Fine Gael

Full text of new programme to be made available today in advance of meetings of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parliamentary parties

VAT to fall from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent for food, hospitality, hairdressers and entertainment in next budget

In the News podcast: The Healy-Rae brothers are in advanced talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Some political issues remain to be ironed out around the structures underpinning a new government and asks from Independent TDs

Across the different parties and groups, more than 20 negotiators have been working hard to hammer out a deal

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said tribunal findings were ‘very clear’

Fianna Fáil likely to get Department of Justice, with Dublin TD Jim O’Callaghan among names floated for the ministerial role

Negotiators continue to work through policy areas with rolling sessions raising the possibility of imminent agreement

Ireland’s conservative thinking holds that because people have personal choice, they are responsible for their own destiny in life. This is a half-baked, divisive, meritocratic philosophy

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

As Sinn Féin heads into next Dáil, it faces a crucial moment in its quest for growth, power and delivering on its mission of seismic change

Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful

Party’s vision of early Border polls followed by a united Ireland is in stark contrast to the new government’s approach

Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government

Tánaiste and Taoiseach both reject suggestion that independent TD will be a ‘kingmaker’ in government formation talks

There are several reasons why our sympathy for the Palestinian cause has not been tempered by the pragmatic realities of international diplomatic relations, as is the case elsewhere

Independent Ireland party has repeatedly expressed its desire to be involved in negotiations on a new government

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

The scale and speed of change required to tackle climate issue is unprecedented and not always immediately popular

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin advance candidates believed capable of winning seats in key Dáil constituencies

Taoiseach says he accepted findings of Moriarty tribunal but that he knows ‘the practicalities of how the Dáil works’

‘Major policy differences’ between Social Democrats and larger parties suggest Soc Dems unlikely to have role in next coalition

Call has been made by Irish Homeless Policy Group as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael continue talks aimed at developing a programme for government

There is a statute of limitations on civic virtue as Lowry is openly embraced as the power broker of the new government

Parties report steady progress but difficult areas yet to be discussed

Looking only at rent costs, Dublin ranked behind London, Zurich and Geneva and ahead of Amsterdam and Luxembourg, the Numbeo survey shows

Fergus O’Dowd wants to raise awareness about diabetes and urges public to have complete blood tests at least once a year

Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say

Minister of State James Browne says ‘significant progress’ made in negotiations before Christmas

Government-formation talks are to reconvene for what one senior negotiator said will be a ‘crucial week’

If the next government wants to solve the housing crisis, then it will have to treat it as a crisis

Michael D Higgins, a funny-sounding little poet heaving with lofty thoughts, was exactly what the doctor ordered for Ireland in 2011

Tánaiste visited Apple HQ in Cork day before tech giant told another Minister that ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure in city was ‘hindering’ its growth plans

Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections

After a year of two lost referendums, a taoiseach’s resignation and huge losses for government partners the Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are returning to power

Party aiming to target constituencies where second or third seat could be won in future general elections

New taoiseach caused concern as IRA grappled with ceasefire and decommissioning decisions, papers show

Brother of Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan and nephew of former ceann comhairle Rory O’Hanlon also candidates in Upper House election with final nominations deadline on New Year’s Eve

A year of change heralds a future of more of the same

Businessmen sued for defamation over then-minister’s statement, claiming it was for legitimate pork export business