret FitzGerald, and champagne with Nigel Farage

Presidential election: County councils most likely to nominate an Independent candidate

Candidates must be nominated by four county councils if going down this route to get their name on the ballot

Independent presidential hopefuls seek support of Kerry councillors, but Fine Gael stance now clear

Fianna Fáil yet to indicate if it will instruct councillors to not back independents

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