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The latest news, analysis and comment on Irish political party Fine Gael

Green Party backs Independent candidate Catherine Connolly for presidency

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

Here in Northern Ireland, the Irish presidential election seems a lot like Eurovision

Most Protestants in North have genuine and understandable indifference about Irish presidency

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

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

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

Áras hopeful Heather Humphreys pushes herself as a force for reconciliation north and south

Former government minister launched campaign at Monaghan event attended by Tánaiste and former GAA president

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

Leo Varadkar on resignation, regret and repressing his identity: ‘Coming out was like emigrating’

The 46-year-old is enjoying retirement, even if becoming taoiseach was the pinnacle of an obsession he’d had with politics since he was seven

Fingal council votes not to endorse any candidate for presidential election

Council rejects resolution to give nomination to entrepreneur Gareth Sheridan

Former Fine Gael minister Gemma Hussey left €4.88m estate

Tim Platt of Kinsale Harbour Bar left €2.37m while former Tayto boss Vincent O’Sullivan left €9.78m

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

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

Rathmines home of former taoiseach now owned by son, Sherry FitzGerald founder, for €3.75m

Bono and John Hume among those to have been entertained at home now owned by Sherry FitzGerald founder

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

No more once-off cost-of-living measures, Tánaiste says

Simon Harris favours ESRI recommendation of a two-tier child benefit but does not know if it will appear in budget

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

Tánaiste Simon Harris condemns ‘sinister and subversive threats’ against his family

Speaking at Fine Gael think-in in Mullingar, Tanaiste says budget will not not repeat one-off giveaways of previous years

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

If we want fairer wealth distribution in Ireland, we need to tax property properly

As families have become smaller and household wealth has risen, inherited wealth can drive growing inequality in our society

Independent presidential hopefuls criticise Fine Gael plan to block council nominations

Independents Nick Delehanty and Gavin Sheridan describe party’s move to narrow path for outsiders as undemocratic and disappointing

Varadkar questioned if lengthy ‘Leo the leak’ Garda inquiry was ‘someone’s revenge’

Former taoiseach’s new book also discusses an incident where a video of him kissing in a nightclub emerged online

Sixty years after Fine Gael’s Just Society document, is Ireland any fairer?

Ireland's decision-makers must prioritise the marginalised over the middle-class

Presidential election: Fine Gael tells its councillors to block Independents seeking nominations

Special meetings planned across country for presidential hopefuls to make their pitches

It’s all systems go for this presidential election

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Heather Humphreys dropped disability plan due to ‘genuine concerns raised’

Fine Gael defends presidential candidate’s record on disability rights following accusation

Labour accuses Sinn Féin of ‘dithering’ on approach to presidential election campaign

Party leader Ivana Bacik says conversations with Alan Kelly private after TD indicates reluctance to back Catherine Connolly’s candidacy

President Geldof, Donnelly or Flatley? Is there still a path to the Áras for an Independent?

Is a route to presidential nomination via the Oireachtas open to anyone else? Theoretically, yes

Increasing Dublin parking permits to €225 a ‘slap in the face’, council hears

Dublin City councillors react to plans for annual permit increases likely to prove controversial

Presidential election: Heather Humphreys hoping for ‘good clean campaign’

The Fine Gael candidate aims to be ‘a unifying force who brings people together and builds bridges’

Presidential election: Everything you need to know about the runners and how to vote

Candidates must be nominated by at least 20 members of the Oireachtas or at least four local authorities

Presidential election: Just three weeks for Independent candidates to secure nomination

Nominations due to open on Friday, with polling day expected to be October 24th

Heather Humphreys profile: Popular Fine Gael matriarch is no stranger to controversy but has broad appeal

Monaghan Presbyterian’s work as minister for rural and community development seen as her greatest strength as presidential candidate

Fine Gael confirms Heather Humphreys as candidate as presidential vote set for October 24th

Former cabinet minister secured overwhelming backing of the party’s TDs, Senators and MEPs to contest October 24th vote

Fianna Fáil’s secret ballot on presidential candidate could yet prove unpredictable

Fine Gael has more certainty as former minister Heather Humphreys set to be confirmed as its candidate on Tuesday

Billy Kelleher allies believe there is ‘route to win’ Fianna Fáil presidential nomination, despite Jim Gavin’s lead

Fianna Fáil will make its choice in a secret ballot of its 71 parliamentary party members next Tuesday

Seán Kelly withdraws from race for Fine Gael’s presidential nomination, clearing path for Heather Humphreys

Fine Gael MEP expressed his gratitude to ’12 Apostles’ in the parliamentary party for great support, in statement withdrawing from contest

Simon Harris condemns ‘despicable’ online threats against his family

Threat against Tánaiste was reportedly made on social media over the weekend

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